Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

of the Robin Hood tales. She to me had the most profound changes because it actually showed a meaningful change. Changing times caused for the demand of a more realistic portrayal of women in the form of Maid Marian. She goes from merely just Robin’s wife to holding her own in the tales. Marian in classic ballads is not very strong, she portrayed mostly as the love interest to Robin Hood and his enemy the Sheriff of Nottingham. As the tale progressed to the movie Robin Hood Prince of Thieves she…

RIchard referred to himself as the king of England rather than the King of the Normans. He understood how important it was to treat people with respect and to unify several people’s into one group in order to be strong against other nations. Robin Hood didn’t mind who it was that they saved, as long as they were good people. Gilbert, in his last moments, loved Rebecca enough to die for her. He looked past her ethnicity, as he’d done in his lust for her in the first place, and then looked past…

I used for a flagline audition, there are only a few anthems that really speak to me when it comes to flagline memories. My top five songs about flagline looks a little bit like this: “Cooler Than Me”- Mike Posner “Some Nights”- Fun. “Prince of Thieves”- Robin Hood “Shake It Off”- Taylor Swift “Cinema”- Skrillex 1. “Cooler Than Me”- Mike Posner Freshman year of high school, I had yet to figure out what I wanted to do with my free time and what I wanted to do activity wise. Ever since the…

viewing experience. To that end, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that a production can be enlightening, yet true to source material. And, that’s where Risen fits into the mold… In Risen, directed by Kevin Reynolds (Waterworld, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), Joseph Fiennes stars as Clavius – a prominent Roman Tribute under the direct command of Pontius Pilate (Peter Firth). Clavius has just been returned from battle and ordered to oversee the conclusion of several crucified…

Medieval castles were built in the middle ages in europe and the Middle East as a structure to provide protection. Castles shouldn't be confused with the “Palaces” that we are familiar with today, Medieval castles weren't made for comfort although they were great for protection. Castles were drafty, gloomy and damp. The fireplaces typically smoked up the rooms. The only light besides was from flickering torches. The floors were either bare stone or covered with animal furs. What furniture they…

Alexandre Dumas was born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie on July 24, 1802, in Villers-Cotterêts, France (Bio.com). Alexandre Dumas family lineage can be traced back to the Haitian island where his father was born and his grandmother was a slave (Bio.com). The Dumas family name was adopted from Alexandre's grandmother, an enslaved Haitian woman named Marie-Césette Dumas (Bio.com). This is an interesting fact about the author because of the presence of strong racial tensions in this time period.…

"Well, use your head, son," he said, smiling. Which really meant, "That's all I'm going to tell you," or "I don't know the answer, so don't embarrass me." A Partnership Is Formed The next morning, I told my best friend, Mike, what my dad had said. As best I could tell, Mike and I were the only poor kids in this school. Mike was like me in that he was in this school by a twist of fate. Someone had drawn a jog in the line for the school district, and we wound up in school with the rich kids. We…