Review of The Mark of Zorro

When i was a kid, the BW Disney show was running on the 3rf french channel! When i was a teen, the BW Disney show was running on the 3rf french channel! When i'm an adult, the BW Disney show is still running on the 3rf french channel! So it looks that our 3rd french channel has only 1 show in stock and unfortunately the 1st time i watched it, i was bored and that's like this since 40 years! So i was a bit anxious before trying this one but as a cinema explorer, Fairbanks is an icon to discover and for sure as a Batman fan, this movie was a essential moment in the Bat mythology! Now that i watched it, i can say that i had great fun with it! Fairbanks is an excellent actor for comedy and an amazing stunt expert (a bit like the future Bruce Willis); The directing is inspired because it's like watching a play: the camera is cautious to the simmetry and to the depth of the sets (a bit like the future Wes Anderson): the mansions are beautiful, the pueblo breathes Spain and this movie reminds that California was first latin and not at Wasp! The story is like a modern Robin Hood (protect the feeble and justice for all) and it's like the 1st super hero character: double identity, costume, sidekick and even a Zorro-cave and unlike the dreadful Disney show, the story is totally encapsulated and stands in one single one production ! So try it: it's really good fun and a bit like Peter Pan, a proof that Disney has a habit to take others creations!