History Film / RobinHood2018

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The uniforms Robin and other soldiers wear during the Crusades look like medieval versions of flak jackets commonly worn by soldiers in the Middle East. The way they draw their bows are also not dissimilar to how said soldiers hold assault rifles.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine "There's been whispers of a thief."]]'']]

Creator/TaronEgerton stars as the [[Myth/RobinHood titular character]], a war-hardened [[UsefulNotes/TheCrusades Crusader]] with a knack for [[ArcherArchetype archery]]. With the help of Little John (Creator/JamieFoxx) and an [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits outlaw group]] called the [[MenOfSherwood Merry Men]], Robin takes it upon himself to take down the corrupt English crown, which claims the Sheriff of Nottingham (Creator/BenMendelsohn) as one of its enforcers. Creator/JamieDornan, Music/TimMinchin and Eve Hewson ([[Music/{{U2}} Bonos]]'s daughter) also star as Will Scarlet, Friar Tuck and Maid Marian respectively.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The uniforms Robin and other soldiers wear during the Crusades look like medieval flak jackets commonly worn by soldiers in the Middle East. The way they draw their bows are also not dissimilar to how said soldiers hold assault rifles.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The uniforms Robin and other soldiers wear during the Crusades look like medieval versions of modern military uniforms of soldiers in the Middle East. The way they draw their bows are also not dissimilar to how said soldiers hold assault rifles.

--->'''Marian:''' Rob?
--->'''Robin:''' How did you know it was me?
--->'''Marian''': You call that a disguise?
---> She pulls down his mask
---> '''Robin''': ...well, it fooled everybody else!

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Since the film's version of Little John is a Moorish man, "John" is not his real name but just a convenient nickname.

* RaceLift: Jamie Foxx portrays Little John, who's not commonly described as black in other adaptations of the ''Robin Hood'' story.

* GoodScarsEvilScars: [[spoiler:Will Scarlet is badly burned down one side of his face by his own molotov cocktail when he gets distracted by seeing Robin and Marian kissing. Not long after he undergoes a FaceHeelTturn and becomes the new sheriff.]]

* ArrowCatch: John is able to catch one of Robin's arrows with his staff. Justified in-story, as John is trying to demonstrate that Robin's form of archery isn't nearly fast enough.

* HeroicBSOD: Robin has one when he returns and finds Lockley Manor in ruins and Marian with Will. Again later when [[spoiler:the carnage of his revolt reminds him too much of the slaughter of the Crusades, and he gives himself up to prevent further bloodshed.]]

* TheHighMiddleAges: Takes place during UsefulNotes/TheCrusades. Robin and Little John are both veterans of the Third Crusade.

* SchizoTech: While still supposedly set during UsefulNotes/TheCrusades, the film's connections to actual history could charitably described as "[[{{Understatement}} loose]]", with much of the clothing and weaponry looking extremely modern if not futuristic/post-apocalyptic.

* GoodScarsEvilScars: [[spoiler:Will Scarlet is badly burned down one side of his face by his own molotov cocktail when he gets distracted by seeing Robin and Marian kissing. Not long after he undegoes a FaceHeelTturn and becomes the new sheriff.]]