Thursday, November 6, 2014
Hercules
Hercules definitely tames down the traditional Hercules story but this is common for Disney movies. The Little Mermaid is actually a really dark story, for example, but the Disney movie version is much happier and omits a lot of the darkness from the original fairytale. I actually thought Hercules did a great job at using the Hercules mythology as a blueprint for the movie. I enjoyed the references to the Hercules' myths (the lion on the vase in the beginning of the movie, Hydra, ect.). I love how they use the muses to narrate the whole story. And I liked Meg's character a lot. Aside from the fact the Disney version doesn't have Hercules kill her, I also thought the movie gives a lot to her character. She is sassy, smart, and has a detailed background story and character development.
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I agree that disney has a history a making more adult stories PG. Did it not bother you that they made the movie ultimately a love story? In the end that is what restored his godliness and what he eventually chose to follow (his heart). Doesn't it kinda seem like he followed his dreams, and fought all of these monsters only to simply give up on them in the end?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you specifically comment on Meg's character. She clearly is an improvement on Disney's typical damsels in distress, like Cinderella, isn't she?
ReplyDeleteThe Cinderella story, by the way, is also quoted by the movie, or at least I think so: The two little blue birds (Pain and Panic in disguise) that flutter around Meg in the park when she falls in love with Herc seem to be straight from "Cinderella."
Actually, the style the birds are drawn in is even more reminiscent of Disney's "Snow White", just like the 2 bunnies as which Pain and Panic dress up earlier.
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