braveheart! the enduring classic

The film "Braveheart" was basically a vehicle upon which Mel Gibson could look ruggedly handsome and strut his stuff to glory, as were his films "The Patriot", and that one when he played some guy called Jesus.

Mel's contribution to history is about as helpful as giving a box of matches to an arsonist.

Mel didn't play Jesus in "Passion of the Christ,' it was James Caviezel and so far it's done little for his career.

"Braveheart" has been discussed in recent months on several threads, this one being the most recent:


http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=72718

I saw it in the theater, thought it was okay at the time and never really had the urge to go back and sit through the whole film once again. I certainly wouldn't expect to glean any history from a film-- any film-- in any case.