The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996 Directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Synopsis
When Quasi defies the evil Frollo and ventures out to the Festival of Fools, the cruel crowd jeers him. Rescued by fellow outcast the gypsy Esmeralda, Quasi soon finds himself battling to save the people and the city he loves.
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Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a dark and depressing story which is a million miles away from the happy-clappy world of Disney with its broad comedy sidekicks and song and dance routines. So it is hardly surprising that Disneyfying such a bleak tale comes with its fair share of problems. However, whilst this family friendly adaptation has its issues it is admirable that a risk averse studio would attempt such a story in the first place. It is also pleasing that they don’t exorcise the darker elements of the story completely making it, alongside The Black Cauldron, one of Disney’s oddest and most challenging animated features to date.
It has been a good few years since I…
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AHHH THIS FILM. This film shows how absolutely stunning animation can look, how cinematic and huge a film can be despite being drawn. The swooping camera and zoom ins, zoom outs, soaring over Paris still leave me breathless. The score is incredible, so operatic, I would definitely call this a musical rather than a film with songs in it, since a lot of it IS sung. Possibly that is why the songs aren't that memorable? Hellfire deserves five stars by itself!
Frollo is such a meany, I fucking LOVE him. Could do without the gargoyls though but what would a Disney film be without something like that? I'm sure I enjoyed them when I was little.
Basically expanding on the…
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I'm going to use The June Challenge as an excuse to watch some of my unwatched Disney Classics.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is dark and thankfully Disney embraces it in what is one of their strongest films thematically. Whilst it has all the childlike hallmarks of past Disney classics, and even a few references, the film never hides the disturbing underbelly of the classic story.
Children may not fully "get it", but Disney has simplified the plot for them. Watering it down for kids was a great idea, as it is a story that needs to be understood by all. Even adults could learn a lot from it.
The animation is also superb. CGI has its benefits, but hand-drawn animation is still king and still the most enjoyable to watch. The detail, especially in the final act, is immense.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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The best film of the Disney Renaissance, and a high water mark for animation that decade. Hell, maybe EVER. I've long said that this is Disney's most gorgeous movie, and the new Blu-ray transfer only cements that judgement. Incredibly complex settings, tons of characters, gorgeous designs with intricate light/shadow/dust/fire elements all mixing together, and now the film can FINALLY display its visual splendor properly. It's like Disney's animators decided to spend 90 minutes just showing off. And I LOVE it.
This is such a gem, and it just feels stronger every time I watch it. Yeah, the gargoyles are obnoxious, but it's pretty clear that Quasimodo has imagined them as a way of coping with living alone for decades (the…
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The most underrated modern Disney film.
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Such a sad story. Thanks Disney.
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The most underrated modern Disney film.
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A childhood favourite. Sometimes overlooked but the songs always resonated strongly with me. Love it.
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I'm going to use The June Challenge as an excuse to watch some of my unwatched Disney Classics.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is dark and thankfully Disney embraces it in what is one of their strongest films thematically. Whilst it has all the childlike hallmarks of past Disney classics, and even a few references, the film never hides the disturbing underbelly of the classic story.
Children may not fully "get it", but Disney has simplified the plot for them. Watering it down for kids was a great idea, as it is a story that needs to be understood by all. Even adults could learn a lot from it.
The animation is also superb. CGI has its benefits, but hand-drawn animation is still king and still the most enjoyable to watch. The detail, especially in the final act, is immense.
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Part of The Walt Disney Animated Studios Challenge
From the very start of The Hunchback of Notre Dam I was entranced with its beauty, visually, musically, and story telling. I had never been a big fan of this one when I was little, but I understand now why that was. It is the most adult oriented Disney film I have ever seen. It deals with many dark issues that I don't think kids can understand.
From the opening number I was imagining this as a staged musical. It's soundtrack is entrancing, giving me goose bumps throughout the whole film. Hunchback may be the most under rated Disney film I have ever come across. We will see by the end of…
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Is this the darkest Disney? Pole dancing, burning people at the stake, child murder, deformity?
Great animation let down by unmemorable songs and Demi Moore's face. -
First time since I saw it at the cinema and I don't remember the film being quite as intense as it is.
There is some pretty intense moments of horror - Frollo, the film's villain is the most villainous and actually evil of Disney villains. Really horrible and scary and dangerous.
Esmerelda is intensely sexual... Like her big introduction is this big sexy dance, the lust she inspires in people is a major plot point - she's a bit too sexy for a Disney cartoon...However, the Gargoyles seem largely misplaced as comic relief, the animation feels cheap (quite bad character design in places and weird moments of lumped in CGI) that makes it feel like a lesser Disney film.…
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Lol he's gross.
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I actually wasn't planning to watch this movie at all.
More because I thought I didn't like the story.So I was learning my art history and thought after I read the medieval part (with a part in it about the notre dame) and I thought.. Oh well I actually like to try this movie.
I must say, this is one of the best disney movies I saw. It was so damn cute :3 And finally the underestimated guy is the hero. He was friendzoned, but still the hero of the movie. I loved Esmeralda, so beautiful, adventurous and kind. Like real kindness, one you don't see very often. I haven't read the original story but I really liked this story, instead of most stories I dislike from disney.