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== Handling ==
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In 1850 (Nine years after the events of <nowiki>[[The Mask of Zorro|the first film]]</nowiki>), California is voting on whether to join the <nowiki>[[United States of America]]</nowiki> as a state. A wild gunman with wooden teeth, Jacob McGivens, attempts to steal some ballots, but Zorro chases after him and recaptures the votes. In their scuffle, McGivens pulls off Zorro's mask. A pair of <nowiki>[[Pinkertons|Pinkerton agents]]</nowiki> recognize him as Don Alejandro de la Vega. Zorro fashions a makeshift mask from his costume and rides off on his stallion, Toronado, to deliver the votes to the governor. Upon returning to his mansion, Alejandro is greeted by his loving wife, Elena (<nowiki>[[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]</nowiki>). Elena believes that Alejandro can now give up being Zorro, but Alejandro is sure that the people will still need him. The next day, after sending their son, Joaquin to school, Elena is confronted by the Pinkertons, who disclose their knowledge of Zorro's identity. Soon after, Alejandro is served with divorce papers from Elena, which she was forced to do.
Filmen starter i [[1996]], hvor et hold [[Dykker (person)|dykkere]] er på [[skattejagt]] efter ''[[Titanic]]s'' [[vrag]] for at finde en værdifuld [[diamant]], Havets Hjerte. De finder skibet, og med en fjernstyret ubåd fragter de et pengeskab op på deres båd, desværre indeholder skabet kun diverse papirer, deriblandt en tegning med et nøgenportræt af en smuk ung kvinde, der bærer den diamant, de leder efter, i en halskæde. Da dette billede vises på [[CNN]], ser en ældre dame ved navn Rose Calvert ([[Gloria Stuart]]) det, og hun bliver fulgt af sit barnebarn ud på skibet, hvor hun fortæller historien om sin tur med ''Titanic'' og om sin korte romance med den 20-årige tredjeklassespassager Jack Dawson ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) .
Hendes historie begynder, da hun er 17 år og er på vej til at rejse fra [[Southampton]] for at rejse til [[New York City|New York]] på ''Titanic.'' Hun er en del af overklassen og rejser sammen med sin forlovede og sin mor. Samtidig vinder fyren Jack Dawson billetter til at rejse med ''Titanic'' på tredje klasse med sin gode ven Fabrizio i et spil [[poker]].
Den unge overklassepige Rose Dewitt Bukater ([[Kate Winslet]]) er på vej ud i et tvangsægteskab med den velhavende Caledon Hockley ([[Billy Zane]]), da hendes døde far ikke efterlod hende og hendes mor, Ruth Dewitt Bukater ([[Frances Fisher]]), andet end deres gode navn og en hel masse gæld. Den første aften om bord på Titanic prøver Rose at begå [[selvmord]] ved at springe ud fra skibet. Den gode Jack forhindrer dog Rose i hendes dramatiske planer. Derfor inviterer hendes forlovede, Cal, ham med til middag i første klasses salon som tak. Det går selvfølgeligt hverken værre eller bedre, end at de to forelsker sig på trods af Roses [[forlovelse]] og det faktum, at de kommer fra forskellige samfundslag. Og det føromtalte billede skildrer så Rose og er malet af Jack den 14. april [[1912]], altså den dag ''[[Titanic]]'' stødte på et isbjerg. Skibet sank i Atlanterhavet den [[15. april]] 1912.
I mellemtiden kommer skibet ind i farlige vande og rammer da også et [[isbjerg]]. Det får i sidste ende skibet til at synke. Inden da har Roses forlovede dog fundet ud af, at den diamant Rose bar, da Jack skitserede hende i den overdådige førsteklasseskahyt, der oprindeligt blev beboet af J. Bruce Ismay på Titanics [[jomfrurejse]], er forsvundet, og han beskylder Jack for at havde stjålet den, men det viser sig at Cal havde bedt sin evig tro tjener, Lovejoy, putte den ned i Jacks lomme, i den jakke han havde hugget på dækket tidligere den dag, så det ville se ud, som om Jack havde stjålet halskæden. Derfor får han ham låst inde under dækket, hvilket er ret upraktisk, når vandet begynder at strømme ind. Det lykkedes dog for Rose at redde ham. Pga. af dette når de dog ikke at komme med i redningsbådene og må vente på skibet, til det går ned. Efter at de er kommet i vandet, finder de et bræt at lægge sig op på. Det kan dog kun holde til en af dem og Jack bliver i vandet, hvor han dør af kulde. Men inden har Jack fået Rose til at love, at hun ikke skal dø i dette iskolde vand men som en gammel kvinde liggende i en varm seng. Efter at Rose kommer til [[New York City|New York]] med skibet [[Carpathia]], opdager hun, at diamanten er i hendes jakkelomme.
Three months later, Alejandro, living in a hotel, is depressed over the separation from Elena and having not been summoned as Zorro ever since the divorce. His friend and childhood guardian, Father Felipe, convinces him to attend a party at French Count Armand's new vineyard, and there Alejandro finds out that Elena has been dating the count. Later, after leaving the party and getting drunk, Alejandro witnesses a huge explosion close to Armand's mansion and becomes suspicious of Armand. Afterwards, McGivens and his men attack a peasant family, the Cortezes, who are Alejandro's friends, in order to seize their land deed. Zorro succeeds in rescuing Guillermo's wife and infant son, but McGivens shoots Guillermo just before disappearing with his gang, the deed to the Cortez home in hand. Zorro subsequently stakes McGivens out at Armand's mansion and discovers that Armand wanted Cortez's land to build a railroad. He encounters Elena, and learns that Armand will receive a mysterious shipment. Zorro tracks McGivens to a <nowiki>[[cove]]</nowiki> where the count's cargo is being delivered. However, on a class trip nearby Joaquin has also come across McGiven's gang and hitches a ride.
Tilbage i 1996 finder Rose diamanten frem igen og smider den i vandet, uden at nogen ser det. Mindet om Jack, og hvad han betød for hende, er nemlig vigtigere end alverdens rigdomme.
Da den ældre Rose ligger på sit dødsleje, panorerer kameraet hen over billeder, som Rose har stående på sit natbord. Dette viser blandt andet Rose i en flyver og Rose, der sidder i 'mandestilling' på en hest. Altså med benene på hver sin side frem for i damestilling med benene samlet på den ene side. I sit møde med Jack er dette ting, de har snakket om, og det ses nu, at hun igennem hele livet huskede på Jack og fik prøvet de ting, de talte om i deres korte bekendtskab. Med andre ord var Jack årsagen til at hun turde leve livet for alvor.
Man ser til slut i en slags drømmesekvens den unge Rose, der går hen til Jack, som står og venter på den store trappe på Titanic, næsten som skulle de giftes, Rose bærer en hvid kjole, der næsten er identisk med den, hun bar ved middagsselskabet, Rose endte med at stikke af fra sit overklasseliv og fik i stedet et liv som skuespiller. I livet fik Rose og Jack mindre end en uge sammen, men i døden har de fået hinanden for evigt.
<nowiki>Zorro saves his son from the bandits, but the only clues he is able to retrieve are a piece of the cargo, a bar of soap, and the name ''Orbis Unum'' from a crate lid. Felipe and Alejandro learn that Armand is the head of a secret society, the Knights of Aragon, which secretly ruled Europe in the past. Armand plans to throw the United States, which is perceived as a threat to the Knights' power, into chaos before it can gain too much power. Sometime later, Alejandro is captured by the Pinkertons who inform him of their blackmailing Elena into divorcing him and getting close to Armand to discover his plans; since California isn't yet a state, they couldn't conduct a legal investigation. Joaquin stumbles upon his father's whereabouts and frees him from prison. Zorro heads over to Armand's mansion, meets Elena, and eavesdrops on Armand's meeting, learning that the soap bars contain [[glycerin]] - a precursor to [[nitroglycerin]], which Armand plans to distribute throughout the Confederate Army, with the help of Confederate Colonel Beauregard, to destroy the Union. Zorro and Elena reconcile concerning her involvement with the Pinkertons, and Zorro prepares to destroy the train carrying the explosives. McGivens arrives at Felipe's church to look for Zorro, but ends up shooting the priest and kidnapping Joaquin.</nowiki>
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At the mansion, Armand is informed by his butler, <nowiki>[[Ferroq]]</nowiki> about Elena's deception and, showing her the bodies of the Pinkerton agents, brutally confronts her with his knowledge. He takes her and Joaquin hostage on to the 10 car train, forcing Zorro to stop his own sabotage and getting himself captured. He is unmasked in front of his wife and son, much to Joaquin's shock. Joaquin and Elena are taken away by Armand, while McGivens is tasked with killing Alejandro. Unexpectedly, Felipe arrives and helps Alejandro overpower McGivens, who is killed when a drop of nitro lands on his head. Felipe then reveals that the crucifix around his neck shielded him from McGivens' bullet, and Alejandro goes to save Elena and Joaquin. Zorro catches up with and lands - along with Toronado - inside the 8th car of the train, and engages Armand in a sword fight. Meanwhile, Elena has Joaquin escape into the back cars of the train which she disconnects. She then fights <nowiki>[[Ferroq]]</nowiki> in the nitro storage car, and both he and Colonel Beauregard are killed in an explosion.
Joaquin collects Toronado and rides after the train by jumping off the running train. Further along the tracks, under the eyes of a huge crowd, the governor is signing the bill to make California a state. As the train gets closer, Joaquin has Toronado hit a track switch, causing the train to pass around the governor's car. Zorro and Armand's duel takes them to the very front of the locomotive; however, the track is a dead end, blocked by a large pile of rails. Zorro hooks Armand to the train and escapes with Elena. The train plows Armand into the block, killing him and causing the nitroglycerin to detonate, destroying the train. With Zorro as an official witness, the governor later signs the bill, and California becomes the 31st state of the United States of America. Later, Felipe remarries Alejandro and Elena with Joaquin as the only witness. Alejandro apologizes to his son for not telling him the truth, and he admits that Zorro's identity is a family secret rather than just his own. Elena then allows Alejandro to continue being Zorro, accepting him of who he is and Zorro rides off on Toronado to his next mission.
== Medvirkende ==
[[Fil:Kate Winslet Palm Film Festival.jpg|thumb|Hovedrolleskuespillerinden [[Kate Winslet]]]]
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