{"id":13508,"date":"2011-01-12T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2011-01-12T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=13508"},"modified":"2013-05-02T18:15:58","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T22:15:58","slug":"the-mark-of-zorro-1920-a-guest-movie-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=13508","title":{"rendered":"The Mark of Zorro (1920): A Guest Movie Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Mark of Zorro (1920)<\/p>\n

Directed by Fred Niblo
<\/a>Starring Douglas Fairbanks<\/a>, Marguerite De La Motte<\/a>, Noah Beery
<\/a>Produced by Douglas Fairbanks Pictures<\/p>\n

California’s natives are being oppressed.\u00a0 The Spanish Governor and the armies are merciless with the poor and\u00a0some of the more well-off families are starting to feel the pinch.\u00a0 Of course, oppression also serves to create a champion for the people, and California’s champion is the masked\u00a0swordsman Zorro.<\/p>\n

Members of the army sit in taverns discussing the mysterious “Z” carved onto the cheek of one of their comrades.\u00a0 Sergeant Gonzalez brags about how he will take down the mysterious masked man.\u00a0 Into this scene walks Senor Diego Vega, the son of a rich and respected family in Californian society.\u00a0 Vega is a weakling who cannot stomach the idea of violence and Gonzalez continues his rant against Zorro.\u00a0 Diaz leaves, but soon the masked man appears.<\/p>\n

The army men draw swords, but Zorro draws a gun and herds them all behind the bar.\u00a0 He challenges Gonzalez to a duel.\u00a0 The ensuing battle finds Zorro playing the part of cat to Gonzalez’ helpless mouse.\u00a0 Zorro is vaulting over tables and onto mantles, mocking his opponent the entire time.\u00a0 After having his bit of fun, the mysterious swashbuckler makes his escape.<\/p>\n

Zorro’s antics do not sit well with Captain Ramon.\u00a0 Ramon is a skilled fighter and is pursuing the hand of Lolita Pulido, part of \u00a0a rich family whose fortune is threatened by the Governor.\u00a0 The Pulidos would rather see their daughter marry Vega in order to secure the family fortune.\u00a0 Lolita, of course, has an encounter with Zorro and now she only has eyes for the bandit.<\/p>\n

Can Zorro unite the caballeros against the Governor and his men?\u00a0 Who will win the hand of Lolita?\u00a0 And just who is the mysterious Zorro?<\/p>\n

This.\u00a0 Was.\u00a0 Awesome.<\/p>\n

This is my favorite version of Zorro (though I have not seen the 1940 version yet).\u00a0 Fairbanks is amazing in the title role.\u00a0 Leaping over obstacles, climbing walls, using every object at his disposal to elude and torment his would-be captors.\u00a0 The guy is Bruce Wayne.\u00a0 He has the playboy secret identity. He has the mask.\u00a0 He even has his own version of the Batcave.\u00a0 No wonder a viewing of The Mark of Zorro played prominently into Batman<\/a>‘s origin.\u00a0 It’s all here.<\/p>\n

Zorro proves to be a comedic hero as well.\u00a0 He’s not content to simply escape the army; they have to look like fools in the process.\u00a0 When he leaves the tavern at the beginning, the army leaves to pursue him. So he reenters the tavern through a window and waits for them there.\u00a0 When he’s being chased later, one of his pursuers gets stuck on a fence.\u00a0 Zorro doubles back to free the man, but the soldier never turns to see who freed him and continues on his merry way.<\/p>\n

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Movie poster for “The Mark of Zorro”<\/p><\/div>\n

I liked Fairbanks’ turn as Vega as well.\u00a0 He is constantly playing with his hat and thinks he can win the hand of the girl through magic tricks.\u00a0 Very funny stuff.<\/p>\n

It’s not a perfect film.\u00a0 There are moments that drag.\u00a0 Zorro must give a rousing speech at the end that kills a lot of the momentum the film had.\u00a0 The ending is very contrived with the army announcing they are now inexplicably with Zorro.\u00a0 Still, The Mark of Zorro is a great, fun movie for all ages.\u00a0 The first real swashbuckler!<\/p>\n

****1\/2 out of *****<\/p>\n

(Note: Be sure to check out these other Zorro films <\/a>to meet all of your swashbuckling needs)<\/p>\n

Patrick McDonnell is a film enthusiast who discovered older films growing up in Philadelphia.\u00a0 Now, to fill in the gaping holes in his cinematic knowledge, Patrick is working his way through <\/em>100 Years of Movies<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, one year at a time.
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