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The Last of Robin Hood

Name: The Last of Robin Hood
Director: Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer
Released: 2013
Duration: 92 min

Representation Score

6.5/10

Good

2013

Director

Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer

Runtime

92 minutes

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The Last of Robin Hood is a nuanced character study that excels in its sophisticated exploration of queer history. By focusing on the private lives of public figures, the film effectively challenges the narrow focus on straight relationships of the 1950s. However, the film is limited by its narrow socioeconomic and racial scope. The narrative remains confined to a homogeneous, white, celebrity-class environment, offering little representation for diverse ethnic groups. Ultimately, the film's strength lies in its rejection of rigid moralism. It replaces traditional archetypes with a more complex, albeit narrow, look at human connection and personal freedom.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Last of Robin Hood have LGBTQ+ representation?

Excellent

The film focuses on queer identity during a time of strict social repression. It challenges mid-century assumptions about straight relationships by examining non-traditional gender expressions and emotional experiences.

How does The Last of Robin Hood portray gender?

Fair

The story revolves around a male-dominated celebrity world. However, it breaks down traditional masculinity by showing men's vulnerabilities, addictions, and deviation from societal norms.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Last of Robin Hood?

Limited

The movie is set in a homogeneous period where high society is predominantly white. It lacks meaningful racial or ethnic diversity among its main characters.

How does The Last of Robin Hood represent religion and culture?

Good

The film emphasizes personal truth over strict 1950s social or religious norms. It frames personal struggles through the lens of subjective experience using moral relativism.

Does The Last of Robin Hood include disability representation?

Fair

The film examines the psychological impact of aging and addiction. These elements are used as character traits rather than exploring the ability to act of those dealing with disabilities.

Present on Screen

Sophisticated exploration of queer identity and history during a period of social repression.
Challenges traditional masculine norms by highlighting vulnerability and instability.
Uses moral relativism to prioritize personal truth over rigid social institutions.

Limited or Absent

Lacks meaningful racial and ethnic diversity among the main characters.
Remains heavily focused on a specific, homogeneous white celebrity socioeconomic class.
Uses personal instability and addiction primarily as dramatic devices rather than exploring disability ability to act.

Official Synopsis

Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling Hollywood star and notorious ladies man, flouted convention all his life, but never more brazenly than in his last years when, swimming in vodka and unwilling to face his mortality, he undertook a liaison with an aspiring actress, Beverly Aadland. The two had a high-flying affair that spanned the globe and was enabled by the girl's fame-obsessed mother, Florence. It all came crashing to an end in October 1959, when events forced the relationship into the open, sparking an avalanche of publicity castigating Beverly and her mother - which only fed Florence's need to stay in the spotlight.

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