The fight clip that I choose was the final fight scene from the Mask of Zorro.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcgygxfcywM
Actors:
-Antonio Banderas as Alejandro (Zorro)
-Anthony Hopkins as Don Diego de la Vega (Old Zorro)
-Catherine Zeta-Jones as Elena
-Matt Letscher as Captain Harrison Love
-Stuart Wilson as Don Rafael Montero.
Stunts: Alex Green (Hopkins Double), Casey O'Neill (Banderas Double) and forty plus other stunt workers on the film.
Scenario:
The film takes place in the old western times in southern California. The Zorros are fighting the evil Don Rafael Montero and his sidekick Captain Harrison Love. Anthony Hopkins, who plays the original Zorro in the movie who trains Alejandro (Antonio Banderas) to be the new Zorro, is fighting Don Rafael. Antonio Banderas is fighting Captain Love. They are fighting because the Zorros have to stop the Don's evil plan to blow up all the evidence of a gold mine, including the workers. As an additional perk, Captain Love killed Alejandro's brother and he gets his revenge. Finally, Catherine Zeta-Jones is only in the clip for a brief, clip but she is rushing to save the workers before the dynamite goes off that will kill them all.
Genre: Realistic
Im going with realistic all across the board. The whole fight is totally plausible, the director did not add any extra fancy moves and all partys are fully engaged and focused as you would see in a real fight. Also the you can see the fatigue in all the actors who desperately are fighting for their lives the desert heat.
Objective:
The Zorros must survive long enough to kill their enemies in order to see justice done, Elena must save the prisoners so they dont die in a massive explosion. The villains need to kill the Zorros and later Elena so that they can first live, and second blow up the mine and hide the evidence of their plan.
Tactics:
Elena- Runs off to unlock the cages with the workers locked in them.
The Zorro's use their skill as swordsmen, improvisors and just general fighters to defeat their foes.
In the fight between Alejandro and Captain Love they both, on multiple occasions attempt to knock the other one off the the plattform to their deaths. Both the villains manage to disarm the Zorro's, but both end up being beaten out in the end, Love by his own blade and, Montero by foot tangled in cart full of gold move.
Obstacles:
The primary obstacle for all partys in this scene is the opponents sword. You have to get around the sword in order to not die. Additionally as I mentioned earlier, they are fighting high up in the air so keeping balance and spacial awareness is key. Last but not least the harness from the horses that run off, if stepped in wrong could lead to the brake on the cart being disabled and one being dragged off a cliff.
I choose this scene mainly because the reading we did mentioned Zorro and I was like "I havent seen that movie in a while, maybe I should watch that movie again". Then I watched it and decided i wanted to use the final fight as my clip. Also, Antonio Banderas is awesome, Catherine Zeta-Jones is hot and Anthony Hopkins is a hardcore OG of acting.
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