The new Robin Hood movie looks awesome. FINALLY. We finally have something more to add to the Robin Hood franchise other than the Kevin Costner version (which is not necessarily bad, but I am sick of hearing Bryan Adams sing his song in that movie). Anyway, back to the point. Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe. This director/actor combo you may remember from the monumental success that was Gladiator (2000), which was too great, albeit if you suspended historical accuracy of the Roman Empire.
Robin Hood looks like it is taking the story of Robin Hood and making it less of a Middle Age/Crusade myth and more of a realistic twist to how he became the man who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. For starters, he didn't return from the Middle East fighting the Crusades, as the story would have led us to believe. Instead, he returns from fighting the French and finds Maid Marian (played by Cate Blanchett) as a widow among other unfortunate citizens of a little village called Nottingham. I feel that this movie will bring a fresher, more realistic, and grittier side to the Robin Hood saga, which frankly I think it is about time for that.
Gladiator was made in 2000. It is now 2010 and ten years later. Could potentially be the new Gladiator?
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