Outlaws: Individual Myths in Films
Outlaws: Individual Myths in Films
Dátum
2013-04-09T14:22:43Z
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Benczikné Kiss, Krisztina
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Every nation has its own heroes or mythic figures that are commemorated
in individual or hero myths. Robin Hood is a mythical character in British history and
literature, influencing other countries’ somehow outstanding figures. For example, Jesse
James who is one of the most significant outlaws in the United States of America and has
been compared to Robin Hood due to his deeds. However, there is an Australian mythical
figure, too, whose life reflects some similarities to that of Hood’s. He is called Ned Kelly.
They do not only appear in the folklore of a nation, but in popular culture, too.
Not only ballads, poems and songs commemorate these significant historic figures’
acts, but also films. These films present their deeds with much or less historical truth. Films
made at the beginning and end of the 20th century reflect the legendary figures in different
ways. The essay compares these movies examining these representations and attempts to find
out in what aspects these visualizations changed.
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outlaws, films