Hercules

Honestly I think that Disney's version of Hercules although not very historically accurate told the story in a way that would appeal to a certain audience which is children and their parents.In this movie they are able to keep the children entertained with the musical numbers, themes of dreams, and finding a place to belong. The creators also did a good job keeping the historians and adults entertained with the references to other Greek myths as well as iconic images of the time. Although they completely changed the character Hercules and his story I can say I'm happy with the storyline this movie has. It does discuss Hercules labors although not so specifically and even mentions some later ones as well. Anyone watching the movie with some background knowledge would appreciate that they tried to throw those references in to keep it similar to the true myths. They also have scenes that relate to that from the myth like when Meg is trying to escape the river god it references when Heracles wife was captured by the river god and attempting to rape her, the Disney movie hints at that but keeps it PG for the kids. I appreciated the parts that they did show and references to other Greek movies and I personally did not miss anything. I could be biased because I grew up with this movie stuck in my VCR but I enjoyed the way the story was told.