Capistrano.“ This novella debuted Zorro, the mythical hero who sparked a celebration of a nonexistent California.” (Arellano 47) This film depicts a story about the black-masked crusader known as el Zorro, his deaf and mute servant Bernardo and his lover Lolita Pulido being rivals against the antagonist Captain Ramon and Pedro Gonzalez in early 19th century before California became a U.S. state. This film was later published as a novel in 1924 under the title The Mark of Zorro being one of the most popular
been part of every culture, some of those stories teach a way a life, others show how us a way of culture, others show how Kingdoms have been built and just like that destroyed into pieces, but the Legend of Robin Hood is different, not only because it has been around for centuries but because the legend has changed so much over the years, and with that each Robin Hood movie is way different than the last one, mainly because the historic events that were happening during the filming of the movie were
Joseph Laskowski 5/14/14 Gold rush: Personal stories The Wild West was a place of lawlessness and opportunity for those brave enough to risk it all in the harsh environment that was the west. The golden years of the Rush lasted from 1848 to roughly 1858. Over the decade, over a hundred thousand people migrated to the west. Over ten years and with all those new people in a foreign land, some interesting things were bound to occur. Of all the thousands of stories from the rush, I’ve picked out some
Batman is one of the most complex and interesting characters in fiction created in the last 100 years. Created by Bob Kane and Bill finger in Detective Comics Issue 27 in 1939 Batman is seen as the worlds second Super-Hero debuting just a year after Superman who had debuted in Action Comics Issue one the previous year which Kick started off what is known as the Golden Age of Comics. Since then Batman has been in movies whether its the Tim Burton films of the late eighties to the early nineties or
never knowing who Mickey or Minnie Mouse were. Think about not ever laughing at a film created by Disney, not even 1 of the 635 ever produced. Walt has brought laughter into family rooms of millions and has continued that for almost 90 years. He was a legend. Walt Disney grew up drawing for friends and newspapers and ended up becoming one of the greatest entertainers and film producers. Walt Disney was born on December 5th, 1901 in Chicago Illinois. Soon the family moved to Marcelline, Missouri in 1906
Biography of Walt Disney Real name: Walter Elias Disney Date of Birth (location): 5 December 1901, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date of Death : 15 December 1966 -BIOGRAPHY During a 43-year Hollywood career, which spanned the development of the motion picture medium as a modern American art, Walter Elias Disney, a modern Aesop, established himself and his product as a genuine part of Americana. David Low, the late British political cartoonist, called Disney "the most significant figure in
The success of the film Amelie, also known in France as Le Fabuleux desin d'Amélie Poulain directed by Jean Pierre-Jeunet, can be attributed to both the vision of the director and brilliant writing of the screenplay. This is a film which takes place around the year 1997 a day after the incident of Princess Diana's death is televised all around the world. We are then guided through the life of Amelie Poulin (Audrey Tautou) who is trying to find meaning in her life by doing good deeds for others around
his death on 31 July 1838. The Stanislaus River and Stanislaus County were named in his honor. According to legend, Estanislao raids were sudden, usually involving a trap, and ended with no loss of life. To authenticate his handiwork, he would sometimes use his sword to cut his initial—“S.” In this manner, Estanislao may have served as partial inspiration for the fictional character Zorro, an outlaw who defends the people against tyrannical officials, created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley