History Film / RobinHood2010

* QuicksandSucks: Averted and Downplayed: When Robin and Marion encounter a group of peasants trying to free a ram that was stuck in a mud, Marion [[TemptingFate tries to free a ram stuck in the quicksand-like mud on her own without help, but she falls in mud and only manages to herself stuck along with ram]]. After falling in mud while making a loud splash on it, Marion manages to right herself while her skirt gets folded up around her body, very close to her and starts trailing in and out of the mud. Marion [[TemptingFate assures Robin and rest of the peasants near the bog that she is fine and that she does not need help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away peasants's concern for her. But when Marion tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and that she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own]]. Leading to Robin going to rescue both Marion and ram. Fortunately, Marion is not in any danger of sinking deeper into mud to her death while being stuck in mud, she's just too stuck to free herself from the mud and has a hard time getting out of the mud. And after Robin rescues ram from mud, he also rescues Marion from mud as well.

** In one scene, Marion explains to Robin that "I was no maid" when she married her husband.

* QuicksandSucks: Averted and Downplayed: When Robin and Marion encounter a group of peasants trying to free a ram that was stuck in a mud, Marion [[TemptingFate tries to free a ram stuck in the quicksand-like mud on her own without help, but she falls in mud and only manages to herself stuck along with ram]]. After falling in mud while making a loud splash on it, Marion manages to right herself while her skirt gets folded up around her body, very close to her and starts trailing in and out of the mud. Marion [[TemptingFate assures Robin and rest of the peasants near the bog that she is fine and that she does not need help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away peasants's concern for her. But when Marion tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and that she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own]]. Leading to Robin going to rescue both Marion and ram. Fortunately, Marion is not in any danger of sinking deeper into mud to her death while being stuck in mud, she's just too stuck to free herself from the mud and has a hard time getting out of the mud.
-->'''Lady Marion Loxley:''' [[TemptingFate "Stop! You'll break its neck." (Marion swings off her horse, quickly gathers her hair and tucks it down the back of her shirt and also gathers and hikes up her skirt to that her legs are bare to the thighs, takes a hoe staff one of the peasants gives her and starts walking carefully forward into the bog, while testing the ground of the bog ahead of her for it's firmness before each step with a hoe while keeping her eyes mostly on the tricky grounds). Robin: "Marion." (Marion ignores him and keeps trying to make forward progress, Robin then also swings off his horse). Marion: "Easy." (And as Marion is slowly approaching ram that is stuck in the mud, she suddenly gasps, loses her footing and falls into the mud, pinwheeling her arms to keep herself away from falling forward while making a loud splash after she falls in mud. Marion manages to right herself, but she only manages to get herself stuck in mud along with ram.). Marion: "I'm alright." (Marion holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away serfs concern for her, then as she tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her when she fell in mud and made a loud splash after she fell in, and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and how she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own at all) "Uh, I can’t move me legs. (Marion is rather embarrased and annoyed about how she got herself stuck in mud, then turns towards the shore to tell Robin and serfs that she is stuck in mud and needs help to be rescued). I can’t move me legs! (Marion looks at Robin at shore who is placing a rope on his shoulders and going to rescue her and ram)."]]

* TemptingFate: Lady Marion Loxley does this when she tries to free a ram stuck in the quicksand-like mud on her own without help, but she falls in mud and only manages to herself stuck along with ram. After falling in mud while making a loud splash on it, Marion manages to right herself while her skirt gets folded up around her body, very close to her and starts trailing in and out of the mud. Marion [[TemptingFate assures Robin and rest of the peasants near the bog that she is fine and that she does not need help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away peasants's concern for her. But when Marion tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and that she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own.]] Leading to Robin going to rescue both Marion and ram. It turns out Lady Marion Loxley is not fine after all, and that she does need help to be rescued from being stuck in mud. Fortunately, Marion is not in any danger of sinking deeper into mud to her death while being stuck in mud, she's just too stuck to free herself and has a hard time getting out.
-->'''Lady Marion Loxley:''' "Stop! You'll break its neck." (Marion swings off her horse, quickly gathers her hair and tucks it down the back of her shirt and also gathers and hikes up her skirt to that her legs are bare to the thighs, takes a hoe staff one of the peasants gives her and starts walking carefully forward into the bog, while testing the ground of the bog ahead of her for it's firmness before each step with a hoe while keeping her eyes mostly on the tricky grounds). Robin: "Marion." (Marion ignores him and keeps trying to make forward progress, Robin then also swings off his horse). Lady Marion Loxley: "Easy." (And as Marion is slowly approaching ram that is stuck in the mud, she suddenly gasps, loses her footing and falls into the mud, pinwheeling her arms to keep herself away from falling forward while making a loud splash after she falls in mud. Marion manages to right herself, but she only manages to get herself stuck in mud along with ram.). Lady Marion Loxley: [[TemptingFate "I'm alright."]] (Marion holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away serfs concern for her, then as she tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her when she fell in mud and made a loud splash after she fell in, and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and how she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own at all) "Uh, I can’t move me legs. (Marion is rather embarrased and annoyed about how she got herself stuck in mud, then turns towards the shore to tell Robin and serfs that she is stuck in mud and needs help to be rescued). I can’t move me legs! (Marion looks at Robin at shore who is placing a rope on his shoulders and going to rescue her and ram)."

-->'''Lady Marion Loxley:''' [[TemptingFate "Stop! You'll break its neck." (Marion swings off her horse, quickly gathers her hair and tucks it down the back of her shirt and also gathers and hikes up her skirt to that her legs are bare to the thighs, takes a hoe staff one of the peasants gives her and starts walking carefully forward into the bog, while testing the ground of the bog ahead of her for it's firmness before each step with a hoe while keeping her eyes mostly on the tricky grounds). Robin: "Marion." (Marion ignores him and keeps trying to make forward progress, Robin then also swings off his horse). Marion: "Easy." (And as Marion is slowly approaching ram that is stuck in the mud, she suddenly gasps, loses her footing and falls into the mud, pinwheeling her arms to keep herself away from falling forward while making a loud splash after she falls in mud. Marion manages to right herself, but she only manages to get herself stuck in mud along with ram.). Marion: "I'm alright." (Marion holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away serfs concern for her, then as she tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her when she fell in mud and made a loud splash after she fell in, and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and how she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own at all) "Uh, I can’t move me legs. (Marion is rather embarrased and annoyed about how she got herself stuck in mud, then turns towards the shore to tell Robin and serfs that she is stuck in mud and needs help to be rescued). I can’t move me legs! (Marion looks at Robin at shore who is placing a rope on his shoulders and going to rescue her and ram)."]]

* QuicksandSucks: Averted and Downplayed: Lady Marion Loxley tries to free a ram stuck in the quicksand-like mud on her own without help, but she falls in mud and only manages to herself stuck along with ram. After falling in mud while making a loud splash on it, Marion manages to right herself while her skirt gets folded up around her body, very close to her and starts trailing in and out of the mud. Marion assures Robin and rest of the peasants near the bog that she is fine and that she does not need help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away peasants's concern for her. But when Marion tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and that she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own Leading to Robin going to rescue both Marion and ram. Fortunately, Marion is not in any danger of sinking deeper into mud to her death while being stuck in mud, she's just too stuck to free herself from the mud and has a hard time getting out of the mud.
-->'''Lady Marion Loxley:''' [[TemptingFate "Stop! You'll break its neck." (Marion swings off her horse, quickly gathers her hair and tucks it down the back of her shirt and also gathers and hikes up her skirt to that her legs are bare to the thighs, takes a hoe staff one of the peasants gives her and starts walking carefully forward into the bog, while testing the ground of the bog ahead of her for it's firmness before each step with a hoe while keeping her eyes mostly on the tricky grounds). Robin: "Marion." (Marion ignores him and keeps trying to make forward progress, Robin then also swings off his horse). Marion: "Easy." (And as Marion is slowly approaching ram that is stuck in the mud, she suddenly gasps, loses her footing and falls into the mud, pinwheeling her arms to keep herself away from falling forward while making a loud splash after she falls in mud, getting herself stuck in mud along with ram. Marion manages to right herself while her skirt gets folded up around her body, very close to her and starts trailing in and out of the mud). Marion: "I'm all right." (Marion holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away peasants's concern for her, then as she tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her when she fell in mud and made a loud splash after she fell in, and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and how she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own at all) "Uh, I can’t move me legs. (Marion says rather embarrased and annoyed, then turns towards the shore to tell Robin and peasants that she is stuck in mud and needs help to be rescued). I can’t move me legs! (Marion says a little louder this time)."]]

* TemptingFate: Lady Marion Loxley does this when she tries to free a ram stuck in the quicksand-like mud on her own without help, but she falls in mud and only manages to herself stuck along with ram. After falling in mud while making a loud splash on it, Marion manages to right herself while her skirt gets folded up around her body, very close to her and starts trailing in and out of the mud. Marion assures Robin and rest of the peasants near the bog that she is fine and that she does not need help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away peasants's concern for her. But when Marion tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and that she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own Leading to Robin going to rescue both Marion and ram. It turns out Lady Marion Loxley is not fine after all, and that she does need help to be rescued from being stuck in mud. Fortunately, Marion is not in any danger of sinking deeper into mud to her death while being stuck in mud, she's just too stuck to free herself from the mud and has a hard time getting out of the mud.
-->'''Lady Marion Loxley:''' [[TemptingFate "Stop! You'll break its neck." (Marion swings off her horse, quickly gathers her hair and tucks it down the back of her shirt and also gathers and hikes up her skirt to that her legs are bare to the thighs, takes a hoe staff one of the peasants gives her and starts walking carefully forward into the bog, while testing the ground of the bog ahead of her for it's firmness before each step with a hoe while keeping her eyes mostly on the tricky grounds). Robin: "Marion." (Marion ignores him and keeps trying to make forward progress, Robin then also swings off his horse). Marion: "Easy." (And as Marion is slowly approaching ram that is stuck in the mud, she suddenly gasps, loses her footing and falls into the mud, pinwheeling her arms to keep herself away from falling forward while making a loud splash after she falls in mud, getting herself stuck in mud along with ram. Marion manages to right herself while her skirt gets folded up around her body, very close to her and starts trailing in and out of the mud). Marion: "I'm all right." (Marion holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away serfs concern for her, then as she tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her when she fell in mud and made a loud splash after she fell in, and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and how she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own at all) "Uh, I can’t move me legs. (Marion says rather embarrased and annoyed, then turns towards the shore to tell Robin and serfs that she is stuck in mud and needs help to be rescued). I can’t move me legs! (Marion says a little louder this time)."]]

* QuicksandSucks: Lady Marion Loxley, tries to free a ram stuck in the quicksand-like mud on her own without help, but she falls in mud and gets stuck herself. After falling in mud while making a loud splash on it, Marion assures Robin and rest of the peasants near the bog that she is fine and that she does not need help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away peasants's concern for her. But when Marion tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and that she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own Leading to Robin going to rescue both Marion and ram. It turns out Lady Marion Loxley is not fine after all, and that she does need help to be rescued from being stuck in mud. Fortunately, Marion is not in any danger of sinking deeper into mud to her death while being stuck in mud, she's just too stuck to free herself and has a hard time getting out.
-->'''Lady Marion Loxley:''' [[TemptingFate "Stop! You'll break its neck." (Marion swings off her horse, quickly gathers her hair and tucks it down the back of her shirt and also gathers and hikes up her skirt to that her legs are bare to the thighs, takes a hoe staff one of the peasants gives her and starts walking carefully forward into the bog, while testing the ground of the bog ahead of her for it's firmness before each step with a hoe while keeping her eyes mostly on the tricky grounds). Robin: "Marion." (Marion ignores him and keeps trying to make forward progress, Robin then also swings off his horse). Marion: "Easy." (And as Marion is slowly approaching ram that is stuck in the mud, she suddenly gasps, loses her footing and falls into the mud, pinwheeling her arms to keep herself away from falling forward while making a loud splash after she falls in mud. Marion manages to right herself, but she only manages to get herself stuck in mud along with ram.). Marion: "I'm alright." (Marion holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away serfs concern for her, then as she tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her when she fell in mud and made a loud splash after she fell in, and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and how she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own at all) "Uh, I can’t move me legs. (Marion says rather embarrased and annoyed, then turns towards the shore to tell Robin and serfs that she is stuck in mud and needs help to be rescued). I can’t move me legs! (Marion says a little louder this time)."]]

* TemptingFate: Lady Marion Loxley, tries to free a ram stuck in the quicksand-like mud on her own without help, but she falls in mud and gets stuck herself. After falling in mud while making a loud splash on it, Marion assures Robin and rest of the peasants near the bog that she is fine and that she does not need help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away peasants's concern for her. But when Marion tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and that she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own Leading to Robin going to rescue both Marion and ram. It turns out Lady Marion Loxley is not fine after all, and that she does need help to be rescued from being stuck in mud. Fortunately, Marion is not in any danger of sinking deeper into mud to her death while being stuck in mud, she's just too stuck to free herself and has a hard time getting out.
-->'''Lady Marion Loxley:''' [[TemptingFate "Stop! You'll break its neck." (Marion swings off her horse, quickly gathers her hair and tucks it down the back of her shirt and also gathers and hikes up her skirt to that her legs are bare to the thighs, takes a hoe staff one of the peasants gives her and starts walking carefully forward into the bog, while testing the ground of the bog ahead of her for it's firmness before each step with a hoe while keeping her eyes mostly on the tricky grounds). Robin: "Marion." (Marion ignores him and keeps trying to make forward progress, Robin then also swings off his horse). Marion: "Easy." (And as Marion is slowly approaching ram that is stuck in the mud, she suddenly gasps, loses her footing and falls into the mud, pinwheeling her arms to keep herself away from falling forward while making a loud splash after she falls in mud. Marion manages to right herself, but she only manages to get herself stuck in mud along with ram.). Marion: "I'm alright." (Marion holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away serfs concern for her, then as she tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her when she fell in mud and made a loud splash after she fell in, and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and how she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own at all) "Uh, I can’t move me legs. (Marion says rather embarrased and annoyed, then turns towards the shore to tell Robin and serfs that she is stuck in mud and needs help to be rescued). I can’t move me legs! (Marion says a little louder this time)."]]

* TemptingFate: Marion tries to free a ram stuck in the mud on her own without help, but she falls in mud and gets stuck herself.
-->'''Marion:''' [[TemptingFate "I'm alright. [Marion holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away peasants's concern for her, then as she tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her when she fell in mud and made a loud splash after she fell in, and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and how she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own at all] Uh, I can’t move me legs (Marion says rather embarrased and annoyed, then turns towards the shore to tell Robin and serfs that she is stuck in mud and needs help to be rescued). I can’t move me legs! (Marion says a little louder this time)."]]

-->'''Marion:''' [[TemptingFate "I'm alright. [Marion holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away serfs concern for her, then as she tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her when she fell in mud and made a loud splash after she fell in, and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize that she can't move her legs and how she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own at all] Uh, I can’t move me legs (Marion says rather embarrased and annoyed, then turns towards the shore to tell Robin and serfs that she is stuck in mud and needs help to be rescued). I can’t move me legs! (Marion says a little louder this time)."]]

* TemptingFate: Marion tries to free a ram stuck in the mud on her own without help and gets stuck herself.
-->'''Marion:''' [[TemptingFate "I'm alright. [Marion holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away serfs concern for her, then as she tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her when she fell in mud and made a loud splash after she fell in, and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize she can't move her legs and how she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own at all]] Uh, I can’t move me legs (Marion says rather embarrased and annoyed, then turns on shore to tell Robin and serfs that she is stuck in mud and needs help to be rescued). I can’t move me legs! (Marion says a little louder this time)."]]

* TemptingFate: Marion tries to free a ram stuck in the mud and gets stuck herself.
-->'''Marion:''' [[TemptingFate "I'm alright. [Marion holds one hand near the mud while raising one hand in the air to try to regain her balance and wave away serfs concern for her, then as she tries to stand back up, the quicksand-like bottom had caught her when she fell in mud and made a loud splash after she fell in, and now holds her tight, causing Marion to sink low to her shoulders and to realize she can't move her legs and how she now needs help to be rescued from being stuck in the mud as she is now helpless to do anything on her own at all]] Uh, I can’t move me legs (Marion says rather embarrased and annoyed, then turns on shore to tell Robin and serfs that she is stuck in mud and needs help to be rescued). I can’t move me legs! (Marion says a little louder this time)."

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: King Richard the Lionheart leads his army into battle from the front [[spoiler:which gets him killed]] and later King John feels obliged to as well, despite it being his first time, and despite the objections of his retainers. He gets so caught-up in the fighting he [[FriendOrFoe clashes swords with William Marshal by mistake]] near the end, though nobody gets hurt.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: [[spoiler: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Barons%27_War France really invaded England during King John's reign, though it happened a decade later.]]]]

** Creator/MarkStrong as a [[Series/Sharpe treacherous Englishman who is secretly aligned with the French.]]

** Creator/MarkStrong as a [[Series/Sharpe treacherous Englishman who is secretly aligned with the French]].

* ActorAllusion: Creator/MaxVonSydow as a [[Film/TheSeventhSeal bitter old crusader knight]], huh?

* SimpleStaff: Little John's traditional staff is upgraded to a [[AnAxeToGrind big ol' axe]]. Other characters use normal staffs.

* BeardOfEvil: While many males in the film have facial hair, ranging from PermaStubble to full {{BadassBeard}}s, this trope applies to various villain characters: King John, the Sheriff, the true BigBad [[spoiler: King Philip]], and Godfrey's second-in-command. Godfrey is the only clean-shaven villain, but [[BaldOfEvil a different trope]] applies to him.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou Russell Crowe shoots a bow.]]]]

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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: This provided much humour for British viewers of the film, in which Robin Hood jumps around several areas of England in a single scene. Also proved to be Russell Crowe's BerserkButton, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr-6ZjlGuBU when quizzed by Mark Lawson about it.]]

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Despite [[BasedOnAGreatBigLie being promoted as going into the history behind the legend]], the film contains rather large deviations and inventions.
** According to the film, [[spoiler:Robin Hood's father]] is responsible for a precursor of Magna Carta. [[spoiler:Despite promising to give it his seal of approval, John doesn't and has Robin outlawed for his trouble. This does not contradict the fact of the real Magna Carta being signed several years into John's reign, which Scott plans to cover for real in a sequel, should it be greenlit.]] [[AllThereInTheManual The production notes]] explain the charter is intended to represent the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_of_the_Forest Carta de Foresta]] (Charter of the Forest), which awarded rights, privileges and protection to the common man (whereas Magna Carta was primarily concerned with the rights of noblemen). In the film, [[spoiler:Robin's father]] drafts it years earlier. [[spoiler:Yet John's refusal to approve it still does not contradict history, because the real Carta de Foresta came after Magna Carta, sealed by John's son Henry III.]]
** The main plot conflict is dodgy because [[spoiler:King Philip never invaded England. At the time, he was much more interested in recovering Angevin territories in France than he was in invading the English mainland. Years later, when John broke the terms of the Magna Carta and many barons rebelled for real (unlike the film), Philip's son Louis led an invasion with their support.]]
** The film shows Richard [[spoiler:dying from a crossbow bolt almost immediately.]] In truth, he [[spoiler:lived for more than a week, succumbing to gangrene after a botched operation. He lived long enough to see the crossbowman (a boy who defended the walls with a crossbow and a frying pan -- not a cook) brought before him. He forgave him (even after the boy confessed that he had shot Richard to avenge his father and brother) and ordered that he be set free and rewarded with 100 shillings for such a lucky shot. Shortly after Richard's death, the pardon was retracted by a mercenary captain, and the boy was flayed alive.]]
** Richard's death: the film explicitly mentions the year 1199. This is true. However, the circumstances of Richard's death are badly muddled. In the film it's stated that his death occurs as he's returning to England from the Crusades. In actual fact, the Third Crusade effectively ended in 1193 as Richard had to rush back to England after the political crisis fomented by John reached a boiling point. On the way home, Richard was shipwrecked in modern-day Croatia and taken prisoner just outside Vienna by an enemy of his from the Crusade, Duke Leopold of Austria. Richard would spend the next two years a captive of both Leopold and later Emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire, finally being released after much wrangling and a near-ruinous ransom was paid. Richard was finally released to friendly territory in the Angevin Empire, from which he made his way to England. There, John's forces almost uniformly surrendered without a fight to Richard (the one prominent holdout being, fittingly enough, Nottingham Castle, which did offer resistance), and Richard was free to rule again after a second coronation. It was a piddling rebellion on his marchlands that caused his death in April, 1199, not a skirmish during his return from the Crusades. The film also shows him as fighting Philip of France there, instead of a baron in his own land.
** Richard speaking English, bragging about his English heritage and directing slurs to the French during the first siege for that matter. In reality, all "English" monarchs and nobles between 1066 and 1453 were of Norman extract and spoke the Anglo-Norman language, more like French than anything English. While they would have looked down on the rest of the French, they also would have considered English to be the language of peasants. Richard himself was far more interested in controlling Normandy than England. England was most important to him as a source of wealth, and was more a somewhat important frontier land in the Angevin Empire than his cherished homeland. To Richard, "home" wouldn't even have been Normandy, the heartland of the Empire -- it was his mother Eleanor's domain of Aquitane. England's main value is it allowed him the title of King. Otherwise, he was technically a vassal of the French king, although the English holdings in France were as or more valuable than what the French king held.
** The film also, and quite understandably, chooses to ignore the fact that Isabella was ''twelve'' when she married John.
** The film states that Richard had no children. The correct statement would be no legitimate children. He had one illegitimate child: Philip of Cognac.

[[caption-width-right:350:I declare him, to be an ''[[ChewingTheScenery outlaaaawwwwww!]]'']]