Andrew Garfield explains that Robin Hood connection in ‘The Uprising’

Spoiler alert! We're discussing important plot points and the ending of the historical drama “The Uprising” (in theaters now), so beware if you haven’t seen it yet.

In case you were wondering if “The Uprising” was a secret Robin Hood movie, it totally is. Just not that big a secret.

There was confusion and muddled messaging in the marketing of the movie. Director Paul Greengrass’ vision, however, has always been pretty clear: When he started writing a screenplay based on England’s 1381 Peasants’ Revolt, Greengrass even called it “The Hood.”

“There's no real person called Robin Hood. But the legend began in the wake of these events, and I've always thought that’s really cool,” says the British filmmaker.

“The Uprising” stars Andrew Garfield as a downtrodden farmer called Ploughman who lost his entire family in the Black Death. When the tax collectors of teenage King Richard II (Woody Norman) come to take money from local villagers, Ploughman fights back. It inspires others to do the same as they drive out the tax men and soldiers, and this revolutionary spirit catches fire in various parts of the country.

In the movie, the rebels march to London, and the king agrees to…

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