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Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Road to El Dorado
Miguel and Tulio are two Spanish con men who crave for gold and glory. They soon (by accident) stumble into El Dorado, the lost city of gold, where the natives mistake them for gods. They soon hook up with the beautiful native Chel, also a con artist. But will an insane high priest keep them from leaving El Dorado for Spain to live as rich men for the rest of their lives?
--Jenna Smith, Resident Scholar

Tulio and Miguel are con artists from Spain. When they win a map to the city of gold-El Dorado-in a game of chance, they get more than they bargained for.
--Emily M., Resident Scholar



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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%



Time/Era of Movie: - 17th century - middle ages
Technology/treasure/info search Yes
involving: - money/gems/treasure
Wilderness adventure Yes
Plotlets: - getting to know a nice woman - searching for treasure
If a cartoon... - animated cartoon

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
Age: - 20's-30's
Hair color? - brunette (Black)
Hair style - short/standard straight (man) - short/standard wavy (man)
Body type - very skinny (man) - average (man)
Unclothed? - Chest
Events of movie makes character more... - caring
Ethnicity/Nationality - Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - blonde
Hair style - (man) very short/crewcut
Body type - very skinny (man) - muscular (man)
Unclothed? - chest
How much in movie? - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - Hispanic/Latinic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male - Female
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - thief/con artist - mage/magician
Has special powers? Yes
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric - emotionally unstable - obsessed - deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 80%
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type - skinny (man) - ample chest and buttocks (woman)
unclothed? - partially transparent clothes - chest
Ethnicity/Nationality - American Indian
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - Bulging muscles - average physique
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged - mean, arrogant

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - Spain
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Mexico - Central
Misc setting - prison - building

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - non-gory references to death/punishment - moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel... - all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - kissing - seeing nude male butt
Kind of violence: - hand to hand - guns - swords
Unusual forms of death - boiling
Any profanity? - None - Occasional swearing
Lot of special effects? Yes
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph - exploding bombs
If this is a kid's movie... - Ages 5-10
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Modern rock/pop
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