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"What is Road to El Dorado?" It's when the rogue and the bard go unsupervised on an adventure of their own.

"You fight like my sister!" "I've fought your sister, that's a compliment!"

really the true Con Artist of the movie was the Chief himself. Dude caught onto Miguel and Tulio's con right off the bat but instead played along with their con to oust Tzekel-Khan from power and put an end to the blood sacrifices.

One of my favorite animated films, and one of the best demonstrations of my favorite comedy trope: "Two Halves of a Whole Idiot".

"my name is tulio, and this is my boyfriend miguel. and this is our girlfriend chel."

As a Mexican i find funny how americans hated so much for being "unsensitive" when in contrast, a lot of ppl in Mexico love the film for how funny it is.

"Tulio and Miguel are Spanish and don't know the Spanish title for the Spanish myth...that they know about" That's incredible.

Ah yes the story of a Bard and a Rogue who go off on an adventure with constant Nat 1s and Nat 20s

This movie is criminally underrated.

The late 90's, early 2000's animated movies are something we as a society have taken for granted.

"Paramount will protect us cause we're signed for five more years" [throws peace sign] serious queen shit here

I’m 100% sure the armadillo was actually the god the whole time

This film is perfect, the world just wasn’t ready.

When I was a kid I thought that Chel was the ideal body type and really wanted to be her. Now I know that I was right, and also gay

My childhood was _El Dorado, the Emperor's New Groove, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Howl's Moving Castle, Pocahontas, Dinosaur, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Akira, Fantasia [1940 + 2020],_ and my favorite was always _Spirited Away._

I know a lot of reviewers say that negative reviews are more entertaining than positive... but damn, positivity paired with real love and sincerity and poetic gushing is fucking everything. Love this movie but also? I love this review. You did this shit real justice my dude.

"He won't give up!" "He must be a republican!" Gold

Even atheists have to admit that Prince of Egypt is an animated masterpiece

I didn’t know this movie was inspired by the old “road to” movies, so I always thought it was weird how it was called “road to el dorado”, but the “road” to it was already done a quarter through the movie

I never knew about the negative reception this movie got, I only knew it wasn't popular. But even from a young age watching this movie there was this overwhelming sense of intelligence behind this beautiful work of art. It was an adventure movie that made fun of not only the genre itself but was a healthy subversion of common problematic source material. This movie KNEW what it was doing and KNEW EXACTLY what kind of movie it was, and it showed it! What an incredible masterpiece!

What was better, the movie or this analysis? “Both? Both. Both! Both is Good”

As a Mexican who grew up with this film, I never even knew that the film had been criticized for not being historically accurate... like... at all. Everyone I know who has seen this film, loves it. And we have it on this massive pedestal of being one of the first animated films to give us an adaptation of a myth we were all familiar with. The idea of white Americans being offended at this film is just so... bizarre to me. It makes no sense and it really just makes me feel pity for your society.

So uh. This is my first video here and. Are they all like this? Like, drug-induced dissociative, fever dream-esque? The opening filled with nostalgia, set several years before the movie even came out? The faint music playing in the background, as though from the next room? The w a t e r ? Don't get me wrong, I love it!!! So much!!!! But also, what the fuck??! Like, don't even get my started on how it devolves into a dark look at the state of the world and the frankly disastrous mental health of most of the generation that grew up with this movie (yea, me too dude, what a mood). The sheer longing and wistful hope of the last few minutes is- honestly, what the fuck did I just watch? I honestly love this but I feel like I dropped acid

The fact that this masterpiece is so criminally underrated just makes me sad...

"First, we GET the gold. Then, we TAKE the gold. Then we go back to Spain!"

"Because they still LOVE eachother, AND I CRY!" IF THAT AIN'T ME

I feel like introducing Cortes before Miguel and Tulio has the effect of establishing the "heroic" duo as not-as good aligned as typical protagonist. Cortes talks about taking advantage of the new world, enshrining himself in glory and legend and we immediately pass onto the heroes, who do basically the same thing when given the chance. Cortes is a villain but Miguel and Tulio are scoundrels. Lovable, but not entirely good. And that lays out the tension for the rest of the movie as we wonder how 'bad' Miguel and Tulio are willing to be. How much are they willing to con and steal? How long will they hold out, taking advantage of some good natured people? And we barely see Cortes because of this because he's more of a looming possibility than a real threat. The real threat is how much are Tulio and Miguel going to be like him. And when they decide that they are going to do the right thing, the goal becomes making sure that Cortes does not enter El Dorado and be given the same opportunity they had.

I feel this way about Spirit, and how insane is it that they’re both Dreamworks flops but fan favorites

Get you somebody who stares at you like BreadSword stares at *_W A T E R ._*

It’s tough to be a god, *but it’s tougher being human* *THAT WAS DEEP*

No movie ever sold me on the emotional connection of two characters the way this movie did

“Road to Hong Kong” Animation title: *uses Japanese*

"It might be tough to be a god but it's tougher still to be human." I'm not crying, it's just the Agua Purificada™

on the one hand; gold on the other; painful agonizing failure

I remember going to this whole-in-the-wall movie theater to see a double feature of "The Rugrats Movie" and "The Prince of Egypt." Looking back now, it was truly bizarre.

I recently watched this movie again for the first time in many years, and “‘says good luck’ instead of ‘good bye’ because they still love each other, and I cry” is.......yeah. Yep. That happened. I cried in that moment. No insult meant to any of the rest of this video, but that was the single most relatable line in it lol

I can almost hear contrapoints saying "the inherent erotism of the sea" throughout this video

"We are in barrels. That is the extent of my knowledge."

I loved El Dorado as a kid, but as I grew into my tweens I started remembering it as embarrassing and insensitive. I was just starting to see movies through a critical lens, and I was unimpressed by the “stupid humor” that seemed to saturate a lot of kids content. On my 13th birthday, my best friend came over for a sleepover, and she picked out the Road to El Dorado. She’d never seen it. For some reason, riffing with her at the expense of Miguel and Tulio made the whole thing 1000X more enjoyable. It’s a weird feeling I can’t quite describe, suddenly reconnecting with a childhood fave and seeing myself in the movie. It was awkward, subversive, and unrepentant. It’s the buddy adventure film my best friend and I needed at a time when we were both depending on each other as social outcasts among our peers. Everybody’s faking it. You just have to commit to the bit, stick with friends you can be sincere with, and face hardship with a sense of humor.

"Now THAT! was an adventure..." I'll always remember that line and its one of the things that fuels me in life

This was, along with emperors new grove and treasure planet, my favourite movie that made me who I am today as a kid

Dude, I have never met a person who didn't like this movie, and I was almost certain that you would cover it. Thank you for this gift, man of the wheat tube weapon. Edit: I am glad that so many people share this sentiment, and that such a talented person has seen fit to gift this humble commenter a token of appreciation.

Chel: appears Everyone on earth: DAAAAMN BOI, SHE THICC

My thoughts during this video. 1 “man I wanna look up what Cortez did.” 2 “man I really wanna watch these old movies they look funny.” 3”man chel is really hot.” 4 “man I should listen to Elton John more.” 5 MAN CHEL IS REALLY HOT.” 6 “I guess I really missed this movie.” 7 “...bro🥺 are you ok? You seem tired and sad.” 9 “I wonder if chel is the reason all the girls I’ve dated look like that.” 10”I should call my best friend. I miss him and want to go on an adventure.”

Some more trivia about this film: There's an urban legend surrounding this movie about how the two Male leads were written to be a couple but they were forced to change it in rewrites and add Chel to the movie. This is one of my favorite movie myths, and it *was* confirmed that the original script had a lot more gay subtext. However, early test animations and copies of scenes from the script prove that Chel was always intended to be in the movie and was always meant to be the love interest! While I think the idea of miguel and tulio being a couple is interesting and cool, it annoys me that a lot of people use this myth as a reason to hate on Chel and call her unnecessary, even though she plays a brilliant part in the film. Everything about her character is thoughtful and intentional!

"CinemaSins isn't legitimate criticisms." dat salt.

My favorite part is still when the horse says “Ellll Dorraaadoooo” 🤣😂

Breadsword is so much more than a content creator. So much more than a movie critic. A documentary director. He exceeds all of these titles and throws them all by the wayside. Because, at his heart, he's an artist. Every single video posted something beautiful and magnificent. Breadsword is truly my favorite content creator. Of any kind of content.

“He won’t give up. He must be a Republican.” Lmao

"The most effective way to blunt the impact of terrible people who did terrible things is make fun of them; to sap them of whatever divinity or intellect they or their followers or the ones taught by their writings were deluded into believing they had." The most important quote in this video.

"But what IS the Road to El Dorado?" A masterpiece of queeramory

Honestly, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. And your video on it pretty much captures why I love it. I've watched it a good bit and every time I watch the Friends Never say Goodbye scene I tear up, ngl. It's honestly sad to see that it didn't get the love it deserved.

"Miguel and Tulio are millennials/Gen z'ers" isn't a take I was expecting but damned if it isn't accurate.

"The Road to El Dorado - and W a t e r" I really do think everyone loves El Dorado, just not the people who invested on it

This and Sinbad are among the movies I will happily rewatch countless times. They're both great adventure stories with imagination and animation both strong enough to back each other up. Also, Miguel is far and away the best character in this film. He's the heart of the whole thing.

You are a PHENOMINAL writer. I will comment it on every video because your words literally give me chills by the end of every single one.

The road to El Dorado feels like a DnD One-Shot with a bard and rouge, who derailed from the plot

This was incredibly thorough and thoughtful, thank you.

I am well aware that Road to El Dorado isn't by any means a historical documentary. But still, as a Mexican, I have always loved that world, the designs on the walls, the trees and nature within the buildings, everything. It makes me happy, it isn't really the culture of my ancestors, but still, it celebrates all of them. I love the world of El Dorado, and I'm happy to live in the inspiration of this magical world. I just hope mesoamerican cultures one day become as mainstream as the greek culture. In the meantime, I can visit el Dorado once again.

It occurs to me that the worst thing that can happen to a good movie is bad advertising.

ok not to be dramatic but miguel’s hair is the literal best thing just. look at it swoosh!

Chel is the most attractive female that’s ever lived and she’s not even real.

6:19 "He won't give up! He must be a Republican!!" BRO. LMAOOOOO

I mean, Pocahontas isn't historically accurate either yet everyone praises it...

“Saving private Ryan walked so the Prince of Egypt could run” wow LOVE that

"I'm really smart, and this is the Road to El Dorado" I couldn't stop laughing. Subbed.

So much of this movie was lighting in a bottle. The horse, the music, the blonde guitarist, the villain, the bj. This movie was just an amazing ride every time i watched it as a child

This movie was my childhood, big time. I was 6, we had just moved to our new house, moving in was exhausting, and that night we popped popcorn and watched the movie. Still gives me a warm feeling in my chest. Funnily enough, I never heard about all that ad drama until just now.

“It might be tough to be a god, but it’s tougher still to be human.” Shit man... I didn’t come here to cry yet here I am

_"Water"_ Beautifully Animated, Soothing, Enchanting _"Water"_

DreamWorks has some amazing animated movies. Almost everything they have released has been wonderful

when I was a kid, every friday my parents would take me to Blockbuster and THIS is the movie I'd always BEG to rent. I've probably seen the road to el dorado 30 times and it is still my favourite movie ever. It's my comfort blanket movie, too: when the world seems overwhelming and I just need some reprieve, I know that Tulio & Miguel are there to make me laugh out loud. Every word of this movie is ingrained in my brain, and still it continues to hold up. And I think that's the mark of an amazing film - even watching the silent clips in this video made me smile because I am so familiar with the context of each scene. So TLDR: this is the best "kids" movie ever and I will never stop loving it.

"Stars." " Can't do it. Not today..."

This is a perfect love letter to “The Road to El Dorado” Edit: After watching this I’m about to cop the Bluray to show support and relive my childhood

When I feel like shit, when I realize that I don't actually have any certainty in the future or _my_ future, or when I think I've failed at becoming a person, I watch this. Not the Road to El Dorado, as much as I love it, but your loving dissection and poetic rendering of it and what it means to you and everyone who was raised with it as a part of their childhood. Thank you for being the fireflies in an untamed forest on a moonless night. The gentle glow of safety, no matter how temporary or illusory it might be.

I love the soundtrack to this movie. The credits song (someday out of the blue, the credits song, still makes me tear up to this day). I equally love the Castilian Spanish version (I grew up watching Spanish dub) of the soundtrack sung by Sergio Dalma which has beautiful lyrics as well!

Oh the immediate feeling of nostalgia that was ever present throughout this video. I just have one thing to say .... Thank you.

I think this is the best video essay I've ever seen. Also I'm crying.

I was born in 94. This my favorite Disney animated movie. I watched it on acid as an adult. I came to the conclusion that; Miguel is on a bad acid trip and Tulio is helping him through it.

The Road to El Dorado has always been one of both mine and my brother's favorite movies ever since we were kids. Even though he's no longer with us, watching it make me still feel like he's still here. He was my partner in crime, the Tulio to my Miguel, always bringing my chaotic energy back down to earth. While the memories may fade in time, the significance of this movie and many others will always stay with me. Death is only a temporary separation, we are not truly saying good bye, we simply wish them well until we see them again. I'll see you again someday, little bro. I know you're waiting for me in that golden city.

Also...that CinemaSins burn. 😂👌

20:56 Fun fact: in the Spanish version the bet was 2 maravedíes which was an actual currency that was used in 16th century Spain :D

So, I watched this video more for a synopsis of El Dorado, seeing as how I have never seen the movie myself. And sure, some points got spoiled, but im sure the movie is still good on its own. But thats not what this comment is about. I really needed this video. I know its not made for me, its made for the audience, but I guess that just makes me part of the audience then. Usually, I cry at videos like these, they fill me with emotion that I had no way to handle so it just flowed out in tears. But now, ive been through some things in life. And, I didnt cry. I smiled, because I knew how to handle this. I had come to the conclusion to leave a community I had been involved in heavily for a year and a half just 2 days ago. I did so on account of many points you made in this video, but I hadnt even seen this video before. That place just wasnt the same anymore, and staying there only made me sad that it wasnt the same. I felt like I was only fooling people into thinking I mattered, and even then the jape was coming to a close. I had a good time there, and I made some good memories, and I made some impressions on people that, in the end, werent me. I had changed, just like that place, and so I left. I was no longer the one thing that made me important within that community, so I had no reason to stay anyways. And now im here, proud of myself. This video didnt get me out of that hole, but its the thing that will keep me out. I am very harsh on myself about my choices, especially when it impacts others. But hearing that the choice I made was bound in logic that others share and belive, even if its a total stranger, makes me sure that I did the right thing. So, thanks for that. I know you probably wont read this because this is an old video and im just some internet person, but I needed to thank you for the work you did here. I dont think I truly have the words to express myself fully due to my lacking vocabulary, but I would feel wrong if I didnt make an attempt.

this video is as criminally underrated as the film and you best believe im mad about it

I loved this movie. What I noticed in hindsight was how thoroughly the movie is built upon coincidence and accident (lucky dice roll, unlucky dice slip from the pocket, encounter with the bull, jumping into exactly the right barrels at the right time, showing up just as Chel was running away, etc.) that if any had not happened the plot would have failed to fire, or collapsed along the way. Make a drinking game of these types of coincidences, and you would die. This didn't detract from it in my opinion, but makes it much more interesting. It suggests to me that gods are actually real in this setting, and were guiding things the whole way.

The fact that you're 23 and putting out this high of a level of content analysis inspires me to work harder in my own evaluations of film and media. Thank you for another fantastic video!

I remember seeing this on tv thought it was straight to tv release and came out in early 2010 didn’t know it came out in 2000. It still holds up

Love the brilliant analysis, but I think one movie that you missed as a deep inspiration was "The Man Who Would Be King". There are exactly matched story beats in both movies. And the pairing of Michael Caine and Sean Connery was just as iconic.

“Miguel, you’re talking to a horse.” One of my all-time favorite movies! Your analysis is excellent, and now I want to watch it again :D

One of the saddest days of my life is when I stepped on and broke my El Dorado VHS tape

I love the kind of subtle way that initial sacrifice scene is a way for the chief to kind of judge M&T's motivations.Were he actually relying on M&T to just be good people, he wouldn't lie by omission. The reason he has to lie is as such: if he tells the truth of "we can throw this man to his death, or alternatively as an offering we can throw the gold into the water" if his suspicions about M&T are confirmed by them refusing a man's life over the gold, Tzekel-Khan still gets the violence he wants and the chief's confirmation comes at the price of a man's life. Not a good tradeoff. If he lies, he guarantees that M&T will behave in the way he wants - saving the man, whether out of goodness or greed. And he gets his confirmation when they realise what the offering truly means. M&T look fucking stoked when they see the offering of gold, when they realise it is being tossed they look distraught and follow after it, staring dumbstruck into the water. He is thus able to confirm that these dipshits are just here after gold but are ultimately pretty harmless, and decides that he can use this to his benefit to oust Tzekel-Khan. The chief is a fucking genius s2g

I've watched this movie about 50 times. It's been my #1 for many many years. But I never saw a trailer for it, I never heard people talk about. I didn't know anything about it's devlopment. It's surreal to realise I knew nothing about my favourite film and it's inspirations. This was one of the most worthwhile videos I've clicked on. You've given me new layers of appreciation for this masterpiece! And as you'd expect, I now have to go and watch it again!

i still quote "the stars are not in position" to this day since watching it as a child. this movie rocks.

Me: Oh, a video on Road to El Dorado from a high quality creator. This should be a good and possibly even educational way to wind down the night. Video: A recession is coming.

Not gonna lie I wish we had a little bit on the love between Tulio and Miguel and Chel. Just saying, bi-poly icons we all stan. But yeah this was so amazing and I totally didn't cry at the end what do you mean it's just allergies ok??

As Spanish, I always thought it was strange that they called it "The City of Gold", because that was never what it meant, and I thought it was funny. I loved the characters, the water, the colors, the comedy and the mixed history. I just love it. I loved the feeling from _Joseph: The King of Dreams_ , because of the vibe and the subjects, the treachery, I loved where the main character started and where he ended up in. In El Dorado, I thought that the gold wasn't even important at all, just the beauty and the awe, was in the city, its beautifully crafted characters.

I never knew there were older "Road to" movies, when I watched this movie in teathers I loved it, other kids must had watched too because plenty of children talked about it in school I remember. Must've done good on VHS at least, love it.

I'm glad I got to experience these bit more "obscure" animations while growing up: El Dorado, Black Cauldron, Atlantis, Anastasia.

"had already weathered a major recession, and on the brink of another one" mate I swear, you're psychic. really though, your videos are beautifully melancholic. Thank you.