2. Braveheart
Don’t pretend you didn’t see this one coming! Kicking off with that rousing pre-speech battle, Mel Gibson outdid himself here as both an actor and filmmaker, and the clash which followed between the Scottish and English clans was undeniably epic.
This brutal and bloody scrap was groundbreaking, and this one arguably shares a lot in common with that battle of bastards we mentioned earlier. Utilising thousands of extras (an apparent staple of the best fight scenes), there was plenty of gore – all of which was handled in a realistic manner – that simply added to what we were seeing in order to make the Battle of Stirling Bridge as realistic and shocking as possible.
It’s easy to see why this one is so fondly remembered.
