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BraveheartBraveheart is an American motion picture that was very loosely based on the life of William Wallace, a major Scottish hero. Mel Gibson played the part of Wallace and also also directed the film.The film is regarded as entertaining and well-directed, with a strong sense of good and evil. Historians point out many inaccuracies within the film and oppose it as a distorted portrayal of the events the film purported to represent. However, the film never pretended to be historically accurate but was an attempt to loosely depict Wallace's deeds, bravery, and the socio-economic conditions at the time. For a historical treatment of events see the William Wallace entry. The film won numerous awards including the 1995 Academy Award for:
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departing friend, whom he felt he could forgive whatever his guilt; but
back, hastily went up the mountain to a pathless spot, and then on
pause by the steep declivity of the hollow way which led southwards from
panting for breath he leaned against the glowing porphyry wall behind
to pray--for a long time in vain; for instead of joy in the suffering
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the best and purest had been deceived, and led into injustice towards
returned to the consciousness of his sufferings physical and mental, he
grace. And besides, if the old man had seen Hermas go through what I
it could have been done without--without--aye, it is even so--without
in myself or in another, in as deep horror as father Abraham held murder,
slaughter. And Moses when he beat the overseer--and Elias, and Deborah,
surely be forgiven me, if it is not reckoned against them that they shed
satisfaction with his conduct, and he began to consider, whether he
for a new abode. He decided on the latter course; but first he must find
quite parched.
Lower down in the valley sprang a brooklet of which he knew, and hard by
hunger. He followed the declivity to its base, then turning to the left,
gorge, but which on the side of the oasis formed a perpendicular cliff
numerous single peaks, like a camp of granite tents, or a wildly tossing
which he found after a short search.
Perfectly refreshed, and with renewed resolve to bear the worst with
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