The document compares and contrasts the 1938 film Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn and the 2012 film The Hunger Games starring Jennifer Lawrence. Both films deal with a protagonist fighting against an oppressive regime - Robin Hood against Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham, and Katniss Everdeen against President Snow and the Capitol. While Robin Hood is set in medieval England and Panem is a dystopian future setting, both feature a forest as a safe haven and protagonists with remarkable archery skills who take from the rich and help the poor. The document also analyzes similarities between supporting characters in each film.

1. Robin Hood
&
The Hunger Games
Crystal Chen-Goodspeed

2.  Produced in 1938
 Starring Errol Flynn
 Deals with Normans vs
Saxons
 Antagonists: Prince John, Guy
of Gisbourne, and the Sheriff
 Very true to tradition of Robin
Hood

3. The Hunger Games
 Produced in 2012
 Starring Jennifer
Lawrence
 Deals with Districts vs
Capitol
 Antagonists: President
Snow and The Hunger
Games
 Big splash in the
dystopia genre

4. Robin Hood: Setting
 England
 Nottingham County
 Guy of Gisbourne’s castle
 Sherwood Forest
 1191 AD- 3rd Crusade
 Movie made in the
1930’s

5. Hunger Games: Setting
 Panem
 The Capitol
 District 12- Coal District
 Forest outside the Seam
 The Hunger Games arena
 Dystopia near future
 Movie made in the
2010’s

6. Robin Hood: Hierarchy
 In the midst of political
turnover
 Sherwood Outer
Nottingham
(peasantry) Inner
Nottingham (gentry) 
Prince John

7. Hunger Games: Hierarchy
 Takes place in Panem
 12 Districts  Capitol
 District 12
 Forest Seam
(peasantry)Merchant
section (lower gentry)
Victor’s Village (higher
gentry) Capitol
President Snow

8. Robin Hood vs Katniss Everdeen
Differences
 Robin Hood
 Male; late 20’s
 Starts as minor Saxon
knight
 Ends up as yeoman
 Loyalty to King Richard
 Fearless but cocksure
 Robs the rich and helps
the needy
 Katniss Everdeen
 Female; 16 years old
 Resident of the Seam
 Ends as a Victor
 Loyalty to Family
 Fighting for her life
 Robs the rich of their
entertainment and gives
hope to the oppressed

9. Robin Hood vs Katniss Everdeen
Similarities
• Forest = safe haven
• Both very agile and
acrobatic in nature
• Fantastic archery skills
• Headstrong
• Loyal, brave, and quick-
thinking
• Fighting oppressive forces
• ‘Take from the rich and give
to the poor’ ideals

10. Maid Marian vs Peeta
Similarities
 Headstrong
 Feminine nature
 From well-off
backgrounds
 Love interest for
protagonist
 Quick-witted; wins over
people

11. Little John vs Gale
Similarities
 Little words and great
strength
 Fight and thrive in forest
 Loyal to protagonist
 Semi-romantic
relationship (bromance
vs romance)

12. Friar Tuck vs Haymitch
Similarities
 Advising role to
protagonist
 Gluttonous natures
 Avid drinkers
 Skilled fighters/survivors
 Cunning

13. Many Threads
 The Gest and other
ballads inspire The
Adventures of Robin
Hood
 Robin Hood inspires The
Hunger Games
 Fan fictions galore!
 Robin= literary ancestor
of Katniss???

14. There is even an Epic Rap Battle!
Robin Hood:
I'm the outlaw of Nottingham, dressed in evergreen
I'm afraid your time is up, milady Everdeen
I'm the true arrow slinger, you were made from
movie magic
Your sister was killed by your rebellion, that's
pretty tragic
I'm face-to-face with a black-haired miner w****
You see the royal hunter of English folklore
I'm the most famous aristocrat born unto this world
You impressed your fans just because you twirled?
You're a no talent hunter killing suicidal creatures
District 12 doesn't have many impressive features
I'll see you in hell, after I serve my lord
I stole from the rich and gave to the poor
Katniss:
I'm the girl on fire, a better hunter, you see
Your merry men are only happy cause they spent a night with me
I avenged my sister's death and got married to Peeta
May not sound impressive yet, but I can rap faster than a cheetah
Yes, you'll see me in hell, I killed the prez and I was all over the
press
I'll shoot you through the heart and leave you to clean up the mess
Is there a force field around me? No, you just can't aim for s***
You look kinda cold, more so than when you were frostbit
Your 2010 movie was a box office bomb
I haven't seen a sadder person since my own mom
You'll never be able to beat me, and that's because
You're more of a Buttercup than my black cat ever was
WHO WON? WHO'S NEXT? YOU DECIDE!