Do NOT Watch DreamWork's *THE ROAD TO EL DORADO* As A KID

[@reedusurrights2547]

That thumbnail though lol 💀

[@oceanlover1214]

They apparently had to redraw Chel a couple times because she was deemed ‘too sexy.’ So imagine what they had before.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Well, apparently there would be more nudity involved, that's for sure.

[@vedrfolnir2330]

if I'm not wrong the original design only had a poncho

[@lonestarr_sixer9554]

one concept art had Chel only wearing a poncho

[@thecapitalg]

They were originally going more PG 13 but didn't like the idea so kept it more PG

[@DanGamingFan2406]

They knew exactly what they were doing when designing Chel, and I can't thank them enough. This movie is so underrated, and it's honestly a shame it flopped. They had a whole tv show planned and everything.

[@joshuacoldwater]

Originally Miguel and Tulio were written as a couple, she was added to fix that issue. I’m not complaining 😂

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Right? I would've loved to see a series :D

[@captainteeko4579]

Awww they had a show planned??? I’m sad now 🤧

[@otakuwolf4ever985]

It's rubbish that it flopped, I was looking forward to the series, seeing what kind of adventures Miguel, Tulio, Chel and Altivo would have together.

[@christianaguiare544]

Imagine it, a TV show with Chel 😂

[@cosmicgoblin89]

it was theorized that the armadillo was actually a messenger from the real gods to stop the high priest and save the people of el dorado, that's why it could do all those crazy things

[@senpai16]

I really like that explanation

[@allisongrinnell5107]

I swear this movie was an experiment in how many adult jokes they can put in a kids movie before getting in trouble. The answer is exactly as many as are in El Dorado lol

[@raymondteodosbandlabvlog1676]

For real though 😂

[@pickleboy6059]

Considering they had to re-edit a few times for things being too steamy

[@SynchronizorVideos]

I’m pretty sure this film was meant to be a more adult-oriented picture, but they pulled that back somewhat.

[@thecapitalg]

​@@SynchronizorVideosyep, that's basically confirmed in the Wikipedia page

[@virginianoone9395]

This is one of my favorite childhood movies. My partner and I still quote it to each other to this day. "The stars... can't do it. Not today." "Don't blame me!" "I blame you!" "You fight like my sister!" "I've fought your sister-- that's a compliment!"

[@nicolasbaron4506]

One of the most underrated films from DreamWorks Animation! Seriously, this film is so much better than how critics reacted to it at the time. Shame that the film flopped when it came out, but I'm glad that it's getting more love and attention that it deserves.

[@DCshandle]

I grew up watching this with my parents lol they loved this movie

[@shyranhilaw4352]

Severely underrated! I rewatched it a few weeks ago and I had a smile on my face the entire time.

[@aricaj.3006]

I hope _Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas_ is on your list after this, it's from the same era of DreamWorks but everyone always overlooks it. The animation in that is also gorgeous for the time period. Plus I think you'd love the evil goddess villain 😂

[@treyowen9213]

You mean Eris?

[@AJCoCoQueen]

Sinbad is daddy

[@yousbgish]

sinbad is sooo underrated i always wanna watch it but they don’t have it on any streaming platform 😭

[@lavenderbambi3501]

@@AJCoCoQueeneris is a mommy

[@forestcatkay14]

Oh i hope he does react to it. Michelle Pfieffer and Brad Pitt as the two hotties of the film❤❤. And the animation on Eris hair is incredible!

[@valemolinar1550]

I really hope you read this .. I'm Mexican and by your question in the minute 21:08 , there are things that are historically accurate. First, "El dorado " it's more part of the Colombian culture. Sometimes people confuse an think is Mexico cause he had a lot of gold too. But the place is Colombian. The people , clothes , hair and faces . That is pre-Hispanic Mexico. Several aspects of pre-Hispanic Mexico are woven into the story and the background scenes quite faithfully (within the limitations of a cartoon!): Cabezas gigantes (Olmec) heads, (largely Maya) hieroglyphs and names, monumental stone sculptures, the returning gods, murals, masks, hallucinatory dreams, Los Voladores de Papantla (Flyers’) ceremony, the idea of a world ‘age’ (of the Jaguar), exotic flora and fauna, human sacrifice, the ritual ballgame - invented and first played by the gods - in which the losing team might be sacrificed know as the " El juego de pelota " or "Tlachtil" The ball could not be touched with the hands, feet or head, however, the shoulders, back, hips and buttocks could be used, which were protected with belts or girdles of leather or fabric, imposing a temple dedicated to Tlaloc rising above the Main Temple. In Mayan mythology, Xibalbá or Xib'alb'a is the underground world ruled by the divinities of illness and death: Hun-Camé and Vucub-Camé. In pre-Hispanic Mexico, gold did have value but not as great as it was seen in other parts of the world. Just some information, the movie has a lot. Personally, I love it a lot, the Latin Spanish version it is much more fun and beautiful. The songs hit different. Without disrespecting the English voices. If I make a mistake , my dearly apologize, English is my second language.❤

[@rincaimo812]

Gracias para este! Estoy muy confundida porque soy colombiana! Perdón, mi español es muy mal pero estoy aprendiendo. Tu inglés es muy bien.

[@AlfysArtCave]

​@@rincaimo812 Lei "Gracias parce!" Xdxd

[@rincaimo812]

@@AlfysArtCave lol

[@silentassason]

Chel straight up awakened shit in me back when I first saw this as a kid. Glad to see Mell is also a man of culture 😂

[@AtomicMama42]

Growing up in the low rise jeans and heroin chic era its very nice to see people appreciate the body type i have.

[@christinaify]

Watching KZbinrs react to Chel is one of my favorite pastimes. Never gets old.

[@theflowerhead]

Cause you can't not react. 👀

[@Tigerlilygurl1]

So for the record, there is a pretty common theory that Miguel, Tulio and even Altivo(the horse) were once Gods, who, after all their believers, either changed religion or were killed for worshiping them, lost all memories/powers. When they get to El Dorado and start being worshipped as Gods again, they start regaining some abilities. It's thought that if they had stayed in El Dorado, they might have been able to regain all their abilities/memories. Altivo is believed to have not actually lost himself to the horse mentality and instead just preferred the guise of a horse for its simplicity. That is why he is so incredibly intelligent for an animal. Even a horse. Miguel is sometimes thought to be Apollo, and Tulio might have been Hermes. The only time you see one of them bleed is when TULIO hit MIGUEL! No other instance, even with the leeches, is there blood. There are a whole bunch of theories, though.

[@whowantswaffles]

common theory? My dude that is not the plot of the movie, that's just fan made up junk. The movie is as the movie does, its not that deep. I could say there is a theory that the whole thing is a dream, or they are all just actors on a stage and it's a fever of the armadillo

[@Tigerlilygurl1]

@whowantswaffles ........yes. That is the point of a theory. It's pretty common among the fans. The exact definition of a theory is as follows, a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained. So you are right, you can theorize it's a fever dream of the armadillo (coincidentally, it's theorized that the Armadillo is a god as well). It's theorized to explain why the carving of the gods looks so similar to Miguel and Tulio. It's theorized to explain how everything worked out so well for them. Also, many fan theories have ended up inspiring actual events in series or been proven to be true. I kindly ask that you keep your negative nancy, pessimistic, close-minded views where they belong. In your head.

[@kamikazekumquat4760]

Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh recorded their parts together, not separate as a lot of voice actors are used to. I find that it really adds to their chemistry. It's so sad it didn't do well at the box office, but gods, this movie has all the love for it now! And, it deserves it so much! I also don't know a single bisexual/pansexual who doesn't remember this one as Significant as a child. I mean, *gestures to the whole film*. This and "The Mummy".

[@lo-lifecntral2789]

What made you State the bi/pan part?

[@AtomicMama42]

​@lo-lifecntral2789 well I'm a woman and I'd bang Miguel, Tulio, and Chel

[@geckovonparsley8200]

It's really easy to read Miguel and Tulio as a couple, and then Chel gets added to that relationship. + All 3 of them are very attractive. So there's a lot to enjoy and relate to for many bi / pan viewers, and a lot of them realized things about themselves because of it. ​@@lo-lifecntral2789

[@calvinmcmillen2729]

@@lo-lifecntral2789 I want to be Chel, if not probably either Tulio/Miguel

[@LeGrandSarrazin]

Movies similar to this you might wanna check out would be Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Titan: AE (great art direction, mixed with CGI). Both are excellent movies imo, but I grew up watching them, so a bit biased lol. Still think you'd find them a fun watch. If you wanna stick with the animated theme there's also The Emperor's New Groove, which also feel's similar. Enjoy!

[@amyg4961]

Yes to all three but Titan AE is totally my favorite. Can’t pass up a character voiced by Drew Barrymore.

[@SynchronizorVideos]

This movie is in part an homage to the “Road To…” film series from the 40s, 50s, & 60s starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. If you watch any of them, you’ll see a lot of the same DNA as Road to El Dorado, including con-men buddies, travel to exotic locations, the guys getting distracted by the woman, gag-driven humor, musical numbers, wacky adventures, and doing a whole routine to distract or get a drop on an opponent.

[@tomcattvreacts]

Just commented the same thing essentially. I'm 28 and grew up watching those

[@CaTiNtHeHaTaaaa]

This movie shows us how a friendship or bond between two individuals can't be destroyed either with unlimited riches or women, or both. That's why the real El dorado was never found, ( I live on the same continent that El dorado is rumored to be located).

[@Shego2Drakken]

You're not the only one who found that sailor being voiced by Tobin Bell to be an absolute trip. When I learned that through IMDb, I had to go find that scene just to check. Also - Miguel is voiced by Kenneth Branaugh, Tulio is Kevin Kline, Tzekel Khan is Armand Assante, and the Chief is Edward James Olmos.

[@TheSylvirr]

I will say this every chance I get because I am so proud of it: My uncle was an animator on this movie, and we have a bunch of concept art and stuff from the movie. Some of it even including Chel, before she had a name. As well as some bat warriors that were deemed 'too scary' because they looked too much like Man-Bat, and some of the buildings that DID make it in. THIS MOVIE IS THE REASON MY DUMB BABY BISEXUAL BRAIN WENT 'P..POLYCULE...?' And yes, they *are* meant to be a throuple.

[@gurvmlk]

Looking at the rest of the film, I have to wonder how the bat warriors would've even been incorporated.

[@tayab492]

Yeah, this movie ain't a kid's movie 100%, but the visuals were STUNNNING!!! so happy you reacted to this classic 💓

[@gundamgunpla4685]

Growing up my Dad had no idea why my brother and I wanted to watch this movie on repeat, to the point he could fast forward the VHS to the start past all the ads without looking. It was Chel lol, but he never sat and watchd with us to see her. They made her in ALL the right ways

[@BillyBinges]

The first edit 1:03 has me crying 😂 you a fool dude…

[@thefactoryrejecct]

I recently re-watched this movie after a few years. As mentioned at 28:25, that is exactly what I did. 😂 Every single day. My mum refuses to watch it with me because she got tired of how many times I replayed it back-to-back. Of course, I didn’t understand all of the jokes when I was younger, so I suppose I appreciate it more at my current age. Nice to see your reaction, Mellow! 😊

[@AscendingBlazed]

That little nostalgia trip you had was beautiful, I have those quite often and I've always wondered if it was just me who got emotional over them. Love your vids Mello keep up the great reactions ❤❤

[@aaroncastro107]

If you think chel is hot now, you should look up the official concept art for her. She literally only had a leopard skin poncho in one of the drafts. And i believe I heard a rumor that there was going to be a hot tub scene that first introduced her in the film, as well. Man, the 90s were wild!

[@jasonhahn8797]

I think the movie was released in 2000.

[@NyehNyeh12]

@@jasonhahn8797released, but was in production in the 90’s. Movies, especially animated, take meeeeeggggaaaaaa long to make, many years. and they toook even longer with animation as seen here! It was being made in the 90’s absolutely

[@treyowen9213]

Here’s what I look for in every movie in general: I want a good story, laughs here and there, great relatable characters, a kickass soundtrack, and impress the hell out of me.

[@vidkris1535]

The horse saying “El Dorado!” Always gets me! 😂

[@ignaciotaborda6538]

12:24 it's safe to say that Chel awakened a lot of feeelings in boys (and girls) back in the day.

[@calvinmcmillen2729]

don't forget about us grown adults

[@vanchella1]

YAAAAAAAY!!!! One of my childhood favorites! I love how much you appreciate this soundtrack, IT STILL SLAPS over 20 years later! Sorry for all the !!! stuff, I just loved this film growing up and I think more people should be aware of it, especially from an animation and music standpoint. :)

[@LeolaTheElf]

“Don’t watch on puberty” Too late. I saw it on VHS 😂

[@daniahndirect]

The ball game and architecture is pretty historically accurate. So is the use of cenotes to reach the spirit worlds. That's in part why the ancient temples are centered near the cenotes.

[@noggodtv]

20:08 did y’all hear that before she stood up? Lmao 😂

[@TheMarvelousM]

South American Sloppy Toppy

[@angelcrashjove6329]

That boy was getting some top😂

[@aaronrodriguez4159]

Bro. You have no idea how great it was to watch this after school back in the halcyon days of VHS. I won this movie as a prize in some contest and spent every waking second watching it. Had the songs memorized in a week, and the movie memorized in about a month. Getting to rewatch this and Emperors New Groove with my own kids was peak nostalgia. Glad you liked it. Also, Chel and Kida from Atlantis definitely awoke something in us 90s kids. Lol

[@SpectrumAnalysis]

Mel. May I offer my sincerest welcomes to the Chel appreciation society. We have A LOT of members.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Is Meg from Hercules in it too? Also Lola Bunny? XD

[@SpectrumAnalysis]

@@RedRoseSeptember22 Kida from Atlantis is a sister association to the CAS

[@zaarthwren]

Can I join I’ve literally bought the Chel kids meal toy online and keep it on the tv tray by my bed and have so much chel rule 34 content

[@calvinmcmillen2729]

@@zaarthwren bro I would have taken that to my grave

[@bad2dabohn1992]

Aside from Shrek El Dorado is my favorite Dreamworks movie. There's something just naturally appealing about it with the comedy team up of Kevin Kline and Ken Brannagh. Also yes Chel is just "chefs kiss"

[@gray7433]

The Road to El Dorado was and is one of my favorite childhood movies. Plenty of innuendos went over my head, then when I got the jokes, the movie was that much more fun. The song playing while Miguel is exploring is my favorite.

[@KayEmCee92]

I don’t understand why people disliked this movie. I absolutely love it.

[@TheMarvelousM]

It's not necessarily that people disliked it, as much as most just didn't see it.

[@mystery5252]

The Plot of "The Road to El Dorado" is loosely based on the plot of the 1888 Rudyard Kipling novella named "The Man Who Would Be King".

[@captainteeko4579]

The voice of Cortez is also the same guy that voices Winnie the Pooh 😂😅

[@MrPenriquez]

“They should call this place Chel Dorado.” -Miguel 🤣

[@Gbaby_1241]

Mell, the way I snorted when you said "why would you say that out loud, b" I love how you put yourself in the movies

[@joannauresti_btx956]

My dad took me to go watch it when it first came out, this is my favorite movie. The quotes from this movie are so funny and the music. Elton John didn't had to go hard for this movie. I love the story of El Dorado, and yes the game that they are playing is actually true. In Mexico they still have some of the places to play it.

[@bhelliom3]

As a person with thick thighs and a small waist, who is also “fine as hell” I do agree it is dangerous for fuckboys. For people with self-control it’s just fun.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Talk Yo Shit!

[@TheDragonsRose]

Sure Jan ;)

[@bhelliom3]

@@TheDragonsRose 😂 take a seat.

[@TheDragonsRose]

@@bhelliom3 After you XD

[@robertfrancis9877]

Easily one of the more 'adult' kid films made by Dreamworks. Where did she get up from? 🤔

[@TheOldstufffan]

I saw this in the theatre for an end of the semester type field trip in elementary school. There was a little town we drove through once in the Midwest named El dorado, not a common name around there. I was like, Mom, El dorado!

[@SilverWolf442]

Far as accuracies, them playing ball was. Back in those times, in that culture, they didn't play to have fun. They played to win. The games were akin to a tribute to their Gods and the losers would be beheaded as sacrifices to them. From what I recall. It's been years since I learned a little about it.

[@rincaimo812]

Eh, I think that game belongs to a different culture. Muisca had Tejo, which we still play today, and we didn't behead the losers. The winners WERE honored by our cheif and qualified as guecha warriors.

[@xxprettylittlethings]

The spirit world water pit things are also real. They’re called cenotes. Much of Mexico is limestone so water easily causes caves and such. Many of them fill with water and they’ve found offerings and burials and such at the bottom of them through archaeology. It’s a fun rabbit hole to go down.

[@williamjackson7600]

Bro I watch your show so much I chant with the Spartans at the beginning of every video. You rock bro

[@dforman4770]

Chel is one of the many characters that helped a young Dforman realize what team he played on lol

[@chrissie627]

Elton John rlly didn't have to go THIS hard on a kids movie soundtrack but he did that for us 👑

[@iamSketchH]

7:36 Actually, funny enough, this movie is based off of a 1940s movie series staring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby called the "Road to..." series. The two pretend arguing / fighting is even an ode to the "patty-cake" scene where Bob and Bing throw off the bad guys and punch them at the end. Now, these are different characters, but it's a nod of the hat to the original black and white films. 21:15 It's based on a fictional fantasy civilization of gold from ancient legend, which was supposed to be located somewhere in South America. That said, this movie was a huge hit in South America (even more than it was in the USA). So... yeah. Apparently I know a lot of random movie and history stuff, lol.

[@zemufinman1639]

23:09 Id explain both the bleeding and no more sacrifices by saying that we have been filled to the full with the blood of the sacrifices and dont need anymore which is why they have blood in them. The problem is that they didn't know the shaman dude was onto them

[@calxic_kelpie]

Looking back, Chel is definitely what caused my lesbian awakening as a child

[@YedidahMVO]

That line of 'native for rock' freaks me out cause it's literally in SPANISH and they are from SPAIN

[@karleighrock593]

This movie was one of my favourite movies growing up. So happy you decided to react to it. I always love the music to this movie. Elton John definitely killed it 🔥🔥

[@myra31]

El Dorado was always fun to watch as a kid. A movie that I find to be overlooked, and that might be fun to watch is called The Thief and the Cobbler. I’m not sure how many people are familiar with the title, but like El Dorado it’s different.

[@flyinpigmusic331]

Chel, Jessica Rabbit, Holli Would... they knew exactly what they were doing with those character designs

[@Spadez.]

Caught another one early! So happy! Just starting but Elton John did a lot of the music for this and I watched back on VHS. Absolutely amazing movie! Atlantis is kind of like this.

[@TheAngryMoth104]

There's a theory that the Armadillo is actually an avatar of one of the real gods, and it's just enjoying the fuckery that follows

[@edelbrock443]

Anastasia was my favorite childhood animated film. Movie's pretty dark, and music's amazing in that too. Wonder if Mell has seen that.

[@fanboyhex1555]

Regarding your video title... yeah, my nephew learned the hard way.🤣 BTW 13:34 was my favorite funny part of the whole movie.

[@themachiavellian8961]

Im a gay man... but chell could take all my money, lower my credit score to 0.000 take everything from me... and i would still offer her more.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Bruh you ain't fully gay then lmfao XD you're bi.

[@misakichan8181]

Valid

[@NovusIgnis]

That's your natural biological urge taking over.

[@spriken]

Sir, As straight female we may both play for team "strictly dickly" but I'm gonna agree with you about Chel!

[@UltimateGamerCC]

actually that's called being Bi, Male Pref, dont be a homophobic prick about it.@@NovusIgnis

[@SpencerFinley]

the sport they compete in WAS real! When I was in world history I had to build a diorama of one of those courts and do a report :) It's called Ulama! Or at least it's known by that by more modern peoples.

[@JoyaLewisTheMusician]

That Simba shirt is beautiful btw

[@ScorpionStrike7]

9:16 The entire internet: 😆

[@tomcattvreacts]

Don't know if anyone has mentioned this but this movie is inspired by the "ROAD TO" movie series with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Really funny movies, although funnier if you understand the references to the time. Lol

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Chel is the hottest animated character since Jessica Rabbit imo, like hot damn, they really brought the eye candy with her in this movie.

[@90sDRgirl]

Waking up this morning with my coffee and watching this reaction is the best this is my cousin's and my favorite movie we still quote parts of it to this day XD and know all the songs 😊😊😊 I'm definitely Tulio and she Miguel 😅 let's not forget Chela 🔥🔥🔥

[@elliebelliewatermellie155]

Lmao I’m waaaaay too excited for this This is one of my absolute favorites I still watch it as a 34 year old lady

[@kyrstenwilson3111]

It never ended up confirmed in the final cut, but the reason the armadillo is Always There is that it IS a deity

[@nobu6273]

The title is HILARIOUS LMAO. I know EXACTLY why you sayin' it too.

[@jrcervincervin2782]

2:27 I live in Spain... And tho you are not wrong, I think it depends on the place. Where I live they are very racist, but it's so normalize they don't even know they are being racist. But not absolutely everyone is racist here, I think it just a matter of time tho. Like me and my older sister were the first black kids out our school when we were younger... But that was many years ago. I remember when I was a lot younger, and didn't speak any Spanish, people here use to call me "Conguito" and laughed, I had no idea what that meant, all I knew was that it made them laugh so I laughed too. I was shocked and sad to later find out it's a sweet with some sort of black face logo on it, you can look it up, they still have them on every supermarket here. The name of the sweet translated means "Little congos" as in people from the country Congo in Africa. A teacher once said to me after handing an exam I suspended "For a black person, you don't work hard do you?"... And so much more... Walking down the road with so many people staring gave me social anxiety..

[@Luke101]

Sounds fucking horrible bro, damn 😥

[@osmanyousif7849]

How to sum up this movie? On the one hand, GOLD. On the other.... PAINFUL AGONIZING FAILURE!

[@senpai16]

Man they knew exactly what they were doing with chel. Just reminds me of jessica rabbit saying "im not bad im just drawn that way" xD btw if you haves seen Who Framed Roger Rabbit thats a must see man

[@ErikByrge2025]

3:55 You Lose! 6:11 Holy Ship! 7:41 He met to do that! 8:21 City Boy!! 9:15 Oh My! 11:33 Pretend to be Gods! 12:23 Meme Alert!🚨 13:48 It's Getting Hot in Here! 20:08 Holy Crap!😱 22:30 That's Works 24:33 Did him Dirty!

[@lillianetheelf8285]

This is the movie that shows what would happen if you let the bard and rogue go on their own adventures from the main party lol

[@hollisshore2211]

“Little short Hispanic chick” ……. yo… Rosie Perez!

[@carm3d]

The movie is based on the classic Bob Hope / Bing Crosby Road movies (Road to Morocco, Road to Zanzibar, Road to Utopia, etc.). Yes the ball game is historically accurate; though I believe the ball was someone's head. Tzekel-Kan was voiced by Armand Assante. He was a great villain in Judge Dredd (1995). He really chewed the scenery.

[@marszenka]

Ball was rubber! A very hard rubber, but rubber. They had a replica in a museum you could handle :)

[@sewthernbelle]

This is kinda based on something! There was a series of movies in the 40’s and 50s called the Road pictures starring Bob Hope Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. The guys would travel to different countries have adventures and tell jokes and fight over Dorothy Lamour. This movie is a tribute to those movies. There’s even a blink and you miss it frame of animation during its tough to be a god where Miquel and Tulio’s reflection in the wine become characatchures (sp?) of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.

[@NikkieTwix]

Childhood favourite ! I always fancied Miguel and Tulio 🤣

[@rosettafuryiwa1159]

Imagine El Derado as a Live Action movie but with Tulio and Miguel as a couple but then Chel joins them to?

[@TheMarvelousM]

They'd be played by Pedro Pescal, Chris Helmsworth & Tatiana Mansley.

[@sadtitties222]

The OP threesome/poly relationship. 😁

[@rincaimo812]

I have a weird relationship with this film. I enjoy it but I am actually from the tribe where the legend of El Dorado came from and I get that this is a kids film...but there is just so much wrong. The legend of El Dorado was based off the Muisca ceremony for declaring our new zipa (chief in the south region). He would be adorned in gold dust over his entire body hence Él - Man Dorado - Golden. Priests would take the new zipa and bunch of tunjos (lil golden idols) put them on a raft. Then zipa would sacrifice the idols to Lake Guatavita. The new zipa would then wash the gold dust off his body and then be officially recognized as zipa. We didn’t have stone temples either. Those look more Aztec? Muisca had wooden homes and temples that were destroyed by the conquistadors. And while my people once did do human sacrifices....1) they were raised from birth to be one and it was considered a huge honor and 2) by the time the conquistadors came, we had already stopped human sacrifice for a long time and it was only in our written histories.

[@virginianoone9395]

oh dang, this is super interesting :) thanks for sharing

[@JeanineRader]

It's also hilarious how evry attempt to mine the lake didn't end well

[@rincaimo812]

@JeanineRader Well, don't take what belongs to the gods 😉 but yeah, that part does make me happy

[@itskyansaro]

The coolest thing about the Movie is how they really stuck to that Mesoamerican Aesthetic. And the Ball game is called ''Pitzi'' in Maya. The loosing team not necessairily got sacrificed. The game was played for over 3000 years, making it probably one of the oldest known Ballgames, and it's rules and purpose have changed often during that time.

[@joseantoniogarcia1677]

The film It's mostly accurate based on the myths, legends and some real things that are well known. The gold, the sacrifices even the ball game were legit. So this movie is 80/20 maybe.

[@rincaimo812]

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. So I am of the Muisca tribe (where the legend of El Dorado originates). They kinda...mushed...a bunch of Indigenous cultures into one. The sport they are playing isn't of my tribe. We had a totally different game called Tejo that is still played in Colombia today. We did do human sacrifices, but it was considered a thing of high honor and was long out of practice by the time of the conquistadors. Muisca didn't do the stone temples. We made ours with wood and clay, and they were conical. Also Xibalba was part of MAYAN myths, not Muisca.

[@joseantoniogarcia1677]

@@rincaimo812 Thank you for the info👌 And yes i do know Dreamworks mixed some things from other cultures. The play ball was exactly like in the movie, that came from the Olmeca culture, but basically became a thing in more tribes and places. That's why i pointed out that the movie not only is accurate in some real things but also in Myths and Legends aswell.

[@alexsherry1238]

LOVE watching you react, love the little edits that make it more engaging. Also, yeah, this movie.... made lotta boys (and girls) realize some things. 😂

[@Jabarie898]

3:54 the other guys 😂

[@SpiderandMosquito]

6:32 I think this is my favorite gag in the movie XD

[@Megramia288]

All I know is Chel was one of the reasons I knew I was bi when I was younger

[@eileencrys]

For me it was Chel *and* Eris from Sinbad hahaah

[@entertainmentlife430]

The ball game they are playing in the movie is historically acurate the aztecs did play a game like this. It is believed to be what eventually inspired basket ball to be created.

[@alejandroacosta1227]

The game that they're playing is called Areyto (little hoop). It's a 4runner to basketball but without the backboard. If you visit Puerto Rico go to Parque Indigena de Utuado (Utuado indigenous park. The indigenous population of Puerto Rico are called Taínos. Means good people.

[@LizReacts1st]

Wow, already on my fourth reaction video and I just discovered your channel! Can't wait to see what else you have!

[@shagnscoob1785]

Based entirely on the editor's favorite tune, I feel like we'd get along swimmingly

[@Epodmusic17]

Chel is one of my more popular cosplays for good reason. Loooove hee character!

[@gamerjohn4645]

Im gonna say this.......the way they were doing this movie with such talent with one hand is amazing😂

[@Syryu]

You simping for Chel throughout the entire video made this reaction. 🤣 Your reaction to her was all of us back in Middle School!

[@nickcopeland6915]

I grew up with this movie and I absolutely love it. I could listen to the opening song forever and never get tired of it.

[@keyblader1985]

Let's be real; Chel would wreck every single one of us.

[@asockworkorange]

Thank god ♡ i had a scary day, this will help!

[@zhongliidonglii]

This is my fave movie by Dreamworks, except for Prince of Egypt and Spirit and Joseph King of Dreams... all great suggestions.

[@NaishiYT]

Chel was one of my major childhood crushes; why did they make her so damn fine😩

[@raymondteodosbandlabvlog1676]

Ok, we need an episode just on all the toys and merch you had for movies you never got a chance to see until now 😂