Morag’s family is grieving the fathers and brothers who died fighting with William Wallace. Most of the movie takes place there, with Robert recovering from previous battles. Where Robert the Bruce really shows its restrictions is when Robert ends up at the farm of Morag ( Anna Hutchison) and her children (Talitha Batema, Gabriel Bateman and Emma Kenney).

Outlaw King is more the Braveheart version of Robert the Bruce if you’re looking for that. It’s winter, so fighting in the snow gives the film a cool, distinct look from the green planes of Braveheart. Robert the Bruce engages in intimate swordfights, or at most takes on a gang of five. Robert the Bruce doesn’t have armies in battle but it still has ation.

So Robert the Bruce is the sequel where Robert needs to finish what Wallace started. Well, he started the Scottish rebellion so that was ultimately a success, but Wallace didn’t live to see it. John Comyn ( Jared Harris) invokes Wallace’s name to Robert too in the first scene. You could take a drink every time they say William Wallace. The first line of dialogue, the narration, name ddrops Wallace. The opening text reminds viewers that Robert fought with William Wallace, so he still believes in Scottish freedom.

‘Robert the Bruce’ makes sure you remember ‘Braveheart’Īs much as Robert the Bruce is a story that comes after Braveheart, it really makes sure you remember William Wallace. It is now available on digital VOD platforms. If you are interested in the continuing story of Scottish independence, prepare for a scaled down take. Obviously, Robert the Bruce doesn’t have the money of a Mel Gibson epic, or even the Netflix money behind Outlaw King. Angus Macfadyen played Robert the Bruce in Braveheart so that makes this movie Braveheart 2, or at least Braveheart adjacent. Outlaw Kinghad Chris Pine as the King of Scotland who led his country to freedom from England. There was another Robert the Bruce movie.

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