What makes Robin Hood: The New Zen Warrior stand out from other comic book remakes?
1] While other comic book remakes tend to follow the fictional settings of the sagas in question, RH: TNZW updates the legend to todays America against the backdrop of present day pop culture and issues. Hence, instead of referring to fictional villains, it refers to issues actually concerning the world today from a post 911 world to a celebrity obsessed media.2] It also introduces the first icon for the era of globalization as it is filmed in real-life locations in over a dozen countries spanning America, Canada, Europe and Asia instead of fictional settings like Gotham City for example3] While other remakes focus more on CGI and loud explosions, Robin Hood: The New Zen Warrior is set as a witty and romantic martial arts epic which combines all the Hollywood elements like witty dialogue, powerful romantic scenes and never-before-filmed original martial arts scenes with inspirational Buddhist concepts to entertain as well as empower.