I thought that was The Death of Robin Hood. It's about an aging Robin Hood who is tormented by his life of killing and robbing people and looking for forgiveness before he dies.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I thought that was a great movie, but it was marketed all wrong. I hope more people watch it. Jackman was fantastic.

[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Robin Hood has always been seen as a common-class hero, so a film where he regrets all the deeds he's performed (and supposedly all the people he murdered along the way) is re-writing the hero as a villain looking for redemption for his evil deeds.

Meanwhile, a new version of A Christmas Carol is releasing this year, simply titled Ebenezer, which is once again promoting the humanization and redemption of the wealthiest man in town.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 5 points 1 day ago

Ebenezer, which is once again promoting the humanization and redemption of the wealthiest man in town.

Eeeeeeewwwww no thanks.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

This is another movie I put on because I was bored but got sucked into it from the opening scene. I agree Jackman did a great job in the role.

It's not a movie I'd recommend to the average person, as I'd call this Robin not quite a villain, but also not quite an anti-hero, but there have been some friends I've recommended this to.

Honestly, Little John was the character I was most conflicted about, because a lot of the unnecessary violence in this tale was centered around his actions, so it's the most fleshed out bit we really got to see/hear directly. It makes perfect sense why he does what he does, but we also see the people he did it to did not deserve what happens. Robin at least admits most of his life was wrong, but a good number did deserve (according to him) what they got, keeping the story from erasing all his anti-hero bits.