It’s a sad day when you always have to preface headlines with warnings about whether or not a historical drama is actually retelling history as it was, as opposed to including token minorities to fill out diversity quotas or completely butchering the tales in order to subvert cultural expectations. I can gladly say that the upcoming Scottish film Robert The Bruce received a new trailer and it’s completely free of any Left-wing propaganda.
The movie takes place after the events involving Sir William Wallace and stars Angus MacFadyen as Robert The Bruce, practically reprising his role from the 1995 epic starring Mel Gibson, Braveheart.
The film sees Robert being hunted after being told that he won’t be inheriting the throne. He still attempts to rally the people in order to fight for Scotland’s freedom.
You can check out the trailer below, courtesy of Movie Coverage.
Now truth be told, the film definitely looks cheap.
The cinematography is narrow with a lot of small shots whenever it isn’t canvassing wide sweeping plains or empty hillsides.
The set designs featured in the trailer are simplistic and there’s a bit of modern-cheapness to the way the period piece is filmed. That’s not to mention that they oftentimes use a lot of zoomed in shots of the armies to avoid revealing the fact that there likely won’t be any big army battles in the film.
However, it does appear to retell in dramatic fashion the rise and fall of Robert The Bruce.
And most importantly? I couldn’t spot any pozzed content.
Yes, there’s a quick clip of a chick with a bow, but I didn’t see any strong women who “don’t need no man” leading battalions of men, or standing at the frontline of a vicious battle. There were no diversity-hires looming around in the background or taking up spots as lead characters in a film about Scotsmen, and for the most part it looks like a proper, honest depiction of a piece of Scotland’s history.
Of course this is because it was financed and distributed by smaller outfits, which is why Robert The Bruce will only be screened in limited release starting April 16th.
Hopefully it manages to leave a small mark in the movie industry like the well-worth-watching Black 47 from a couple of years ago.