Though it is a Hollywoodized tale of the legend, it has had some fairly inspiring moments--teachable ones for those of us who are in the unenviable position of the poor Scots in this story.
One of the notable moments for me is when William Wallace is walking out over the bickering of his people. He says:
"We have beaten the English. But they'll come back, because you won't stand together!"
Freedom was important to Wallace...it should be important to us, too.
Scots always had a bad habit of fighting among themselves.
And today we willingly surrender our freedom for some free government cheese, obamacare and obamaphones...
Things didn’t end so well for William Wallace, all the romanticism notwithstanding.
I need to watch that movie again. I love all of Gibson’s movies.
Bannockburn
To me, it is a true irony of history that, an American Movie, directed and starred by a transplanted Aussie, has done more to bring the smoldering Scottish Independence movement to the fore than almost anything else. William Wallace has to be laughing mightily while Eddie Longshanks must be muttering in his ale!
I am reminded of him a lot, especially when you see people like John Roberts, Mitt Romney and John McCain wimping out at the crucial moments. Wallace seems to have experienced a lot of that.
Very well said, SoFlo.
“Freedom was important to Wallace...it should be important to us, too.”
Very well said, SoFlo.
“Freedom was important to Wallace...it should be important to us, too.”