In the late 13th century William Wallace (Mel Gibson) returns to Scotland
after living away from his homeland for many years. The king of Scotland has died without
an heir and the king of England - a ruthless pagan known as Edward the Longshanks - has
seized the throne. Wallace becomes the leader of a ramshackle yet courageous army
determined to vanquish the greater English forces. Wallace's courage and passion unite his
people in "Braveheart."
William
Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward
the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a
young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives
trying to free Scotland. Once he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins
his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert
the Bruce.
In the late 13th century William Wallace (Mel Gibson) returns to Scotland
after living away from his homeland for many years. The king of Scotland has died without
an heir and the king of England - a ruthless pagan known as Edward the Longshanks - has
seized the throne. Wallace becomes the leader of a ramshackle yet courageous army
determined to vanquish the greater English forces. Wallace's courage and passion unite his
people in "Braveheart." 
William
Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward
the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a
young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives
trying to free Scotland. Once he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins
his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert
the Bruce. 
「每
一個人都會死」，問題是在死之前我們要選擇什麼樣的生活，然而在這裡所謂的「英雄」所面臨的第一個考驗即是「選擇」，從小wallace的父親即是蘇格蘭
的抗暴份子，但也因此付出了生命，wallace從小由親人收養，到處旅遊，成年後回到故鄉，他的志願是結婚、生子好好的過生活，堅決的拒絕參與抗暴行
動，但由於當時被英格蘭貴族所統治，有一次在貴族的爪牙的要對wallace的情人(右圖)施暴時引發了wallace
的反抗，並利用她來誘殺wallace，讓wallace深深感到「自由」的可貴，於是才啟動了他抗暴的決心，本片最感人的一幕在wallace最後被自
己人出賣即將面臨死亡時的爭扎及對死亡的恐懼，可惜可能被刪剪，只有一小段，但相信在那一個片刻他所經歷的和耶穌被釘上十字架時是一樣的，而
wallace選擇了用自己恐懼、痛苦換取了蘇格蘭人民對「自由」的相信，有所相信、有所選擇、有所實踐即是「英雄」！