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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

by Gary Trousdale (director), Kirk Wise (director)

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A hunchback and some Romani are oppressed.

What were they thinking, making this movie? How could any of this have seemed like a good idea?

Enjoyment: F

estimated GPA (I only watched the first half hour): 1.0/4 ( )
  comfypants | Jun 11, 2016 |
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A hunchback and some Romani are oppressed.

What were they thinking, making this movie? How could any of this have seemed like a good idea?

Enjoyment: F

estimated GPA (I only watched the first half hour): 1.0/4 ( )
  comfypants | Jun 11, 2016 |
Substance: Quasimodo the Hunchback is a very sympathetic and heroic character in this adaptation. The script makes a total hash of the book, of course, and totally "rewrites" the relationship between Esmerelda and Phoebus, her "true love." However, if you have never read the book, the story is great for the intended audience, and okay for adults.
At least this version kept the goat, although not quite in the same "role" as in the book.

I wish there had been more clarity that the bad guy, Frollo, was falsifying his alleged religious principles, but at least the nearly-irrelevant priest was a good guy.

Style: The girl-figure seems to be the same one who has been doing all the movies lately (in that era); they ought to give her a raise.

Rewatched ten years later: it's actually pretty good (again, on its own merits, not as an expression of Hugo's novel).
Note: Disney (and most animation houses) seem to settle on a set of "persona profiles" for each round of movie-making, and all the "actresses" and "actors" have to fit that mold. ( )
1 vote librisissimo | Sep 29, 2011 |
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