{"id":1692,"date":"2025-04-06T20:52:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T20:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2025-04-17T00:23:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T00:23:00","slug":"braveheart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/braveheart\/","title":{"rendered":"BRAVEHEART"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1692\" class=\"elementor elementor-1692\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38dc6939 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38dc6939\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459b4b75 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"459b4b75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7f64e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e7f64e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And the Best Picture goes to....<br><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf1fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eaf1fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/braveheart.webp?fit=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2968\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/braveheart.webp?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/braveheart.webp?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca5f1db e-con-full e-grid e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ca5f1db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a43e55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33a43e55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb0df4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bb0df4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><br \/>1995<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Mel Gibson<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Alan Ladd Jr.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Bruce Davey, Producers<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">2 hours 58 minutes<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Estimated Budget $72,000,000<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Rated R<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0af38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9c0af38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/nMft5QDOHek?t=2&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5576ae51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5576ae51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c522cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10c522cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>The Other Nominated Films<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p>\u00a0<\/p><h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">A<span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">pollo 13<br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Babe<br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">The Postman<br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Sense and Sensibility<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Directed by Mel Gibson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><strong style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Winner, Best Director<\/strong><\/h5><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>CAST<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Mel Gibson<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Patrick McGoohan<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Angus Macfadyen<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Sophie Marceau<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Catherine McCormick<\/span><\/h5><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Also Nominated for<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">John Toll\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\"><b>Winner, Best Cinematography<br \/><br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Lois Burwell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\"><b>Winner, Best Makeup and Hairstyling<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Paul Pattison<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Peter Frampton<br \/><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Per Hallberg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\"><b>Winner, Best Sound Editing<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Lon Bender<br \/><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Randall Wallace\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nominated, Best Original Screenplay<br \/><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">James Horner\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nominated, Best Original Score<br \/><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Steven Rosenbaum\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nominated, Best Film Editing<br \/><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Charles Knode\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Nominated, Best Costume Design<br \/><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Scott Millan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nominated, Best Sound Mixing<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Anna Behlmer<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Andy Nelson<\/span><\/h5><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>LOGLINE:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">In the 13<\/span><sup style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">th<\/sup><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\"> century, Scottsman William Wallace rebels against Edward I and English oppression.<\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>REVIEW:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2516019 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2516019\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf33359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf33359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a viewer, I found &#8220;Braveheart&#8221; to be a visually striking film with impressive battle scenes and stunning cinematography depicting the lush landscape of the Scottish Highlands. Mel Gibson&#8217;s portrayal of William Wallace was intense and memorable, and the film effectively captured the barbaric and violent nature of medieval warfare. However, despite these strengths, I wished that this film would have just gotten to the meat and potatoes of the story.<\/p><p>The biggest issue that I had with &#8220;Braveheart&#8221; was that the pacing of the film felt uneven at times, with certain scenes dragging on far longer than necessary.\u00a0 There were moments that I actually found the scenes featuring King Edward I and the English point of view much more engaging for the simple fact that they were direct.\u00a0 While the battle sequences were gripping, the film\u2019s nearly three-hour runtime could have greatly benefited from a tighter editing job in order to maintain a better flow of the story.<\/p><p>\u201cBraveheart\u201d has also been harshly criticized for its many historical inaccuracies.\u00a0 The real William Wallace was 6\u20195 and in his twenties, while Mel Gibson is almost a foot shorter and was pushing forty, and Wallace most likely never even met Princess Isabelle, much less impregnated her following a brief romance.\u00a0 Additionally, the depiction of the Battle of Striling Bridge, which historically took place on a narrow bridge, was shown on a conventional battlefield.\u00a0 Mel Gibson has openly admitted that creative liberties were taken in order to make this film, which I agree was necessary to craft a better story.<\/p><p>In conclusion, while &#8220;Braveheart&#8221; had its share of impressive moments, I found it to be a somewhat mediocre historical epic that fell short of achieving its full potential.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e700ce e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e700ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d184d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f8d184d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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