Line #3 YMMV/Ivanhoe


1	!!The novel
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3	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: ''Yes'' Bois-Guilbert is an attempted rapist and StalkerWithACrush ''but'' he is also willing to give up everything he's worked for and ever wanted for Rebecca's sake. So by the end, at least, he does seem very sincere in his feelings for her.
4	* CaptainObviousReveal: "Locksley," a brilliant shot with a bow who leads a merry band of outlaws in Sherwood forest, is revealed to be the secret identity of none other than... Myth/RobinHood! All right, maybe it wasn't originally ''quite'' as much of a Captain Obvious Reveal as it is today, because Scott [[NewerThanTheyThink invented]] and popularised several of the tropes that became stock parts of the Robin Hood legend. Still, any reader with even the tiniest familiarity with the genre must have seen it coming a mile away.
5	* DieForOurShip: Rowena. William Makepeace Thackeray's description (which is [[RonTheDeathEater highly unfair to poor Rowena]]) says it all:
6	-->'''William Makepeace Thackeray''': And must the Disinherited Knight ... sit down contented for life by the side of such a frigid piece of propriety as that icy, faultless, prim, niminy-piminy Rowena?
7	* DracoInLeatherPants: Brian de Bois-Guilbert is disturbingly popular, to the point of being painted as a LoveRedeems {{Heel Face Turn}}er... despite kidnapping Rebecca ''after trying to rape her.''
8	* FairForItsDay: Isaac of York, though a stereotypical GreedyJew, is nevertheless depicted as grateful toward Ivanhoe and his adherents, and devoted to his daughter -- while Rebecca is downright saintly. Scott even goes on at length about how badly the Jewish people were treated in Europe at this point in time, and how Isaac's greed is more a self-defense mechanism than a vice.
9	* FanPreferredCouple:
10	** As Richard Armour put it, "Honestly, how could Ivanhoe have picked that DumbBlonde, Rowena, over Rebecca?"
11	-->'''Sir Creator/WalterScott''': ''[in his 1830 Introduction]'' The character of the fair Jewess found so much favour in the eyes of some fair readers, that the writer was censured, because, when arranging the fates of the characters of the drama, he had not assigned the hand of Wilfred to Rebecca, rather than the less interesting Rowena.
12	** In the Russian fandom, Brian/Rebecca reigns supreme (and its shippers are quite content with Wilfred/Rowena because Wilfred is often seen as not [[EvilIsCool cool enough]] for Rebecca).
13	* ItWasHisSled: Today's readers aren't going to be fooled for a second when the mysterious ForestRanger gives his name as "Locksley". However, Scott's readers would have been kept in the dark, considering Scott was the first author to link Robin Hood with the name "Locksley".
14	* NightmareFuel: Front-de-Bœuf's threatened ColdBloodedTorture of Isaac, his deathbed scene with Ulrica, and their subsequent [[KillItWithFire burning alive]], have been known to have this effect on readers.
15	* OlderThanTheyThink: Scott is sometimes credited with having transferred Robin Hood to the time of UsefulNotes/RichardTheLionHeart -- but in reality he was adopting a tradition that dated back to Scottish historian John Major in early [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfTudor Tudor]] times and (perhaps more importantly) was firmly held by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Ritson Joseph Ritson]], Scott's friend and the author of the most influential study of the Robin Hood legend in Scott's own time. (Ritson, a Jacobin, also [[TropeCodifier popularised]] the idea that Robin Hood didn't just rob from the rich, but also gave to the poor.)
16	* ValuesResonance: Both Rebecca and Isaac are treated sympathetically, and crucially Scott ''doesn't'' have Rebecca convert at the end so that she can marry Ivanhoe or stay in England, showing her Jewish faith is just as important and integral to her as the faith of the Christian characters.
17	* VanillaProtagonist: In a story that features Myth/RobinHood, ServileSnarker Wamba, dog-loving and surprisingly resilient livestock herder Gurth, an intriguing BettyAndVeronica pair, a moneylender who somewhat subverts the GreedyJew stereotype, and two villains who get some interesting CharacterDevelopment and (Bois more than De Bracey) DracoInLeatherPants treatment, Wilfred's PinballProtagonist status embarrassingly stands out to many readers.
18	* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Odd, that a novel written in such PurpleProse, dealing with dead-and-gone historical figures, with themes of racial and religious hatred, having such extremely disturbing scenes as the AttemptedRape of Rebecca, the threatened ColdBloodedTorture of Isaac, and the [[KillItWithFire immolations]] of the [[SelfMadeOrphan parricide]] Front-de-Bœuf and his treacherous cast-off mistress Ulrica should have been wildly popular for over two centuries with children.
19	* TheWoobie: Various characters at various points in the novel -- but Isaac fulfils this role fairly consistently, being a moneylender who can do little to defend himself or his family against the Norman robber barons.
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21	!!The 1952 Film
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23	* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
24	** Early in the film there is a moment where Rowena enters the dining hall and Isaac is the only one to stand. Later when Bois-Guilbert has escaped Torquilstone with Rebecca, Rowena can be seen comforting a saddened Isaac.
25	** Rowena and Rebecca's interactions. They confront each other over Ivanhoe (literally – they are standing right over him) at Ashby but quickly realize that they should be helping him instead of wasting time in arguments. They are nothing but friendly with each other later on. Later, Rowena tells Ivanhoe that she will respect his choice if he loves Rebecca.
26	* HeartwarmingInHindsight: In addition to Scott's novel showing the main Jewish characters in a sympathetic light, not only does the movie take it a level further by toning down the stereotyping and having King Richard promise modern civil rights reforms for the Jews of England, Elizabeth Taylor gives a fantastic performance as Rebecca. Decades later she converted to Judaism.
27	* OlderThanTheyThink: The portrayal of a Myth/RobinHood that does not look like the traditional Robin Hood (being an older man and [[IconicOutfit not wearing green or the pointy hat]], both of which Ivanhoe does instead) may begin with this film and its portrayal of Locksley (who is never called Robin Hood in it). This was likely done to differentiate itself from ''Film/TheStoryOfRobinHoodAndHisMerrieMen'', which was released the same year. In contrast, other adaptations of Ivanhoe tend to play up the Robin Hood associations even harder, because of course he is the HeroOfAnotherStory.
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29	!!The 1982 Film
30	* FridgeBrilliance: The {{Flynning}} that takes place in the climax makes sense from a storytelling perspective because neither knight is fighting at the top of their game: Ivanhoe is still recovering from his various wounds and Bois-Guilbert, who is conflicted over his feelings for Rebecca and his honor as a Templar, is trying to give Ivanhoe as many chances to win as he can.
31	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: For some reason, ''Ivanhoe'' has become the New Year's Day hangover movie of choice in Sweden, being shown on TV every year for over 30 years in a row. Much to the consternation of its stars.
32	-->'''[[https://twitter.com/TwoPaddocks/status/793962663034372096 Sam Neill:]]''' This I know to be true- \
33	The French love Creator/JerryLewis.\
34	The GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff.\
35	The Swedes hate Sam Neill.

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