Believing Cortés to be the real god, Tzekel-Kan offers to lead him to El Dorado. Tzekel-Kan then surfaces in the jungle, where he encounters Cortés and his men. Tulio and Miguel manage to outwit the jaguar, causing it and Tzekel-Kan to fall into a giant whirlpool, thought by the natives to be the entrance to Xibalba, the spirit world. At a party being thrown for them, Miguel and Tulio begin to argue about Tulio and Chel's conversation and Miguel's desire to stay when Tzekel-Kan conjures a giant stone jaguar to chase them throughout the city. Afterward, Miguel, who has by then reconsidered leaving the city, overhears Tulio telling Chel that he'd like her to come with them to Spain, before adding he'd like her to come with specifically him and to forget Miguel – straining the relationship between the two. Tzekel-Kan notices Miguel received a cut during the game and realizes the pair aren't gods since gods don't bleed, hence the reason for the sacrifices. Miguel spares the ritual of sacrificing the losing team and berates Tzekel-Kan, to the crowd's approval and earning Tannabok's respect. Tulio and Miguel are outmatched, but Chel replaces the ball with an armadillo, allowing them to win. Tulio and Miguel instruct Tannabok to build them a boat so that they can leave the city with all the gifts they have been given, under the ruse that they are needed back in the 'other world.' Chel gets romantically close to Tulio and Miguel explores the city, coming to appreciate the peaceful life embraced by the citizens when Tzekel-Kan sees Miguel playing a ball game with children, he insists the "gods" demonstrate their powers against the city's best players. Meanwhile, Cortés and his men reach land. The two are showered with gifts of gold from Tannabok, but disapprove of Tzekel-Kan attempting to sacrifice a civilian at the gods' ritual. She discovers that the two are conning the people, but promises to remain quiet if they take her with them when they leave the city. The pair are mistaken for gods when a volcano coincidently erupts but simultaneously stops during an argument between them and they are given luxurious quarters, along with the charge of Chel. They are brought to the city's elders, kindhearted Chief Tannabok and wicked high priest Tzekel-Kan. When the guards see Tulio and Miguel riding Altivo as depicted on the totem, they escort them and Chel to a secret entrance behind the falls, into El Dorado. As they prepare to leave, they encounter a native woman, Chel, being chased by guards. Their boat reaches land, where Miguel begins to recognize landmarks from the map, leading them to a totem marker near a waterfall that Tulio believes is a dead end. At sea, they are caught and imprisoned, but break free and steal a rowboat with the help of Cortés' mistreated horse, Altivo. After their con is exposed, the two evade the guards and accidentally stowaway on one of the ships to be led by conquistador Hernán Cortés for the New World. In 1519 Spain, con-artists Miguel and Tulio win a map to the legendary City of Gold, El Dorado, in a rigged dice gamble (though they ironically win the map fairly after Tulio was given normal dice from one of the opponents). Despite the reception, The Road to El Dorado has been re-evaluated in more recent years, and has garnered a cult following. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $76 million worldwide on a production budget of about $95 million. The Road to El Dorado was released on Mato mixed reviews from film critics who complimented the animation and humor, but were critical of the soundtrack and plot. The film follows two con artists who, after winning the map to El Dorado in Spain, wash ashore in the New World, where they use the map to lead them to the city of El Dorado, where its inhabitants mistake them for gods. John is also credited periodically narrating the story in song throughout the film. The soundtrack features songs by Elton John and Tim Rice, with the instrumental score composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell. The film stars Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, Edward James Olmos and Jim Cummings. It was directed by Bibo Bergeron and Don Paul (in their feature directorial debuts) and additional sequences directed by Will Finn and David Silverman. The Road to El Dorado is a 2000 American animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |