The German who killed Mellish just walks past him. This is a very powerful extract from the powerful and moving plot. Who exactly the good guys are differs from film to film, but in Hollywood films they usually are patriotic and rather conservative Americans, whereas the bad guys are usually either criminals or agents of foreign powers. Braveheart does indeed create this effect of tragedy, but it gets confusing and hard to absorb. Confusion sets in over the relation between the dead wife, Wallace and the princess. The movie tries to portray that the whole fight is just for the dead wife. It tries to convince how much Mel Gibson loves his wife. And yet he goes and sleeps with the princess just because she brings him some weapons. This one aspect (the act of adultery, in a way) of the story line creates a sense of tension and unsympathetic feelings to Wallace and his call.
In order for a good action movie to succeed, the visual effects must be spectacular and absolutely convincing. Good fight scenes and big explosions are imperative. The visual effects in SPR are amazing and award worthy. Incredibly original cinematography by Janusz Kaminski bases itself mostly on hand-hold cameras that place you right in the middle of the carnage battle. Unlike Braveheart, this creates a much stronger than if you filmed from the air. The historical art direction is equally spectacular-ancient churches .
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and historical buildings ruined by powerful explosions. The visuals of gore are also probably the most real ever created. In the movie, a soldier is picking up his severed arm, wondering off in shock. Another soldier, a young boy, is lying on the ground with his belly wide open, holding his silver cross. Burning men thrown many feet in the air by mines and grenades, land with missing body parts. Severed heads, limbs, terror, screams and panic are everywhere - this is the real apocalypse now. Spielberg spares the viewer nothing of the horrors of battle, using every tactic at his disposal to convey the chaos and senseless waste that lies at the core of any engagement.
