First Time Watching The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Holy smokes! This is one DARK Movie!!!

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[@semperpieeatordie6990]

The question of who is a monster and who is a man is such a good and interesting lesson to teach kids. This movie is a gem

[@missladyhaha]

And then it ends with: “what makes a monster and what makes a man” *genius

[@Irongiantman007]

They did a more mature darker stage play version and they changed the question to "What makes a monster and what makes a man?" The full recording is on KZbin I highly recommend it

[@rickyasbury1878]

@@Irongiantman007it’s also in the reprise in the film

[@novanettle7497]

21:34 - does he like her? No, he lusts for her. Big difference. This went waaay over my head as a kid though 😆 Actually, Pheobus is the only man treating Esmeralda like a human being. Frollo lusts for her, but being the absolute psychopath he is, turns this into a "you-problem" and blames his own feelings on her. Thinking she is an evil witch or demon. Quasimodo puts Esmeralda on a pediestal, treating her like this all wonderful and good "angel". Wich is sweet, but a bit delusional. However. Where Frollo is trying to force his feelings on Esmeralda, "choose me or the fire"-style. Quasimodo actually cares about Esmeralda and wants the best for her and her happiness. When she doesn't end up with Quasimodo, sure, he is hurt. But he still treasures their friendship because he genuinely cares for her, and he doesn't blame Esmeralda for not reciprocating his feelings.

[@albapastor6538]

I couldn't agree with you more!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@kokkolintu3528]

Yes this! I was trying to write a comment about this but couldn't articulate it well enough, this is exactly it! :D

[@3SailorMartin]

@novanettle7497 Quasimodo's feelings for Esmeralda (putting her on a pedestal) make so much sense. She's the only person who ever stood up for him or showed him even the smallest sliver of kindness. On a different note: I can't believe the archdeacon decided that letting Frollo "care" for a child he almost drowned was a good idea. What was he thinking?! Okay, maybe it was a way of making Frollo atone for his sin but he had to have known it would never work. If nothing else it would just cause Frollo to take out his resentment on an innocent child. And does anybody else realize that when Frollo and Quasimodo were "reviewing the alphabet" that that is as much education as Quasimodo had? He was twenty years old for goodness sake. He should have at least been past the alphabet.

[@mckennawhitney4825]

​@3SailorMartin yeah thats a big part of the movies commentary! They are saying frollo is terrible but that doesn't mean that the rest of the church is perfect. You should look at the history of the original book it's very fascinating!

[@DameMitHermelin]

​@@3SailorMartinwell, realistically, it plays out in the Middle Ages. So, just by knowing the alphabet, Quasimodo was already more educated than 95% of the city, probably including Esmeralda.

[@jessc.994]

Great reaction! In my opinion Frollo is the most evil of all Disney villains. Not only does he gaslight Quasimodo and use his place of power to persecute innocent people, he also literally burns Paris and tries to kill people just because of his lust for a woman he can’t have.

[@DisneyFanatic2364]

Not to mention he is someone you can meet in real life and not a sorcerer or mythological creature.

[@ArashiAiko]

@@DisneyFanatic2364 I was about to say that. I'm a woman, and women meet guys like this every day. It's absolutely terrifying. I can only imagine what it would be like for a minority.

[@embran8486]

@@DisneyFanatic2364 In original story arch deacon Frollo does practice the occult.

[@claudefrollo6000]

I’m gonna take that as a compliment

[@Shinekage]

@@embran8486 Frollo originally being a priest made him all the more slimy, although him being a judge made the movie work much better.

[@ArashiAiko]

The scariest thing about Frollo is that many women and many minorities encounter someone like him every day. He is a realistic villain.

[@s.b200]

I think, out of all the Disney movies this one probably makes the most important educatonal and moral statement for kids to bring with them in life. Not everything kids see needs to be light-hearted. In an increasingly tougher and morally chaotic world they need to learn what makes a 'monster' and what makes a 'man'. Its scary how entertainment today tend to be way too lighthearted and morally grey. Often in ways that makes us numb to injustice and evil actions around us.

[@ArashiAiko]

@@s.b200 I believe that you would love the new puss in Boots movie. It's an emotional punch in the gut. They have some morally gray villains but there's also the classic cartoony evil bad guy.

[@s.b200]

@@ArashiAiko Ah nice, thanks for the tip! :)

[@Icemirror319]

About that phrase on stone walls. My understanding of it was that his comment was a jab at how those of Romani culture were traditionally nomadic. They didn't live in stone or wood homes like the other Parisian residents, but in caravans and hideaways for their own safety and community. He was locking her in an unfamiliar place away from her community, and correctly calling that she would try to run from it. Only, Frollo didn't suspect that she'd succeed in ducking him.

[@RenaiTsuboku]

OR that technically they had been hiding in stone walls anyways in the catacombs.

[@kevinkern2149]

As a life-long Catholic, I can confirm the art and architecture of our churches are meant to awe and inspire (or impose depending on your mentality), especially those built in the Medieval Era in which this takes place. The works of art inside and out were also an important visual teaching tool for a populace that was largely illiterate; if they couldn't read about the saints, they could still learn about them though statuary and stained glass. The Cathedral of Notre Dame of Paris is arguably the quintessential example of gothic architecture, and the Disney animators studied it intensively to get it right for the movie. I can also confirm that the bits of Latin being chanted by the background choir all come from Catholic prayer. Frollo's song, in particular, uses a prayer said at Mass called the Confiteor in which one acknowledges that they have sinned though their own fault and petitions the Virgin Mary and the saints to intercede on their behalf for the Lord's forgiveness - a deliberately ironic choice as Frollo spends much of the song denying any blame for the acts he has and will commit. That's just one reason that song is awesome.

[@kriscynical]

Renaissance artwork was basically Bible fanart commissioned by the Church. As an illustrator who also does fandom related commissions between "professional" client work, that fact amuses me far more than it probably should. (And just to be clear: I took a lot of art history in art school so I'm not saying any of that to be disrespectful in the slightest! It's just the truth. lol)

[@catdragon2584]

I noticed that detail about the Confiteor in Hellfire too. I’m not Catholic but a friend of mine who is explained it to me. They explained to me that the point of the Confiteor was to humble oneself, as humility brings one closer to God. So I found it particularly interesting that as the monks are humbling themselves so that they may be closer to the divine, Frollo is further distancing himself from it-by singing his own praises, by projecting his flaws on others, by rejecting a way out of temptation when it’s presented to him

[@DameMitHermelin]

That's the brilliance of "Hellfire". If you listen very carefully to the Latin prayer and Frollo's exact words, he's constantly contradicting what the priests are singing, "it's not my fault" vs. "mea culpa" being the peak of contrast. Only at the end with "God have mercy" /"Kyrie eleison" does Frollo align with the choir. Disney songs used to be masterpieces, including their lyrics.

[@laurelf.2057]

I'd say this is definitely Disney's darkest movie. It didn't do all that well theatrically because of that, as well as because the marketing was a bit all over the place. They wanted to highlight the gargoyles for the kids, but the gargoyles don't play that big of a part in the movie and it led parents to believe the movie was lighthearted, which it largely is not. That said, the movie is actually a lot lighter than the source material - it's based on a book of the same name by Victor Hugo (hence two of the gargoyles' names being Victor and Hugo), and it's ... a lot. In the book, Frollo is a priest, but Disney elected not to risk pissing off the church by having him be one in the movie, so they made him a judge instead and had the priest be a very nice person. It's a movie that mainly you're meant to take messaging from, plus admire the visuals which I think are among Disney's most stunning. Basically, it's about not judging a book by its cover, a commentary on how minority groups are disenfranchised and demonized by those in power, that those in positions of authority and whom you are supposed to trust (in this case, judges) are not always righteous, that you should do the right thing even if it's difficult, and so on. As for Esmeralda's romantic ending, it actually is fitting. Quasimodo put her on a pedestal (understandable, given no one had ever been kind to him, but a pedestal nonetheless) and Frollo cast her as a hellish seductress, but Phoebus treated her like a person. Additionally, what Quasimodo really wanted was acceptance and kindness; because of how nice Esmeralda was, he conflated the two. So the ending, where he receives acceptance and kindness from a child, the embodiment of innocence, is the one he truly needed. For what it's worth, in the sequels he does get romantic love as well!

[@jamaalgaylord5029]

Not to mention that while Esmeralda was nice to Quasimodo she never showed any romantic interest in him and he never told her how he really felt so her romance wasn't really insensitive of her.

[@creatingpulsars9979]

Multiple characters call him Minister Frollo, so he was ordained. He is a minister who was elected as a judge, but he was still a man of the Church. They definitely tried to make the Priest seem like a nice character to appease the religious folks but if you ask me, he was almost as bad as Frollo. He literally watched a man murder a woman and then try to murder an infant and his solution wasn't telling Frollo to repent and put himself in jail but to raise the infant he just tried to murder. Then was totally fine with Frollo keeping him isolated in a bell tower doing child labor.... and there is no indication he ever spoke with or reached out to the child living in the same Church he was likely to live in considering the times and traditions. He was the accidental villain of this story.

[@catandrobbyflores]

Well her getting hung would not have gone over well. Nobody ends up happily ever after in the book.

[@paulchapman8023]

@@creatingpulsars9979 aren't government officials in some countries also called ministers? Then again, I don't know if France is or was one of those countries.

[@laurelf.2057]

@@paulchapman8023 is correct. “Minister” is used for government officials, it references a position in a cabinet. Nothing to do with a religious minister.

[@saiyasha848]

Honestly, I have been terrified of that crowd scene for a long time. The mood changes so quickly and it is very realistic. Most people there are probably at least a bitintoxicated, more probabl a lot. And crowds work as collectives a lot of the time, especially when emotions are high. one thing can turn it from great to ugly and ugly gets _real_ ugly fast.

[@Berzek-fk7tu]

For me it was the same, for many years I was terrified of that scene, until I overcame the trauma.

[@kateiannacone2698]

Frollo: "and he shall smite the wicked and plunge them into the fiery pit!" God: "well if you insist..."

[@devonm042690]

In terms of Christian metaphor, I'd say that gargoyle that Frollo was hanging from breaking off after revealing itself to be alive and demonic in appearance was supposed to be the devil dragging him down to hell.

[@lilmorticia5696]

this is my favorite movie of all time, hands down. that being said, it’s absolutely not for everybody! the themes are very dark and sinister and that can be jarring. as a musician and singer though, this soundtrack shaped me throughout my entire life. i’m so glad you reacted to this movie! it doesn’t get the love and recognition it deserves!

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Hellfire is an expected delight.... somehow lol. Btw I'm not totally musically inept lol. If your into the Beatles I reacted to the whole Get Back doco. All 3 episodes

[@kwnctantinakyriakou3652]

Never have I ever heard someone call Paris a "village" That was hilarious 😂😂

[@Jacidamkurwajasiu]

I couldn’t believe my ears😂

[@DameMitHermelin]

Well, if we're going off the area, it actually is kinda small for European standards 😹

[@demo2823]

The little girl at the end kind of functions the same way the young cats in Cats (the live musicals) do- they don't actually judge you for your appearance from birth, they are taught by the adults to do so, and if they are not guided by the adults to avoid people who sre different, they approach the outcasts and invite them into the community. The best representative for a new beginning in Paris is this new generation who doesn't have anything against Quasi.

[@creatingpulsars9979]

Just to answer some questions. Frollo in the Disney film is a Minister who was elected to be a Judge, so he was both a public official and a part of the church. G*psy is actually considered a slur by many Roma (or Romani) people, who are traditionally nomadic. That's what Frollo was referencing when he said they don't do well behind stone walls. He was basically using a stereotype to rile & mock her, as though anyone does well locked up. He was not referencing the holocaust because the Holocaust happened in the 1930/40s and while Jewish people were the main target, Roma people were also targeted by the Nazis but this takes place in late 1400s france, about 500 years before the Holocaust. When Esmeralda says it on the roof, she was just quoting Frollo facetiously. Frollo's outfit is a Judge's robe. Frollo's position would have been very secure and very powerful in Paris at that time due to his position in their justice system and church, which remember, at the time, was intricately connected to the government and yes, the king of france (not just the city of paris) would have been able to stop him but the King at the time was Louis XI who was close to death in his castle in La Riche which is about 150 miles away from Paris, by horse and carriage about an 8 day trip away. So he was probably not aware of any of it even if someone did send a message to him. Fun fact, the Court of Miracles was real. It was a place many people living on the streets in Paris at the time went. It was named not because of anything spiritual or religious but a play on words. Many of the people who were there were beggars and even 500years ago, someone who appeared sick or blind, etc was usually able to get a bit more while begging playing off sympathies. People would wrap rags around their eyes or walk with canes to garner sympathy to get more money and when they went back to the Court of Miracles, they would remove the rags and it was a "Miracle". "They can see again". Hence why in the song they claimed the lame could walk and the blind could see. It's got a pretty cool history to it, highly recommend if you're ever interested to learn more. The film is very dark for disney, it is based off the very dark novel from Victor Hugo. It changed a good deal of the story to make it more kid friendly but it's pretty impossible to eradicate all the dark tones of the story while trying to keep it recognizable but 31:28 was some bad word choice. Frollo absolutely no love for Esmeralda. He didn't even like her. He lusted for her and believed those "sinful" thoughts were a spell she put on him, that she was trying to bewitch him into following the devil and the only way for him to be pure again and free was for him to "cleanse" her by her submitting to him and becoming his completely so he could "save" her OR he had to kill her. This was, sadly, not that unheard of happening in that time. A lot of women were killed for any multitude of reasons under the charge of "witchcraft", especially but not limited to lgbt women, women of color, and women who didn't follow whatever the country's predominant faith.

[@alyssabullock6421]

Frollo is by far Disney's darkest, most twisted villain. In a time where religion held power, Frollo is a menace. A racist, disgusting menace. He's so dedicated to the church and to his religion, yet admits to lusting after a woman he wants to kill unless she submits to him. That is SO messed up, but so brave of Disney to show in a movie

[@Mermaids7]

Just to clarify frollow is a judge in the movie in the original book he was literally almost the pope in the church so his situation in the book was far more powerful believe it or not Disney actually toned him down a lot

[@DameMitHermelin]

Lol no. He was archdeacon in the book. Calling him "almost a pope" is like calling a cabin boy almost the ship's captain.

[@catbowserfantasytherapist3132]

This movie doesn't get nearly enough love. It's gorgeous, the soundtrack slaps and I love the detail put into it. In answer to Quasimodo's strength, according to the book, yes, he is that insanely strong because he has been ringing the bells since he was a preteen. The largest bell at Notre Dame now weighs 13 tons and even with the system in place to ring them, you need a ton of strength to move them. One tidbit I love about this movie is all the chanting you hear in this movie is Latin and it all can be translated. It's all phrases from the Bible and they all relate to the scene at hand. When Quasimodo saves Esmeralda for example, it's from the Book of Revelation, IIRC, and is talking about God coming to judge the wicked and "plunge them into a fiery pit."

[@rebeccagibbs4128]

7:10 the original voice for the lady gargoyle was going to be cindy lauper, she was over the moon as it was her dream to be in a disney film. she had recorded her lines and a lot of animation had been completed for the character- but test audiences felt like she was too young sounding and was less encouraging and more goading quasi to break the rules. they recast the role and rejigged character animation and cindy was heart broken. i would have been too, to be honest lol

[@AdamfromFWCI]

I need to see that cut lol

[@mogwiawolf4354]

also even though i am an atheist i was still saddened when Notre Dame caught fire once again and stuff was lost and destroyed by it in the fire

[@Shritistrang]

"There's a lot of religion in this movie." Well, Notre Dame IS a cathedral. XD

[@AdamfromFWCI]

I dont know these things lol

[@Jupiter-T]

@@AdamfromFWCI One of the most famous buildings in the world actually

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Its not as tall as the Burj Khalifa though :D

[@dreamtrance9892]

I liked this movie as a kid, but I love it as an adult. I'm sorry it didn't connect with you. This is one of those movies that says more by saying less. As an aro/ace woman, I love Quasi finding his happy ending without romance stealing the focus of what was truly important to him. He craved acceptance, and that's what the child touching his face represented. "Who is the monster and who is the man?" She touched his face and knew the answer. It was important for the other villagers to see. I'm atheist, but the religious symbolism is fairly obvious. This is Jesus washing the feet of lepers all over again. I would pass on it, but unlike you I did love the songs and story :P Also. There are men like Frollo in the world. Watch women reactors for this movie. We all know a Frollo. Mine molested me for years. Frollo isn't too evil, he's too real, and it's terrifying but SO satisfying to see him fall to his death.

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Frollos song definitely grew on me during my second listen during editing. But thankyou for the recommendation, I'll check out some female reactions to this movie now that I've seen it. I really appreciate you sharing your experiences with this movie with me

[@jaydock1]

Yeah, Frollo is the scariest Disney villian because he’s actually realistic. He’s a classic abuser with power

[@hedvigkhaugen]

this movie is my favorite Disney movie! Idk if anyone ever commented this, but some people watching this movie are, understandably, kinda pissed that the hero doesn't get te girl in the end and all that, but here is how I see it! PREPARE FOR AN ESSAY LOL Even though we would have loved to see Quasi with Esmeralda, he didn't see her as a "normal person", but rather as an angel. He fell in love with her because she was like a mysitcal being sent from heaven, beautiful and kind. Frollo saw her as a demon, a woman of witchcraft and lust, but he also fell for her because of that (love and lust and al that. Phoebus however saw her as simply a woman. Not an angel, not a demon, just a woman. He is the middle ground between Quasi and Frollo, and I really like that symbolism! The original book is way darker than this movie though. SPOILER ALERT, but at the end Esmeralda dies, and Quasi crawls into her grave and dies with her. Yikes.

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Sweet fancy Moses!!! They really knew how to write an ending back in those days lol

[@SuperTigger1999]

YOOOOO this was my SHIT as a kid l forgot how much l loved this movie ty for watching fam great reaction too, hope your days be going well fam

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Cheers mate. Taking a day to relax, playing some Last of Us and enjoying the air-conditioning lol

[@SuperTigger1999]

@@AdamfromFWCI ayyy always good to relax and take some time for yourself

[@korih393]

Absolutely the best soundtrack to ever come out of a Disney film. Epic, soaring, devastating. Gives me chills and puts tears in my eyes every time. The opening/closing number - that high note at the end, WHEW! Esmeralda’s beautiful song calling out religious hypocrisy in the chapel! The juxtaposition of the innocence of “Heaven’s Light” and the dark MASTERPIECE of “Hellfire”!!! Also the most realistic, disgusting villain in their oeuvre! Most female-presenting folks know a Frollo, and that makes him much more terrifying. He wasn’t in love with Esmeralda - he was in LUST and blaming her for his own “sinful” responses to her performance/existence. The OG incel, with the social and military power of a catholic judge. Nightmarish. His song is one of the singular most chilling and epic numbers ever, it’s so freakin good. One of my FAVORITE things about this film is the fact that Quasi doesn’t end up with Esmeralda, and that he’s not bitter about it. As a child, I was conflicted because I wanted to see a story where someone “ugly” was seen as worthy of romantic love, but it didn’t take me long for me to realize that even more important was the lesson they DID give - that just because someone is a good person and has feelings for someone else, that doesn’t obligate the other person to return those feelings! Esmeralda had empathy and respect for Quasimodo and loved him as a friend, and wanted him in her life in that way, but that was all. She and PHOEBUS had romantic feelings for one another, and that’s that on that! She was the first person to ever show Quasimodo kindness, and he latched onto that and was so desperate for affection that he clung to her under the mistaken belief that that was “love” and not infatuation/pedestal-placing - but again, equally as important as his feelings are hers, and all relationships have to be a yes/yes situation. Unrequited crushes suck, but it doesn’t make the other person cruel or wrong, just honest. If Quasi hadn’t been such a good person, he had the capacity to become one of those “nice guys” who assume someone owes them romance/sex because he shows them basic decency and because they are kind to him in return. Thank goodness he was such a GENUINE sweetheart. Besides, before he tries to dive into anything more complicated, he really needs some good human friendships in his life, and he was lucky enough to find a fantastic friend in her right off! The gargoyles don’t do it for me either, their humor is very out of place with the very dark themes this film explores. They were wedged into the story to give it some levity for the kids, and from what I’ve heard they really fell flat with just about everyone. (As dark as this film is, the book and especially the ending is MUCH darker) They would have been better off keeping the tone they established at the start rather than trying to lift the mood with non sequitur buffoonery. My jaw DROPPED when you said you didn’t like this movie, and that you thought the soundtrack fell flat. Myself and literally everyone I have ever spoken to have had the exact OPPOSITE reaction! Props to you for being honest, even if I have NO earthly idea how anyone could come to that conclusion, haha. Thanks for watching it anyway.

[@bidishah]

This movie had the best soundtrack ever, my god.

[@ginabergaglio6365]

Hi! I enjoy your reaction. So to give a bit of context. 1) this movie is heavy on religion themes and very dark because it's based on a novel (Notre-Dame de Paris) written by Victor Hugo. 2) Frolo wears this particular clothing because in this movie he is a judge. However in the original story he is in fact an arch deacon. But Disney had problems with very important religious people and institutions (given the fact that the novel had the balls to call out some type of people) so in the end they changed Frollo to be a judge but keeping subtle details about his clothes that could give the idea he was closer to religion than people thought. This can be seen in the son "Hellfire" (which Frollo sings) when a lots of "ghosts" appear and judge him (these ghosts resemble monks a lot). And at the end of the song when Frollo have all the shadows projecting on the wall, the shadows are crosses. And when he falls on the ground he didn't pass out or anything, that's actually a form of prayer.

[@SaguaroBlossom]

I love the main song "God help the Outcasts" that Esmerelda sings inside the church. It has such a wonderful message. This movie never got the recognition it deserved, tho I'm sure that's partly because it's so much darker than other Disney animated movies. Plus, it didn't have any princesses. Towards the end, when Quasimodo rained down fire around the church, you made a comment about its defense system. There are gargoyles all around the church, practically wherever there was a corner of the roof, but that's because their actual purpose is as downspouts for rain gutters. They stick out so the water running off doesn't damage the stone or foundation. (just like modern rain gutters and downspouts. If you're gonna put downspouts all over your beautiful, ornate building, why not make them decorative too... demons, monsters, etc? I always knew this was a darker movie (the villain song is all about lust?!) but I didn't realize how advanced some of the language is until you commented on that and looked up a couple words. Definitely some advanced stuff for a Disney/kid's movie, but that's probably a good thing, considering the main theme of this movie is sexual. (which I didn't catch as a kid, but was shocked when I was a little older and realized it) Society was definitely very different back then. The king was sometimes in Paris, but usually at a palace in the countryside by this time. (mainly at Fontainebleau, then Versailles in France.) But the king and aristocracy did not mix with or care about the poor commoners unless there was something seriously wrong. (plague, severe famine, major uprising) The upper classes barely considered peasants human. The rulers mainly just appointed leaders/administrators (just like today... prime minister, finance minister, qdefense minister, etc) The king passed any specific laws he cared about, and mostly let the leaders run things however they wanted, as long as they kept control and passed on the taxes. They called the villain "Minister" and Judge Claude Frollo. So he must be the Justice Minister. Justice was very subjective, varying according to your sex, social rank, connections, and the mood/whims of the enforcers. In some places/times, a confession wasn't considered reliable if the person had NOT been tortured. (thankfully those were rare, and torture could simply be to watch someone else being tortured on the rack or whatever they planned to use on you. That was supposed to scare you so badly that you wouldn't dare lie or refuse to confess.

[@MedusaLegend]

Yeah, they had balls with this one. Especially when you know just how « dark » is the original story.

[@kriscynical]

The visuals of Esmeralda in the flames and smoke are part of what made me want to be an animator when I was growing up (I was 11/12 when this movie came out) along with the other Disney Renaissance films. I ended up becoming an illustrator, but I'm still just as happy with what I do 15+ years later. 😊

[@ntertanedangel]

I'm a Christian, and I'm kinda indifferent to religious imagery. Some of it is beautiful, some of it is creepy, but either way it doesn't have much of an impact on my spiritual experience/ practice. I think the parts I enjoy about it have more to do with history and culture than my faith, although I'm sure it helps that I share the beliefs of the artist. For animated movies, I recommend How to Train Your Dragon, Zootopia, and Lilo and Stitch,

[@a.g.demada5263]

You're lucky to have a french woman who comments your video 😉 so let's me explain you a few things. First, the movie is an adaptation of the book " Notre-Dame de Paris " of Victor Hugo (one of the most famous french writter) what is darker than the movie itself. And remember that some things in the movie were considered as normal for this time. I read on Internet, the King in this time was Louis XI but we don't really speak about him in history classes. Quasimodo is that strong because he's 20 and he rings the bells since he's able to walk (I guess) and there's exactly 16 bells in Notre-Dame. It's funny because I'm french and I never managed to visit Notre-Dame (too much people). Honestly, I appreciated the fact than Quasimodo didn't finish with Esmeralda because for me, he saw her more like a mother figure (she looks like a little like his mother) because she was the furst girl he met and the only one to be that nice with him. If you think the mobie is dark, the book is darker because all the characters died except Phœbus : Esmeralda get hanged, Frollo is thrown from the top of Notre-Dame by Quasimodo (who learnt he's responsible of Esmeralda's dead) and Quasimodo lets himself to die next to Esmeralda's dead body. Phœbus, him, married Fleur de Lys, who was his former fiancee. There's also a musical about it (it reveals the singer Garou to the France). In France, Frollo is voiced by the same guy than Scar and Gandalf. RIP Jean Piat.

[@a.g.demada5263]

@Joli like I said, I'm french so english isn't by birth language

[@danielenglish235]

It's okay to comment on now CGI but cut them some slack on the old CGI, this movie was made in 1996

[@parisfrance6483]

The villain was played really well in this movie 🎥🍿I really like the voice actor I watched his movies when I was kid 💯

[@MagdalenaRay61]

The building looks so real because it was not only based but is the exactly the same building known as Notre dame in Paris. It was a France landmark. And the animated movie takes place during the Renaissance when being different was usually treated with medieval torture or even death. As someone who is disabled this film means a lot to me. Sadly the church Notre dame burned to the ground with little remaining a couple of years ago. It was like one of the saddest days that year. Losing such a world wide known monument was so sad.

[@carolinefiorentini3233]

It didn't burn to the ground. And the damaged parts are being rebuilt.

[@pamelawilliams3144]

Uhm no, it did not burn to the ground, its still very much standing. Yes it destroyed the Spire and roof but thankfully they caught it before it was completely destroyed. They're even still in the process of repairing it. But its completely false that it burned completely to the ground with nothing left.

[@creatingpulsars9979]

Well good news for you, it wasn't with very remaining. Plenty remained, including the iconic towers in front. It was really the spire that was completely totalled. they're working on the rebuild and restoration but the place is looking good. Also it's been destroyed before... worse... a few times. During the french revolution it was heavily damaged. All the stain glass was replaced after being destroyed many many times, including in the 1940s if I remember correctly. And the spire that burned down wasn't even on the church for a big chunk of it's history. The spire was built in the 13th century but was actually removed in 1786 because of being unstable. It was replaced during renovations in the 1800s. So yeah, no worries. It's being rebuilt and it's still gorgeous and will be just as historical and well loved as it was before.

[@MagdalenaRay61]

@@carolinefiorentini3233 stop attacking me over one mistake. You have to be overly sensitive to bully me over that!

[@MagdalenaRay61]

@@pamelawilliams3144 stop attacking me over one mistake. You have to be overly sensitive to bully me over that!

[@daimarian1935]

I think the songs in this movie have very interesting parts: Esmeralda's, where she (who's supposedly "evil") asks only for others wheras the people of Paris ask only for themselves; and even more impressively Frollo's, especially if you know a little bit of latin: "mea culpa" means something like "my fault" - so while Frollo says "It's not my fault, I'm not to blame, it is the gypsy girl, the witch, who set this flame", the hooded figures tell him "my fault, my fault, my great fault" - the truth he refuses to accept... But yeah, I think I understand you not particularly liking this movie. It is a good movie, and has an interesting story and themes, but it is also a very dark movie and while I do like it, it is not a movie I would gladly rewatch several times.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

Mea culpa literally means "my fault," but as I've argued elsewhere, in the context of the prayer of confession, its implied meaning is "(it is) my fault." Thus, in the song "Hellfire," you're hearing two directly contrasting ideas juxtaposed together: "It's not my fault"/"(It is) my fault."

[@Angelicwings1]

“Gypsy’s don’t do well inside stone walls” is basically saying that being confined to one place is uncomfortable. Also Gypsy’s is a derogatory term for Romani people. They are basically a nomadic people. You know how during lockdown for the C word people got stir crazy? Well these people get that feeling quickly and need to have air and freedom. Being stuck and enclosed is bad for them.

[@sabrehollowell9392]

God help the outcasts one of my favorite songs ever!

[@MagdalenaRay61]

Same!

[@Yull-Rete]

Johnathan Young has a really cool metal cover of Frollo's song Hellfire that you can fine on KZbin that you should totally check out (with or without reaction).

[@kokkolintu3528]

Imo, this is the most "grown-up themed" Disney animation of all time. Which means I wasn't a big fan as a child, but now I love it! There are so many dark themes: racism, prejudice, corruption of power, sexual harassment, forgiveness/closure (when Quasimodo accepts Esmeralda&Phoebus) Also, this movie gives a glimpse into the Europe in Medieval times. Religion was very very important. Catholic religion - which was "The Religion" back then - is all about scaring people into obeying (and giving money to the church, of course). Avoid sin or else you will go to hell! And everyone believed this. Even Frollo. As a high-ranking, highly religious official (in the finnish translation he's said to be The Judge, but I'm not sure) who is not married, he has likely been celibate his whole life. So when Esmeralda appears, he goes insane with the idea that his sexual frustration is some sort of "sinful spell this witch put on me". Frollo, the original incel 🙄

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Great comment! This is such a fascinating story to look in to. Not just on paper but the origins, the undertones and the real life decisions Disney made are all incredibly interesting.

[@jaydock1]

@@AdamfromFWCIwhat’s wild to me is I can’t imagine this would ever get made today. Disney is so much more sanitized

[@TheGabygael]

"where's the king of Paris?" Well that would be the king of the Franks, not sure where he's at but at some point the clergy had more power than the king himself so if the minister of Paris wants to burn the city down he'd probably have ways to do so without the king knowing

[@SevenEllen]

The plot twist to Frollo lusting after Esmerelda was true to the book.

[@calistodorren]

Yes theoretically, Quasimodo would be much stronger than the average person given that a single one of those bells probably weighs 10+ tons and he rings them all probably by the hour, unfortunately that also means he's most likely deaf as they're incredibly loud, not to mention he would be standing directly underneath or even inside them when he pulled the ringing cord.

[@saiyasha848]

The point about Gypsies not doing well inside stone walls is more about the fact that Romani and Sinti (The correct terms) are migratory people who often live in wagons and tents. They are used to the freedom of moving around and being iside stone walls feels stifling. This is of course a stereotype, but it also just makes sense. if you spent most of your time without a steady home, you are not used to sitting put in one place all the time

[@skysorrow9041]

The reasoning behind Quasi's unusual strength is quite simple, & often common among real people born with some form of disability or disformaity. Especially if it's something that might potentially hamper them in some way, the other parts of them would naturally improve to attempt to counteract it. For example, blind people usually develop above average hearing and/or smell, or people who require wheel chairs/or without legs often have incredible upper body strength compared to other people. Simply put, nature compensates. I imagine an entire childhood spent climbing & exploring the tower probably helped too.

[@lozlullaby7947]

As someone who was brought up catholic but is now agnostic, I used to feel awe at the grand structures like my local church but I used to get a little bored of the service (sorry mum 😅) apart from when the kids got to go up for “Sunday school” where they took us to a separate room and taught us a bible story using activity sheets for 20 mins lol. I’ve always found the art work to be interesting but that’s likely because I enjoy history so I see it more from that perspective. I can see why the imagery can be a bit intimidating though as it’s often so profound and large in the sense of the weight it holds. I’ve never felt super comfy in a church environment but I used to enjoy the ceremonial parts I think partly coz I knew nearly all the people in church. Interesting to hear your perspective for sure! :)

[@jenkzkh]

There's a theory that the Notre Dame church in this movie is actually alive

[@isabelnoyer5893]

Loved your reaction as always!! I would recommend Atlantis, Hercules from the 90s and 00's era, and Cinderella from the golden era. :D Keep rocking it! x

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Cheers Isabel!

[@kokkolintu3528]

Yes to Hercules and Cinderella!

[@TheDragiix3]

The stone wall comment about gypsies referred to their culture as travellers, they didn't live in buildings built from stone instead they travelled to different cities in their wagons. You can still find native travellers across mainland Europe as well as Ireland and Britain. Religious imagry doesn't scare me as a catholic, on the contrary. The disliking for churches is kind of sad because I certainly can't relate to that. Churches are overall a calm and quiet place, I like to go there to reflect at the end of a long week. The architecture you see here is gothic, lots of details and spires and little angles, the buildings are very tall with stone ceilings and the windows are pointed and often colored as in the example of the rose window of Notre Dame. This particular church was subject to a horrible fire that made its spire and part of the roof structure collapse in 2019. Officially it was an accident, but there are many cases of illegal migrants setting fires to churches in france and christian grave yards in europe, so there's a good number of people who believe the fire wasn't accidental. It's all speculation tho, I doubt we'll ever know. The architecture is designed to inspire awe, it's craftsmanship to perfection. The Notre Dame is the symbol of Paris much more so than the Eiffel Tower is, seeing it destroyed broke the people. I had the chance to visit Notre Dame in 2010. The inside was always very emptry as lots of the golden ornaments and statues were taken or destroyed in the french revolution at the end of the 18th century.

[@develtedeltukeilachi]

YES! This movie needs more love, I'm glad you watched it, it's one of my favorites!

[@mundanepants]

The village is Paris. Frollo in this version of the story is Minister Of Justice, so a very high ranking politician. In the original Victor Hugo novel he was an alchemist and Archdeacon of Josas and a more nuanced, even if still obsessively religious and sexually repressed, character. His clothes are a Disney version of the 1480s French nobility. Dark colors were often associated with piety. The "g*psy" word is considered a slur these days (Roma/Romani people generally prefer to be called Roma or any number of their own words), and even though there are Travellers who are claiming it as their own, most of them are not Roma or related to them, so the word was never really used against them and they don't really have dibs on "reclaiming" it. But you know... the world is complicated. I'm pretty happy that Disney started doing more of their own stuff, instead of making adaptations of classic novels or mythology. The way their Kidz Bop formula works, all of the original stories need a sledgehammer taken to them. So if you're going to need to change the source material that much, might as well do a completely original story

[@mikkelturtvig]

Frollo's opsession makes a little more sense in the book as he is a high-ranking member of the church and therefore sworn to celibacy. I can imagine living your whole life sexually repressed and mostly secluded among other priests and such would not prepare you to be faced with the danger of pretty girls. Gypsies (nowadays they are usually called Romani, the term stems from the wrongful assumption that they were from Egypt) were often persecuted historically (similar to jews) as they maintained a nomadid lifestyle and had a very different culture. Many distrusted them for not being christian as during the time of the time any who were different (either culturally like gypsies or physically like Quasimodo) were vilified by the church, often used as patsy for any ill, real or imagined. Martin Luther (the father of the protestant reformation, not the american) even penned a famous piece wherein he stated that gypsies could not be trusted and should be shunned and driven away from the "good" people of god, as to not lead them astray. TLDR people are assholes and always have been

[@bladestar2322]

He's a Judge. Frollo, the bad guy, is usually a Judge of some kind. Sometimes a High Ranking Religious Official.

[@epache315]

Actually Judge Frollo He is the bad Guy and The Villain of this Disney Movie

[@cheshirekat528]

Nice reaction! This is in my top 3 favorite animated Disney movies of all time. I always loved it as a kid and even more as an adult. “God Help the Outcasts”, the song Esmerelda sings in the church, brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it. Of course “Hellfire” & “The Bells of Notre Dame” are intense and absolutely beautiful pieces of music and lyrics. I am a big fan of classical and opera music, so the songs and music of this movie hit for me, BIG TIME! Idk if it has been clarified for you, but Jonathan Hyde is the actor that plays the Dad & the Hunter in Jumanji, not Tony Jay. Tony Jay is the actor who voiced Frollo and he died in 2006. Jonathan Hyde is still alive and acting in movies and tv. Cant wait air for the next reaction! I would recommend: The Secret of NIMH, Anastasia, Ferngully:The Last Rainforest, for some non-Disney classics. And for some more Disney classics: Sword in the Stone The Black Cauldron

[@AdamfromFWCI]

The results havent been posted yet. I have something elaborate planned and there have been delays in getting it done. But you can still win a prize by guessing the right house in a SuperThanks. Its all explained on the Deathly Hallows 1 Pitch Meeting Reaction :)

[@wolffange90]

My favorite song from this movie is Hell Fire. I’ve only watched the movie a handful of times. I liked it better when I was younger. As I’ve gotten older it’s become ok. Movie suggestions Disney: Lilo and stitch, treasure planet, soul, monsters inc. and Atlantis: the lost empire. Dreamworks: the Prince of Egypt, the road to el dorado, how to train your dragon 1-3 and kungfu panda 1-3

[@dc1313drc]

Great reaction! The "stone walls" thing was just a reference to the Court of Miracles, since the Gypsies/Romani were driven down there by Frollo. No Holocaust reference. Remember, this movie takes place in the 15th century.

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

Man, Frollo is such a creepy old man, he makes the Lord Chancellor from _Iolanthe_ look like Mei from _Turning Red_ .

[@acciodelusion]

Okay some things: 1. In medieval Europe the church stood over everything, even the monarchy. Not just that but religion was at least in this time the most important thing for everyone. If someone wanted to become an emperor, they had to get the blessing of a pope, otherwise they just couldnt. 2. This was set in the 15th century I believe, so long before the holocaust. Also in this time witchhunting was a big topic. Usually women with red hair, green eyes, larger facial features or interest in herbology were viewed as witches and either burned alive, like here, hanged or in the most prutal way drowned. They are a lot more things they did to first humiliate, then torture and eventually kill those innocent women. The mediavels were always a very dark time, you cant rlly say a lot of positive stuff about it. The film industry tries to romantasize it sometimes but its rlly just very dark and disgusting, especially for women. 3. Notre-Dame is a real cathedrale in Paris, France. I was actually there couple of times and its just so impressive. Also some of it burned down in a huge fire in 2020 I believe. I was lucky to see it before that. 4. Frollo is the scariest but also best villain of Disney for me, he is realistic and represents so many men out there, which makes him even more terrifying. Hellfire is also one of my fav villain songs, ever. It just shows how sick and disgusting he is. Also he in no means is in love with her. He lusts for her in the most disgusting kind, which makes a huge difference. I saw a lot of reactor misinterpreting this. He wants her for lust, nothing more, in the song he never said anything about feelings, just that he has a "burning desire" for her. The line "the devil is so much stronger then a man" must be my fav one of this song. In this very scene it also shows how he embraces this side very dark and disturbing of him fully, at least I saw it that way. This is my fav Disney film, especially because of the darker theme and the soundtrack is for me the best in whole Disney. Th latin choruses rlly did it for me, in those times they only praid in this language and it just fits so beautifully to the mediavel theme. God help the outcasts is such a touching song.

[@pollyyander]

this movie and the songs SLAPS-- and tho the story is intense, i find the ending very sweet. also, my religion/places of worship etc. don’t use scary imagery, so yeah. i agree. don’t matter what its for scary stuff is scary. i suppose you could be used to it if you grew up with it, as i suppose its supposed to invoke awe.

[@mogwiawolf4354]

im an atheist second generation so i don't care about religion but i do like the architecture and art and relics which earns a little bit of my respect and even though im an atheist i can tell the difference between most religions since i do like to know the history of something i don't care for like most people do

[@abbiejo6822]

Using words like calumny and consternation in children’s media is good because it expands the vocabulary early. I probably knew those words as a kid because I read a lot, including a lot of old books, and whenever I came across a word I didn’t know and asked my mom she usually handed me the dictionary so I could find it myself and learn more new words on the way. It just became a habit looking up words I didn’t know and it made me happy to see you do the same instead of just shrugging and moving on like some reactors I’ve seen.

[@AdamfromFWCI]

I was a dictionary kid too lol

[@rodgill9376]

Ironically enough, I was just listening to the completed score for this movie a few days ago. It includes all of the songs that was in the film plus extra demos and cues. I've forgotten how good the musical score and the songs was. Give me chills! There has never been a villain like Frollo before or since then. That can never be replicated again. The sad part about Frollo is that there are people just like him in real life and its people like that that had turned me away from religion. But while I do have contempt and resentment towards religion, I also respect people's rights to believe in whatever they want as long they do not force it onto people. Also, Quasimodo is such a likeable character and a total badass!

[@yearsofDeath-vv7nl]

Fun fact. The song Hellfire pushed a couple boundaries to the point where Disney didn't do another villain song until princess and the frog came out.

[@kylelien7810]

I think that Quasimodo and Rapunzel would make good friends because they both been locked in towers not allowed to go outside and been manipulated by there captors and taken from there families

[@SimaSara1]

I think it’s first important to know that this story is set in the year 1482. The Holocaust wouldn’t happen for another 450-ish years. Additionally Disney had a habit of making films that were simultaneously entertaining to children but much deeper for the adults. I saw this as a child and I wasn’t a huge fan, but when I saw it as an adult I saw so much more then was intended for my eyes years before. Frolo is a man living in denial. He is so narcissistic and in such a high position that he feels he can carve the world into his own idea of perfection. That involves torture, threats of sexual violence, murder, genocide. He doesn’t think that he’s doing anything wrong because his book tells him that he’s doing it all with “god’s vision” in mind, and that makes it right. Frolo is without a doubt the most disgusting and evil of the Disney villains. I highly recommend looking into facts about the music for this film. It was not chosen arbitrarily. ❤❤❤❤ keep watching! I’m loving your reactions.

[@erikaleighhh]

lmfao. so sorry i’m late but you’re amazing 😂 you telling Quasimodo to kill him and throw him down the stairs. i’m WEAK 🤣🤣

[@nattyboh2944]

Oh YES!!! I just got home from visiting my mom and you’ve made my night. Im going to get a beer and some food and indulge in this.

[@AdamfromFWCI]

🍻

[@mindyg7064]

Gypsies are typically nomadic by culture, thus I believe Frollo was saying she would feel cooped up inside stone walls after too long.

[@paulchapman8023]

They used "consternation" because its first two syllables rhyme with "monster." They probably used "calumny" for the alliteration. "Out there, they'll revile you as a monster. Out there, they will hate and scorn and jeer. Why invite their calumny and conster- nation? Stay in here." I don't think any other movie or musical uses "midword rhymes" so frequently. "The Bells of Notre Dame" also rhymes the first syllable of "under" with "begun," and "Out There" also rhymes the first syllable of "unaware" with "sun" and "one."

[@AdamfromFWCI]

I noticed the lyrical swagger while I was editing. These songs didnt land with me on the first listen but Hellfire especially really grew on me after the movie was over

[@reddherod7677]

One of the few times I think the Disney writers were like - 'Okay, we send the bad guy screaming headfirst into hell' and made it work.

[@Rcmkney23]

My man was surprised a movie with the name of a church in it was religious lol

[@baileyross8279]

The skeletons are accurate. Paris is built atop miles of catacombs lined with bones

[@derrickmarsh6136]

Great reaction, so much so that I was completely shocked when you said you didn't like the movie.

[@memyselfandi7782]

AH YES, MY FAVORITE DISNEY MOVIE OF ALL TIME!!!

[@nattyboh2944]

YAAASSSS

[@serenitynow940]

This movie is dark and intense af. I was raised Catholic but lost faith in any organized religion at 16 and stopped going to church when I moved out at 17 and wasn’t forced to anymore. The architecture of cathedrals like Notre Dame are stunning and (despite some bad cgi because of the year this was made) the real art of this movie does justice to it. Frollo is the most evil villain, especially because he believes himself to be righteous which is a terrifyingly dangerous combination with how sadistic he is. He reminds me of a lot of people in power today who think saying they believe in the Bible is evidence that they’re a good person when their actions and personal choices prove otherwise. There is a metal version of that song Hellfire that I enjoy, though any version give me goosebumps. Thank you for your reaction! I recommend watching it again in the future, it’s better the second time.

[@scarlett5247]

Pocahontas and Beauty and the Beast are really good. Both won for best score and song and one was nominated for best picture.

[@memyselfandi7782]

Na our church doesn't have paintings or anything. Its just a building where we gather to fellowship together. Depending on the denomination things may be different.

[@nattyboh2944]

As far as a Dreamworks recommendation, that’s gotta go to “The Prince of Egypt”. Has quite a star studded cast, actually.

[@moni13000]

I think the thing about Frollo is that he’s a really realistic villain. In the time period this was set in, the church was incredibly prominent in Europe. People turned to religion because life was so difficult with disease and poverty. Religion gave people hope for the afterlife. People like Frollo who had status of any kind, would often look down on the lower classes. They lived with this notion that “god rewards the good and faithful” so they often believed that those were loved in poverty had scorned god in some way or were in someway unworthy. And so they treated them as such. But Frollo, like many who dedicate their life to the church, would have been chaste and believed that sex is a sin of the flesh and turns you away from god. So when he found himself attracted to Esmeralda, he blamed her and called her a witch instead of accepting that the feelings he had were his own personal problem. So yea, he’s really creepy. But he serves to show that not all who claim to be an example of purity and whatnot are really as they seem. He is one of those who sight his role for the power it gave him, not for the true intention of becoming closer to god.

[@bladestar2322]

I have most of the various adaptations of Hunchback of Notre Dame. The Lon Chaney silent, the 1930s, the 1952, the 1982, the Disney and Sequel, and the more recent Salma Hayek one. Most of them give it a happy ending, even though the book is usually pretty much everyone gets a bad ending.

[@nextstop-everywhere]

The Salma Hayek one is probably my favourite live action version of this movie. Even though it wasn't completely accurate to the book it's the most well.made one in my opinion.

[@benhunt345]

Quasimodo predicted all this.

[@pollyyander]

also DANG, its been a while but the animation is truly Amazing-! the hellfire song animation is crazy good. and the background drawings are beautiful

[@ninjagregshow9423]

In the original book frollo was a priest, in this he's a judge yet still very religious

[@christopherjunkins]

from Disney Fandom: "Judge Claude Frollo is the main antagonist of Disney's 1996 animated feature film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He is a powerful Parisian justice minister, who, after a series of sensitive circumstances, becomes the begrudged caretaker of the deformed Quasimodo. "

[@MegaWicked89]

In the stage adaptation of the film, Esmeralda actually does die from smoke inhalation, but not before thanking Quasimodo for being a good friend.

[@thomasbradley4505]

This is my favorite Disney movie. More mature than most, and I saw it on the big screen as an adult when it was first released, and the animation, especially the siege on Notre Dame, was amazing

[@kubranurerdem9196]

It is a great irony that Frollo tried to burn lots of people but at the and,he ended up dying by being burned in lava.

[@nextstop-everywhere]

Fun fact: the religious setting of this story is because Victor Hugo wrote the book in order to draw attention to Notre Dame, which was seriously due for a renovation. It worked.

[@traybake1]

"are there any good DreamWorks ones I should be checking out?" ooooh yes! just a few of my top pics; The Road to El Dorado, The Prince of Egypt (don't be put off by the bible aspect it's incredible), How to Train Your Dragon, Megamind, Rise of the Guardians....and for the memes probably Shrek and Bee Movie.

[@kpednault]

I think his comment about gypsies and stone walls is that they like to roam free, so being trapped inside a building would be very hard for them

[@AdamfromFWCI]

You're absolutely right

[@mycroft16]

Judge Frollo is by far the most straight up evil of all the Disney villains. They do an almost impossibly good job of letting the adults know what's really going on while providing a good villain for kids who don't understand. Sadistic and twisted, an abuser, gaslighter... he is just pure evil. And the song Hell Fire is absolutely amazing. Dark and very powerful.

[@kriscynical]

Frollo is the most terrifying of all Disney villains, imo, because he's the one who can - and _does_ - exist. They're everywhere, in varying positions of power and influence, in both religious institutions and government legislatures. It's horrifying.

[@vadalia3860]

No such thing as the "friendzone," bud. Doesn't exist. When Quasi is acting on his worst impulses, he's mirroring Frollo's attempts to force Esmeralda to be with him romantically and that's definitely not a good thing. Speaking of- Frollo is a judge and as Minister of Justice is the top judge in the city, which is why he has so much power (he commands the city guards, can create laws on a whim, and decides whatever punishment he likes for people who cross him) I'm an atheist but as an LGBTQ+ woman, I have no choice but to keep my eye on religion since the religious right in my country is hellbent on taking away my rights and making me a second class citizen. So while I'm not involved with religion, the idea of (a) religious zealot(s) choosing minorities they want to persecute and having the power to hunt down, imprison, torture, and murder them with impunity remains a terrifyingly realistic threat to this day, for some people at least.

[@eah4452]

not me barely getting the achilles heel joke after watching this movie a hundred times 😭😭😭

[@mckennawhitney4825]

Alan Menkin wrote all the music for this with lyrics done by Stephen Schwartz two of i beileve the greatest composers of this age. And Alan Menkin was qouted saying that "The bells of notre dame" is the best opening number he believes he has ever written. He wrote the soundtracks or Alladin, Beauty and the Beast, Tangled, newsies, pocahontas Hercules, The litte Mermaid ETC.

[@sketchygetchey8299]

I can definitely tell you that when I watched this when I was about 8 or 9, the Eyes of Notre Dame gave me nightmare fuel! When I went back to the movie when I was 15 or 16, Frollo’s lust really caught me off guard (like, this is supposed to be a Disney movie, right?!). Now in my adult years, I declare this as my favorite Disney movie for how dark and non-Disney it is! I relish in the creepy religious imagery despite not following that specific religion itself! 😅

[@Karanthaneos]

There's one bit that elevates Frollo over Mother Gothel. Frollo gains nothing from keeping Quasimodo in the tower, he does not need him but is stuck with him because of the guilt he had from the archdeacon's words. I also didn't mind the more complex wording back then, I think it's cool when they use more complex but appropriate words in movies as it makes us want to learn more about their meaning, and it helps transcend the film from expressions that may be too shallow or soft for the emotions they're trying to convey. The wording Frollo utilizes is very deliberate and better expresses his ideals as well as kind of ecclesiastic background; In the original novel he was a priest, but I imagined they had to tone it down as to not piss off the church, which if you think about it, adapting such story was a pretty ballsy move.

[@violetraven8323]

I’d argue mosques are absolutely stunning in there architecture. They go off on stained glass windows

[@animepix12]

Hell fire is such a trippy song. He thinks of himself as "righteous" and "pure". Esmerelda stirs feelings of lust in him. Feelings of "sin". So she must marry him to make it ok for them to 😉 or die for being an evil temptress

[@123rockfan]

Okay “Mardi Gras Captain Hook” made me laugh my ass off

[@AdamfromFWCI]

I just uploaded my Princess Bride reaction, I could have used that line again lol

[@anaross7208]

I am sure somebody answered that question already about gypsies and stone walls. Gypsies used to be nomads, travelling around Europe. The "village" is actually medieval city of Paris. And those "strange names" are from the original book by Victor Hugo, on which the cartoon is loosely based. The book does not have a happy ending. Although the cartoon is pretty dark even with happy ending. It touches a lot of sensitive topics like discrimination and even sexual harassment. And it shows dangers of a crowd quite well. No matter what kind of person every individual is, the behaviour of a crowd can be horrible. People can be like sheep, led by a few masterminds. Just see what is happening in the world. People watch lies on TV, read it in the news. And lo and behold! you have a crowd of zombies, believing whatever their government wants them to believe.