![]() “Out There”Įven without winning any awards, however, the music in this movie is phenomenal. The Golden Globe nomination was for Best Original Score, Motion Picture for composer Alan Menken. The Academy Award was for Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score for Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, the team behind the music of Pocahontas. MUSICĪlthough it did not win an Academy Award or an Oscar, The Hunchback of Notre Dame was nominated for both in 1997. Add Frollo’s obsession with Esmeralda, the opening murder/attempted murder and the genocide subplot, and you have a film that is really taking chances. The Hunchback of Notre Dame was an extremely risky film, mainly because it’s darker and grittier than typical Disney. I think that, in terms of comparing the films from the early years to the 1990’s, if Beauty and the Beast is the Pinocchio, and The Little Mermaid is the Snow White, this film is the Fantasia. Beauty and the Beast producer, Don Hahn, was also involved in this film. The directors behind The Hunchback of Notre Dame were Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale, who had directed Beauty and the Beast, worked on the story for The Lion King, and would go on to direct and write Atlantis: The Lost Empire. We’ll talk about that more below, but when it comes to deciding what should be made into a Disney movie, Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame is not the first book that screams “Disney” to me, personally. However, it is based on a very tragic and sad book. It’s a gorgeous movie, with an amazing soundtrack, and I adore it. Released on June 21 st, 1996, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a Disney film that baffles me. And, of course, if you have any thoughts, burning or otherwise, please share in the comments! BACKGROUND OF THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Some people complain that it was not “dark enough” when compared to the source material.Welcome to Revisiting Disney! Today, we are looking at a surprising choice for an animated movie that, in a surprising turn of events, is less for children than typical Disney films, The Hunchback of Notre Dame! Like always, I have labeled each category so if you want to skip to the parts that interest you most, feel free. Even now, it is a movie that has much darker themes than you usually get in something from Disney. However, things are not all bad as Quasimodo is saved and protected by Esmerelda! Esmerelda is one of a group of travelers/gypsies and a very kind soul, but Frollo has his eyes on killing all the Romani that are currently in the city! It is very dark for a Disney movie and Frollo is one of the more dangerous villains.Īt the time it was released, The Hunchback of Notre Dame was a very brave move for Disney. I think that is ridiculous and this was probably as dark as Disney could go with the story, be sure to give this one a watch! Some people complain that it was not “dark enough” when compared to the source material. There are many moments in the movie that will just break your heart when seeing how hard this poor guy has it!Īt the time it was released, The Hunchback of Notre Dame was a very brave move for Disney. Quasimodo is such a likable character and you just want him to break free and be happy. One thing that The Hunchback of Notre Dame does very well is to make you truly care for Quasimodo. Frollo plans to commit his genocide against the Romani people, but Quasimodo, Esmerelda, and Captain Phoebus (who originally worked for Frollo) step in to save the day. To make matters worse, Frollo has an attraction to Esmerelda that is a pure lustful obsession, again this is something else that is much darker than you usually get in a Disney movie.
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