Right Pulse

The Washington Post hates the new Robin Hood, so it must be a good movie then:

Dark and polemic, Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood” is less about a band of merry men than a whole country of really angry ones. At times, it feels like a political attack ad paid for by the tea party movement, circa 1199.

Oh yeah, bring it!

Set in an England that has been bankrupted by years of war in the Middle East — in this case, the Crusades — it’s the story of a people who are being taxed to death by a corrupt government, under an upstart ruler who’s running the country into the ground. It asks: What’s a man of principle to do?

If you said, “Steal from the rich, and give to the poor,” you must be thinking of the old Robin Hood. The correct answer here is: “Don’t retreat, reload.” There are more arrows flying every which way than you’ve ever seen — through the face, the neck, the chest, the back. It’s a pincushion of a movie.

Keeps on getting better.

The Post claims the movie has been politicised because it is not socialist. Figure that logic. If this turns out to be the case then that makes two very conservative movies that Crowe has starred in. The other being Master and Commander, which if I recall correctly, the NYT called one of the most conservative  movies in recent times. Combined with Crowe’s support for Australia’s constitutional monarchy, he can’t be considered a pin up for the loony left. I never saw him at Rudd’s ridiculous 2020 Summit, unlike some other Australian movie stars, so he has some good sense. Apparently he gave money to a mate running as a Green Party candidate – which may say more about his generosity than his politics. No, Russell is a conservative. The Australian Republic is the litmus test for any left-winger and Russell fails is badly. Well done.