Horrible Movie Mistake in “Braveheart” at 1 Hour 27 Minutes: This Scene Shouldn’t Have Been in the Movie!

With “Braveheart”, Mel Gibson finally arrived in the Hollywood Olympus in the mid-1990s. After the Australian actor had to rise to fame in front of the camera with “Mad Max” or “Lethal Weapon”, he was able to make a lasting impression as a director with the historical epic – and went on to win Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. You can currently stream the movie with a subscription to WOW, for example:

As grand as “Braveheart” is, so many people have put it at the top of their lists of favorite movies – the masterpiece is certainly not immune to error. On the contrary, in such a large production there are of course all the more accidents to be discovered, which also makes perfect sense given the number of people involved in the project.

A very special mistake

In “Braveheart” there are not only the “classic mistakes”, for example equipment that can be seen in the photo or clothing of extras that actually have no place in the historical setting. There’s also one scene to discover here, which is a very special mistake because it shouldn’t have been in the movie – and for that you have to hit pause after an hour and 27 minutes:

What you get to see is the battle in Stirling. William Wallace (Mel Gibson) drops his sword just before picking up an axe. But there’s something wrong with the sword, isn’t there? There is black tape in the middle. This is certainly not there to keep the knife together, but this scene is clearly a test shot that was actually intended for rehearsal purposes and was not meant to be shown on the big screen. The tape is applied to determine where another sword should hit the blade.

But as so often, this small flaw is not a big problem. Because certainly no one is ripped out of the movie here, nor is the inner logic of “Braveheart” undermined here. Instead, this faux pas once again makes it clear that only humans work in the film industry – and they make mistakes.