Just to stir things up, not too much, I hope, Braveheart is not a lot different than the mythology of the western's cowboy. It inspires some positive things but when deconstructed, cannot be supported historically. It was good nationally to have some of the "frontier philosophy" brought home to Scotland. My feeling is most Scots know that it was factually "off" but bought into the spirit of it.

The sneaky side thread whisper of Gregory's Girl reminds me that it was a great movie. So was another by the same director, Comfort and Joy, aka The ice cream wars. Those two, and Local Hero, I think, give a good overview of Scottish popular philosophy. Restless Natives is still the best.