Movies Braveheart vs. Saving Private Ryan - Which is the better film?

[Takes Two To Tango]

One film is an epic war movie set in the 13th century and other film is an epic war movie set in the 20th century.

Who takes it?


Braveheart - (Summary)

Tells the story of the legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero named William Wallace.

Wallace rallies the Scottish against the English monarch and Edward I after he suffers a personal tragedy by English soldiers.

Wallace gathers a group of amateur warriors that is stronger than any English army.


Saving Private Ryan - (Summary)

Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead.

Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day.

The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother...

 

[Frode Falch]

Saving private Ryan is more realistic. And it really does a great job of showing how horrible war is. Most war movies tend to go down the action movie route.

But... Braveheart is a epic amazing movie. Its on most people mind when taking about goat movies.

 

[SmoothPies]

Man.. two amazing movies.

One is probably the best WW2 movie/war movie of all time. The other is epic in every sense and is easily the best Mel Gibson movie.

Coin flip, but I guess barely SPR wins it for me. The D-Day scene is a top 5 movie scene of all time IMO

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Man.. two amazing movies.

One is probably the best WW2 movie/war movie of all time. The other is epic in every sense and is easily the best Mel Gibson movie.

Coin flip, but I guess barely SPR wins it for me. The D-Day scene is a top 5 movie scene of all time IMO

Both are masterpieces imo. So yeah it's tough very close decision.

 

[Chama]

Braveheart by far
Don't believe on spielberg nor hanks hollywood elite.. you know what else to add to those words
Im glad my vote evened the score

 

[shylockslayer]

Braveheart because it's not a skewed, borderline propoganda film like SPR. Also Gibson is a far more honourable man than Spielberg.

 

[Stump]

Braveheart because it's not a skewed, borderline propoganda film like SPR. Also Gibson is a far more honourable man than Spielberg.

Lol, oh really? Braveheart is more accurate, is it?

 

[Stump]

This thread js surprising to me. Saving private Ryan is miles ahead of Braveheart.

SPR has some seriously cringe American jingoist horseshit, but every American movie about the war has that.

The opening scene in SPR is incredible. Blew my mind when I first watched it and I watched it with my girlfriend recently and it still more than holds up.

The story is pretty unbelievable, the characters are pretty one dimensional and storybook hero- like, but that's true of all Hollywood movies. And, Braveheart is just as cheesy and one dimensional and even less historically accurate.

Braveheart is a bit more of an escapist historical-fantasy whereas SPR is more of an epic and a clearly better movie. It's not without its flaws, but it basically sets the standard for epic war movie

 

[Streeter]

Braveheart an not close for entertainment. SPR. For first 30 min tho.

 

[Streeter]

This thread js surprising to me. Saving private Ryan is miles ahead of Braveheart.

SPR has some seriously cringe American jingoist horseshit, but every American movie about the war has that.

The opening scene in SPR is incredible. Blew my mind when I first watched it and I watched it with my girlfriend recently and it still more than holds up.

The story is pretty unbelievable, the characters are pretty one dimensional and storybook hero- like, but that's true of all Hollywood movies. And, Braveheart is just as cheesy and one dimensional and even less historically accurate.

Braveheart is a bit more of an escapist historical-fantasy whereas SPR is more of an epic and a clearly better movie. It's not without its flaws, but it basically sets the standard for epic war movie

Yeah Braveheart isn't historical but is fun. Robert the Bruce was real hero not WW in reality but was a great movie. SPR was awesome to start but rest of movie imo was good but a let down - maybe the start bei g so grest ruined rest for me dunno

 

[fungi]

Braveheart by far
Don't believe on spielberg nor hanks hollywood elite.. you know what else to add to those words
Im glad my vote evened the score

Mine just did as well.

 

[TheNinja]

SPR

 

[MichiganMMA1978]

Braveheart because it's not a skewed, borderline propoganda film like SPR. Also Gibson is a far more honourable man than Spielberg.

Funny, bit still only a 5/10 troll job. Too obvious.

 

[neverwas]

Braveheart because it's not a skewed, borderline propoganda film like SPR. Also Gibson is a far more honourable man than Spielberg.

lol

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Braveheart. Love SPR, however the story in Braveheart is better and certainly more entertaining overral. I'd say it was more emotional as well. The acting was great in both.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

SPR

I recently tried to watch Braveheart again for the first time since it was released on VHS or DVD. And it was boring as fuck.

SPR is not my favorite. It’s like the pop song version of Band of Brothers. But it’s still so much better than Braveheart that it isn’t even a contest.

 

[khukurikoo]

Braveheart because it's not a skewed, borderline propoganda film like SPR. Also Gibson is a far more honourable man than Spielberg.

If you study the history of Edward I and England at the time, you may say the same about Braveheart lol

 

[Loiosh]

SPR Ryan is better but if I'm honest, I saw Braveheart thirteen times in the theater.

I lived close to a theater, I got off work early every day and the theater had a two dollar matinee and endless refills on coffee.

Spectacular soundtrack and some scenes never got old.

 

[Prex32]

i could watch braveheart every other day
spr not so much

 

[Stump]

Yeah Braveheart isn't historical but is fun. Robert the Bruce was real hero not WW in reality but was a great movie. SPR was awesome to start but rest of movie imo was good but a let down - maybe the start bei g so grest ruined rest for me dunno

The last scene is pretty incredible, too.

The digging in to a bombed out town and waiting while the germans pass by underneath was pretty epic. The molotov cocktails into the open-top crew transport vehicle "don't shoot! let em burn!" the sniper in the belltower getting wasted by the tank shell, Tom sizemore emptying his clip and throwing the gun, and the last ditch handgun shots at the tank before it gets blown up by the spitfire, all great scenes.

I'm up for another Braveheart rewatch though. My GF hasnt seen it. I regularly quote this scene from it and she's asked me where it comes from. " I could crush you... like a worm"