The Robin Hood You Didn’t Expect

May 17

The Robin Hood You Didn’t Expect

Most people Simvastatin warnings are familiar Plendil 2.5 mg with the Isoptin 120mg - 60 pills traditionally told Nolvadex 20mg - 180 pills Robin Hood story.  Noble turns outlaw to help down trodden-peasants fight tyrannical government entity in medieval England.  Thievery and romance ensue and you end with a show down between Robin and the Sheriff/Prince.  Am I right?  Well, this newest Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe, is not that often-told Robin Hood.  So don’t expect that story going in.

What you should expect is a great movie with very realistic characters, setting, and a unique but sometimes thick plot.  The movie opens with a wonderfully depicted castle siege.  King Richard is on his way back from the crusades and is trying to secure some money on his way home to England.  What makes this scene so wonderful?  The way it presents medieval combat.

Our main character, Robin Longstride, is introduced to us as an experienced archer in the Kings army taking his part in the action.  That is providing covering fire for the boys setting up explosive bags on the gate of the castle and then igniting them flaming arrows.  In the meantime, the warriors in the castle are being served lunch while they fight.  I really enjoyed the realism here.  People need to eat especially if they are to continue fighting.  Once the English have set fire to the gates Robin and the other archers retreat back to the English tents to play games while the attack continues.  Their part of the siege is done.  This scene did a great job of setting up the realistic tone for the rest of the movie.

What is different about this Robin Hood Story?  For one, there isn’t much robbing the rich and giving to the poor.  There isn’t much outlaw action.  Instead we are treated to a look at how Robin Longstride becomes the Hood we all love.  Along the way characters are  driven by their own internal motivations and not the plot that people expect.  The love story between Robin and Marian has a very unique twist to it.

The medieval setting is very well drawn, and not in an idealistic way.  It is real.  Life is very much tied to seasons and crops.  Men and women do what they have to do instead of what would make them look cool on the screen.  And all the while, it was fun to watch.

The only drawback to this movie for me was that the plot was hard to follow in some areas , particularly in the politics.  This is not a persistent problem and I am sure a second viewing will help, which I am more than willing to give it.

Everything considered, Robin Hood may not give you exactly what you want.  It does better than that.  It gives you what you didn’t know you wanted.

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