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Actors: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Adventures of Robin Hood |
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The well known Robin Hood story. Robin is a nobleman. He finds that the wicked King John has usurped the throne of Richard the Lionhearted and overthrown all justice and charity. John overtaxes the people and burns their homes when they can't pay. John confiscates Robin's property. Robin takes up arms against John and his followers, becoming a hunted outlaw living in the forest. He incurs the special enmity of the Sheriff of Nottingham who is determined to kill him. Traps are laid for Robin.
In the meantime, Robin encounters the Maid Marian, the ward of King John. Initially, she disapproves of him as a criminal, but they fall in love.
Wonderful sword fights and duels, alot of old fashioned derring do, sweet love scenes with Marian not wanting to admit how she feels about Robin.
In the end, of course, justice triumphs and the rightful king is returned to his throne. Flynn is perfect as Robin, brave and masculine, and looks great in tights besides. Nice legs! De Havilland is perfect as his love. Rathbone as usual makes a great villian. Wonderful for children.
--Fenella, Resident Scholar
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The classic tale of how Robin of Locksley and his Sherwood men set things right in England while Richard the Lionheart was out crusading. Better then any other version, the perfect family adventure
--Erik Stahlberg, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Adventures of Robin Hood |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- middle ages
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
If this is a criminal POV story...
- virtuous thief doing good
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- aggressive
- happy
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
- (woman) long wavy
Body type
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Specific kind of enemies?
- tyrants
- captors
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Forest?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- land battles
- mission to rescue
- mission to protect something
- hand to hand
- knives
- swords
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity?
- None
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