There is a hall of fame of fictional heroes that only very special characters are allowed to enter. And whose inhabitants inspire new editions of their adventures and fights against evil again and again. One of them is without question Robin Hood.
As a Disney cartoon, as a comedy, as a superhero version, Robin Hood has thrilled filmmakers since the advent of moving images. Even Gladiator director Ridley Scott couldn’t escape it and in 2010 he created his own version of the English folk hero with the precise shot. The breathtaking battle epicThe resulting film can now be streamed with a subscription to Amazon Prime from today.
Robin Hood on Amazon Prime reinvents the classic adventure story
Robin Longstride (Russell Crowe) works as a simple archer alongside Richard the Lionheart. They survived the Crusades, but on the journey home Richard was killed in battle. And what’s more, on the journey home, Robin and his closest comrades stumble into an ambush for Richard’s immediate followers, which was actually intended for Richard himself.
Robin and his men overpower the attackers. To one of them, Sir Robert Loxley, Robin swears to tell his father Walter of his death and to bring him back his sword. Arrived in Loxley, Walter makes him a tempting suggestion. Robin is supposed to pretend to be Robert. Marion (Cate Blanchett), Robert’s widow, could keep her land once Walter is gone.
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Russel Crowe and Cate Blanchett in Robin Hood
Robin accepts – and enters a world of the nobles, the rich. And with it also into a world of intrigue, corruption and cruelty. All this while an henchman of the French king (Mark Strong) lurks in the background to take out Robin. And while the dark clouds of war gather in the sky over England.
Robin Hood proves once again: Nobody films historical action as beautifully as Ridley Scott
Robin doesn’t just remain a petty criminal here, but is allowed to speak true words under royal eyes. Can stand by his roots. Finally, always together with his loyal friends and an indestructible Marion, he is allowed to rise to become the savior that Loxley and even England need. With a epic feeling of pathos, but often also with a tongue-in-cheek light-footedness, which is just part of Robin.
All of this culminates in magnificently staged battles and fights, as beautiful as they are impressive. Even in 2010, in the age of CGI lumps beating each other, Scott still has hundreds of real riders galloping thunderously through the English hills. Scott also mixes a good pinch of medieval political thriller into his epic, including intrigue. This is how things get neat Tension on all levels.
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Russell Crowe in Robin Hood
Robin Hood is thought and made as big as only Ridley Scott can. All the parts fit together so wonderfully that in the end there isn’t much left of green tights and archery competitions. But that’s what Robin becomes steadfast folk heroes of stature. And by the way, Scott’s cornfield fetish also finds its place.
If you want to indulge in a little medieval pathos with Robin Hood, you can now do so with a subscription to Amazon Prime.
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