1938: The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Lovable Rogue that Changed Cinema

Robin Hood is one of the most popular heroes in all of cinema, he has featured in well over 100 film, but perhaps the best of all was directed by Michael Curtiz in 1938.

The adventures of Robin Hood starring errol flynn is one of the most joyful and exciting films ever made. The film boasts incredible stunts, action set pieces, sword fighting and most impressive of all, beautiful technicolor. The film is a almost perfect swashbuckling family adventure film, from the story, characters and wonderful score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

The 1938 film helped popularise Errol Flynn as the lovable rogue, one of the most beloved archetypes in all of cinema. If you love Han Solo, Spiderman, Indiana Jones or Aragorn, you are familiar with the trope. He could be a thief with a heart of gold or a rugged adventure, but he's always the smartest guy in the room.


This video tracks the evolution of the loveable rogue from the writing of the romantic period, becoming popular though Errol Flynn and Robin Hood, and evolving into the modern superheroes of today.

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