Edward Longshanks is the most ruthless king ever to sit on the throne of England. And...
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Robert the Bruce:
Father?Robert's Father:Ah, Come in. Come in.Robert the Bruce:A rebellion has begun.Robert's Father: Under whom?Robert the Bruce:A commoner... named William Wallace.Robert's Father: You will embrace this rebellion. Support it from our lands in the north. I will gain English favor by condemning it and ordering opposed from our lands in the south. Sit down. Stay awhile.Robert the Bruce:This Wallace... he doesn't even have a knighthood. But he *fights*, with *passion*, and he *inspires*.Robert's Father: And you wish to charge off and fight as he did, eh?Robert's Father:So would I, eh?Robert the Bruce:Well, maybe it's time.Robert's Father: It is time... to *survive*. You're the seventeenth Robert Bruce. The sixteen before you passed you land and title because they *didn't* charge in. Call a meeting of the nobles.Robert the Bruce:But, they do nothing but talk.Robert's Father:Rightly so. They're as rich in English titles and lands as they are in Scottish, just as we are. You admire this man, this William Wallace. Uncompromising men are easy to admire. He has courage; so does a dog. But it is exactly the ability to *compromise* that makes a man noble. And understand this: Edward Longshanks is the most ruthless king ever to sit on the throne of England. And none of us, and nothing of Scotland will remain, unless *we* are as ruthless. Give ear to our nobles. Knowing their minds is the key to the throne
Father?Robert's Father:Ah, Come in. Come in.Robert the Bruce:A rebellion has begun.Robert's Father: Under whom?Robert the Bruce:A commoner... named William Wallace.Robert's Father: You will embrace this rebellion. Support it from our lands in the north. I will gain English favor by condemning it and ordering opposed from our lands in the south. Sit down. Stay awhile.Robert the Bruce:This Wallace... he doesn't even have a knighthood. But he *fights*, with *passion*, and he *inspires*.Robert's Father: And you wish to charge off and fight as he did, eh?Robert's Father:So would I, eh?Robert the Bruce:Well, maybe it's time.Robert's Father: It is time... to *survive*. You're the seventeenth Robert Bruce. The sixteen before you passed you land and title because they *didn't* charge in. Call a meeting of the nobles.Robert the Bruce:But, they do nothing but talk.Robert's Father:Rightly so. They're as rich in English titles and lands as they are in Scottish, just as we are. You admire this man, this William Wallace. Uncompromising men are easy to admire. He has courage; so does a dog. But it is exactly the ability to *compromise* that makes a man noble. And understand this: Edward Longshanks is the most ruthless king ever to sit on the throne of England. And none of us, and nothing of Scotland will remain, unless *we* are as ruthless. Give ear to our nobles. Knowing their minds is the key to the throne
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Father
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Come in Come in
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A rebellion has begun
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Under whom
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A commoner named William Wallace
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You will embrace this rebellion Support it from our lands in the north
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I will gain English favor by condemning it
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and ordering it opposed from our lands in the south
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Sit down Stay awhile
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This Wallace
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he doesn't even have a knighthood
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but he fights with passion and he inspires
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And you wish to charge off and fight as he did
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So would I Well maybe it's time
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It is time to survive
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You're the 17th Robert Bruce
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The 16 before you passed you land and title
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because they didn't charge in
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Call a meeting of the nobles They do nothing but talk
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Rightly so
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They're as rich in English titles and lands as they are in Scottish
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Just as we are
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You admire this man this William Wallace
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Uncompromising men are easy to admire
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He has courage so does a dog
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But it is exactly the ability to compromise that makes a man noble
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And understand this
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Edward Longshanks is the most ruthless king
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ever to sit on the throne of England
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and none of us and nothing of Scotland will remain unless we are as ruthless
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Give ear to our nobles
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Knowing their minds is the key to the throne
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Movie Summary
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
