![]() One wants to see more of Prince John, Maid Marian, and Little John, or even Allan-a-dale. When remembering the characters in the movie, the villains and other supporting characters are the ones that stand out the most. Song sung by sherriff of nottingham movie#The other major problem in the movie is that Robin Hood himself is not as interesting as the other characters. Maid Marian does not even appear in the second part of the movie, even though she is a focal point in the first half. ![]() By splitting the plot into two discernible parts, the movie plays out like two episodes of a television show instead of a whole movie. While I love Robin Hood, I do believe that it is a structurally weak film. Most of the time they are trying to find new ways to steal from the nobility, or running away from the law, but when Prince John comes to town, bringing Maid Marian, things change. Robin Hood, in turn, hides out in Sherwood Forest with his best friend Little John and his band of merry men. All of the animals live in the city of Nottingham where Prince John is passing by on a tour of the countryside. For example, Maid Marian, a vixen, is the King Richard’s, a lion’s, niece. While most families remain within the same species (such as the rabbit family), not all of the relationships make sense. Other animals rounding up the cast include snakes, rabbits, chickens, roosters, turtles, alligators, vultures, elephants, rhinos, dogs, and wolves. Both Robin Hood and Maid Marian are foxes, Little John is a bear, Prince John and King Richard are lions, and Friar Tuck is a large badger. The main difference in this Disney feature is that the characters are all depicted as different forest animals. ![]() Although critics initially claimed the cartoon was unoriginal and unmemorable (many citing Disney’s 1952 live action film The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men as being a superior film), it has stood the test of time to become one of the company’s most memorable films from the 70s ![]() When the movie finally came out in 1973, it became Disney’s biggest animated hit to date. With Robin Hood, the company hoped to achieve another great success with another timeless adventure story. Critics were not unhappy with the animation, but they felt that the company was not being as original as they had been in the past with some of their classics. Although The Aristocats had been a box-office success, many began feeling that something special was missing without Walt’s touch. ![]() In 1973, the Walt Disney Company was still trying to re-establish itself as the animation powerhouse that it once was with Walt Disney. The second part is about Prince John enacting his revenge on Robin Hood by sentencing Friar Tuck to his death and by imprisoning the people of Nottingham, forcing Robin Hood to save them. The first part of the movie establishes the characters and deals with Robin and his quest to gain Maid Marian’s hand. Throughout the movie, Prince John grows increasingly obsessed with capturing Robin Hood and he uses both Maid Marian and the townspeople as bait for his schemes. The children sneak in, and we find out that Maid Marian was once Robin Hood’s sweetheart and that she has not seen him for many years. During one of their games, they end up accidentally entering Prince John’s castle grounds where they meet the lovely Maid Marian who is playing badminton with her lady-in-waiting Lady Kluck. This is when we meet a group of local children who admire Robin Hood. The local Sheriff of Nottingham is collecting taxes and we learn that Prince John is heavily taxing his own people for personal gain. However, we soon learn that Robin is no common thief when, back in Nottingham, the Friar Tuck delivers the gold Robin stole back to the poor. ![]()
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