The Real Story Behind 'The Uprising' and the 1381 Peasants' Revolt, When Thousands Marched on London to Demand a Fairer Society
- Directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Andrew Garfield, the period action drama The Uprising opens in theaters nationwide tomorrow, depicting the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England.
- While marketing materials briefly suggested a Robin Hood connection, Garfield clarified the film centers on a grieving farmer, the Ploughman, who leads a revolt against excessive taxation imposed by King Richard II.
- Garfield described the film as 'very, very prescient for today,' drawing parallels between 1381 and modern economic struggles; the actor believes the story resonates as an everyman's tale about reconnecting to life's wellspring.
- Addressing the 'chaos' surrounding the film's marketing, Garfield insisted he remains focused on the work, hoping the film's message regarding the 1 percent makes viewers 'scared shitless' by system inequities.
- Looking to political leadership for true restoration is a 'fool's errand,' Garfield argued, stating change must begin within the individual to build something new from the outskirts inward.
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Movie Review: Medieval action drama ‘The Uprising’ struggles under a Robin Hood origin twist – WTOP News
“The Uprising” starts as a true story of medieval England in the grip of economic revolution. That's good stuff. Then it gets inexplicably hijacked by an origin
The Real Story Behind 'The Uprising' and the 1381 Peasants' Revolt, When Thousands Marched on London to Demand a Fairer Society
Paul Greengrass' new film stars Andrew Garfield as a fictionalized, unnamed farmer who leads a rebellion against unfair taxes and the system of serfdom
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My Mother LodeMovie Review: Medieval action drama ‘The Uprising’ struggles under a Robin Hood origin twist
“The Uprising” starts as a true story of medieval England in the grip of economic revolution. That's good stuff. Then it gets inexplicably hijacked by an origin story for one of the West's most popular folk heroes. That's head-scratching stuff.
Daily News-Record
Movie Review: Medieval action drama 'The Uprising' struggles under a Robin Hood origin twist
Paul Greengrass' film “The Uprising” starts as a gripping tale of medieval England's economic revolution, says Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy. It follows a simple farmer, played by Andrew Garfield, who leads a revolt against the British crown during the…
Paul Greengrass Reveals The Uprising Began With the Title ‘The Hood’
Paul Greengrass knew he always wanted to make a quasi-Robin Hood movie well before his deeply naturalistic historical epic, The Uprising, had the famous rogue’s name added to the poster. The film is still very much in the vein of the realpolitik thrillers Greengrass made his bones on early in his career with the Irish Troubles-set Bloody Sunday (2002) and the 9/11-based United 93 (2006), plus more recently in Captain Phillips (2013)—although thi…
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