Robin Hood - Free-market Film Analysis

Boy was I wrong about the premise of this movie.  This is an ambitious attempt at an origin story of sorts that leaves the main villains of the lore as mere side-pieces.  We’ll be discussing this one with a former police officer. After the death of Richard the Lion-Hearted, a skilled archer named Robin Longstride (Russell Crowe) travels to Nottingham, where villagers suffer under a despotic sheriff and crippling taxation. He meets and falls in love with a spirited widow, Marion (Cate Blanchett), although she is skeptical of his motives. Hoping to win her heart and save the village, Robin gathers a band of warriors to fight corruption in Nottingham, little knowing they will soon be fighting to save England itself. We do get some fun moments where freedom is highlighted and some Magna-Carta-esque pushback on the divine right of kings. Every Englishman’s home is his castle is a pretty strong line. We’ll be back next week with the great Pete Quinones to talk about another Kevin Costner flick, “A Perfect World”. Show Notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/171 Reel Unconventional Film Analysis. We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film. SUBSCRIBE, RATE AND REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS (or iTUNES)