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Robin Hood: The True Story

Robin Hood: The True Story

Representation Score

3.0/10

Limited

2015

Director

Anthony Marciano

Runtime

87 minutes

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The film presents a cynical deconstruction of the Robin Hood legend, swapping traditional heroism for a story about petty criminals driven by personal vice. This subversion offers a unique cultural perspective by challenging established Western moral archetypes. However, the narrative lacks depth in demographic representation. While it disrupts gender clichés by making the 'heroes' predatory, it fails to provide ability to act to women or any visible multi-layered identities. The focus remains narrow and centered on the protagonists' selfish ambitions.

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Category Breakdown

Does Robin Hood: The True Story have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on the protagonists' goal to run a brothel, introducing adult social spaces. However, there are no explicit depictions of LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities.

How does Robin Hood: The True Story portray gender?

Fair

Robin and Tuck are portrayed as villains targeting vulnerable groups, including women. While this challenges the noble outlaw cliché, women are shown as targets rather than active agents.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Robin Hood: The True Story?

Minimal

The narrative does not provide information about the racial composition of the cast or the ethnic makeup of the Nottingham setting. Therefore, there is no diversity in this category.

How does Robin Hood: The True Story represent religion and culture?

Good

The story subverts Western folklore by shifting altruism to self-interest. It uses moral relativism to challenge the traditional Robin Hood mythos through a lens of situational ethics.

Does Robin Hood: The True Story include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The narrative lacks any representation of the disability community.

Present on Screen

  • Subverts traditional Western folklore by replacing noble altruism with moral relativism.
  • Challenges the classic 'hero' archetype by reframing protagonists as self-interested antagonists.

Limited or Absent

  • Women are primarily depicted as targets rather than active agents.
  • No evidence of racial, ethnic, or disability-based representation.
  • No explicit inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities.

Official Synopsis

Robin des Bois, with his friend Tuck, are bad guy: they only steal poor, women and old people. They dream to get they own brothel in town, like the Pussycat. They decide to rob Nottingham's tax office, but they meet the Sherwood gang - who steal to rich to feed the poors - with the same idea in mind: Robbing the Nottingham sherif. The true story of Robin des Bois can finally begins!

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