Flynn deserved an Academy Award for "The Adventures of Robin Hood." We all owe Michael Curtiz and Errol Flynn gratitude for giving the best of themselves back in 1938, so we can have this ephemeral screen magic forever. I grew up in the Old San Fernando Valley, a few miles from all the locations for this movie. "...we will grieve not, but rather find strength in what remains behind."
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was one of Hollywood’s most important composers. John Williams’ scores for the Spielberg films were in part inspired by Korngold’s use of the leitmotif for the Errol Flynn films of the past.
Another excellent video. I sort of wish there was more info on The Adventures of Robin Hood itself as opposed to the swashbuckler genre as a whole, but I'm more than happy with fourteen minutes of insightful analysis
Bless You for making this video. With all that is going on in the world today, I long for the swashbuckling, action adventure films of yesteryear. I feel like, if done correctly, they will STILL be a massive financial success and a hit with audiences the world over. We NEED movies like this again.
Batman is clearly a Zorro and Sherlock Holmes hybrid. The Sea Hawk (1940) is a masterpiece. The Korngold soundtrack alone, is worth the price of admission.
Michael Curtiz is one of the most unrecognized geniuses of the Golden Era. Errol Flynn is another one that doesn't get his due, except here. As a light-hearted swashbuckler, he had no peer. He could play the darker emotions too. Witness the scene in "They Died with Their Boots On" where he says goodbye to his wife before leaving for his last battle. Done with subtlety and grace. His reputation as a ladies man got him supposedly named in the phrase of the day, "in like Flynn", from which he could never escape.
Really enjoyed this! I have always loved swashbuckler films for all the qualities you mention but I wasn't aware of the first wave in the 20s. Errol Flynn's Robin Hood is the best iteration of the character by far (with the possible exception of the animated Disney version). Nowadays I'm really into the MCU and I love that you related the two genres!
You may appreciate the film "The Rocketeer". On top of being a good old fashioned adventure movie, one of the villains is a thinly veiled expy of Errol Flynn.
feels so good to finally know all the names of so many classic swashbucklers that Lindsay Ellis mentioned in her Pirates video , plus more. don't even know where to start , either chronological or pick the most interesting ones apart until iv'e watched them all , thanks Charlie!!
Well you know what they say. We are men, We are men in tights, We go around the forest looking for fights. Yeah those were the good days. But not joking, this video is really well made and I love the subject matter.
@@onehundredyearsofcinema I think it's fair to say MEN IN TIGHTS is the last truly great Robin Hood movie. It parodies the stereotypes of the swashbuckler genre and openly ridicules the low points of the Robin Hood mythos, but it's also a fine and very faithful movie to the mythos in its own right. All the classic iconography and characterizations are intact, the acting is strong (Cary Elwes is easily the best Robin Hood since Flynn), it's got terrific action scenes (the final battle between Robin and the Sheriff effortlessly ping-pongs between funny and exciting), and it's crafted with a lot of love. Coming after the disappointment of PRINCE OF THIEVES, MEN IN TIGHTS brought Robin Hood back with flying colors...and then everything that came after it completely missed the point. I think I'd make the argument that there are three Robin Hood movies that are equally definitive and essential: Flynn's ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, MEN IN TIGHTS, and Disney's animated version with the characters depicted as animals. For whatever reason, those three films, different as they are, all got it right on target and all feel like they're kindred spirits. Everything else just kind of falls by the wayside to different degrees, although some of them do have their qualities.
@@reidmason2551 Actually Elwes (and Mandy Patakin) did a better job of connecting with the Errol Flynn swashbuckler in "The Princess Bride," where pretty much every trope established by Douglas Fairbanks, Flynn and Tyrone Power in the swath of swashbucklers those three giants carved out in the 20's and 30's. Flynn was even able to bring a touch of the swashbuckling rogue into the Western genre in his few but memorable appearances as the hero in Western films. The swashbuckler may have generally packed away his sword for firearms and such, but he lives on in the Indiana Jones character and a good number of single films such as "The Rocketeer." I'm 72...but every time I see Flynn, I'm a young man again. I'm only sad that so many of today's youth are so totally ignorant of these magnificent actors. And Korngold's music that still stirs the heart. (One last note on the 1938 "Adventures of Robin Hood." It should be noted that the introduction of Technicolor was to the population at that time at least equivalent if not greater than the modern CGI. As Louis puts it near the end of "Interview with the Vampire," "And what sunrises, seen as the human eye could never see them: silver at first, then, as the years progressed, in tones of purple, red, and my long lost blue." Artificial, but it gave the sensation of real life to the cinema fans of the 1930's.)
Discuss: the anti-hero. Why Super heros usually have alter egos that are timid and law abiding. You've got the same thing on your hands. It even works with westerns.
All the archery shots were real! "ALL" They were made by Howard Hill, the world's best longbow archer. That is one of the reasons it was so popular. As a child, I would watch this movie every time I got a chance. Then, I would go to the woods and bowhunt anything that moved.
Excellent work. This would have been strengthened by briefly comparing and contrasting the swashbuckler with the Western hero, a loner who fights corruption, yet went on to a richer history thanks to John Ford and others.
Well I have to disagree slightly with your final conclusion. Modern super heroes are basically semie devine übermenschen with no natural enemies than other super heroes. Therefore they fail to make a human connection with the audience. Just my opinion of course. Keep up the good work.
This is why we need Superman to go back to fighting corrupt politicians and slumlords from time to time. There's a great story called Superman: Peace on Earth that features Superman fighting starvation, rather than a space robot or monster.
Watch Avengers: Age of Ultron. That film did what 75% of superhero films fail to do: make the characters seem human, capable of making MASSIVE errors in judgement, and struggling with the toughest questions life throws at them.
Endgame will not age well. The first two films might, however. Ironically, Age of Ultron due to its powerful, timeless themes might be remembered as a masterpiece decades from now (when people look back).
As good and insightful as I find your analyses of important historical films (I’ve subscribed), I just can’t help but cringe when I hear anyone pronouncing “D’Artagnan” as “Dartanyan” or - even worse - “Dartaynyan”. It hurts me intellectually and physically.
Very few actors are able to perfectly embody a character but Errol Flynn as Robin Hood is one of them
Flynn deserved an Academy Award for "The Adventures of Robin Hood." We all owe Michael Curtiz and Errol Flynn gratitude for giving the best of themselves back in 1938, so we can have this ephemeral screen magic forever. I grew up in the Old San Fernando Valley, a few miles from all the locations for this movie. "...we will grieve not, but rather find strength in what remains behind."
Errol Flynn was born to become Robin Hood - the best and greatest of its kind, the movie for which Technicolor must have been invented! KAN
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was one of Hollywood’s most important composers. John Williams’ scores for the Spielberg films were in part inspired by Korngold’s use of the leitmotif for the Errol Flynn films of the past.
The Leitmotifs are no invention of Korngold. It started at least 100 years earlier with Wagner
Well the Star Wars theme is not only inspired by Korngold’s theme from Kings Row, but it is the Rebel Fanfare
Absolutely!
Another excellent video. I sort of wish there was more info on The Adventures of Robin Hood itself as opposed to the swashbuckler genre as a whole, but I'm more than happy with fourteen minutes of insightful analysis
Errol Leslie Thompson Flynn is the one and only Robin hood. No one before or after will ever surpass baron Flynn. Rip legend. Stephen King.
Bless You for making this video. With all that is going on in the world today, I long for the swashbuckling, action adventure films of yesteryear. I feel like, if done correctly, they will STILL be a massive financial success and a hit with audiences the world over. We NEED movies like this again.
I love Errol Flynn and the Robin Hood movie!❤
Batman is clearly a Zorro and Sherlock Holmes hybrid.
The Sea Hawk (1940) is a masterpiece. The Korngold soundtrack alone, is worth the price of admission.
Errol flynn was the best Robin Hood ever
Michael Curtiz is one of the most unrecognized geniuses of the Golden Era. Errol Flynn is another one that doesn't get his due, except here. As a light-hearted swashbuckler, he had no peer. He could play the darker emotions too. Witness the scene in "They Died with Their Boots On" where he says goodbye to his wife before leaving for his last battle. Done with subtlety and grace. His reputation as a ladies man got him supposedly named in the phrase of the day, "in like Flynn", from which he could never escape.
"Objective, Burma!" was also a great film and Flynn said it was one of his favorites.
The wonderful soundtrack from Korngold helped Flynn's movies too.
Robin Hood is the best character in cinema hands down!
I come from Errol Flynn’s home town, my old school was next to his, and it’s still a little bit of a thrill to walk the same streets he did.
A rogue by any other name is a dashing hero with a few character flaws... What fun is there when the hero is squeaky clean? Great Analysis
Really enjoyed this! I have always loved swashbuckler films for all the qualities you mention but I wasn't aware of the first wave in the 20s. Errol Flynn's Robin Hood is the best iteration of the character by far (with the possible exception of the animated Disney version).
Nowadays I'm really into the MCU and I love that you related the two genres!
BEAUTIFUL SOUNDTRACK! LOVE IT PLUS THE WHOLE MOVIE- THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD-
I'm surprised you didn't talk about Pirates of the Caribbean. Surely they take their cue from Errol Flynn's swashbuckling as well?
Dumas is my favorite author!
He took the stories from the true memoirs of Monsiurs Athos abd Dartagneon!
I get excited when a new video of yours comes up. I love this series so much!!!
great video as usual keep up the good work ( :
Great series. Covers so many films to provide context for the spotlighted film.
I love my daily dose of Errol Flynn. Good content btw
You may appreciate the film "The Rocketeer". On top of being a good old fashioned adventure movie, one of the villains is a thinly veiled expy of Errol Flynn.
feels so good to finally know all the names of so many classic swashbucklers that Lindsay Ellis mentioned in her Pirates video , plus more.
don't even know where to start , either chronological or pick the most interesting ones apart until iv'e watched them all , thanks Charlie!!
"Why, you speak treason!" "Fluently."
nice content One Hundred Years of Cinema. I smashed that thumbs up on your video. Keep on up the fantastic work.
HES BACK
I am a lovable rogue. ❤❤❤
This was excellent! Thank you!
Great Video brother. I got what I was after from it. Thank you.
Finally, a new video!!! :D
Again, great great video!
Good video my dude!! I’m definitely considering donating to your Patreon
This is the inspiration of Johan and Peewit.
I enjoyed it, good job. Hiw about doing a show on the misfit heroes 1972 SILENT RUNNING, ROBIN AND MARION, GOODWILL HUNTING.
Errol Flynn was the archetype Australian larrikin.
Great documentary, but I am disappointed you didn't mention The Princess Bride, a gentle send up of the genre and a classic in its own right.
7:14 TYPO!!! RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!! BRING THE TAR AND FEATHERS!!
In all seriousness, great series.
Well you know what they say.
We are men, We are men in tights, We go around the forest looking for fights.
Yeah those were the good days.
But not joking, this video is really well made and I love the subject matter.
Thank you! I watched Robin Hood: Men in Tights for the first time in researching for this episode, what a fantastic film!
One Hundred Years of Cinema that is great. Glad you liked and I hope you luck with your future content.
@@onehundredyearsofcinema I think it's fair to say MEN IN TIGHTS is the last truly great Robin Hood movie. It parodies the stereotypes of the swashbuckler genre and openly ridicules the low points of the Robin Hood mythos, but it's also a fine and very faithful movie to the mythos in its own right. All the classic iconography and characterizations are intact, the acting is strong (Cary Elwes is easily the best Robin Hood since Flynn), it's got terrific action scenes (the final battle between Robin and the Sheriff effortlessly ping-pongs between funny and exciting), and it's crafted with a lot of love. Coming after the disappointment of PRINCE OF THIEVES, MEN IN TIGHTS brought Robin Hood back with flying colors...and then everything that came after it completely missed the point.
I think I'd make the argument that there are three Robin Hood movies that are equally definitive and essential: Flynn's ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, MEN IN TIGHTS, and Disney's animated version with the characters depicted as animals. For whatever reason, those three films, different as they are, all got it right on target and all feel like they're kindred spirits. Everything else just kind of falls by the wayside to different degrees, although some of them do have their qualities.
@@reidmason2551 Actually Elwes (and Mandy Patakin) did a better job of connecting with the Errol Flynn swashbuckler in "The Princess Bride," where pretty much every trope established by Douglas Fairbanks, Flynn and Tyrone Power in the swath of swashbucklers those three giants carved out in the 20's and 30's. Flynn was even able to bring a touch of the swashbuckling rogue into the Western genre in his few but memorable appearances as the hero in Western films. The swashbuckler may have generally packed away his sword for firearms and such, but he lives on in the Indiana Jones character and a good number of single films such as "The Rocketeer." I'm 72...but every time I see Flynn, I'm a young man again. I'm only sad that so many of today's youth are so totally ignorant of these magnificent actors. And Korngold's music that still stirs the heart.
(One last note on the 1938 "Adventures of Robin Hood." It should be noted that the introduction of Technicolor was to the population at that time at least equivalent if not greater than the modern CGI. As Louis puts it near the end of "Interview with the Vampire," "And what sunrises, seen as the human eye could never see them: silver at first, then, as the years progressed, in tones of purple, red, and my long lost blue." Artificial, but it gave the sensation of real life to the cinema fans of the 1930's.)
Great video but the title is slightly misleading. I was hoping for something more about TAORH specifically :)
Very good material.
Shame this channel stopped making videos.
Discuss: the anti-hero. Why Super heros usually have alter egos that are timid and law abiding. You've got the same thing on your hands. It even works with westerns.
Thank you for this. I have some more ideas for you if you want.
1939: the return of universal horror, going to oz, gone away with the wind, John Wayne and Stagecoach, etc.
All the archery shots were real! "ALL" They were made by Howard Hill, the world's best longbow archer. That is one of the reasons it was so popular. As a child, I would watch this movie every time I got a chance. Then, I would go to the woods and bowhunt anything that moved.
Alexandre Dumas is pronounced with a silent 's' (Duma).
I love the lovable rouge type of movies.
Any recommendations for movies here on u tube. ??????
I-R-O-N
which begs the question: what does it mean to buckle a swash?
Errol made at least 13 Swashbuckling films NOT 8!!!
tell me the names of the other ones please
Excellent work. This would have been strengthened by briefly comparing and contrasting the swashbuckler with the Western hero, a loner who fights corruption, yet went on to a richer history thanks to John Ford and others.
Can't believe it took nine and half minutes before you started talking about the title movie. Video is only 14 minutes long. No sub from me.
So did you just not want to talk about Pirates of the Caribbean or what?
Well I have to disagree slightly with your final conclusion. Modern super heroes are basically semie devine übermenschen with no natural enemies than other super heroes. Therefore they fail to make a human connection with the audience. Just my opinion of course. Keep up the good work.
This is why we need Superman to go back to fighting corrupt politicians and slumlords from time to time. There's a great story called Superman: Peace on Earth that features Superman fighting starvation, rather than a space robot or monster.
Watch Avengers: Age of Ultron. That film did what 75% of superhero films fail to do: make the characters seem human, capable of making MASSIVE errors in judgement, and struggling with the toughest questions life throws at them.
Will anyone be watching MCU films 80 years from now? The cgi already dates them, but perhaps they’ll get Lucas’d by and by...
Endgame will not age well. The first two films might, however. Ironically, Age of Ultron due to its powerful, timeless themes might be remembered as a masterpiece decades from now (when people look back).
As good and insightful as I find your analyses of important historical films (I’ve subscribed), I just can’t help but cringe when I hear anyone pronouncing “D’Artagnan” as “Dartanyan” or - even worse - “Dartaynyan”. It hurts me intellectually and physically.
Boo hoo.