CelticWarrior
Jedi
I was just thinking about this movie the other day - 'Braveheart' is apart of my cultural background and being of Scottish/Irish descent I felt compelled to discuss some things about this film today.
Here is a man, William Wallace, who has taken it upon himself to stand against all odds and unite the rebelling clans against the English army. I first watched this story back in 1995 when I was 10yrs old. However, since then I've noticed some fascinating things when it comes to what people are capable of doing when in the face of certain defeat or at least the perception of it.
The way in which people will choose to fight against overwhelming adversity can astonish anyone. For example, when one of the clans' members comes to Wallace and offers his help while saying "We've come to fight and to die for you." Then, after the seemingly great gesture of help and sacrifice he decides to betray that pledge and instead wants to kill him. Mostly likely he was not ready to accept that resistance was the best course of action against Longshanks hoards of soldiers so as a result he fought to protect the old system.
This kinda reminds me of 'The Matrix' where Morpheus gives the speech to Neo about people's minds either unwilling or not ready to accept the truth. The system of whatever is in place to control society is our enemy and those who aren't ready to oppose it will fight to protect it. Feelings of fear, ignorance, mistrust and hopelessness are usually what take over at the time of being introduced to the shock of what's actually happening around the world. But surprising things can come up...
With a little faith, a lot of luck, and equipped with proper knowledge and great will power anything is possible. Whether it's fighting to restore freedom to a people, or the need to awaken the world of it's rose-coloured-glasses state of living we need to stay vigilant and never ever give up. When push comes to shove it's usually the ones who fight for justice that will prevail.
Och aye!
Here is a man, William Wallace, who has taken it upon himself to stand against all odds and unite the rebelling clans against the English army. I first watched this story back in 1995 when I was 10yrs old. However, since then I've noticed some fascinating things when it comes to what people are capable of doing when in the face of certain defeat or at least the perception of it.
The way in which people will choose to fight against overwhelming adversity can astonish anyone. For example, when one of the clans' members comes to Wallace and offers his help while saying "We've come to fight and to die for you." Then, after the seemingly great gesture of help and sacrifice he decides to betray that pledge and instead wants to kill him. Mostly likely he was not ready to accept that resistance was the best course of action against Longshanks hoards of soldiers so as a result he fought to protect the old system.
This kinda reminds me of 'The Matrix' where Morpheus gives the speech to Neo about people's minds either unwilling or not ready to accept the truth. The system of whatever is in place to control society is our enemy and those who aren't ready to oppose it will fight to protect it. Feelings of fear, ignorance, mistrust and hopelessness are usually what take over at the time of being introduced to the shock of what's actually happening around the world. But surprising things can come up...
With a little faith, a lot of luck, and equipped with proper knowledge and great will power anything is possible. Whether it's fighting to restore freedom to a people, or the need to awaken the world of it's rose-coloured-glasses state of living we need to stay vigilant and never ever give up. When push comes to shove it's usually the ones who fight for justice that will prevail.
Och aye!