he takes from the rich and gives to the
well you know welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re taking a look at the
most popular depictions of Sherwood
Forest type wearing vigilante in film
and television Robin Hood is common
originally a staple of literature and
theatre the iconic hero Robin Hood
popularized himself in film in 1922
though not the first film based on the
classic tale the feature titled Douglas
Fairbanks in Robin Hood received
unprecedented attention due to its
high-profile Hollywood treatment aside
from being the most expensive silent
film of its day it introduced several
signature elements of the series that
would be included for years to come yet
despite setting the foundation for the
thieving Crusaders leap onto the silver
screen The Adventures of Robin Hood
astonished audiences by delivering a
Technicolor extravaganza in 1938 not
only did it captivate moviegoers with
its use of sound and color but it
quickly became considered the definitive
Robin Hood depiction this has been
attributed to the 11 Academy Awards it
won upon release and for being
classified as culturally and
historically significant by the Library
of Congress are you with me following
its release there was an explosion of
uninspired takes on the timeless hero
until the Canadian animated series
rocket Robin Hood debuted in 1966 to
merge the medieval themes of old with
the eras cultural fascination with space
travel set in the year 3000 on the
sherwoodforest asteroid it depicted the
series villain Prince John as the
corrupt head of not the National outer
space terrestrial territories I want
more Texas more let that be a lesson to
your spaceman always be on your toes as
wacky as it was Disney Pictures would go
on to in vail its own bizarre spin on
the character several years later with
their hand-drawn musical that
represented the characters as various
anthropomorphic animals
such Robin and Maid Marian appeared as
foxes little John became a bear and
Prince John was shown as a cowardly
thumb-sucking lion following the feature
success Robin Hood would achieve
unprecedented widespread attention in
1991 when played by Kevin Costner in
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves not only
did the film give the story a dramatic
tone but it became the most reputable
take on the character for the following
two decades in fact the film was so
influential when it was released that an
entire episode of Star Trek The Next
Generation quickly transported its crew
to Sherwood Forest and placed Patrick
Stewart in the iconic role of Robin of
Locksley if you realize our new home
search thank you only 12 shortly
afterward Mel Brooks released the wildly
popular and incredibly hilarious comedy
spoof Robin Hood men in tights trouble
what are you in the following years the
character would continue to be parodied
yet it was only in 2010 when Ridley
Scott would return the character to
mainstream attention by placing Russell
Crowe in the role of Robin Hood the film
is notable for its serious take on the
character and focus on portraying
subject matter in an extremely gritty
and mature manner
well you know welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re taking a look at the
most popular depictions of Sherwood
Forest type wearing vigilante in film
and television Robin Hood is common
originally a staple of literature and
theatre the iconic hero Robin Hood
popularized himself in film in 1922
though not the first film based on the
classic tale the feature titled Douglas
Fairbanks in Robin Hood received
unprecedented attention due to its
high-profile Hollywood treatment aside
from being the most expensive silent
film of its day it introduced several
signature elements of the series that
would be included for years to come yet
despite setting the foundation for the
thieving Crusaders leap onto the silver
screen The Adventures of Robin Hood
astonished audiences by delivering a
Technicolor extravaganza in 1938 not
only did it captivate moviegoers with
its use of sound and color but it
quickly became considered the definitive
Robin Hood depiction this has been
attributed to the 11 Academy Awards it
won upon release and for being
classified as culturally and
historically significant by the Library
of Congress are you with me following
its release there was an explosion of
uninspired takes on the timeless hero
until the Canadian animated series
rocket Robin Hood debuted in 1966 to
merge the medieval themes of old with
the eras cultural fascination with space
travel set in the year 3000 on the
sherwoodforest asteroid it depicted the
series villain Prince John as the
corrupt head of not the National outer
space terrestrial territories I want
more Texas more let that be a lesson to
your spaceman always be on your toes as
wacky as it was Disney Pictures would go
on to in vail its own bizarre spin on
the character several years later with
their hand-drawn musical that
represented the characters as various
anthropomorphic animals
such Robin and Maid Marian appeared as
foxes little John became a bear and
Prince John was shown as a cowardly
thumb-sucking lion following the feature
success Robin Hood would achieve
unprecedented widespread attention in
1991 when played by Kevin Costner in
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves not only
did the film give the story a dramatic
tone but it became the most reputable
take on the character for the following
two decades in fact the film was so
influential when it was released that an
entire episode of Star Trek The Next
Generation quickly transported its crew
to Sherwood Forest and placed Patrick
Stewart in the iconic role of Robin of
Locksley if you realize our new home
search thank you only 12 shortly
afterward Mel Brooks released the wildly
popular and incredibly hilarious comedy
spoof Robin Hood men in tights trouble
what are you in the following years the
character would continue to be parodied
yet it was only in 2010 when Ridley
Scott would return the character to
mainstream attention by placing Russell
Crowe in the role of Robin Hood the film
is notable for its serious take on the
character and focus on portraying
subject matter in an extremely gritty
and mature manner
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