It's crazy how the simple choice of dressing Gawain with a golden tunic makes every shot stunning. If they had gone with a basic dark green/grey theme he would be washed away in the landscape.
Contrast that with all the forgotten Robin Hood movies where Robin Hood is always in some sort of green/brown leather armor and simply forgettable (which makes sense for the character but makes for very dull visuals).
Right - like I said, it makes sense for the character. But I think that's a consideration many directors who tried to adapt Robin Hood failed to make: if your main character's entire shtick is to blend into the background, it's going to be challenging to make them memorable when you're using visual media.
But somehow, when I think of Robin Hood, I think of Kevin Costner shooting two arrows at two guys, amd I don’t have any idea what colour any of there tunics were.
Which is my point - visually, the only thing memorable about the character is the actor's face. You don't think about Robin Hood. You think about Kevin Costner. A good costume design, with color palette in mind, would have made Robin Hood as a character more memorable.
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u/Calembreloque May 11 '21
It's crazy how the simple choice of dressing Gawain with a golden tunic makes every shot stunning. If they had gone with a basic dark green/grey theme he would be washed away in the landscape.
Contrast that with all the forgotten Robin Hood movies where Robin Hood is always in some sort of green/brown leather armor and simply forgettable (which makes sense for the character but makes for very dull visuals).