Actors: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Mask of Zorro
Diego de la Vega is a Don of Calafornia, Mexico. He is also the masked hero 'Zorro', coming in at the beginning of the film to defeat his mortal enemy Raphael Montero one last time. Unfortunately Montero recognises Diego this time, and goes to his house to arrest him. In the ensuing battle, Deigo's wife (whom Raphaehl loved) dies, his daughter is stolen and he is thrown in prison.
2o years later, Montero is back in Mexico, Diego breaks out and we meet a grown up Alejandro- a common bandit. When Alejandro's brother is killed, he swears revenge on Captain Love, the murderer. When Diego meets Alejandro, he takes him as his apprentice, to become the new 'Zorro'.
Thrown into the mix is the beautiful Elena- Diego's now adult daughter, brought up by Montero, and love interest of Alejandro.
The two Zorro's must now fight together- both socially and physically- against the plans of Montero and his Captain Love, to save the people of California.
--Beka, Resident Scholar
Anthony Hopkins plays the original Zorro, but is found out by an evil man who kills his wife, takes his baby, Elena, and locks him in prison. He later escapes and starts training a new Zorro, Antonio Banderas who wants revenge on Captian Love for killing his brother.
--Michael Gookin, Resident Scholar
After Zorro's wife is killed, and his baby stolen, he is imprisoned for twenty years before he escapes. In order for him to exact his revenge, he must now get reaquainted with his now twenty year old daughter who doesn't even know that he is her father. He then enlists the aid of a common thief to train to be Zorro, find what his enemy is planning and convince his daughter that he is her father.
--Jacob Knudsen, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of The Mask of Zorro
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 40% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Combat acrobatics/martial arts?
Yes
Romance
Yes
Kind of movie
- superfast sword fighting
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- not employed but independently wealthy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Europe
Yes
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
- Central
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- knives
- swords
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- crushed
- impaled
- decapitated
- perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
