Play Ball - Road to El Dorado, Mesoamerican ball game

[@genuinesaucy]

"We need a miracle!" "No, we need to *cheat!*" Words to live by.

[@pumpkingamebox]

To later be banned from life. I don't recommend it

[@XTheCrystalBeastGuyX]

The story of being allowed to use a TI-89 during a Calculus exam that has notes stored on it.

[@glider521al]

​ @XTheCrystalBeastGuyX I loved those back in the day. They let us store data and our own programs on them, and we could take them into the exam.

[@mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901]

0:59 That guy is gargling. He's just gargling. The others are flexing, yet he is just gargling What is he gargling? Why is he gargling??? Why can I not stop laughing????

[@NychusX]

XD

[@commander144]

Trey Pehl One of them's just chewing.

[@divinesleeper]

Trey Pehl The tongue is a muscle like any other, my friend. This man has trained his to perfection.

[@harveystew]

+Trey Pehl its its battle cry.

[@juliabielovitz5694]

OMG I just noticed that and I came down to the comments to write that... and your comment was the first one I saw XD

[@mariaexodusbosconovitch]

Miguel: D-don't blame me! Tulio: I BLAAAAME YOUUUU!

[@hopelemo5223]

haha that was funny

[@gabrielleconner1192]

lol

[@Blackcage3]

You got them mixed it the one that said don’t blame me is Tulio

[@steelprime5067]

@@Blackcage3 No they got it right blonde dude is Miguel.

[@emilia3217]

I love how Chel's there like "Tulio, the hip, the HIIIP!!"

[@hverdagen8429]

NOICE

[@harukatakahashi8822]

I love your name, you like beans?

[@JamesLandon]

Her hips, tho.

[@luislopez3726]

smol bean her voice or her curvy body and hips? And the word some of you might be looking for is "thicc"

[@arttech-lopo]

My sister and I used to laugh at the way she said “the hip,hip!” and how she used the armadillo as the ball...

[@TheReaperHunter]

"Well don't blame me!" "I BLAME YOU!"

[@hech9307]

Miguel: Yet, you know wasn't my idea.(flips his hair) Is T-Kan watching?

[@ZetsubouGintama]

"We need a miracle!" "No, we need to cheat!" Well... if someone say they are gods they must show a power beyonds any mortal could imagine. That's mean they cheating by default.

[@ValkarianEmpress]

XD love lol

[@ValkarianEmpress]

+bloom olguin right*

[@yesikanarvaez5027]

Technically yes

[@nealculhane1555]

peter siri .

[@NeoArashi]

That’s why the game was 15 on 2 XD

[@jordanwebb1543]

Midterms be like: We need a miracle. No we need to cheat.

[@rickriot8743]

Relatable

[@mariekano9730]

Miguel-we need a miracle Tulio- no, we need to cheat! That's what I say all the time if I didn't study for a test lmao he summed it up perfectly

[@dragonmaster48141]

+Evey Kano thats what I say even when i study for a test

[@Blackcage3]

Marina Syndulla tulio said we need a miracle

[@quigglesmcgiggles]

I like how at 0:58 the rest of the team is all big and menacing, and then there's the one guy just flicking his tongue

[@nerdtasticftw8489]

ikr

[@Raspberrize]

+Mason Quigley I had never noticed that! Thank you for pointing that out lmao!

[@gabb9109]

Mason Quigley is DAT a moderfuching iugandan referens?!

[@LilGee123]

@@gabb9109 oh man!

[@shurale123]

Jojo meme (with cherry) enters the chat

[@an1m8r]

I think my favourite part of this scene is just the cocky scorekeepers, great little touch there.

[@kravenmaurhedd4264]

Honestly tzekel-kan is the ultimate hype man, like if I was a god I would want him following me around just shouting things about how I'm a god

[@timsheppard6204]

Until you need your space

[@Erfierazgzb0ss4u]

Lorgar.exe

[@ZetsubouGintama]

@@Erfierazgzb0ss4u Word Bearer

[@shurale123]

Yeah, he's epic

[@FranciscoSV81]

"EXCUSSSSE ME, who invented this GAME?" LOL

[@crusadernikolai1996]

Why the gods! Of course!

[@Kino_Cartoon]

Francisco Sv I had to think of this worse Zelda cartoon XD

[@staC-wh6ik]

If I was Miguel, in that situation, I'd rather hide myself under the ground.

[@marisollopez4933]

Kino Cartoon .uuuyhui

[@luvv.al3e]

The gods so The Mayans can play this game is called pok ta pok

[@ZeldaFreak4by2]

Who ever said horses were allowed in this game? Oh yeah, the gods did!

[@juanjuri6127]

just to be a mesoamerican ball game nerd, although the ridiculously high hoop was a part of the game, it was only meant for miraculous plays once in a blue moon. it's assumed that for the most part the game was played like volleyball, but without a net. and with, uh, human sacrifices at the end.

[@filipinowhiteboy]

I always found that aspect weird. I didn't the Mayans sacrificed people all that often. I thought that was more of an Inca tradition.

[@juanjuri6127]

You might have the Incas and the Aztecs mixed up - Human sacrifice in the Inca empire was very rare. The mayans did it a lot more often, and then the Aztecs were just balls-to-the-wall nuts about human sacrifice.

[@filipinowhiteboy]

Esta Fortaleza yeah that's probably it.

[@jasonzabbidou1389]

Well, if they're gods then wouldn't it be expected that they reach the hoop way more than once in a blue moon?

[@TheMormonSorceress]

You know we should resurrect this game (with some minor modern fixes and twist), it would be a fun game

[@louisbrasil4090]

Dreamwork really should rework on these type of animation films instead of always doing CGIs

[@LaineMann]

Agreed.

[@JiReyAnimation]

Louis Brasil Well they are making 2D animated series. One that has very high quality animation is Voltron Legendary Defender, which is made by people who worked on Avatar The Last Airbender.

[@thomashuffman3237]

Louis Brasil yeah, on the one hand, they have gold (This, Shrek 1 and 2, Spirit, Prince of Egypt, Madagascar, and Kung Fu Panda), on the other hand, PAINFUL, AGONIZING FAILURE (Shark Tale, Trolls, Home, Shrek Forever After)

[@SuPerFabAline13]

I've watch this so many times I can recite the script of almost the whole movie without watching it lol love it

[@aliciabuggs1981]

lol me too! :)

[@Quinna5537]

+Ali Nicky me three

[@brianbrush5107]

100th like

[@andreklinge4052]

That end scene was freaking epic. I mean how he stood up against the High Priest was just god like :D

[@gamefan6219]

+Andre Klinge Heh, you said "god".

[@ActivistVictor]

good choice of words

[@MasterSnakeTamer]

Give some credit to that poor little...whatever that thing is for getting kicked around for his friend's sake.

[@yandere-kuninyourcloset5741]

its an armadillo

[@AngieGandalf6]

+MasterSnakeTamer That's because Miguel saved his life I think.

[@AngieGandalf6]

Que A The armadillo's name?

[@Quinna5537]

+AngieGandalf6 yes

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

+MasterSnakeTamer That's an armadillo.

[@iamSketchH]

It would have been hilarious if they had made a series or second movie as to how these two met and became such good friends.

[@crusadernikolai1996]

Good friends? Lol "Don't blame me." "I BLAME YOU!"

[@lordofthecuttingmoon]

Some woman yelling "That was a foul!" really makes this scene a lot less macabre than it actually is. As does that one guy doing something with his tongue when warming up.

[@blondepiratesarecool]

Yeah, I mean like how everyone gasped when he said the word "sacrifice." Like, in real life the games involving sacrifice were special events, not extremely common-place. It seemed like all the characters assumed that this game was just for fun, so they were shocked when the whole sacrifice thing came up.

[@soleilnelson1535]

That was chel😂😂

[@UnentitledToyGun]

At 5:23, I thought for sure Miguel was going to add at the end of his speech, "...except you."

[@charlottejester6982]

This is actually a game created by the Ancient Mayans to entertain themselves. They would get the ball on the side-wall's targets or in the hoop. If you lost, then you'd be a sacrifice to the Gods. 😨

[@jerryhernandez1895]

Charlotte Jester If you won you got sacrificed I heard. Apparently they believed the gods wanted the best people.

[@Dark_Boba-chan]

Actually, it went both ways. If u won u were sacrificed, if u lost, u were sacrificed. It just depended on who was in charge of each game.... Sometimes they sacrificed the losing team, other times it was the winning team. It was better to not play at all, bcoz there was always the 50/50 chance ur team gets sacrificed.

[@elisebryanne1315]

Actually the Olmec created this game.

[@GoldenSpike300]

For the Aztecs anything that breathed and moved was sacrifice material

[@_fussyfangs]

Actually it was considered a great honor & service to be sacrificed to the gods.

[@15ダイヤモンドクイーン]

My history teacher made us watch this.

[@quentinvincent5621]

You must have a great history teacher!

[@ilohefalter]

My RS teacher made me watch Prince of Egypt

[@deanirwin4997]

SAME here. HAHAHA

[@blondepiratesarecool]

I'm currently writing a paper about mesoamerican ball playing. In fact I should be doing it right now.

[@jasminefashandi3416]

DiamondQueen 14 Same did you use to go to Ranch O Pico

[@bjsdemon]

Finally, that little armadillo that's been following them around since the start has a purpose, Loaded Ball!

[@Quinna5537]

bjsdemon his name is Bibo.

[@xenodrone3367]

@@Quinna5537 i thought you said bilbo😂

[@najadamaria810]

I love Miguel! So brave, bold and kind! True Gryffindor! Even his golden hair somewhat resembles the mane of lion and he look awesome in red.

[@bellaghazaryan3153]

Nice crossover btw)))

[@beccagregory3586]

Does that mean Tulio is a Ravenclaw? His blue and black?

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

To be sacrificed in this game was seen as a great honor, even by those who were to be sacrificed. By the way, they sacrificed the winners, not the losers.

[@thrippjck1669]

At first yeah, but you know what they found out? Nobody likes to die. So the teams always played half heartedly hoping the other team won. Thus later on it was made that the losers were the ones put to death by sacrifice. Unsurprisingly this lead to a lot more competitive play.

[@HnabniC]

how long was tzekel-kan holding in that sentence at 0:20? did no one else talk in the time it took to walk to the stadium?

[@Shytheweirdo]

finally someone else notices

[@keentrasborg2566]

Magic. Don't question it.

[@siloPIRATE]

LOL!

[@centurionquincy3899]

I always imagined it was like: “The gods should not be playing ball like this!” Then he starts to walk away, leading everyone with him, “the gods are noble, they are almighty! They should not be playing with such common, unskilled players!” And Tulio starts to get nervous. “They need a stadium worthy to hold their greatness...” gets to where he is standing “...This is how the Gods should play ball!”

[@muhametgubetini5738]

Hanbin C zuoA

[@heartlessmushroom]

Im still seriously amazed at how much the animation team researched the ancient maya to bring this movie to life. The ball players are even in gear!

[@miunya]

I quote this movie a lot and no one I know cares enough about this movie, but its SO GOOD, legendary!

[@chandelier6305]

Tulio the hip the hip lol

[@crusadernikolai1996]

For real tho lol

[@TheOnydexGirl]

My anaconda don't.

[@yesikanarvaez5027]

Easy for HER to say she got dem fo daaaays

[@luislopez3726]

And the word you might be looking for is "Thicc"

[@destinymcintire2188]

"Tulio! The hip, the hip!" Love that line! XD

[@Kookahats]

Hrm... that's what you get when you cross soccer with basketball.

[@Mojonojobro]

And it is referred to as "Pok ta tok", from the sound the rubber ball makes when it hits the ground. Mesoamericans would kill the losers (no; actually SACRIFICE), usually, so I'm glad not many games aren't like pok ta tok.

[@potatolarry5406]

Availex_Reigning yep the Maya created the game

[@armaanshivani]

I like the line Well don't blame me I blame you

[@MegaAnimazing]

Dream Works need to go back to hand drawn...or at least try Cell Shading.

[@roxasthegreek]

Chel shading

[@Doktorious]

HA! I GET IT boooooo take my damn like

[@thomashuffman3237]

MegaAnimazing You're right. Dreamworks is a studio. On the one hand, gold (This movie, Prince of Egypt, Shrek, Madagascar, and Kung Fu Panda)! On the other hand, PAINFUL, AGONIZING FAILURE (Shark Tale, Home, Trolls, Shrek Forever After)!!!! See what I did there?

[@MatthieuArmengau]

Thomas Huffman home isn't a bad movie

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

Studying Mesoamerica in art history, and this movie is all I can think of.

[@PianoDisneygal10]

Anyone else as a kid think that Tzekel Kahn had magic teleportation powers that could transport everyone to the sports court?

[@shurale123]

Hahaha. Looks like he also has a magic... cape? poncho? how to call that red thing covering his chest... anyway, he can store there books without any pockets

[@PianoDisneygal10]

@@shurale123 yeah, that shirt or whatever is like Hermione’s purse.

[@jaskuwka]

The priest's face: Oh no he didn't! >:O

[@eisenheim46]

0:53 First I count 12, then he says there's 15, then it's reduced to 5.... Then 7 come back running, 8 stare down the ball, then 10 appear, lastly 6 are offered to be sacrificed. Feels like this is a code to something -_o

[@shurale123]

This is magic. Tzekel kan loves magic

[@fayrobbins5613]

This movie was my life when I was younger

[@mosiacsoml]

Miguel and Tulio are the kind of people I'd want to be best friends with

[@federicobarreri7639]

Always loved this movie, Always loved this scene.

[@ellenorwiseman2745]

Well don't blame me I blame you

[@horizontalsky1018]

This is why I love Miguel. woohoo! xD

[@wendahu5943]

I really like how Hans Zimmer and John Powell added a lot of South American instruments to their sound design. The music is fire, despite being quite old compared to many of their newer works.

[@sock2828]

I'm really impressed by how accurate this movie was about the mesoamerican ballgame.

[@heroforthewin1500]

Want a sequel to this movie? Go sign the petetion. Look up the road to el dorado petition for sequel. It should come up

[@SchwickFAFO]

I don't want one. This is one of those cases were something is so good, a sequel would ruin it.

[@heroforthewin1500]

Eh I guess. But everyone has their opinions

[@SchwickFAFO]

Roxas Axel -_-

[@heroforthewin1500]

What? I want a sequel and you don't. If I respect your opinion you should respect mine

[@SchwickFAFO]

Roxas Axel But i didnt disrespect yours

[@beccagregory3586]

"Well don't blame me" *"I blame you!"*

[@josephkeating6788]

And then they proceed to die from lack of protein.

[@benv7933]

This movie is VERY under rated

[@bojacksworldwideweb]

Ancient Aztecs Incas , Mayans and of course Tainos, pre-European arrival.

[@Wizgoht]

The chief and the priest probably had a bet to see how long these two could pretend to be Gods.

[@toyswithamotion9559]

Zerry Borger chief knew they werent gods

[@fronominal5047]

I didn't know Nicki Minaj was in this movie

[@luislopez3726]

WTF?!?! You SUCK!!

[@quesofreshcoh]

5:50 hes like "EXCUSE YOU"

[@Nick_C1997]

I would love to play this game. Also, why does tha game end when the shadow touches the line? Shouldn't it be until one team scores a certain amount of points, since the 2 score keepers only had a certain amount of gold bricks at hand?

[@foxesmorgan7702]

We need the ball like this. To win some match especially in world cup.

[@melnaobrooks4933]

Tzekei-Kan: But I speak up for the gods. Us: More like speaking against the gods

[@thrippjck1669]

What. Do you think. You're doing???!!! lol tulio was my fave in this movie

[@marissaflores418]

0:16 Tulio - Yeah. Yeah, like he said!

[@vanessacalica]

This is an awesome movie to watch in World History class!

[@ValkarianEmpress]

We did the same. Couldn't stop laughing

[@shurale123]

Wow, and today we used Tzekel-kan as an example of a typical shaman (well, actually, a mixture of shaman and priest types). We were learning the difference between the priests and the shamans (in the Religious Studies class)

[@therealzach.b]

I've actually been to one of these stadiums, and yes, thats pretty much exactly what it looked like *except for the colors, theyve been scraped off from ovr the years*

[@Indurok]

To mostly quote the high priest: I LOVE THIS FILM!

[@SkatenDestroyrulz]

I have an interesting theory for all of you that might clear up any confusion about how it could be possible that Miguel and Tulio would just so happen to wind up drifting aimlessly in a boat with essentially no hope for food or survival of any kind and then just wind up on the island where El Dorado is located. Also, I'm going to point out why the natives of El Dorado and Miguel and Tulio would be able to understand each other with seamless ease (due to the fact the natives unlikely spoke Spanish). Firstly, you guys must understand that even if Miguel and Tulio were con-men, they were con-men with favor from the divine. What I mean by this is that it could not have been coincidental that the island they would have unknowingly landed on would be the same island El Dorado is located, let alone be alive. Also, there is a term known as, "glossolalia", and it is the phenomenon commonly referred to as "speaking in tongues". Glossolalia is essentially a spiritual gift that allows people within a foreign land whom aren't capable of communicating with the native peoples' language of that land to do so with ease. In other words, whenever Miguel and Tulio are talking to, or listening to, any of the El Dorado natives they actually happen to be speaking the native language of El Dorado, even though they are not aware that they are doing it.

[@ChaudTheGamer]

what a classic movie!!

[@l.toniolo3889]

EXXCUSE ME. WHO INVENTED THIS GAMM-E?

[@bananabus7789]

+Fellow Kid what ?! THE GODS ... ( hahaha ) of course :)

[@wolfblaze9614]

@@bananabus7789 I'm warning you, don't push your luck with this guy!

[@jasminemartinez7305]

It is true in ancient Mesopotamia the players not only play for glory they play for their lives the losing team gets sacrificed while the winning team get gold my ancestors were weird yes I’m Mayan descendant In other writings it says they also sacrificed the winners

[@nariko47]

and like this kids, is how soccer was born

[@iim4xii129]

"I LOVE this game!"

[@quietstarsilence7038]

My friend and I actually created d&d caracters based on them Julia and Michelle mighty and powerful adventureres, I was Michelle and a bard and she was Julia and a rogue

[@SailorBarsoom]

I haven't watched this, but their lady friend is hawt!

[@sarahm4026]

That horse kick tho 😂😂😂

[@rheapunzel3]

I love Miguel so much.

[@thomasstudebaker]

Fievel: I Love Mesoamerican. Bianca: Mexican American.

[@jarnodatema]

that background music sounds brazilian.

[@battlecourtstudio1299]

You know when I went to the ruins in Chichen-Itza there was a ball game arena much like this one and according to the tour guide there the rules were pretty much the same, the difference is that the winning team was sacrificed to their gods not the losing team

[@Iamvikeviki]

one of d best adventure movie.love d road to eldorado

[@lizzychrome7630]

How the heck did the armadillo know what to do? Was it Chel's trained pet or something? Also, I have loved this movie since it came out--when I was 10--and now at age 28 I realize that ALL of the balls were made out of armadillos. 8( Bibo had to pretend to be one of his dead comrade's corpses throughout the game. Poor thing!

[@tylerhale5837]

Lizzy Chrome I highly doubt the balls were made of dead armadillos... Otherwise all the balls would have the scaley pattern. The balls were probably made of animal skin (leather) and stuffed or something.

[@user-yr3uj6go8i]

_"We need a miracle!"_ _"No, we need to cheat!"_ What my peers would say during quizzes.

[@shadybadger9297]

does anyone in the game contract leprosy? The armadillo was all over the field. That animal is a carrier of leprosy.

[@Technodreamer]

+Shady Badger Most humans are naturally resistant to leprosy, weirdly enough.

[@nikomil119]

Why is there not the scene when Tzekel-Kan sees Miguel's blood and he understands that he and Tullio are not gods? I really like it

[@domidium]

2:18 She said the hip not the butt.

[@Ddanielgonzalez]

Half of most of my bs talk came from this movie

[@hiramspells9310]

The sound that’s made when they look at the hoop always kills me

[@andypampreen8906]

How did they do the foley for the armadillo in this film? Those are some unique sounds.

[@agent_277]

0:42 Me everytime in sport when my teacher explains a new game

[@sabrinaconstantin6409]

well don't blame me......I BLAME YOU

[@jpalpharo4304]

One of my favourite movies

[@Prince40005]

Came here from Reddit after hearing that Mexico brought this game back lol

[@andresmora5192]

The Mesoamerican ball game (in Nahuatl: tlachtli or ōllamalīztli) was a sport with ritual connotations, played from 1400 a. C. by the pre-Columbian peoples of Mesoamerica; (Olmec, Zapotec, Mixtec, Totonac, Mayan, Teotihuacan, Aztec) was practiced both in everyday life and in religious celebrations. During the millennia of its existence, the sport has known different versions in different places. A modern version of the game, ulama, is still practiced in some places in Guatemala and Mexico. Apparently it fulfilled the function of resolving conflicts of diverse nature: land disputes, tribute, commercial controls and others.

[@sparxstreak02]

2:49 ‘FOUL!!! That was a foul!’ 🤣 Chel is BEST referee!

[@MasterCreator1998]

0:00 WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING?

[@fallenangel1246]

Sooo it took me about 12 times of watching this movie until I realised that their getting out of this situation completely foreshadows the ending of the movie: Tulio hurts Miguel (albeit unintentionally), they kinda work together to achieve their goal but it takes Miguel to save the day

[@shurale123]

And your comment made me realise it!

[@bradjames891]

Tzekel-Kan is one of the best villains in history.

[@a.n.2348]

I love the horse. 🐎

[@chickenvasquez78]

i barley learned facts about this old meso game in history before seeing this! lol

[@betterthanflapjacks]

“Well don’t blame me!” “I blame youuuuuu!”

[@윤하-p4e]

Any sufficiently advanced "cheat" is indistinguishable from magic. -Arthur C. Clarke-

[@GSE1480]

I love this cartoon movie!!

[@kazwhymark3165]

I LOVE 💖 THIS MOVIE SOOO MUCH 💖🖤💙🧡💜❤️💛😊

[@oscarclarke2653]

That villain was scary...

[@shurale123]

And charismatic

[@Jordi9049]

5:55 when bae is with someone else..