In this episode of our 50-30 Series we turn our attention to the movie which swept the Oscars in 1995, Mel Gibson’s Braveheart. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how Braveheart contributed to the eventual comeback of the canonical historical epic, bolstered with realistic violence and attention to tone and atmosphere, how the historical epic veers from history for the benefit of entertainment and how it probably didn’t need to be as long as it was. We also talk about Gibson behind the camera, his way into developing a Scottish accent, the intricacies of personal hygiene in the middle ages and how Mel Gibson owes us five bucks for spotting a fake horse.

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