That’s it - Trainspotting or Braveheart. That’s the two “Scottish” movies. The choice doesn’t make sense. Which is the better movie. Trainspotting. Which movie is historically inaccurate but popular. Braveheart.
It should be Outlander or Braveheart.
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Trainspotting or Breaking the Waves
Sean Connery captures the essence of Scotland. So, Highlander.
Trainspotting is the better film of the two you listed but it doesn’t show Scottish heritage. And then you can say movies like Breaking the Waves (probably one the best movies ever), Red Road, Local Hero, Dear Frankie, Mrs. Brown - set in Scotland are good. I don’t think Braveheart is that good of a movie but the topic is and people love this movie. Tourism increased and is still going strong 25 years later because if this movie.
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OnanTheBarbarian (12005)
2 years ago
I could have included "Brigadoon".
The point is to compare aspects of Scottish culture, the idealism of "Braveheart" and the gritty reality of "Trainspotting".
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letess (1513)
2 years ago
In that case William Wallace on heroin.
I can see Scotland being independent. That might happen.
You should see Red Road for gritty reality if you haven’t seen it.
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OnanTheBarbarian (12005)
2 years ago
I'll check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCSKOQqIR0w
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letess (1513)
2 years ago
Yeah. It’s crazy how I’ve seen some of these movies that are better than the ones you can stream now. The thing with Scottish or Australian ones, I need subtitles. When I saw this movie Red Road, I had no idea CCTV was everywhere in UK. There’s drug use and explicit sex in this movie and there’s a whole lot more.
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OnanTheBarbarian (12005)
2 years ago
The thing with Scottish or Australian ones, I need subtitles.
You need subtitles for English?
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letess (1513)
2 years ago
The accent is so thick on the real ones. I mean the real Scottish or Australian made movies not American ones with Scottish or Australian actors. And the cockney and Yorkshire ones. Not Braveheart tho. Someone on this site mentioned they needed subtitles for Shetland.
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OnanTheBarbarian (12005)
2 years ago
Okay, that makes sense. I have a difficult time understanding Scottish brogue and some regional accents in England. I've never seen an Australian movie I couldn't understand though.
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letess (1513)
2 years ago
You know I can’t remember what I watched that was Australian that I had to put subtitles on because it is not that difficult normally. Maybe it was somebody in Jack Irish or Rake.
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