Schlock & Awe: Robin Hood (2010)
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- It's fine if you didn't like Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" adaptation from 2010. But let me tell you why it's my favorite.
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Robin Hood was initially written in English folk ballads as a peasant or yeoman, then over time became co-opted into the ruling classes as Robin of Loxley as the story got retold to suit the monarchist system. The fact that this version both acknowledges this co-option and simultaneously undermines it is another reason why this is also my favourite Robin Hood.
The Costner film may not be the best Robin Hood film, but it's got the best Sheriff of Nottingham ❤
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oh hands down. RIP, Alan Rickman.
Absolutely 💯
Exactly
Amen
I think Matthew Mcfadyen has some of the widest range in all of cinema. He can play a Succession villain, Mr. Darcy, the Sheriff of Nottingham and the least sexual character ever written if you saw the Pillars of the Earth tv series. He was also unrecognizable in Frost/Nixon.
Tom Wambsgans is the hero of Succession, not the villain. He was the only one brave enough to know that you can't make a Tomlette without breaking a few Gregs😊
@@fangal12Clearly the only thing special about the only hours during that day/night that Tom did NOT email Greg, ‘You can’t make a Tomlette…’ was that Tom was sleeping.
I've been into film for 15+ years, never hear nor saw the guy. But I'll check him out.
Not to mention his charm in "Death at a Funeral".
I remember that Pillars of the Earth series. Very accurate description of that character. The book was great though
Kevin Durand yelling he's going to make that girl smile *always* makes me lough out loud
That is my FAVORITE part 🎉🎉
Kevin Durand frequently steals all the scenes he's in. He's very much underrated.
My knowledge of Robin Hood basically begins and ends with the fox, so this was a really interesting look at how the character has been portrayed over the years.
Immediately bailed on the video I was watching when I got the notification for this, Serge defending his personal tastes always makes for some of the most thoughtful and well researched video essays on youtube
I unabashedly love this movie and wanted a sequel. One of my favorite quotes in a movie ever is, “You think it was hard getting wages when he was alive? Try getting paid by a dead king.”
I thought they would do a sequel, especially since Crowe was such a popular actor at the time. I feel the same way about Guy Ritchie:s King Arthur.
"I'm gonna make you smile!" So many great lines in this movie. I love it.
Frankly I think a story where the Sheriff is revealed to be Robin’s secret identity could be really fascinating. With clever writing, good costuming and make-up, and skilled acting, it would make for the best kind of twist, the kind that makes you rethink the whole movie and re-examine the hero and villain in a new light.
Absolutely! Does he start as a mercenary & then have a change of heart? Does he take on the alias when already an outlaw, to infiltrate an unjust system? Is he even purely a villain, out to abuse power?
So many interesting possibilities... but I think it'd definitely take a GOOD writing team? No Punisher-type pseudo-antiheroes, or supposed "good cop" paragons, please... 🤦🏻♀️
It's refreshing to hear someone talk about the situation in the US and recognize how much needs to change from the ground up. Not look at it as it is and make slight alterations, but consider it as a whole, objectively, and conceptually and recognizing the majority of the systems in place are not serving us anymore.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is my favorite Robin Hood film (besides the classic Disney Fox version) because it did a good balance between not taking itself too seriously and also not going too far with not taking itself seriously (Men In Tights) . It's the perfect Goldilocks Spot blend of melodrama fitting for Robin Hood. Also, not a single Sheriff of Nottingham, before and after, has come close to matching the late but always great Alan Rickman's masterful performance. By Grabthar's hammer, so mote it be.
Of all the youtubers to cite both Dan Olson, Renegade Cut, AND Michael Parenti in the same video, I should have known it would be you. Wonderful video in all dimensions, didactic and analytical. Both a review and a statement. Great as always.
I found it interesting to hear you say that Robin Hood is usually interpreted as libertarian. I feel that the Robin Hood stories I grew up with emphasized the "steals from the rich to give to the poor" element a lot. As a child, I thought that was why he was an outlaw in the first place, and I was pretty disappointed to find out he actually just supported a different absolute monarch! I definitely always thought of him as communist/socialist. But that's probably also because libertarianism is a very obscure political movement where I live.
If there could be such a thing, I would describe Robin Hood as a "liberal monarchist". He thinks the system is basically fair and things will work out fine for everyone, as long as a morally good person is the king. You're right, though. His support for the feudal monarchy really undercuts whatever subversive message there could be in his acts of defending the oppressed classes against their oppressors.
There weren't any absolute monarchs yet in the era Robin Hood would have lived.
I'm not pro-monarchy or aristocracy but the socio-political system was vastly different, and kings had far far less direct power than they did in later centuries.
I’m not a terribly big fan of the Fate franchise, but Fate Grand Order has a version of Robin Hood that I find very inspiring.
He’s not “Robin Hood” in that he’s Sir Robin of Loxley. He’s “Robin Hood” in that he’s one of the many faceless nameless somebodies to have taken up a longbow of yew, and opposed the wealthy throughout history.
He died anonymously, but he was a hero who fought on behalf of others rather than himself. And that’s what counts.
he probably gets a better showing in fate/extra, since that was his main canon, but i have not played fate/extra (maybe it'll get an official western release if they ever finish the long awaited remake)
ETA: small correction, the original fate/extra already _did_ have an official western release, if you have a psp or, ahem, otherwise have access to playing psp games
Robin makes so much more sense when he's not a feudal lord himself.
as a lifelong robin hood enthusiast, i really appreciate this review!! also love the line "a feudal landlord, if you will" that's gonna be in my head for weeks.
What a day for this video to come out, after suffering through yet another batch of Supreme Court rulings from judges appointed by presidents and the after effect of laws or policies that have been facilitated by our broken government and its leaders. all I've ever felt growing up is completely powerless. Down with the king.
My initial reaction when I first saw it in the cinema was "that was interesting, but when do we get the sequel to get to the real Robin Hooding?" Obviously that sequel never came, and now Russell Crowe would be better suited for the role of Santa Claus than Robin Hood. But each time I've revisited the movie I've found I enjoy it even more, appreciating it for the story it's telling instead of the one I expected. And now after watching your video I appreciate it even more. Russell Crowe may not have the swagger of Errol Flynn or the Disney fox that I've always seen as a key aspect of the character, but his Robin Hood absolutely embodies the worldview and values I've always associated with the character, and you do a brilliant job of highlighting that in this video. Now I'm pumped to revisit the movie again, viewing it through this new lens.
In most versions of the Robin hood story, king Richard is presented as a messianic figure. I'm often put off by such religious themes in storytelling when they're not critically examined, so watching the "good king" die at the start of this movie got me hooked! There is no messiah, no savior, we can only save ourselves (and help each other)!
I have loved this film since it first came out, precisely for the reasons you gave - especially the antimonarchist position, the naturally developing romance, and of course, its politics.
I remember watching it with my stepdad, and him saying "This is communism" right after Russel Crowe's final voiceover. He had been a communist all his life, and he was pleasantly surprised that a hollywood film would have such a message.
I think my favourite Robin Hood adaptation is the 1980's British TV series Robin of Sherwood.
That show also paints King Richard as a villain.
Omg I dead ass forgot Oscar Isaac's was in this movie.
“That’s it then! Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans. No more merciful beheadings. And Call off Christmas.”
I've never seen this version until your video. Was turned off by the 'gritty reboot' marketing when it came out, but now that i've watched it, this is the most enjoyable and hopeful version of Robin Hood for me, and i love it. Thank you so much.
By strange coincidence, I just caught a theatrical showing of the Errol Flynn / Michael Curtiz version a few weeks ago. It was majestic and the final duel had me smiling from ear to ear!
I finished watching The Thing (1982) last night for the first time, and thought about Serge, wondering when his new video would drop.
It’s like the cinema gods have heard my prayers. 😊
Much love Serge- great job as always. Love the anti-capitalist stance. ❤❤❤
As a kid I had a book that retold the story of Robin Hood, where Robin was a simple yeoman farmer who was outlawed after he kills a guard he quarrels with in self defense.
This adaptation wasn’t exactly anti-monarchists but it was noticeable that for once Robin Hood isn’t a noble.
Video after video, I continue to be amazed by the quality and depth of your essays.
Now I find a good excuse to watch Robin Hood (2010) again.
Thank you for sharing your talent with us and take care Serge
I thought I was all alone in the world, just quietly loving this movie. Glad you also dug it enough to make a whole video on it (and included the scene where Max Vin Sydow talks about his morning wood).😅😂
Excellent breakdown of what made the romance work so well. I had forgotten about that entirely. If you:re looking for another example of an (almost) natural and very wholesome, mutually respectful relationship, mine is Raleigh and Mako from Pacific Rim. Her independent arc in the film created the Mako Mori test, but Raleigh:s support does still seem to be a distinct contributing factor to helping her break through her past trauma (imho).
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As a kid, I had a collection of Prince of Thieves action figures. That was a very small market, old enough to watch and enjoy that movie, but young enough to still like action figures. At age 10, I was right there.
When I saw this video recommended to me, with the title "Schlock and Awe", I immediately thought it would be another ripping apart of a film I seemed to be the only fan of. Then I saw that the video was from a channel I hadn't heard of, I thought I'd give it a shot. I was quickly engaged by the positive view of the film, and when you mentioned renegade cut and dove into the communist readings of Robin Hood, I knew I'd have to subscribe.
It's so nice to get a positive view of this film that I really, really love, and one that engages with the themes so well! Wonderful video! I'm excited to see more of your catalog 😄
And a mead bit at the end? A true man of culture, I see!
Welcome aboard! I think you'll like it here.
@@Dorian_sapiens So far! Found his video on Alien Resurrection last night and absolutely loved it! Another great take on a movie that gets overlooked.
Always a great day when coldcrash uploads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm ready to receive this take.
Man, the State Department is gonna shit a brick when it reads the preamble to the Constitution.
I love how your videos give me new movies to watch AND new books to read
Me: yes yes, Serge is making very good points, very well researched
Also me: oh please don't let him say anything mean about the foxes
I think the main reason I didn't pick up this robin hood was sheerly the aesthetics; I understand what you said about not getting hung up on how it was marketed etc., but honestly speaking the grim-dark aesthetic was born overdone (for me), and any production that has spent millions should not be a labour to watch
P.s. I see you are going for the Bjorn Andresen look, very cute, keep it up 🌟
I always thought of libertarian as greed, greed, being ok with gay people getting married (as opposed to Evangelical Republicans), and more greed.
Someone who claims to want small government with low taxes, but does want government legislation of conservative social values isn't a Libertarian; they want a Theocracy.
@@jlillerI agree. I think that’s what I was trying to say.
A lolbertarian is a closeted Republican that wants to smoke weed while limiting the freedoms of minorities. Okay that's an oversimplification but it's not that far off
what a fun coincidence, i just started watching the 2006 bbc robin hood series last night with some friends :^)
I've long used the question "what's your favorite version of Robin Hood?" as a quick personality test on people I'm getting to know, with the only limiting factor being how many they've seen. There's no wrong answer, and it says a lot about the person.
Mine's The Adventures of Robin Hood, if anyone is wondering.
Edit: I think that you've got me to reconsider my opinion on the 2010 version, I'll have to take another look at it.
The Disney one is one of the only Disney films I have nostalgia for. We had it on vhs and would watch it on Christmas for some reason. It almost made me a furry. Almost
That came out in 2010?? Can't be... I mean.. maybe one or two years?? But...
Wait... PotC Curse of the Black Pearl came out in 2003... 20 f***ing years ago???
WHAT THE HELL IS WITH TIME Y'ALL?!?!
Um, yeah. I saw PotC in theaters with a horrible boyfriend. When I was 23. I cannot. What. Send help.
My favourite Robin Hood will forever be "Men in Tights" and I'm not ashamed to say it. As for the Scott's version: I just remember the bit where someone taunts Robin with:
"What, you think every one should have their own castle?"
Me [inwardly]: oh no I know what's coming, no please, please, don't say it...
Russel: An Englishman's home...
Me: I BEG THEE, NO!
Russel: ...is his castle.
Me: [Throws hands in the air]
[EDIT: This movie left me somewhat cold when I saw it - even despite my love for Russel Crowe's voice and for Cate Blanchett - but I'm swayed by your arguments and might rewatch it. Also: Oscar Isaacs was in it?! For a man with such distinct features, he's a real chameleon of an actor! Also also: the blond guy who releases Robin from the stocks - I look at him and all I see is the opening scene of Game of Thrones! :-D ]
As a child watching men in tights way younger than I should have, I didn't even realise it was a spoof. To me the whole thing made perfect sense.
I still spend a lot of time quoting it particularly if people are saying goodbye.
@@SunnyMorningPancakes I quote it all the time! "Walk my way!"
I'll be honest, the "every Englishman's home is his castle" line made me cringe the first time I heard it. I've sorta just learned to embrace it on subsequent viewings.
@@coldcrashpicturesfor sure! What's one cringy line if you otherwise like the movie! :-) For me the other thing that really grated was the bit where King John publicly swears he'll introduce the charter and then almost immediately goes back on his word in the most blatant way - that actually annoyed me because it was a largely illiterate culture and the spoken word carried a lot of weight. Of course people would still lie and cheat, but I think they'd usually try to make it a bit less obvious or cover it up with some excuses. I think that for an actual king to very publicly behave in this way would be an immediate cause for riots. So those two things really spoiled the movie for me, but as I said - I buy into your reading of it, so I'll try to give it another go one of these days :-)
One of my favorites, along with the 1980s Robin of Sherwood tv series
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I recommend Robin of Sherwood to anyone who hasn't seen it. Dated? Sure. Kiddie-friendly? Definitely. But it's also a moody, romantic romp with pagan influences and a classic soundtrack by Clannad, iconic performances all round. It's so underrated.
ETA The Magna Carta may be seen as an essential stepping stone for democracy today, in its day it was a check on the king's power made by barons. It was copper fastening feudalism.
My favourite version is the 1984 British T.V series Robin Of Sherwood. The soundtrack provided by Clannad gives an ethereal atmosphere. For a myth it feels authentic.
"Homelessness doesn't exist in nature. It had to be invented. It's not a fact of life so much as an artificially constructed incentive to put people to work, usually in conditions that are not at all favourable to the workers" 20:10
Ridley Scott's historical movies look great and are fun. I do like the atmosphere in them. Historians despise them though
The Duelists!
@@jayfrank1913superb film. Every frame is a work of art. Richard Chamberlain is at the height of his beauty. It’s dazzling.
@@SuperStella1111 "Richard Chamberlain"
What's Richard Chamberlain got to do with _The Duellists_ ? Are you thinking maybe of Keith Carradine?
@@SuperStella1111 And Harvey Keitel is at the height of his... err... Keitality? I mean talent!
Robin Hood 1991 Prince of Theives is the best Robin Hood for the sole reason that it’s the only Robin Hood that has Alan Rickman hamming it up like he’s the main course for Easter Dinner
Always in for a good time when watching your vids
Incredible video as always Serge, always blowing my mind. Now Ill go stare at a tree.
Listen I just started the Video, and man I still have the Soundtrack on my Phone and I still listen to it.
This video is really well made and a shining of example of how art should be discussed. Not only that but I love the actual political aspect to the video, over the past few months I have learned, read, grown into what I would call a communist.
Someone who believes the government is directly responsible for the welfare of the people. For a classless society. And your explanation of how capitalism and modern elections are simply adaptations of feudalism and monarchies was very well structured.
our current system is very broken, it hurts more then it helps. We need a change, a big one, no single election will shift the tides. We need something far more standing, far more powerful.
Thank you SO MUCH for giving me the critical tools to analyze media. Much love from Latin America ❤
So wonderful. It's time for hope.
Thank you! This is my favorite Robin Hood film, and I've seen a lot. I though no one else liked it. So glad I'm not alone. As always, great video.
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Dawg you can't just blast the Jet Force Gemini theme at me like that outta nowhere in 2023 lol
Good to see Serj's hair getting the Jay Bauman treatment
Love the analysis of Robin Hood even if I haven’t seen all the adaptations! Thank you for this!
Okay, I was not expecting this video to go so hard haha. I remember liking this Robin Hood fine enough (Especially Cate Blanchett and Russell Crowe's story) but I kind of immediately forgot about it. So nice to hear good things about it and a fresh take to make me want to rewatch it! Excellent video!! A Robin Hood for 2023.
Oscar Isaac yelling OUTLAW is the only thing I remember from the trailers, was proy one of the bits that got me to see it, and is seared into my brain forever
Less then a week ago, I saw a Robin Hood Play. Before we it started, as my friends and I were chatting, I mentioned that Robin Hood works as a contrast to King Arthur (and his one true kingness.) And then I watched the plan, and it was very fun, but SO DEEPLY about King Richard being the right and good king. And I was so disappointed. (Not least because I know enough history to know that as you said Richard didn't spend hardly any of his reign in England and John did become the 'rightful' king when he died.) This was kind of the answer to everything I was thinking while watching that play, I'm sending it to both of those friends I saw the play with. You are one of my absolute favorite Video essayists ever,and this just reminds me why!!!
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Without paying attention, I always assumed that Robin Hood’s story was inherently anti monarchy. Good to hear your analysis.
I’m all here for this version getting love! I really enjoyed it!
Thank you. I have so liked this movie since the first time I saw it. Until now, i thought I was alone. Thank you again.
I remember watching this movie when it first came out, and only remember being fairly bored - now I’m thinking I didn’t give it a fair shake! Loved hearing a new perspective - per always, your videos are a treat, and some of the few I make time to watch as soon as possible.
Well I was going to go to the renfaire tomorrow anyway. Since getting by real mead on renfaires in Germany is not a big problem I will get a bottle and watch this movie. I've actually never seen it before. Thanks for another great video. Whenever life gaslights me into thinking that I am crazy for believing that we need a massive overhaul in our society in order to persevere, I pop on one of your videos and somehow feel consolated.
"Without doing any Googling, here is a list of the exact years a bunch of movies were released."
I never understood why people bash this film so much -- I enjoyed it. Especially since it had Alan Doyle (of Canada's "Great Big Sea" fame) as Alan A'Dayle. I've been listening to his music since the mid 90s. Yes, I'm old. Men in Tights will always be my favourite adaptation, though.
The Russell Crowe neck shot at the end was amazing.
I love this movie so much. It really does feel hopeful while staying grounded in the grit of what it takes to rise up against organized power. I gotta rewatch it now
We love a Renegade Cut shout-out in a Cold Crash Pictures vid ❤
Also please tell me the full t-shirt says “Death to Tyrants”!
Thankyou for echoing my sentiments about the U.S. presidency. Brett Devereaux defined kingship as three jobs in one, which you can check off against the president: War Chief (check), Chief Judge (only one step removed, the actual chief judges are personally chosen by the current president), and Chief Priest (the nature of the religious landscape in the U.S. means Republican presidents are this by default, and that's before The Former Guy became the centre of a cult). Compare that to the strictly-limited and mostly symbolic power of the British monarchy, and it's pretty clear the president is closer to being a king than Old Man Charles. (Though if the British public decided to do to the third Charles what they did to the first, I wouldn't shed many tears; as an Australian, I just don't think that having a constitutional monarch is necessarily worse than having a president).
That said, while your video essay has raised a curiosity about this film that didn't exist before, I don't think Robin Hood is the right character for broadcasting these kinds of sentiments. George Washington (an equally mythologised figure), maybe? Sure! But not Robin. For me the lure of a historical (...ish...) film is the chance to inhabit the mindset of a person very different from modern times. Why bother setting it in the 12th Century if they're going to parrot 21st Century political theory? That's my opinion, at least, and I'm sticking to it.
This movie is great for two reasons and only two reasons:
- It's got Scott's visual style, palette and keen eye for the pictorial frame. One could say most of his movies are a collection of still nature paintings.
- It has William Marshal, the greatest knight who ever lived. Minus points, though, for not having him recall his days of being a champion of tournaments, and for thinking Marshal is his surname (when it was actually his title).
In all seriousness, I enjoyed this movie but I was bothered by how it did not understand what the first Magna Carta, the "revolutionary" Magna Carta, the one the Barons first forced John to sign (and which later he rejected and then William Marshal amended so that John's son Henry would sign it once John was dead) is not a charter of rights for the people. There are rights for the people there, sure, but it's basically an attempt to organise an aristocratic republic with a figurehead elected monarch (there had to be a King to rule on the earthly kingdoms, just like there was a God in Heaven) where the nobles would be free of royal interference, taxation and, also important, free from the King trying to protect the little forlk and the wealthy city burghers.
The King, by 1200 AD, was seen in most of Europe as the guarantor of law and the protector of everyone (even the Jews), and this was in opposition to the nobles, who wanted to usurp royal power (and had done so since the late 900's and the establishment of feudalism), and also, who wanted to extract as much as they could from their land and their serfs and subjects. It was a time of appalling abuse. The famous Right of the First Night was one such abuse; it was not an actual right, no law mentioned it, it was an abuse, and it was repeatedly banned (and when something was repeatedly banned, you can bet it was repeatedly done).
So, Robin Longstride being all in with Magna Carta and siding with the rebel barons is kind of the opposite of what would happen to an early "freemason" revolutionary.
Thank you! So many republicans have a bad habit of concentrating their hatred on monarchs; ignoring the abuses of historical barons & boyars, let alone landed gentlemen in the modern era. But it wasn't only, nor always primarily, kings & emperors who made fortunes from the horrors of slavery, the Industrial Revolution, & capitalism; kings could be more like collaborators with capitalists, or even effectively bypassed in the time of constitutional monarchy.
That said, Richard Cœur de Lion was basically useless as a King of England. He busied himself with wars on the continent and in the Mediterranean region. But then, King John, being remembered as a spiteful & petty man, among other sins, was at some point cast as a villain in the Robin Hood mythos; so Richard is proposed as a better alternative, somehow.
Richard's reputation has way more to do with Elinore of Aquitaine's efforts to crowdfund his ransom than it ever did with himself. Honestly, if he had come back to England in 1192 and not immediately went off to war again, I doubt his reputation would be any better than John's.
I know you weren't going to mention all of them, but for those who were teenagers in the 80s, UK or Uk-adjacent: Robin of Sherwood: tv show, awesome. I had a years long crush on Michael Praed because of that show.
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I love this one too! Love, love, LOVE this one partly cause Crow does remind me of your dad! Laughed out loud when ou said it Sweet!!! Part of the reason I sooooo love this one is how Ridley has Rob SHOW love to Marian way before he says it. I do love the love story of Rob and Marian in this one. In Costner’s too. Oscar’s King John is the best in this one too…Would say more but time for work!
"Mead is just fermented honey and water, maybe a few spices, no fruit involved."
Nope, that's entirely ahistorical. Historically, the term "mead" does properly refer to simple honey and water (no spices), so you're _technically_ correct (insert Futurama meme here), or at least partially technically correct. But that wasn't the most common form of the drink, especially in cultures where other fermentable sugars were common. More commonly, it would be combined with fruits, grains, herbs, or spices, and referred to under other names.
"Metheglin" is mead flavoured with herbs and spices, and was very commonplace, especially amongst the wealthier classes seeking to display their wealth by making a show of how many spices they could afford. For the less wealthy and ostentatious, herbs were commonly used, and similar to those used to flavour ale before the introduction of hops to England in the early 16th century. When used in ale it was known as "gruit", and included plants like sweet woodruff, heather, horehound, mugwort, and yarrow.
When honey is fermented or flavoured with fruit, it's known as Melomel; and was likely the most common version of the drink for most of its European history. Wild berries would be among the most common fruits and were very popular. Quinces were also very common in England at the time, and surpluses that could not be easily stored or preserved were used for ciders and melomels. A variation of melomel known as Cyser -- honey fermented with apple juice instead of water -- was popular where apple cultivation became widespread. In wine producing regions, they also drank another variation -- Pyment, mead fermented with grape juice.
In the late medieval period, Braggot became popular, especially as agriculture began to displace pastoralism with the increasing Enclosure of public lands. Braggot is a mixed fermentation of honey and grains, commonly barley, so it's effectively a combination of mead and ale. Like the ale of the time, it could be flavoured with gruit, spices, or fruit; and hops later on as it became more available and popular.
Traditions of drinking plain, unflavoured mead existed mainly in places with few other local fermentables -- hot and dry climates like North Africa, or cold and difficult-to-farm regions such as the Scandinavian countries -- or pastoral cultures without a large scale agricultural tradition, such as Eastern and sub-Saharan Africa.
THANK GOD! I thought I was alone on this one
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Fantastic video, so happy to hear you've read Parenti!! The fact that the movie focuses on enclosure seems pretty blatant, even if it doesn't really get into the element that transitions private capital accumulation to what is more recognizably capitalism. I've been reading "The Many-Headed Hydra" which is a history of Atlantic struggles with emergent capitalism, slavery, colonialism, etc. One of the main points the writers make is how for colonization to even get off the ground there needed to be more than just money from the possession of land, they needed cheap labor and they needed basic infrastructure for industry and shipbuilding. Which meant the laws creating enclosure needed to be followed with the various laws against vagrancy. Thus the prior idea of charity could be distorted and done away with, and in its place the crime of vagrancy would be punishable with indentured servitude and prison labor.
Someone needed to cut down the wood so the cash crops could be planted, someone needed to cut the logs to make ships to transport people to the New World, etc. So not only did enclosure create land for the landed, it more importantly proletarianized (or more accurately proto-proletarianized) huge swaths of people. The threat of prison or execution was used to not only scare people into accepting their new fate, but often prison and slavery would be the ends in and of themselves. The book calls attention to the permanence of the "hewers of wood and drawers of water" a bible quote that has been used to describe the most basic roles of labor for centuries. It is a really fascinating read.
Not to just recommend stuff, but the channel Histocrat has a fantastic (though very long) video on Robin Hood and the historical background from various sources. A lot of info elsewhere online is too blunt or simplistic or focuses on uncovering the secret single source for Robin Hood, but they do a lot of really good research. And amidst that the themes of Robin Hood the loyal subject, Robin Hood the landed lord, Robin Hood the outlaw who becomes legit later in life, and Robin who lives freely above anything else are all covered. The development is really interesting because a lot of the lordship stuff predates him becomes a character in plays for the aristocracy, when they co-opt him it is more that they make him less of an outlaw and much more boring of a hero when the older stuff does not really portray a good man.
I was surprised by how the more communist take is not exactly the oldest nor is it super modern. It is sandwiched in there in the scholarship of Joseph Ritson who was a supporter of the French Revolution and his more egalitarian version is very obviously stemming from that. Not that the populist stuff wasn't already there to an extent, but Ritson really is the one who adds the idea that he robs the rich to give to the poor. That element is not original nor foundational, and the character had went through mainstream success including being used by Shakespeare before it shows up, so it certainly wasn't a case of something later co-opted by the ruling class.
But this is not a bad thing, I think there is something incredibly cool about a very unique man who was literally a supporter of the Jacobins being the one who transformed Robin Hood into someone who can embody revolutionary ideals. In fact to the themes of the film, Ritson responded to questions about what right Robin Hood had to steal he said
"That same power which authorises kings to take it where it can be worst spared, and give it where it is least wanted"
So yeah very based guy
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The Robin of Sherwood tv series from the late 1980s was excellent.
Awesome video. Always appreciate your insights and thoughtful commentaries. Adding it to the rewatch list, stat! I never really considered myself a Robin Hood appreciator, but I always have adored the animated version, Men In Tights is phenomenal, and the Prince of Thieves was always the right amount of melodrama and greatness and unseriousness that i always truly enjoyed it (of course including Alan Rickmans flawlessness). And the way you have explained your appreciation for this version, i am excited for a reexamination. So yeah, I guess I'm squarely aboard the RH train. Thanks for your time and videos. 😊✌️
My favourite version of Robin Hood is the 1980s TV show "Robin of Sherwood". But my favourite thing about Robin Hood is how different storytellers can bring their own ideas and perspectives.
This one is my favorite Robin Hood. There. I said it.
Confession: I might have only saw this move in theatres because I was/still am a huge Great Big Sea fan, and Russell Crowe insisted his best friends were cast as merry men - including the utterly fantastic Alan Doyle. To this day, I still don't understand how they became friends and it's random as fuck for me to think that they are friends, but I kind of love that Crowe has participated in random open mic nights in St. John's, Newfoundland.
I watched the Disney and the 1938 movies quite frequantly as a kid, but this has definitely sold me on watching the 2010 version.
I came for a breakdown of a Robin Hood adaptation I've not seen, but I'm glad I stayed for the hope and the mead.
A+ choice on music for the title theme of this video.
I remember seeing this movie at the theater, and being mystified by the tepid response by critics and the viewing public. I liked it.
I liked this video a lot, I haven’t seen this movie for a long while.
Also your hair looks fantastic.
The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn is unmatched.
Interesting take on a movie I'd all but forgotten about. I just remember being disappointed because I compared it - somewhat unfairly - to the early 80s British series Robin of Sherwood, which was thoroughly antiauthoritarian and all-round wonderful! Their take was basically "all kings are bastards". Couldn't recommend it highly enough!
I appreciate your appreciation for Kate Beckinsale. 😉
this is almost like a response to BREADSWORD´s video on Robin Hood, its fascinating to watch one after the other
I haven't seen the 2010 version. I think I will now give it a watch to see what's what.
I grew up with Errol Flynn in green tights, and animated Robin Hood. As kids we would act out those characters when we played.
It was more fun to act out over the top swashbucklers, and guys in trees swinging around and living in a tree house, than other kinds of play that had us shooting at each other while hiding behind stuff.
The world really needs a cyberpunk anarchist Robin Hood imo