[The History of the Fame of the Green Forest Hero] The
two-hour run gave director Scott plenty of time to tell the "new" Robin Hood story. Although many revisions have been made to the so-called "historical facts", considering that Robin Hood is a legendary story, hundreds of years of word of mouth will inevitably add fuel to it, and it is understandable that a new screen image needs to be recreated for filming. The Robin Hood story in the film is roughly as follows. (Skip to the next title if you don't want spoilers.) In the late twelfth century, Robin Hood followed Richard the Lionheart on his crusades. In the last battle before the teacher returned to court, Robin Hood and his party were chained to the shackles and awaiting disposal because they offended Richard with his speech. However, at this moment, Lionheart accidentally died in battle, and Robin Hood was lucky to escape. On the way to escape, he accidentally bumped into the knights who transported the king's crown. In the end, in order to fulfill the last wish of the captain, the monarch of Nottingham, Robin Hood took the king's helmet and the monarch's family sword and boarded the fleet back to London. King John, who took the throne in place of his older brother Lionheart, was very incompetent, leading to enemies both inside and outside the country. At this point Robin Hood stepped forward and persuaded the northern rebels to stop the civil war while repelling the French invaders. He was favored by the people but attracted the jealousy of King John and was forced to hide in the woods. Since then, the legend of the green forest hero began.
【Real and magnificent war scene】
The war scenes are a highlight of the film. Scott perfectly restores medieval warfare, and the costumes and props are full of realism. At the same time, the special effects processing of the sharpshooter Robin Hood's archery action is also just right, especially in the production of his last arrow, the picture is full of tension. Compared with "Gladiator", Robin Hood lacks some of the heroic heroism of the hero of the epic movie, and is more "banal" and more realistic. In addition, when it comes to the "realism" of the film, the script plays an important role. The whole story is reasonable and reasonable. The only thing that is slightly bizarre is Robin Hood's selective forgetting of the memory of witnessing his father's murder in childhood, but this does not destroy the film textbook. super logical.
[Russell Crowe: "Gladiator" becomes "Hercules"]
Russell Crowe, who has recently gained weight, has suffered a lot for this film. However, the weight loss effect was still successful. Although he was wearing heavy armor most of the time, the director still gave him a shower scene where he could show off his body. However, he is more like a strong man than an archer who is fat in front of the camera. Perhaps this is why the director gave him so many action scenes in an attempt to turn Robin Hood's "marksman" into a "god warrior".
[Multiple styles lead to mediocrity, high-cost box office worries]
Director Scott's career is showing signs of decline. To sum up, most of his recent films are genre films. Although they are all well-made, most of them lack novelty. Look at his famous works: "Alien" is the pioneer of sci-fi horror movies, "Blade Runner" is not very entertaining but profound in meaning, "Gladiator" is the pinnacle of his career, whether it is ornamental Or the comments can be said to be both popular and applauded. However, the tone of "American Gangster" filmed in recent years is too dull. Although "Body of Lies" has a strong sense of reality, it failed to break out of the conventional routine of action films.
Similarly, in "Robin Hood", the plot of the epic film could not be better rendered, the love story was just a touch of water, and the sense of humor was sometimes absent. Despite the high investment, the final film seemed a little "childish". It is said that epic movies are among the easiest to lose money, which makes people have to sweat the box office of "Robin Hood". Ultimate success depends on Russell Crowe's box office appeal.
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