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1、勇敢的心 英文影评2007-11-09 19:39Set in the late 13th century, Braveheart is the story of one of Scotlands greatest national heroes Sir William Wallace. leader of the Scottish resistance forces during the first years of the long, ultimately successful struggle to free Scotland from English rule. Crucially c
2、harismatic in the title role, Gibson plays the heroic figure and emerges as a remarkable hero with wit and romantic soul, determined to rid his country of its English oppressors. Wallaces revolution was set in motion, with great obstacles from his countrymen. Many Scottish nobles lent him only grudg
3、ing support as most of them were more concerned with wealth and titles than the freedom of the country. In fact, the Scottish leaders are in favor of revolt-or not-depending on English bribes. Wallace, by comparison, is a man of honor, incorruptible and righteous. He was knighted and proclaimed guar
4、dian and high protector of Scotland, but as much as he railed against the Scottish nobles, submitted to Edward I, King of England, he was astonished and in shock to discover the treachery of the leading Scot contender for the throneRobert, the Earl of Bruceto whom he confided , The people would foll
5、ow you, if you would only lead them. Sophie Marceau is exquisite as the distressed princess Isabella of France who ends up falling in love with Wallace, warning him out of several traps. Catherine McCormack is a stunning beauty who ignites Wallaces revolution. Patrick McGoohan is chilling, brutal, a
6、nd vicious as the ruthless Edward I, known by the nickname Longshanks. This king remains simply the embodiment of evil. While Angus McFadyen moves as a nobleman torn between his conscience and political aspiration, and Brendan Gleeson brings strength and humor to his role as the robust Hamish, David
7、 OHara is very effective as the crazy Irishman who provides much of the films comic relief from even the most tensed moments. Mel Gibson has reason to be proud of Braveheart. It is a motion picture that dares to be excessive. Gibson presents passionately the most spaciously impressive battles (yet s
8、taged for films) even excessively, and it is his passion and excess that make the motion picture great. The horror and futility of massed hand-to-hand combats are exciting rather repulsive. It is epic film-making at its glorious best. Gibsons Braveheart focuses on the human side of Wallace, a charac
9、ter so immense, so intelligent, and so passionate, exploring the definitions of honor and nobility, pushing us to follow the hero into his struggle against injustice and oppression. 影评2Mel Gibsons Braveheart is a fullthroated, red-blooded battle epic about William Wallace, the legendary Scots warrio
10、r who led his nation into battle against the English in the years around 1300. Its an ambitious film, big on simple emotions like love, patriotism and treachery, and avoids the travelogue style of so many historical swashbucklers: Its locations look green, wet, vast, muddy and rugged.Not much is kno
11、wn about Wallace, known as Braveheart, except that according to an old epic poem, he unified the clans of Scotland and won famous battles against the English before being captured, tortured and executed as a traitor.Wallaces dying cry, as his body was stretched on the rack, was freedom! That isnt ex
12、actly based on fact (the concept of personal freedom was a concept not much celebrated in 1300), but it doesnt stop Gibson from making it his dying cry. It fits in with the whole glorious sweep of Braveheart, which is an action epic with the spirit of the Hollywood swordplay classics and the grungy
13、ferocity of The Road Warrior. What people are going to remember from the film are the battle scenes, which are frequent, bloody and violent. Just from a technical point of view, Braveheart does a brilliant job of massing men and horses for large-scale warfare on film. Gibson deploys what look like t
14、housands of men on horseback, as well as foot soldiers, archers and dirty tricks specialists, and yet his battle sequences dont turn into confusing crowd scenes: We understand the strategy, and we enjoy the tactics even while were doubting some of them (did 14th century Scots really set battlefields
15、 aflame?).Gibson is not filming history here, but myth. William Wallace may have been a real person, but Braveheart owes more to Prince Valiant, Rob Roy and Mad Max. Once we understand that this is not a solemn historical reconstruction (and that happens pretty fast), we accept dialogue that might o
16、therwise have an uncannily modern tone, as when Braveheart issues his victory ultimatum to the English: Scotlands terms are that your commander present himself in front of our army, put his head between his legs and kiss his - - -. Uh, huh.In the film, Wallaces chief antagonist is King Edward I (Longshanks), played by Patrick McGoohan with sly cunning; he is constantly givin
