Robin Hood Prep

In the opening scene of Robin Hood, the main character Robin played by famous actor Russell Crowe is represented as a stereotypical hero. We can tell that he is a hero by his actions - how he is very brave, and willing to sacrifice his own life to save his friends and family - in his case, a friend that got stuck, hanging on the gate. By looking at this scene people immediately know that Robin is a brave and heroic person and looks up and respects him.

Robin Hood

Jeopardy and Suspense is also presented during the fighting scene in the first 10 minutes. There are lots of explosions and arrow shooting going on in the scene, which causes tension and the rapid editing adds up to the affect and makes people feel they are in the movie.
We could tell this film is set in the medieval times from the clothes and makeup they wear, the mis-en-scene. Their clothes has holes in them and their faces look very dirty, suggesting they don't have a lot of money. They're weapons are bows and arrows, telling us that guns aren't yet invented. Also, the place they are trying to blow up is an old castle, showing us that the movie is set a long time ago. This leads to my other point, that this movie is a hybrid - a mixture between action and adventure, jeopardy and suspense, and historical.

Fighting scene