This 1998 action film "Zorro's Mask", in my opinion, is such a film with the beauty of "transition". At the beginning of the movie, Alessandro Murita was just a thief. After witnessing his brother's death, he drank his sorrows and tried to get revenge on the impulsiveness of his brother. He happened to be caught by Don Diego Dravi. When Jia (old Zorro) bumped into him, he was wearing a token presented by Zorro on his chest, so Diego (old Zorro) decided to take him as a disciple and train this frizzy thief to become the swordsman Zorro. As a result, Diego (Old Zorro) can complete his revenge against Don Rafael Montero (Twenty years ago, Rafael killed his wife and took away his daughter. And throw him into prison), Zorro's unfinished business can be succeeded by future generations. As a result, there was a scene of the inheritance of swordsmanship. But martial arts alone is not enough to call it Zorro. Soon, Alessandro used his new skills to commit theft, which made Diego very angry, and then taught him to become a servant of the suffering people. , To help the poor and oppressed, while improving their literacy. In this way, a new Alessandro who had undergone a qualitative change in spirit and martial arts was finally worthy of that Zorro mask.
The revenge theme of the movie used to be the motivation for the new and old Zorro to come together, but soon with the appointment of Alessandro, the tragic conditions of the gold miners he witnessed gradually changed from the desire for revenge to more For the noble goal: rescue the squeezed miners and destroy the nobles' conspiracy. The change of the theme makes the movie relive the legendary blood of heroic movies. Justice is once again served, and evil will end up eating its evil results.
Speaking of change, there is a scene in the movie that I still don’t want to say, that is, Alexander turned into a nobleman and participated in a party organized by Rafael. He was dressed in noble costumes, and he swept away the sloppy hobo before. Become a little nobleman with a tone of voice. The dance with the heroine Jelena at the party was even more passionate and unforgettable. This is the "Cinderella Moment" of the actor, and from this moment on, he is Zorro with a dual identity.
The actor of the old Zorro is Anthony Hopkins. This is the only action movie in which he starred in my memory. The intense action scenes in the movie are not necessarily completed by him in person, but he speaks elegantly. This heroic character is endowed with a kind of intellectual beauty, and it also forms a contrast with the unruly and humorous new Zorro played by Antonio Banderas. The heroine Jelena is played by Catherine Zeta-Jones, and this is the moment when she is most glamorous, but this role is a bit too symbolic and does not have much room for performance.
The movie has a legendary storyline, with old drama bones like Anthony Hopkins, handsome guys and beauties like Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and it’s also wonderful. The fencing showdown and nice soundtrack achieved good commercial results that year. However, after the heroes and beauties live a happy life, the continuation of the "Legend of Zorro" is a bit superfluous, so that the latter encounters box office and word-of-mouth Waterloo. It can be seen that the beauty of "transformation" is lost, and the legendary story is wonderful. It will be greatly reduced.
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