Just Saw Robin Hood: Fairly Libertarian

[Brian in Maryland]

My favorite take on medieval government.

YouTube - Monty Python- The Annoying Peasant

 

[BlackTerrel]

The only problem I saw with the movie was that it doesn't appeal to the average idiot these days who just wants to see a bunch of people hacking at each other without meaningful dialogue or something that used to be called a plot.

Oh this movie has meaningful dialogue and a plot? Damn - and I was looking forward to some senseless violence and blood.



Kidding. And I know exactly what you mean. Didn't want to see this movie but now I do.

 

[Pericles]

Oh this movie has meaningful dialogue and a plot? Damn - and I was looking forward to some senseless violence and blood.



Kidding. And I know exactly what you mean. Didn't want to see this movie but now I do.

It came close to being a really good movie.

 

[jclay2]

My Dad, who is a big RP supporter, loved it. He was even willing to go see it a second time, which is a very rare thing for the guy.

 

[doctor jones]

Some of the content might be spoilerish, but I try not to have any dead giveaways of the plot other than what is absolutely necessary to make the point.

While the latest Robin Hood takes liberties with the story itself, I like the fact that Robin Hood is fighting more against the injustice of King John and his administrators than the typical socialistic take on the story. Generally Robin Hood is depicted as some sort of socialist egalitarian who seeks to take from the rich landowners and then gives it to the poor peasant. In this movie, it sticks closer to the original message of the story by having King John and his administrator be oppressive to the Northern Barons, and their peasants by extension. Robin Hood winds up fighting a battle defending England against both foreign and domestic enemies, and King John, after giving his word to sign what sounds like an early version of the Magna Carta, which Robin Hood suggested, refuses to do so and declares Robin Hood an outlaw.

Robin Hood's battle focuses on allowing local lords and peasants be able to hunt and farm lands without intrusion from a corrupt king and a corrupt church bent on soaking the last blood out of the host of its most impoverished citizens, whose strongest defenders are off fighting a war that everyone has sacrificed. In short the film is generally anti-war, anti-tyranny, and pro-private property. I am not sure if the film's writers and producers intended it to send that kind of message, but it definitely seems to send that message. I recommend that you see the movie if you have the opportunity and see if you think that it also sends a similar message. It was a nice change of pace from the traditional Hollywood story these days of barbarous heroes fighting for an even more barbarous cause, such as the TV show 24 or any number of other spy and national security movies and TV shows.

You nailed it! I thought it was interesting that this entire movie was essentially Robin Hood back-story and no actual Robin Hood. With Batman Begins we had half the movie on Bruce Wayne becoming Batman and then half the movie of Batman, here we didn't actually get any Robin Hood. Still a good movie but sure hope they make a sequel.