Out of the 3, which was the best epic movie? "300", "Gladiator" or "Bravehe

This one's a tough one. What do you think?

Opps, looks like "Braveheart" didn't fit all the way. Anyway, you know the movie i mean..

as much as i liked 300 i dont think it compares at all in terms of "epic" movies.

Braveheart, easily.

Lord of the Rings..

...Oops! I mean...I dunno...neither I would consider great epics.

Gladiator. I agree with forumcrew, 300 doesn't really qualify as an epic film

Gladiator, although I must say I do prefer Kingdom of Heaven, despite the weak lead in Orlando Bloom.

Mel Gibson puts me off alot with his preachy Wallace and representation of the English, but still an enjoyable film.

Gladiator.

Gladiator, easily.

Gladiator was not that epic.

It was a personal revenge story, set in an "epic" (translate: older) time period.

Braveheart was a revenge of the dead woman story as well, however William Wallace was a real life Scottsman who led his people to a revolution against a tyrannical rule by an evil king.

Both kings in these films died, and in Gladiator Maximus even has the pleasure of doing it himself, but it seems to me that the legend of William Wallace is far more epic. 😎

300 wasnt epic, it had a back story to leonidas but thats about as epic as it gets.

Though I like gladiator much more as a film, Braveheart is one of the finest executed epic films i have ever seen. You really get the sense of a great span in time and character development in that movie. To me Gladiator was epic in that a man was broken and was forced on a journey that led him back to finding himself. I diddnt really get the feel of spanning time or chaning characters. I think Gladiator had better acting though

Im just going to say which movie I liked best, and my vote goes to Gladiator. No need to over analyze things.

do you think when mel gibson had his big line at the end of braveheart "freedom!" do you think he meant everyone but jews?

Braveheart for pure emotional ride.

Originally posted by sithsaber408
Gladiator was not that epic.

It was a personal revenge story, set in an "epic" (translate: older) time period.

Braveheart was a revenge of the dead woman story as well, however William Wallace was a real life Scottsman who led his people to a revolution against a tyrannical rule by an evil king.

The Roman Empire covered almost all central europe, east asia and some parts of africa, and apparently you say it isn't as epic as the Scottish-English border?

Both are revenge stories; Wallace's story was vastly exaggerated from the source material however, whereas the real William Wallace was a part of the scottish gentry, not a commoner.

Edward was not an evil king, he was in fact, a typical king, and prone to the norms of monarchy. Wallace was a brute and a killer. You could say both are evil.

all tyrannical kings get deemed evil, thats a shame, because julias ceasor is aces in my book

Originally posted by exanda kane
The Roman Empire covered almost all central europe, east asia and some parts of africa, and apparently you say it isn't as epic as the Scottish-English border?

Both are revenge stories; Wallace's story was vastly exaggerated from the source material however, whereas the real William Wallace was a part of the scottish gentry, not a commoner.

Edward was not an evil king, he was in fact, a typical king, and prone to the norms of monarchy. Wallace was a brute and a killer. You could say both are evil.

OK.

His story is still true, and the story of Maximus isn't.

THATS what makes Braveheart more "epic" to me.

Also, the battle scenes include armies of thousands against each other, whereas Gladiators battles are small groups or one-on-one in an arena.

Still epic, but I just like Braveheart better I guess.

"An Irishman has to talk to God to converse with his equal."

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William Wallace's life as shown in Braveheart is so fictionalised it may well be made just as viable as that of Maximus.

Gladiator and you know it

Braveheart.

Haven't seen 300 yet, but it's just an action picture that doesn't seem to belong on this list.

If it's down to action, the scenes in Gladiator were filmed horribly bad. Too many tight shots...really shaky camera work...and some weird, ultra crisp film really wasted what had a lot of potential. The CG was lacking as well...

Lots there for the alpha male, but Braveheart is a more complete picture.

And apart from American Beauty, can't think of a more overrated oscar giant than Gladiator.