November 17, 2009
Road to El Dorado, The - DivX Version (Normal Quality), iPod/iPhone Version
Posted by davewhitley1986 under Uncategorized | Tags: 20002000, Adventure, Animation, Assante Armand, Bell Tobin, Branagh Kenneth, Chiang Elijah, Comedy, Cummings Jim, Family, John Elton, Kline Kevin, Marjoribanks Duncan, Olmos Edward James, Shaki-Khan Cyrus, Welker Frank ||
IMDB rating: 6.40 Plot: In 1517, Spanish-wanted street swindlers Miguel and Tulio’s uncanny luck gets them a map to El Dorado and a stowaway passage, albeit in Cortez’s stocks destined for floggings and slavery on Cuba. They escape, thanks to the war horse Altivo; a storm brings them on a Mexican shore fitting the map, so they enter the city, where high priest Tzekel-Kan welcomes them as the prophesied gods, accidentally confirmed by a volcanic rumble. Only temple thief Chel sees trough their game, so she’s allowed into the scam to steal the golden treasure. They abolish human sacrifices and learn the high-priest rivals for power with the chief, so they play them against each-other. Meanwhile Cortez arrives and follows the tramps’ trail. When Tzekel-Kan tricks Tullio into reintroducing sacrifices, the river of blood tradition requires to start the jaguar age, Miguel braves him, making a dangerous enemy who uses black magic having realized they’re mortal. Now two major dangers attack the city and its ‘patron gods’. |
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DivX Version (Normal Quality), iPod/iPhone Version
Actors: Kline Kevin,Branagh Kenneth,Assante Armand,Olmos Edward James,Cummings Jim,Cummings Jim,Welker Frank,Welker Frank,Bell Tobin,Marjoribanks Duncan,Chiang Elijah,Shaki-Khan Cyrus,John Elton,Animation,Adventure,Comedy,Family,
What is the story behind "The Road to El Dorado"?
I love the dreamworks/ppixar animated film "The Road to El Dorado". I was wondering if it is based off a true story. If so, what is the name of the story and where can I find it?
Thank you guys in advance,
Brandy
Well, it is true that some scholars believe Tenochtitlan was El Dorado, it was actually one of the many "legends" the natives of the Americas used to distract the Conquistadors and lead them farther away from their own village.
Remember how the evil sorcerer meets his end? He leads Cortes to the old, destroyed entrance. Cortes believes he has lied and enslaves him.
In reality, a sacrificial villager would claim to have been to El Dorado before, and leads the armies of Spain far away from their home village. They played the Conquistadors for fools as long as they could before the spanish realized their guide’s true intentions and killed them.
They also told stories of bird men and a tribe with ears that hang down to their feet. And the spanish believed these tales as well.
If you want more info on the origin of the many different events in the story and how they relate to central american culture, email me at anicetusursus@yahoo.com
Arthursis | Sep 26, 2009
Taco Shop.
Never seen the movie.
Mewtwo | Sep 26, 2009
no it is not based on a true story. however THERE REALLY IS A PLACE "EL DORADO!" !!!! i learned about it in 8th grade and i even watched the film bc of history.. the story is based on aztecs and how they lived… el dorado is in mexico and it was called the city of gold. however just like how columbus took over america, this spain dude conquered the place… i forget what place it is now… but if u want watch apocalypto…wait!
ok so i just checked my old 8th grade notebook and i found this:
- the person who conquered "el dorado" - hernando cortez
- el dorado is ACTUALLY tenochtitlan
- montezuma II(the 2nd) was the king of tenochtitlan aka el dorado!!!!!
take note that in el dorado the place seems wonderful but the aztecs(the ppl living in el dorado) did conquer the neighboring towns…see the trailer/movie of apocalypto!! its very ghoury but its from a view/perspective of the neighboring towns and how the aztecs ruined their lives!!!(you can find it on youtube…!
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-d4woinx 9Y )
enjoy!
babygirlx3 | Sep 26, 2009
It’s the story of Coronado, you can find plenty of information on him online with google searches. Search with his name, or under ‘conquistadore in America’.
As for the movie itself, no, there is no ‘true’ story about the two characters, the horse, or the people they met behind the waterfall, it was all extrapolation to do a story based only vaguely on the fact the natives had gold jewelry who lived in the mountainous areas.
Elaine M | Sep 26, 2009