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Anyone else wish that Robin Hood

posted 11 years ago by scott-rhs
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Would've talked more in the second half of the movie? I couldn't help but notice that he has very few lines after the tournament scene and up until then he had real conversations with other characters. After the Phony King of England scene he disappears for ten minutes and when he returns he mostly talks while in disguise or just has a few one liners. Maid Marian also disappears and we don't see her until the wedding in the end where she and Robin Hood are about the only characters who don't say anything.

Given that Robin Hood is the main character and the movie is named after him it's kind of a bummer that at times he's treated more like a secondary character. Anyone else notice this?

[–] Taran_Wanderer_2 11 years ago

Hey, the titular Sleeping Beauty loses her voice completely after the first half, so it could be worse. What could Robin Hood have said that would not have sounded forced? Maybe he could have burst into song during the break-in scene? No, I think 'silence' was key for him and the rest once Prince John became more of a threat.

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