It was directed by Scott in 2010.
Robin Hood is a legend in England. Live at the end of the twelfth century. He is a thief, killing the rich to help the poor, robbing families, and helping the poor. Although it is not seen in official history, it is quite influential among the people. Over the centuries, countless novels, poems, and films have been written about Robin Hood.
In fact, Scott's "Robin Hood" is not as good as "Robin Hood Prequels". It tells the story of Robin, an archer who went on a crusade with King Charles the Lionheart of England. Charles died in battle, and Robin became a deserter. He pretended to be Sir Robert, and together with the nobles of the north, he reached an agreement with King John to lead the British army to defeat the invading French army. Later, he was wanted by King John and had to become a hero in the green forest.
Making epic films has always been Scott's forte. It can be seen that Scott was also ambitious when making this film. It is said that the investment in this film reached 150 million US dollars. The war scenes in the film are very grand and tragic. Feather arrows, shields, swords, and siege vehicles all tried their best to imitate the situation at that time. The medieval natural scenery of England reproduced in the film is also very distinctive, with open meadows, naturally planted trees, winding paths, tall oak trees, distant castles, hills, and villages and towns in an almost pristine state. Beautiful everywhere.
However, the content of the film can not be praised. Scott was obsessed with making Robin Hood the hero Robin Hood. Originally, in folklore, Robin Hood was just a robber huddled in Sherwood Forest, with a size of a dozen people with seven or eight guns. Relying on road money to mix enough food and clothing. There are no political demands. In people's general consciousness, Robin Hood is a thief, and he dares to fight against the government, which is already amazing. In Britain at that time, the feudal lords were very powerful, and each lord established their rule with their own castle as the center. And Robin Hood never attacked a castle even in his hometown of Nottingham. Not to mention overthrowing the king's rule and taking its place.
But Scott is trying to subvert this preconceived notion in people's minds. He linked Robin Hood to the Magna Carta movement. Yes, the Magna Carta movement also began in the twelfth century. However, it is just a movement of British aristocrats to seek more rights from the king and the church, and has nothing to do with the bottom people. Even if Robin Hood's behavior will have some psychological impact on the British royal family, with his momentum, this impact is very weak. At most, it is an involuntary echo between the two. In the film, Robin Hood's family background is traced back. He said that his father was a stonemason in the village, a philosopher, and the drafter of the Magna Carta. This far-fetched statement is puzzling. The Magna Carta was written in Latin. In such a primitive environment, a stonemason can recognize a few words, which is already an incredible thing. Learning Latin is tantamount to studying the book of heaven. Otherwise, Robin Hood's father is really the same as our comrade Zhuge Liang, living in a grass cottage with a global mind?
Some say that such a narrative serves to affirm the legitimacy of Robin Hood's rebellion. I don't think so. He started following Charlie the Lionheart and later deserted, originally belonging to the unorthodox group. Later, he mixed with the northern nobles, and the Magna Carta benefited the nobles, but he himself was reduced to a pirate and was originally outside the law. I am afraid that Robin Hood himself would not care too much about whether the scenery joined the system. Perhaps in the United Kingdom at that time, there was no such thing as recruiting security, and Robin Hood did not want to borrow the Nottingham Mountains and Water Village to buy the idea of spring in London. I'm the king of the mountain, what's the matter? Speaking of the essence, testing the legitimacy of an action does not depend on whether it follows the laws and rules at that time, but ultimately depends on the approval of the people.
I think Scott intends to express his own philosophy through the film, which is to fight for the right to freedom. He used the film Robin Hood to say: "The laws of this land make people submit to the king, and the king demands the loyalty of his subjects without giving anything in return. I have been to France, Palestine, and now I am back. I know, Tyranny can only lead to failure. The king relies on his subjects more than the subjects rely on the king. The foundation of the state lies in the liberty rights of all the people." Although in Britain at that time, no one would have thought or used "all the people". Words, Robin Hood's words seem so unnatural, but that's what Scott wants to express.
The actors in the film are not perfect either. Russell Crowe is getting fat and Cate Blanchett is too skinny. The ugly point is bearable. For the sake of hundreds of millions of dollars in investment, you guys did a good job. It's a pity that none of them showed their best acting skills. Has been in the middle of the half-dream and half-awake. It's hard to find a place to shine. It gives the audience the feeling that they are slashing wildly in the studio while carefully calculating their paycheck, which is inevitably distracting.
We go back to the Magna Carta era. The movement at that time was far more violent than Robin Hood's robbery, and its impact was far more profound. It challenged the supremacy of the crown for the first time and laid the foundation for later constitutional monarchies. Although the Magna Carta only emphasized a little freedom of the nobility for the kingship, it was the starting point for mankind to strive for freedom. The subsequent Italian Renaissance brought light from the darkness. Then came the Enlightenment movement in France in the eighteenth century and the birth of Marxism. This is how we wake up slowly and complete the gradual system reform step by step. This is how human beings are staggering and persevering toward freedom.
Finished watching the movie. I haven't woken up yet, my mind is a bit traversed. Is the plot described in it somewhat similar to the situation in our country before the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression?
My rating: 6.0.
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