第一篇：Mel Gibson--勇敢的心英文影評(píng)[最終版]

Mel Gibson's “Braveheart” is a fullthroated, red-blooded battle epic about William Wallace, the legendary Scots warrior who led his nation into battle against the English in the years around 1300.It's 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 known 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.Wallace's dying cry, as his body was stretched on the rack, was “freedom!” That isn't exactly based on fact(the concept of personal freedom was a concept not much celebrated in 1300), but it doesn't 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 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 thousands of men on horseback, as well as foot soldiers, archers and dirty tricks specialists, and yet his battle sequences don't turn into confusing crowd scenes: We understand the strategy, and we enjoy the tactics even while we're doubting some of them(did 14th century Scots really set battlefields 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 otherwise have an uncannily modern tone, as when Braveheart issues his victory ultimatum to the English: “Scotland's 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, Wallace's chief antagonist is King Edward I(“Longshanks”), played by Patrick McGoohan with sly cunning;he is constantly giving his realpolitik interpretation of events, and that's all the more amusing since he's usually guessing wrong.Edward's son, the Prince of Wales(Peter Hanly), is an effete fop who marries a French woman only for political reasons.“I may have to conceive the child myself!” Longshanks says, and indeed, under the medieval concept of prima nocte, or “first night,” nobles were allowed a first chance to sleep with the wives of their lessers.The Princess, played by the French actress Sophie Marceau, does not much admire her husband, who spends most of his time hanging about moon-eyed with his best friend(until the king, in a fit of impatience, hurls the friend out the castle window).Edward, smarting from defeats, dispatches the Princess to offer his terms to Braveheart, but soon she's spilling all the state secrets, “because of the way you look at me.” The Princess is the second love in Wallace's life;the first, his childhood sweetheart Murron(Catherine McCormack), marries him in secret(so the local English lord won't claim his rights).The two spend their wedding night outdoors, and the backlit shot as they embrace gains something, I think, from the frost on their breaths.These characters come from hardened stock.(When Wallace has a reunion with his childhood pal

Hamish, they hurl rocks at each other for entertainment;later, when a Scotsman has his wound cauterized, all he says is, “That'll wake you up in the morning, boy!”)It is sometimes seen as an egotistical gesture when actors direct themselves, especially in heroic epics costing(so they say)$53 million.The truth is, given this material, I do not know that anyone could have directed it better.Gibson marshals his armies of extras, his stunt men and his special effects, and creates a fictional world that is entertaining, and thrilling.And as Braveheart, Gibson plays his role with flamboyance, and cuts it with sly humor.He is an amazing battlefield strategist, inventing new strategies and weapons, outsmarting the English at every turn, leading his men into battle with his face painted blue, like a football fan.There is a scene where he is so pumped up with the scent of battle that his nostrils flare;not many actors could get away with that, but Gibson can.

第二篇：電影《勇敢的心》英文影評(píng)

英語國家概況

William Wallace, a hero of Scotland

Historical background：

There was a time when the local people in Scotland had to pay the taxes and the beautiful girl’s fist night to English ruler in return for ‘protection’.If the money and the fair lady were not paid promptly, the English gangsters would quickly destroy their home and possesses.One of the most excellent figures in Scotland history was William Wallace, who was born in 1272.When he was young, his father was dead in the war which against with the enemy and he was brought up by his uncle.During that period, William Wallace learned the skill of fight and strategy of the war which make an important role of the later days.......William Wallace unshakable faith touches my heart.Not all the people are stood up to noble, opponents or even die.I admire William Wallace for striving for freedom、his brave and cherishing his woman.Desire for freedom

When William Wallace was child, his father and brother died for a fight.The word “free” first appeared in his mind through a dream that his father told him.(The concept of personal freedom was a concept not much celebrated in 1300)Your heart was free;you needed to have the courage to follow it.A history about hero was begun.William Wallace fought for Scotland’s freedom in the 13th century, as longshanks want to rule a

1country of one that he arranged his son to marry the daughter of his rival, the king of France in order to control the political situation.Longshanks did also Grant nobles prima noctes, first night to draw more of his supporters to Scotland.Seeing their own woman robed by nobles, men could not tolerate these happened in Scotland.As more and more nobles came to Scotland, the local people suffered a lot from it.Wallace's dying cry, as his body was stretched on the rack, was “freedom!” The time had come.William Wallace killed the noble who infringed upon his beloved women.At that moment William Wallace clearly realized that only freedom was primary condition to live a normal life.I remembered a sentence William Wallace said: “I want children and a home and peace.I had asked god for these, but it is all for nothing if you don’t have freedom.” The power of words and strategies, William Wallace influenced suffer people.And more and more people took part in fighting for freedom.His unshakable resolution leaded him to a battle about freedom.As his saying: Wars could take our lives, but they would never take our freedom.His life’s purpose and personal mission statement was to pursue freedom.Brave made one fight against exploiters

Through the cruel wars, He is an amazing battlefield strategist.Facing a major challenge, he refused to be beguiled into surrender.William Wallace is not naturally brave, because fight to the bitter end for peace and freedom.I think his brave heart derive from his childhood when he saw that the nobles’ army hurls rocks at each other for entertainment.Later, when a Scotsman has his wound numb, a saying came from his heart: “That’ll wake you up in the morning, boy!" Just when they thought all hope was lost, William Wallace still believed Scotland would be one and freedom was not so far from them that created his brave heart—Fight for freedom through wars.We can see his brave somewhere in

this film such as routed one of Longshanks’ garrisons and murdered his noble lord.;Fight with the thousands of opponents in a war between English and Scotland;invaded Longshanks’ northern army in Your;fought with Longshanks face to face;consulted with Robert the Bruce about united the nobles to built a country of their own, even knew that would be grey.He was not the one to support the noble’s rights in Scotland’s land, neither the Balliol, William Wallace’s hometown, but fought against exploiters and looked forward to peaceful life.Brave heart was one of the important reasons that aroused people to fight for freedom and peaceful life.I think it was the power that took William Wallace over the fear of death, the fuel that propelled him toward the life you envision.True love under the war

Everyone had his own true love, so did William Wallace.He was crazy in pursuit of love.But it was a pity, because in the 13th the common survived as slaves and they had less right(or even had no right)to do what they want to do, slaved for nobles, died for nobles.Love between William Wallace and Murron moved me to tears.They loved each other.They had their own land.Their love was smashed by invaders’ selfish desire.Poor Murron was the victim in the war, even she was not wrong, but history arranged her dead in the 13th when a fight for freedom just begun.Nowadays, the law has made to protect our right.We can hold fast to our ideal, such as life、job、love or other else.When I see Historical films about love, I always sigh for the sad ending, which the main actor and the main actress separate, not because the ending of love, but for the history.Thanks for William Wallace;I deeply make sense of the love between people included kinship、friendship and affection.In the long history, people fought for freedom、rights and land all the time.Today we are free, but how many people dare to pursue his love or ideal, and how many people see his

relatives、friends or the one he deep in love getting on a train and going away.I think we should take measures to defend our true feeling and follow it.The love between William Wallace and Murron was wonderful because they had strived for each other.William Wallace, a hero of Scotland, was excellent in Scotland history.His brave heart、unshakable faith about fighting for freedom and love have never influencing the young generation less.His heart will go on.

第三篇：勇敢的心英文影評(píng)

勇敢的心影評(píng)

Review of Braveheart

The film entitled Braveheart,which tells of the story of Sir William Wallace ,a Scotland’s hero in 13th century to protest against the cruel king of England, Edward I.Although the reason is seemingly a romantic revernge for his fiancée who was killed by an English landlord.The struggle was so fierce ,bloody and magnificent that any spectator can not come to himself or herself after seeing a series of campaigns that were shown in the movie and we are most touched by the desire for freedom of Sir William Wallace on the last scene of his execution ,in which William’s sky blue eyes were shone as bright as the sky ,a metaphor for the freedom which is hopeless but the determination was never abandoned in pursuit for it.However,one cannot stand the spiteful rebellion of the Scottish nobles and just imagine Wallace’s disbelief and shock when he got to know that the knight of Edward I,who is most

willing to kill him in the battlefield,is the one who is most likely

to become the king of Scotland,the man who swore to stand

alongside with Wallace from the majority of the Scotland’s

aristocrats who suspected Wallace and kept looking down

upon him.Wallace had presumed that he was his companion

but the reality just showed the just opposite side of Wallce’s

na?ve dream and both the hero and the audience cannot bear

this betrayal from the bottom of their heats.But Wallace still chose to believe,to tolerate and to take an

adventure which led to his death and the end of this poetic

struggle while meantime ,setting in motion another more

intensive campaigns by those who carried on Wallace’s dream

to realize the freedom of Scotland.Wallace’s death is like the

ringing of the bell in the darkness of midnight,announcing that

dawn should be cast upon the ones who never halt to pursue

freedom sooner or later.The scene which showed Wallace’s calling for freedom,while

the executor’s axe moving ,the clouds floating,the wicked

king’s last breath and the judge’s disappointment out of

expectation.“Every man dies, not every man really

lives.”Wallce’s last words echoed in the midst of the air,despite

the physical death and the passing of the decades of years.The real meaning of braveheart lies on that not only we do

not dare to encounter the rivals and the unfair,but also the

courage to tolerate,to resist the temptation to give up in

despair ,to face the genuine aspect of ourselves.Trust,belief,struggle,determination,betrayal and of

course ,the love epic ,are the images we can associate with

this marvelous film and we cannot urge our passion to extol

Wallace,our hatred for the wicked Edward I and those both

mentally and physically delicate Scotland’s nobles.Given the

fact that both these two nations are now sections of the United

Kingdom,The film reminds us of the love for one’s own motherland the

desire for freedom,which is the gifted nature since mankind

was born with and we shall never be scared of any

obstacles ,frustrations and sacrifices in our fight for

freedom ,the goal generations of all classes,eras and races

have been longing for and we shall never be in shortage of the

courage to gain freedom.(534 words)October 29th.2010

第四篇：《勇敢的心》影評(píng)

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《勇敢的心》影評(píng)

----電影與歷史

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中文摘要：《勇敢的心》是一部悲壯的、融合血淚傳奇史詩片。在1996年第68屆奧斯卡金像獎(jiǎng)角逐中獲得最佳影片、最佳導(dǎo)演等5項(xiàng)大獎(jiǎng)。影片根據(jù)14世紀(jì)末發(fā)生在蘇格蘭的真實(shí)事件改編而成。故事主人威廉〃華萊士，不但確有其人，而且他的英勇事跡更使得他成為蘇格蘭的民族英雄。

關(guān)鍵詞：威廉〃華萊士自由民族英雄

廉·華萊士——神話與歷史

（一）．撲朔迷離的身世

現(xiàn)存的大部分有關(guān)威廉·華萊士的記載都集中在1297年9月11日他帶兵取得斯特靈橋（Sterlingbridge）戰(zhàn)役的輝煌勝利到1298年7月22日在福爾科克（Falkirk）敗于英王愛德華一世這段時(shí)期內(nèi)。而關(guān)于他的身世，則是疑云重重的。那么華萊士究竟是一位草莽豪杰還是一位騎士英雄呢？在14、15世紀(jì)蘇格蘭的編年史作家中，只有盲哈里和沃爾特·鮑厄（WalterBower）賦予其筆下的華萊士以顯赫的騎士身份。其他人，如福爾頓的約翰

（JohnofFordun）和安德魯·溫頓（AndrewWyntoun）等都不諱言華萊士相對(duì)寒微的家庭出身，但他們顯然不想給予這個(gè)問題以過多的關(guān)注，只是加以描繪他所擁有的雄健體魄和天賦神力。至于電影《勇敢的心》，似乎也傾向于后者的處理方式。實(shí)際上，“華萊士”（Wallace）并不是蘇格蘭當(dāng)?shù)氐男帐隙且粋€(gè)綽號(hào)，最初的含義是“從威爾士邊境地區(qū)來的人”。據(jù)史料記載，12世紀(jì)時(shí)，華萊士家族的祖先作為親兵跟隨布列塔尼裔的斯圖亞特家族

（theStewarts）從英格蘭的什羅普郡來到蘇格蘭。自戴維一世（1124－1153）以后，斯圖亞特家族世襲了王室管家一職，并在蘇格蘭西部的倫弗魯郡、拉納克郡及艾爾郡擁有龐大的領(lǐng)地，是權(quán)擅一方的大貴族。而華萊士家族作為斯圖亞特家族的封臣也得到了蘇格蘭西南部的一些采邑。根據(jù)盲哈里所說，位于倫弗魯郡的埃爾德斯利正是威廉·華萊士的出生地，他在附近的佩斯利修道院接受了童年教育。青年時(shí)代的華萊士曾居住在艾爾郡的里卡頓，這里是他叔叔理查德的領(lǐng)地。華萊士在成年后的首次驚人之舉就是在拉納克郡殺死了英格蘭的郡守。照此看來，華萊士崛起于蘇格蘭的西南部并與斯圖亞特家族保持著密切關(guān)系，這一點(diǎn)應(yīng)該是沒有多少疑問的。

（二）．英雄與美女

歷史上是否真的有這么一位瑪麗安·布萊德福特是大可疑問的。因?yàn)槌嗣す锾岬降倪@些涉及華萊士私人感情生活的零星片段之外，其他的編年史和傳記作家都對(duì)此只字不語。后世甚至有人指出，“瑪麗安·布萊德福特”與哈里一個(gè)鄰居的名字很相似，懷疑是被詩人借用了。其實(shí)在《華萊士之歌》中，類似這種移花接木、“掠他人之美”的例子并不鮮見。

盲哈里是在華萊士家族后代（克雷吉的威廉·華萊士爵士）的資助下完成大作的，由此可以想見，不論是出于精神上的由衷崇拜，還是出于客觀的經(jīng)濟(jì)原因，詩人必然會(huì)在創(chuàng)作過程中竭力鋪敘事跡，以完成后人崇功報(bào)德之心愿。然而不論瑪麗安·布萊德福特存在與否，看上去“為情復(fù)仇”的說法都是不成立的。因?yàn)樵缭?296年8月，拉納克郡的一份法律判決文書上就出現(xiàn)了“威廉·華萊士，盜賊（WilliamleWaleys，thief）”的字樣。追源論始，拒絕對(duì)英王宣誓效忠應(yīng)該是華萊士在1296年就背負(fù)惡名的肇端。在愛德華一世看來，1296年夏季對(duì)蘇格蘭的首次征服是強(qiáng)弱判明、毫無懸念可言的。鄧巴戰(zhàn)役后，蘇格蘭的大小貴族之所以在“拉格曼文件”上署名，表示效忠英王，承認(rèn)其為蘇格蘭至高無上的領(lǐng)主，目的就在于換取愛德華一世對(duì)他們現(xiàn)有領(lǐng)地及封號(hào)的默許。事實(shí)上，不管其父臣服與否，如果威廉本人不向愛德華一世的“新英格蘭王朝”輸誠，他是決不會(huì)享有對(duì)家族領(lǐng)地和封號(hào)的繼承權(quán)的。愛德華一世派駐拉納克和克萊德斯戴爾的郡守海瑟爾里格握有蘇格蘭西南部的司法審判權(quán)，并著力懲戒像華萊士這樣拒絕效忠的“叛亂分子”，這必然引起后者的強(qiáng)烈不滿和憤恨。另外，盲哈里和安德魯·溫頓都在著作中提到，此后不久，華萊士的父兄就因反叛而遭毒手。果真如此，勢(shì)必堅(jiān)定了華萊士拿起武器、與英格蘭人殊死一搏的信念。

（三）．與羅伯特·布魯斯

1286年亞歷山大三世的暴斃以及隨之而來的坎莫爾王朝的絕嗣是引發(fā)蘇格蘭國內(nèi)政治動(dòng)蕩和英格蘭入侵的導(dǎo)火線。1290年－1291年間，13個(gè)有皇族血統(tǒng)的候選人向英王愛德華一世提出了“王位大訴訟”（theGreatCause）。這場(chǎng)王冠之爭(zhēng)實(shí)際上主要是在約翰·巴利奧爾（JohnBalliol）和羅伯特·布魯斯（RobertBruce）之間展開的。布魯斯與斯圖亞特通過土地分封和聯(lián)姻在蘇格蘭西部形成了龐大的家族關(guān)系網(wǎng)。他們雖然在與巴利奧爾的王位角逐中敗下陣來，但自始至終也沒有放棄對(duì)王位的要求。在巴利奧爾統(tǒng)治期間（1292年－1296年），他們一直是以“麻煩的制造者”而聞名的。1296年后愛德華一世的征服戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)對(duì)他們來說不失為一個(gè)東山再起的絕好機(jī)會(huì)。既然華萊士對(duì)巴利奧爾王朝忠心不貳，那么他對(duì)一直覬覦王位的布魯斯家族必然是充滿疑慮和警惕的。而布魯斯家族之所以早早選擇站在愛德華一方，無非是想借助英格蘭人的力量打擊巴利奧爾派以再圖王位，因此華萊士的忠誠與威望對(duì)他們而言也是一種威脅，兩者可謂“道不同不相為謀，終難水乳”。有的歷史學(xué)家甚至懷疑正是羅伯特·布魯斯出賣了華萊士，因?yàn)樵?305年捕獲華萊士并把他交給英格蘭人的門蒂斯的約翰（JohnofMenteith）后來成為了羅伯特一世的寵臣。15世紀(jì)時(shí)，斯圖亞特王朝詹姆斯三世所奉行的親英政策再次引起了蘇格蘭民族主義情緒的強(qiáng)烈反彈。在此背景下，威廉·華萊士和羅伯特·布魯斯（羅伯特一世）的歷史地位被人為地拔高，就此成為全民景仰的民族英雄。在這個(gè)英雄神話的創(chuàng)造過程當(dāng)中，約翰·巴伯的《布魯斯之歌》與盲哈里的《華萊士之歌》同樣功不可沒。為了凸顯兩位英雄在精神上的一致性，他們于著作中虛構(gòu)了這樣一個(gè)情節(jié)：在福爾科克，當(dāng)兵敗的華萊士撞見了站在英格蘭人一邊作戰(zhàn)的布魯斯時(shí)，痛斥他的膽怯和懦弱。華萊士的一席話有如當(dāng)頭棒喝，喚起了布魯斯心中沉睡已久的反抗意志。從這以后，布魯斯力補(bǔ)前愆，回到愛國主義陣營(yíng)中，并在華萊士殉難后繼承他的遺志，繼續(xù)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)抗擊英格蘭入侵者的斗爭(zhēng)，最終贏得了獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的勝利，建立起布魯斯王朝。說到這，讀者不難發(fā)現(xiàn)，電影《勇敢的心》也是完全照搬了這一幕。

（四）．情節(jié)回顧

面對(duì)審判，華萊士表現(xiàn)得鎮(zhèn)定自若，堅(jiān)決否認(rèn)自己的行為是叛國。在他心目中，他是獨(dú)立的蘇格蘭人，當(dāng)然不承認(rèn)英格蘭王室擁有對(duì)蘇格蘭領(lǐng)土的主權(quán)。長(zhǎng)腳已經(jīng)瀕臨死亡，可他仍在喘息著，不看到這個(gè)對(duì)手的悲慘下場(chǎng)，他就死不瞑目。

是夜，王子妃前去探望，開始希望他能夠認(rèn)罪，以得到開恩砍頭了事。當(dāng)她知道華萊士不可能接受這樣的勸告時(shí)，給了他一瓶麻藥。

一旦拒絕認(rèn)罪伏法，華萊士將要面對(duì)的是刀鉤掏挖內(nèi)臟的酷刑，這和中國的凌遲沒有本質(zhì)區(qū)別，瀕臨死亡的時(shí)間相當(dāng)長(zhǎng)，痛苦非人想象。王子妃的意思很明白，如果他一定要堅(jiān)持為自己的理想獻(xiàn)身，她希望至少可以在最大程度上幫助他，讓他死得不至于那么慘烈。“喝了它，它能減輕你將遭受的痛苦。”王子妃哀求道。

“不，它同樣會(huì)令我神智不清，我不想在麻木中死去。??”

在王子妃淚流滿面的哀求下，作為安慰，華萊士終于當(dāng)她面喝下了那液體，卻在她離開之后，吐掉了口中的麻藥。

華萊士在囚房中禱告：“我非常害怕，請(qǐng)賜給我力量，讓我就死從容。”原來他是這樣恐懼！原來他并不肯定，自己能否抵受那一慘痛！

懷著對(duì)這類影片一貫的信任，英雄不會(huì)在最關(guān)鍵的末尾讓人失望，我看下去。??華萊士囚于馬車，從看熱鬧的人群中間經(jīng)過，浸沒在飛來的垃圾和惡毒的叫罵聲中，他坦然自若。被吊上絞架，又在咽氣前夕放下，面對(duì)主刑官袍上的皇家徽章，他爬起來還是沉默不語。直到在絞輪架上拉得關(guān)節(jié)脫臼，又到刑床上剖割，華萊士一直沒有屈服，哪怕是發(fā)出一下呻吟??

喧囂的人群在他的堅(jiān)忍中，漸漸靜默。終于，一個(gè)女人禁不住替他叫出了求告：“Mercy!" 一個(gè)聲音帶動(dòng)了所有人的知覺，“開恩”呼聲在人群里擴(kuò)散，越來越高??連躲在人群中的戰(zhàn)友都不忍心看他繼續(xù)承受這樣的折磨，痛苦地低聲道：“求你叫出來吧，就說一聲也好，只要一個(gè)詞，開恩??”

主刑官不斷慫恿著，當(dāng)他以為華萊士終于要開口，說出那個(gè)讓他保留一點(diǎn)征服者虛榮和尊嚴(yán)的詞時(shí)，示意執(zhí)刑者停止用刑。

在所有人窒息般的等待中，華萊士?jī)A盡全力長(zhǎng)呼：“自由!”

參考文獻(xiàn)：（黑體四號(hào)字，頂格）

[1] 格雷姆〃冒頓（GraemeMorton）.《威廉〃華萊士：真人與虛構(gòu)》（WilliamWallace：ManAndMyth，Sutton，2001.）[N]．

[2] 阿蘭〃揚(yáng)（AlanYoung）．《追隨威廉〃華萊士的腳步》（InTheFootstepsofWilliamWallace，Sutton，2002）[J]．

[3] 科林〃麥克阿瑟（ColinMcArthur）．《蓬島仙舞，勇敢的心與蘇格蘭人——好萊塢電影中蘇格蘭形象的歪曲》（Brigadoon，BraveheartAndTheScots—DistortionsofScotlandinHollywoodCinema，L．B．Tauris，2003）[N]．

第五篇：影評(píng)--勇敢的心

《勇敢的心》影評(píng)

課堂上看《勇敢的心》這部作品，是我第三次看了，因?yàn)樗屛野倏床粎挕？戳擞赂业男模苡杏|動(dòng)，曾經(jīng)為之動(dòng)容過的諸位，一定不會(huì)忘記，威廉華萊士在臨死前的“Freedom”。這吶喊所引起的震撼，配合著背景音樂，經(jīng)久不息，直到影片的尾聲。影片中有許多小細(xì)節(jié)，讓我思索了很久，甚至，那些細(xì)節(jié)給我?guī)淼挠绊懀h(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過影片高潮“自由！”讓我們?cè)賮砘仡櫼槐椋纯礆v史的長(zhǎng)河，如何造就英雄，也許你會(huì)從自己身邊發(fā)現(xiàn)，生活中一直存在著他們的影子。劇情簡(jiǎn)介

《勇敢的心》又名《情世未了緣》，它以13-14世紀(jì)英格蘭的宮廷政治為背景，以戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)為核心，講述了蘇格蘭起義領(lǐng)袖威廉?華萊士與英格蘭統(tǒng)治者不屈不撓斗爭(zhēng)的故事。威廉?華萊士童年時(shí)，其父、蘇格蘭民族英雄馬索?華萊士在與英軍的斗爭(zhēng)中犧牲，他開始接受父親好友的指導(dǎo)，學(xué)習(xí)蘇格蘭文化和武術(shù)。青年華萊士（梅爾?吉布森）學(xué)成回到故鄉(xiāng)，向美麗的少女梅倫求婚，不想梅倫被英軍搶去且遭殺害。在廣大村民“英雄之后”的呼聲中，華萊士率眾揭竿起義。

一、童年啟蒙的影響

華萊士并不是天生稟賦異人的英雄。其父——蘇格蘭民族英雄馬索?華萊士在與英軍的斗爭(zhēng)中犧牲。直到他看見父親和兄長(zhǎng)的尸體，還有淋漓的血。他在父親的墳前憂郁，年幼的莫倫在眾人離去時(shí)奔回來，給了他一朵薊花。這時(shí)，華萊士流淚了。他終于知道了死是什么，那是意味著失去熟悉的親切，不再擁有溫情。影片中他的叔父是個(gè)智者，他比死去的兄弟更理解抗?fàn)幍哪康暮鸵饬x。他要華萊士學(xué)習(xí)拉丁語，告訴華萊士，在學(xué)會(huì)用武器前，必須先學(xué)會(huì)用腦，更重要的是通過拉丁語理解上帝的所在，真理才賦人予自由。幼小的華萊士在夢(mèng)中和父親對(duì)話，父親對(duì)他說：“心是無法禁錮的，拿出勇氣去追求！”這無疑是對(duì)生命意義的最早啟蒙。

二、凄美但追求自由的愛情

華萊士從國外歸來了，回到故鄉(xiāng)，他就熱切地親吻久別的氣息。與老友重逢砥礪的喜悅和參加他人載歌載舞的婚禮，讓他都沒有意識(shí)到，在他國統(tǒng)治下的短暫美景，從來也不可能擺脫蹂躪的陰影。

長(zhǎng)大的他回到了自己的家鄉(xiāng)，遇到了自己心愛的人——美倫，希望和她一起的過平安的生活，然而英格蘭對(duì)當(dāng)?shù)氐谋┱s干擾了他們的生活。也因?yàn)樗c美倫的一起為她帶來了災(zāi)難，美倫被當(dāng)?shù)伛v扎的士兵迫害處死。這也忽然激發(fā)起華萊士的斗志，有一股巨大的精神力量推動(dòng)他，他要為他死去的愛人戰(zhàn)斗，也要帶領(lǐng)當(dāng)?shù)氐娜嗣袢〉米杂伞Ｃ溃〔皇菃幔磕撬{(lán)色的憂郁眼神，那無畏的堅(jiān)毅面龐，那深刻而溫柔的感情，那執(zhí)著而堅(jiān)定的理想，無一不美！這是男人的美，這是英雄本色的美！這種美讓任何一個(gè)經(jīng)歷過它的女人折服，無條件的愛上他。

三、為自由而反抗的責(zé)任

英軍的跋扈在眾人企求和平的忍耐下激增，連還沒有足夠地位和資格享受初夜權(quán)的那個(gè)英格蘭老兵都覺得，自己對(duì)于蘇格蘭人當(dāng)然可以為所欲為。因?yàn)榉纯刮廴瑁獋惐粴⒑α恕ＨA萊士在海灣沒有等到他的愛人前來匯合，逃離這個(gè)世界。他的理想主義生涯也就此結(jié)束，除了悲憤而起，他再?zèng)]有繼續(xù)欺騙自己的理由。

那時(shí)的他還依然稱不上是第一個(gè)覺醒者。他只是第一個(gè)沒留住愛人生命的不幸者，由于不幸而反常，違背了自己向往的生活原則。他的率先回?fù)艟挖A得了響應(yīng)，那是久忍屈辱的大爆發(fā)。眾人為他的勇氣而激勵(lì)，放棄了茍且偷生，投入戰(zhàn)斗，而華萊士也正是被投奔者的熱情激勵(lì)，思考起自己的責(zé)任。

他不能舍棄眾人的信任，更看到了起義背后鼓舞人心的真正目標(biāo)：生活的自由。沒有對(duì)生活的熱望，成就不了一個(gè)熱血男兒。

四、高呼“自由”的震撼

面對(duì)審判，華萊士表現(xiàn)得鎮(zhèn)定自若，堅(jiān)決否認(rèn)自己的行為是叛國。一旦拒絕認(rèn)罪伏法，華萊士將要面對(duì)的是刀鉤掏挖內(nèi)臟的酷刑，痛苦非人想象。是夜，王子妃前去探望，開始希望他能夠認(rèn)罪，以得到開恩砍頭了事。當(dāng)她知道華萊士不可能接受這樣的勸告時(shí)，給了他一瓶麻藥。王子妃的意思很明白，如果他一定要堅(jiān)持為自己的理想獻(xiàn)身，她希望至少可以在最大程度上幫助他，讓他死得不至于那么慘烈，但華萊士拒絕了。一樣是捍衛(wèi)自己的信仰，總之是個(gè)死而無悔，何苦要拒絕沒有痛苦的了斷？

主刑官不斷慫恿著，當(dāng)他以為華萊士終于要開口，說出那個(gè)讓他保留一點(diǎn)征服者虛榮和尊嚴(yán)的詞時(shí)，示意執(zhí)刑者停止用刑。在所有人窒息般的等待中，華萊士?jī)A盡全力長(zhǎng)呼：“自由!” 暴君在這一瞬瞪目死去，戰(zhàn)友在這一刻垂瞼淚下，劊子手在這一剎莫名失望??我在這時(shí)候禁不住激動(dòng)，哽咽中，看到了一個(gè)英雄的誕生。也只有這樣的人，才能超脫民族、階級(jí)、立場(chǎng)、時(shí)代等等的局限，贏得廣泛的敬慕和認(rèn)同，歷史長(zhǎng)河不息，影響。

五、對(duì)自由呼喚的感動(dòng)

從他騎著高大的黑色駿馬出現(xiàn)在混亂的高地軍隊(duì)前，藍(lán)色的油彩涂在他堅(jiān)毅的臉上，風(fēng)吹起他金色的頭發(fā)，飛揚(yáng)的發(fā)絲印證著他的宣言“他們可以奪取我的生命，但是永遠(yuǎn)也不可能奪去我們的自由！”到當(dāng)他揭開那個(gè)神秘人的頭盔發(fā)現(xiàn)他竟然就是自己惺惺相吸的貴族羅拔的時(shí)候，他的眼里充滿了絕望和不可置信的震驚。再到他被處死的前夕，他也會(huì)恐懼，他也會(huì)顫抖，他也會(huì)默默地呼喚愛人的名字，祈求她賜予他勇氣，讓他完成英雄的使命，這個(gè)男人是真實(shí)的，偉大的。他的勇敢和真誠，對(duì)于自由的渴望，是每一個(gè)人的愿望，我們需要這種感動(dòng)，這就是電影的神奇力量，讓人置身其中，感受那些我們不曾有的生活，感受那些我們渴望已久的情感迸發(fā)。華萊士騎馬在蘇格蘭軍隊(duì)前發(fā)表戰(zhàn)前宣言的那個(gè)片斷；兩軍廝殺，鮮血浸染的那些場(chǎng)景；在刑場(chǎng)上，華萊士以全身的力氣喊出““freedom”那一刻；在電影的結(jié)尾，華萊士的劍被戰(zhàn)友拋向天空，劃過蒼穹的那一瞬間，都是完美的煽情點(diǎn)。蘇格蘭風(fēng)笛滄桑遙遠(yuǎn)的意境里，那個(gè)英雄在山野間奔馳，永不停息??這些段落是沒辦法不被感動(dòng)的。

《勇敢的心》一直被視為一部悲壯的、融合血淚傳奇的史詩片，在影片中，人們常常為蘇格蘭那絲手帕延的山脈、凄婉的風(fēng)笛和蘇格蘭人民在貧困痛苦中發(fā)出的凄厲呼號(hào)所感動(dòng)，也為華萊士一往無前的精神所鼓舞。這是一顆永遠(yuǎn)搏動(dòng)的心，鼓舞著當(dāng)時(shí)所有為自由而戰(zhàn)斗的勇士；這是一團(tuán)永不熄滅的火，引導(dǎo)著之后所有走上尋求自由之路的人們。