> When he encounters a woman who talks about the virtuous, justice-seeking Robin Hood, he denies who he is and speaks of himself in the third person. "He was not a hero. He robbed and killed for the joy of it, nothing more."
What better time to rewrite Robin Hood as an unambiguous villain who rejects his own legacy wholesale than during an era of unprecedented and rapidly increasing wealth inequality in the US? This feels rather deliberate.
paleotrope•1h ago
Well there is a movie coming out.
paleotrope•1h ago
It was released a few days ago.
applfanboysbgon•1h ago
If that wasn't clear, the quote is from the movie, as cited by the news article. The movie is depicting him as an unequivocally evil person. It is essentially a political propaganda piece rewriting a folk hero to condemn him.
applfanboysbgon•1h ago
What better time to rewrite Robin Hood as an unambiguous villain who rejects his own legacy wholesale than during an era of unprecedented and rapidly increasing wealth inequality in the US? This feels rather deliberate.
paleotrope•1h ago
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applfanboysbgon•1h ago