Friday, May 26, 2006
Baka a.k.a Paboya updates:
Just yesterday i watched Braveheart. I was quite sure i watched it before but i can't remember the story. If i didn't go to Edinburgh (mind you, it's pronounced as 'Edinbura') i wouldn't at all be interested in William Wallace. Oh sorry, it's Sir William Wallace. He was the hero of Scotland. The true leader. I was wondering why there were so many places selling his items or people dressing up as him, offering to take pictures with tourists - but now i know why. After i watched Braveheart, i cried so much it turned into sobbing. Ok it wasn't wicked sobbing but like mild sobbing coz' i'm such a sucker for heroic films. Not to mention the music, by James Horner was soooooo inspiring.
*Note* Bro, i remember you have the OST for it so lend me!!!
Ah, for those of you who haven't watched it, here's a movie synopsis i grabbed from Bryce Summerell (emo.reunion)
Right, do you realise that most of the war films have the English portrayed as the evil side? (eg, braveheart, the patriot) haha i don't know whether history really portrayed the English as ruthless people wanting to conquer foreign lands, but the movies sure did. Anyway, i believe Braveheart is indeed one of the nest films i've ever watched so if you have the time, go rent one to watch, or maybe buy the vcd or something (it's worth it!!)
well, gtg and do my biofilm plates.
cheers
Amanda
Just yesterday i watched Braveheart. I was quite sure i watched it before but i can't remember the story. If i didn't go to Edinburgh (mind you, it's pronounced as 'Edinbura') i wouldn't at all be interested in William Wallace. Oh sorry, it's Sir William Wallace. He was the hero of Scotland. The true leader. I was wondering why there were so many places selling his items or people dressing up as him, offering to take pictures with tourists - but now i know why. After i watched Braveheart, i cried so much it turned into sobbing. Ok it wasn't wicked sobbing but like mild sobbing coz' i'm such a sucker for heroic films. Not to mention the music, by James Horner was soooooo inspiring.
*Note* Bro, i remember you have the OST for it so lend me!!!
Ah, for those of you who haven't watched it, here's a movie synopsis i grabbed from Bryce Summerell (emo.reunion)
The movie begins in the small town of Elderslie, Scotland. William lives with his father, who is not named in the film, and his older brother Malcolm. William's father and older brother are called to a meeting a few miles from their home where they find the entire nobility of Scotland hanging. Malcolm and his father then go to a battle between the English and their clan, both die tragically. At the funeral William meets his uncle Argyle who fought in the battle with Malcolm and his father. He takes him away to live with him. The scene then cuts to an adult William on his horse. William later runs into a girl he knew before he went to live with Argyle, her name, Murron, we discover that Lords have the right to sleep with brides on their wedding night, so William marries Murron in secret. Murron is the assaulted by a English guard, the guard is killed by William, a fight ensues, and eventually Murron is killed by the lord. This enrages Wallace who then build himself a fine army entering city's and killing all Englishman within. Wallace prepares to move on to Sterling where he prepared for his greatest battle yet, in the forest he realises that he must find a way to beat the heavy cavalry from the ground, he decided to create spears twice as long as men. These were used in the battle to kill the entire heavy cavalry raised at the last minute to kill the on coming horses. Eventually Wallace reaches York, the most important military city he gains control. Williams final battle at Falkirk ends in his betrayal by two nobles, whom he later kills. William is betrayed by the leper father of Robert the Bruce, is captured and refuses to bow down as a loyal subject of the king Edward I, Longshanks. Therefore, instead of mere beheading William Wallace is subject to being Hung, hung within an inch of death. Drawn, being stretched by his ankles and wrists and then having his insides shown to him before he died. Then Quartered, he was beheaded and his head was put on the London Bridge his body was torn into for pieces one sent to each corner of Britain as a warning to the citizens. After Wallace's death we see Robert the Bruce led the battle of Bannockburn the last battle for Scotland's freedom. [Editors note] Original writing by poster stated that Wallace went against "The British". This is factually incorrect as the term "British" refers to the people of the Island Britain. Scotland is the northern half of Britain with England and Wales sharing the lower half. I have changed this accordingly to reflect that Wallace and Scotland were at war with England or more factually correct, the english crown.
Right, do you realise that most of the war films have the English portrayed as the evil side? (eg, braveheart, the patriot) haha i don't know whether history really portrayed the English as ruthless people wanting to conquer foreign lands, but the movies sure did. Anyway, i believe Braveheart is indeed one of the nest films i've ever watched so if you have the time, go rent one to watch, or maybe buy the vcd or something (it's worth it!!)
well, gtg and do my biofilm plates.
cheers
Amanda
Vuitton pen, 5/26/2006 04:59:00 PM.
