“Robin Hood”, myth & legend vs. reality
Written by Stan Robinson on Friday, 14 May 2010 00:17   
Most know the name ‘Robin Hood’ and the association of being a champion of the less fortunate with the common phrase ‘robbing from the rich and giving to the poor’. And as with folklore, it’s grounded in reality with either events and/or persons, from a time well in the past, and handed down through the ages in the spoken word and eventually in print as the legends made their way into our modern world. Tales of these legends have been used throughout the centuries to motivate movements and ideologies into action to champion various causes to effect change or stimulate recognition. There have been various movies and television shows about Robin Hood, with folklore dating back some 800 years! Some serious, some with comedic overtones, while others took a satire approach. My first recollection of Robin Hood, and the one that has stayed with me since childhood in the 60’s, is the television series starring Richard Greene. As the series presented Robin Hood and his followers from week to week over a number of years, various aspects of the central theme of the common peoples’ struggle against an opportunist and oppressive ruling government in the 12 or 1300’s in England. And as folklore would have it, Robin Hood could have been one of various persons at the time, Robert Hood, Robin of Loxley, along with Robin of Sherwood or of Yorkshire.

This latest presentation of “Robin Hood” has the Oscar winning collaboration of producer/director Ridley Scott and actor Russell Crowe, who brought to the screen ‘Gladiator’ (2000) which captured the essence of the time as it presented the social and ruling influences that determined the lives of society at the time. It focuses on the period around 1200 in England, and the circumstances which eventually led to the rise of the populace and the signing into practice by King John on June 15th, 1215, the document that is said to have put into motion, the rights that modern democracy is based, “The Magna Carta”.

With Ridley Scott at the helm, who’s an excellent cinematic storyteller whether it’s science fiction in the realm of his 1979 classic “Alien”, contemporary stories like “Blackhawk Down” (2001) and “American Gangster” (2007), or historical presentations, the moviegoer will certainly have the experience of being transported back in time and place that we have dreamed and only read about… “Robin Hood”, starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow, William Hurt, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, and Danny Huston. Directed by Ridley Scott. Wrtitten by Brian Helgeland. Universal Pictures release. Rated PG-13 for violence including intense sequences of warfare, and some sexual content. Runtime: 140 minutes.
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