The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Nostalgia Critic

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It's one of Disney's darkest films, as well as one of Nostalgia Critic's favorites! So what works so well about it and what crumbles like a stone gargoyle? Let's take a look at The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1996 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. The 34th Disney animated feature film and the seventh animated film produced and released during the period known as the Disney Renaissance, the film is based on the 1831 novel of the same name written by Victor Hugo. The plot centers on Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame, and his struggle to gain acceptance into society. Directed by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale and produced by Don Hahn, the film's voice cast features Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Tony Jay, Kevin Kline, Paul Kandel, Jason Alexander, Charles Kimbrough, David Ogden Stiers, and Mary Wickes in her final film role.
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[@Bubbsmaster]

This one... be kind

[@CinematicInsanity]

Ah Wednesday. The most nostalgic day of the week 😉

[@michaelbrent1536]

Why can’t Disney just make gargoyles a live action movie or do a Marvel movie about The Sentry,Squadron Supreme Or Silver Surfer!

[@dmqn3135]

Bolt

[@hooty8177]

Do reviews for the Ice Age movies!! Or South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut

[@Pyke64]

"The fact that it's handdrawn would turn people away" What a world to live in :(

[@kirrilyjoy4790]

Hand drawn films are beautiful.

[@poihpioakarp8845]

we live in a society

[@Everyting99]

Same I miss hand drawn animation

[@pundertalefan4391]

I know, I love hand drawn.

[@Waya525]

Art is art....were it not for painters, artists, the original handdrawn, the computer animation wouldn't exist. As Disney animation said in the trailer for Princess and The frog. handdrawn is a legacy that brings the characters to life. They've always looked like a moving storybook to me. Hence the book entrances.

[@ShadyDoorags]

"We're introduced to the people of Notre Dame." ...the city is called Paris, Critic.

[@nemesis2345]

yeah, notre dome is the district/church

[@rodefshalom]

Well, actually, Notre Dame is in Paris, France.

[@matthewpaul6904]

Unsubscribe!!!!

[@LegitMan335]

This is Paris, before the I-fell Tower

[@barbiquearea]

"Why does Notre Dame not have satellite TV?" Me: "It's Paris Critic"

[@awkr_wave2002]

“Frollo has becomes a sex symbol over the years” *Chokes* A WHAT?!

[@lissanic821]

I was like: yeeep. true. no so harsh as a sex-symbol. But my favourite character from Disney for sure. Read some good (not smut, just good fanfiction bout him) Sadly in Englisch there is mostly smut. But I really love everything in him. (okay, almost everything. a little more depth will be better. but I can do it in ff, so no problem with this.)

[@alsuvarnadvipadanargentum1743]

@@lissanic821 Do you know any good FanFiction (about Claude Frollo) in English? Please recommend me

[@oliverbean6955]

I literally paused the video for a moment and had to replay it just to clarify that was what he said.

[@user-es4ls9pc8b]

He is so fucking hot

[@MusicLoveDD]

Exactly 😂😂😂

[@cmw12]

I do wish Disney had had the guts to give this film the Prince of Egypt treatment. No comic relief gargoyles, just a beautiful new setting of a classic story.

[@javierganzarain4559]

I think you're forgetting the Prince of Egypt had the same issues with tonal backlash. I mean the two priests are the gargoyles of that movie. Their designs are really campy compared to other characters and their musical number, albeit an amazing score, is still kinda corny. Credit where it's due, they have less screen time than the gargoyles, but you can still see the studio also was struggling to balance light kid friendly content with a story literally involving genocide.

[@cmw12]

@@javierganzarain4559 Yes, DW couldn’t resist attempting to add comic relief, but it’s really just that one scene. Moses doesn’t have a sassy pet scorpion or anything. Furthermore, it wasn’t tonal backlash. Pharaoh’s magicians are shown to be just that - stage magicians, with all the camp of a Vegas show. They can’t actually do magic because their gods aren’t real and/or can’t compete with Yahweh. Instead they rely on flash and sleight of hand. Of course they’re over the top! I hope you’re not arguing that humor has no place in art with a serious message. Look at Cabaret. Look at Life is Beautiful. Look at… some other poignant film NOT involving Nazis… (brainfart). Take away the gargoyles, but leave Clopin, and Hunchback could fall into this same category. Les Miserables has the Thenardiers. Hunger Games has those (campy!) commentators. I think the thing all these effective “comic” characters have in common is some motivation other than simply wanting to further the interests of the protagonist. They have lives of their own and their own part to play in the story. Do the gargoyles? No. Does Flounder or Scuttle? No. Does Abu? No. Does any other comic Disney sidekick? No. But do the magicians in Prince of Egypt? Yes. They do more than simply allow the protagonist to voice his/her thoughts while providing jokey feedback and commentary. They actively hinder Moses, and use their campy flare to do it! It all works, and the tonal contrast robs the Passover tale of none of its potency.

[@Chris-qo4rt]

Yeah the gargoyles felt kinda out of place here, i don't mind some comic relief but this is a pretty dark story and most of the comedy just felt forced then again i think Hunchback is not the first thing you would think of when it comes to Disney adaptations

[@TheMOVIEMANIAC13]

@@javierganzarain4559 thank u 💯💯🤣🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@danpena10565]

Perfect casting for Moses in a live action Prince of Egypt would be Israeli Actor Aviv Alush. And rest of the Hebrew slave cast should be Israelis and should act their roles with their Hebrew accents buy the background chatter should be in Hebrew.

[@OfficialNatJay]

Hi, this is Tony Jay’s niece. Loved this video! Fun fact: my uncle couldn’t initially reach that big final note of Hellfire and asked to have the key lowered. Alan Menken refused and so Tony had to take voice lessons until he could reach it!

[@ComedyLikerVideos]

Hey Nat, it's funny seeing you here! I just wanted to say that I love your Uncle's phenomenal deep voice, AND I also enjoy listening to YOUR music as well. I guess great talent runs in the Jay family. :)

[@laurenfrey873]

No offense at all to your uncle, but I’m glad Alan Menken refused to change the key and thus he had to work at it to give us (as the Critic pointed out) hands down, the BEST Disney villain song.

[@WolfGamer2000YT]

Wow, you are famous, and I like Hellfire.

[@MrGleeiscool]

Aww hi nat Your uncle portrayed one of the most amazing Disney villains I have ever seen I love his character so much

[@WolfGamer2000YT]

@@MrGleeiscool THE MOST AMAZING

[@oroboros4648]

Why do people not like hand drawn, hand drawn is beautiful. Edit: Christ did this blow up and thank you for all of the insight on this topic.

[@immanuelweaver4522]

i do.

[@sarcasticdude2320]

Who doesnt like 2d?

[@sarahlencioni607]

Same here

[@CartoonFinder]

I like 2D as well!

[@pca1987]

People do like it. Studios just don't do it anymore. I guess they're the ones that don't like it.

[@kennyflanders8337]

Fun fact: The Disney Executives intentionally made Frollo as evil as possible. In order to get rid of the whole "Evil is cool" schtick with Disney Villains which was circulating

[@alsuvarnadvipadanargentum1743]

And JUDGING from the audience reactions (hehehehe) it didn’t work out the way they intended to, NC himself has highlighted that fact already in the early part of the video

[@TreeckoJedi9]

Well it backfired quickly.

[@carlottarobbins7005]

Kind of ironic, then, that one of Disney's most hilarious and most likable villains came out the very next year after this movie (Hades in "Hercules").

[@alsuvarnadvipadanargentum1743]

@@carlottarobbins7005 Which is believe it or not, Disney’s own acknowledgment 😓 that their intentions regarding Judge Frollo DIDN’T work out the way they wanted to. The Proof of the matter is in the form of Memes using the character, a shit ton of fan work that sexualizes the “creepy old pervert” (haha that reminded me of the term “Pervy Sage”) and he’s got some fan girls called “Frollophiles”, a shit ton of fan work that pairs Frollo with Esmeralda together (there’s a very good one that’s called “Quando Judex est Venturus” it’s a fan comic), and last but not the least, a parody series called “The Frollo Show” Yeah what an internet sensation, that Judge Trollo, also, Frollololololololololololol and Trollololololololololololololol

[@lydia8526]

Really he is not the same character in the book and the Disney movie.

[@KaeMcSpadden]

Frollo’s death is so fitting because the reason why we decorate church and cathedrals with gargoyles is because they scare away evil spirits. So when he said said that final line and the gargoyle scares him before falling to his death holds more meaning. The gargoyle scared the wicked so badly that he returned to hell where he belonged.

[@SpiritedHeart94]

Fun fact: the Disney animators actually spent several days in the Notre Dame cathedral to make it look as realistic as possible. ❤️❤️❤️

[@kirrilyjoy4790]

That is why I love the film so much. The attention to detail and the effort they put into these films just amazes me. Aaaaaaaand that is why I am a hardcore Disney Stan.

[@SpiritedHeart94]

Kirrily Joy dude, legit; The Lion King *literally* saved my life. I was born with right-sided heart failure, and after my first surgery, the doctors said I couldn’t cry too hard or my heart could give out. The only thing that kept me from crying was The Lion King (and Elton John’s music), so if it weren’t for that movie, I wouldn’t be here today. I’ve literally been a Disney Stan my whole life 😅❤️

[@kirrilyjoy4790]

@@SpiritedHeart94 wow. I am so glad that that film saved your life. And me too. Me too.

[@eerievibes6854]

Fun fact: Disney imagineers visited a school full of tards to get Quasimodos look down pat ❤❤❤

[@SpiritedHeart94]

B Fowl um, no, they adapted Quasimodo’s looks from how he was described in the book & various artworks depicting him. Wtf is your problem? Don’t bring that childish sh*t here.

[@jordanclayborn410]

The great thing about Frollo is that he's a deeply complex, layered, and realistic character, and yet still unflinchingly evil at the same time.

[@Quinntus79]

I wouldn't call him all that complex. He's an arrogant, horny, hypocritical Bible Thumper. Those are like a dime a dozen in the RNC.

[@Movypro23]

Tony jay was great but I was always curious as to how Tim curry would’ve done it

[@jordanclayborn410]

Quinntus79 He’s very complex in the sense that he’s a fully rounded character, showcasing typical villainous traits like anger, prejudice, and hate, but also shame, and fear. You understand his motivations completely.

[@krislyons2793]

Blu Watcher I love Tim Curry but he tends to go over the top which doesn’t work for Frollo.

[@Movypro23]

kris lyons yeah definitely, I think they did ask him but he was busy doing muppet treasure island.

[@popedoomer3867]

"Frollo being a prevalence sex symbol for years...." INTERNET WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?!?!?

[@Arella17]

They make everything fucky

[@rebeccawhittington8979]

@@Arella17 *hands over memory deleting juice* here this will help remove all images and knowledge of Frollo being a...s...sex...symbol...(proceed to be to turn green) trust me it will works, now I'm going to take mine before i lose my dinner.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@rebeccawhittington8979 eh, i've seen worse.

[@gxfan039]

I was like, "Wait, WHAT?!"

[@driftingdruid]

literally every time that "x amount of women have left the room" joke came up, I was like *smh* "nope, nope, clorox wiping this crud out, NO"

[@MaCabaret]

Doug criticizes the comedy but cuts out “I’m free I’m free!” guy which is easily the funniest joke in the whole movie

[@tjsmith5276]

I agree, Even though the predates 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' he could give "my cabbages" guy a run for his money.

[@femoman]

My friends and I used to quote him all the time

[@colbystearns5238]

I love that guy! XD

[@cookiethecookiee6977]

I love the "I'm free" guy he's amazing

[@callmechia]

Dang it

[@ThisAdamGuy]

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

[@morganyoung3557]

I love how he is the only Disney villain that was so evil that he was struck down by the hand of God right after invoking the word of God.

[@AndreNitroX]

Love that

[@bradhedgehog12]

Morgan Young I believe he invoked it Prematurely.

[@ashleypanzica4924]

So true 😂

[@kamencj]

Frollo:"HEY WAIT! I DIDNT MEAN ME!"

[@Music-City-Mania]

Anybody remember this running joke from the movie? Ahem...ahrrm... “I’m free! I’m free... *THUD!!* “...Dang it!”

[@MusicalRomancegrl]

This is still my favorite running jokes in film

[@sarahhutchinson1644]

The “My cabbages!” before “My cabbages!” was a thing.

[@lovetolovefairytales]

My favorite line as a kid!

[@darthstarkiller1912]

LOL

[@canuckpatriot1735]

That one gives me a good laugh

[@irishdc9523]

Fun fact: the statues staring down Frollo at the start are meant to be 28 kings of Judah, but during the French Revolution, the revolutionaries thought they were meant to be 28 kings of France and had them all beheaded. To date, 21 of 28 heads have been recovered

[@mariano98ify]

That is more like a sad facts than a fun one.

[@observeranimationstudios1040]

7:07 his voice isn’t shaky, it’s called vibrato, which most professional singers want. Especially in classical music it’s important. He’s got a pretty good singing voice.

[@Meep94931]

Thank you for saying this!

[@0_dearghealach_083]

Well, goddang. I can do vibrato every time I sing. I never realised it was something that was important!

[@laurenhotchkiss2364]

For the record- frollo being sexy is the grossest thing I’ve ever heard He’s the only Disney villain I’ve ever truly been afraid of because he’s so realistic and I’ve been felt up by plenty of guys just like him

[@ghostface9652]

"Frilly"

[@rasiabsgamingcorner2258]

I'm a dude and frollo always creeped me out. That hellfire song when I first watched this movie gave me nightmares

[@CartoonEric]

Being voiced by the awesome late Tony Jay helps too.

[@TheSpectator7]

Makes no sense to me either, I mean I like Yzma(emperor's new groove) as a comedic, yet still intimidating, villainous character, But I DEFINITELY wouldn't fuck that!

[@megamix5403]

...Sorry to hear that

[@TheAzulmagia]

It might just be me, but I think Hellfire is improved by having Heaven's Light beforehand. Two men, professing their love for a woman on the same night at the same time, but both approaching it from the complete opposite ends of the spectrum. And sure, Quasimodo's section of the song isn't quite as compelling since it basically amounts to "I feel like I finally found someone who appreciates me", but I think his stark innocence and naivete juxtaposed against Frollo's insatiable lust and violent possessiveness help make the latter song much more striking.

[@kirrilyjoy4790]

Wow. You couldn’t of said it any more perfectly. I applauded you. And yes, I 100% agree with you. I love both of the songs, because they are great.

[@amypatterson7395]

Honestly, "Heaven's Light" is one of my favorite moments in the whole movie, and without it, "Hellfire" wouldn't be nearly as meaningful as it is. I mean, there's a REASON that the official track is listed as "Heaven's Light/Hellfire" on the soundtrack. They're ONE song. It's also the reason that neither of them "get the girl": Quasi sees Esmeralda as an Angel, an absolutely perfect being that he's put on a pedestal high above himself. Frollo sees her as a Demon, an evil being of pure wickedness and corruption. It's literally the song version of the Madonna-Whore Complex, and it's done beautifully. But it also hammers home why she ends up with Phoebus - he's the only one who sees her as an actual person, who is able to meet her on equal footing both physically, mentally, and in their values. They are both able to hold their own against each other, and their values align in standing up for people who are suffering abuses of power (Phoebus intervening against the guards to help her at the beginning/Esmeralda intervening to help Quasimodo, Phoebus saving the family from the burning house/Esmeralda saving Phoebus when he's attacked.) Quasi's arc is about loving himself, so he doesn't need to "get" this Angelic Woman that he's fantasizing about. His arc is that he realizes that she's NOT on a pedestal above him because he's NOT worthless and unlovable as he's been taught to believe. He can bow out gracefully because he can recognize that Phoebus is her equal, but that doesn't mean that they're BETTER than him. TL;DR - "Heaven's Light" is totally essential to the philosophical dichotomy of "Hellfire", to the Frollo/Quasi/Phoebus romantic dynamic, and to Quasi's character arc. Super underrated, don't do "Heaven's Light" dirty like that, Critic.

[@carlottarobbins7005]

Yes!

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

I totally agree. The point of Heaven's Light was to contrast and complement Hellfire, along with the hero and villain and the way their feelings towards Esmeralda manifest. That's why they're talking Heaven and Hell.

[@kirrilyjoy4790]

@@strawberrysoulforever8336 indeed.

[@mol9842]

The Latin choir MAKES this film. The constant dies irae and the 'kyrie eleison' whenever something awful is happening is just chilling and incredible

[@flufflewarrior]

The scene were Quasimodo was being "made fun of" was so scary and sad for me as a kid that I always skipped it.

[@cintsscha5899]

x2

[@Lunautau101]

Hell I’m in my 20s now and I still cover my eyes, it’s so cruel 😢

[@irain4927]

To be honest,the gargoyles never bothered me. Frollo being a sex symbol is highly uncomfortable though.

[@somethingsuperbland8829]

I’d rather a movie staring them than see one more piece of “sexy frollo art”

[@yourthrockmorton]

Honestly the joke irks me because there is honestly a decent way to examine why Frollo has been having a freaky Renaissance if popularity. If anyone wants to spend the time and effort into examining why so many people are drawn to a genuinely abusive power figure who seeks to control the protagonists, I'd be down to sit through that. But making Frollo's possessive, entirely evil motivations a simple punch line really irks me. I'm not saying NC would have done it correctly as I don't think the crew has the ideal amount of psychological training to actually examine it, but the joke is not funny. (At least to me.)

[@danicafugit2697]

It makes me uncomfortable too. I'm a 32 year old women with kids and a husband, but none of these "saucy romances" starring these abusive, power hungry men (or more recently serial killers 🙄) have turn me on in the slightest.

[@Jungoguy]

Very uncomfortable

[@anaiglesias9972]

Yeah, I could have lived my life with out knowing that Frollo was a sex symbol.

[@brendis16851]

The Black Cauldron: I'm the darkest movie Disney has ever made. The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Hold my sins.

[@Movypro23]

Brenda Rivas yeah except hunchback made money BOOM! (Mic drop) 😁🌟👍🏻

[@DashingSteel]

Hunchback: an ugly dude and a horny old man Black Cauldeon: HORDES OF THE UNDEAD, FOGGY HORRIBLE CASSTLE, AN ELDRICH EVIL ARTIFACT, A DEVILISH LICH HELLBENT ON TAKING OVER THE WORLD.and that gurgy thing! Black Cauldron is darker. Period.

[@HeilRay]

Also hold their Eternal Damnation and drowned deformed babies.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@DashingSteel Pft, the Hunchback of Notre Dame is way darker.

[@edu_moonwalker]

Well, since The Black Cauldron had a explicit death scene by melting flesh to bone but not added to final release of the movie, HoND could hand that title with Hellfire song sequence.

[@mikeymikesh]

“These chains aren’t what’s holding you back Quasimodo” “Leave me alone.” “We could always sing again-“ “NOOOOO!” ROFLMFAO

[@leonardosomma4196]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@christopherspielbergproduc7128]

I died laughing at that part.

[@TheMOVIEMANIAC13]

Roll credits

[@PhoenixRising87]

I honestly found NC's jokes about the gargoyles far more cringeworthy than anything they actually did in the movie.

[@Arthur-lv5yn]

K but how DARE you not mention Clopin's voice? He's so underrated; the final note in Bells of Notre Dame gives me chills every time

[@alexandraluster284]

I WISH I could hit that note! Hell, there's probably opera singers that wish they could!

[@alexfisher7083]

in the cast recording of the broadway musical, i believe that note is done in his falsetto instead of belt which perfectly shows how high the note is lol some serious hadestown wait for me type stuff

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

RIGHT?! Like, how does a human being go that high?

[@rainyfeathers9148]

That was pretty good. I also liked the line read for Quasi's 'I am a monster you know', it was adorable, got me right in the feels🥲

[@chasehedges6775]

Hunchback Of Notre Dame: When Disney had the guts to go dark. Also, this film is one of my favorites.

[@Pilks900]

I agree, they’d never make anything like this now.

[@punkrocker4life9674]

I second this

[@daviscoffey1347]

Agreed I full

[@p0nk889]

N A no please not a live action version because then it will get ruined like the lion king

[@benschultz1784]

It's even darker in the French dub. Less innuendo and more out with the sexual tension

[@t.m.83]

In my honest opinion, The Bells of Notre Dame is the best Disney opening since Circle of Life.

[@glowworm2]

It really is. It tells the entire backstory of Quasimodo beautifully and gets a reprise much like Circle of Life at the end of the film.

[@otterzrkuhl]

It’s always been my favorite part of the movie

[@jhibbitt2896]

not as good an opening as circle of life, but definitely up there

[@_Gambitute]

I give just a slight edge to CoL but otherwise I agree. Bells of Notre Dame is a musical masterpiece. Another reason to check out the stage musical version is the epic soundtrack.

[@tanimaroy8473]

i infact love this movie more for the soundtrack than the story itself.......the story is great too but the music is so beautiful!

[@matodiniv]

I always said it, had Alan Rickman was still alive and with us, he'd make an excellent if not a superb Frollo for the live action remake

[@R.E._Peony]

He basically played the exact same character in Sweeney Todd.

[@tristanhartup4936]

Several months ago, I created a fan-cast for a live-action version of this movie, and I chose Charles Dance as Frollo.

[@Sonichero151]

He'd would no doubt fucking carry that movie to getting significantly better reviews and ratings compared to the others

[@LumpyAdams]

Would have been too on the nose and typecasting. I would have liked someone less known to give a more mysterious and ominous vibe.

[@KnightsaysNi]

That would have been great, although I am actually leaning towards Benedict Cumberbatch these days, with the right makeup he could probably pull it off.

[@frankvazcar1696]

Tony Jay's voice is so freaking cool. So deep and booming. My headphones can barely handle that badass tone...

[@user-fl8qj9iw1k]

I want to take a bath of his voice.

[@BugsyFoga]

Hunchback of Notre dame: The most underrated film of the Disney renaissance.

[@slobodatom96]

THANK YOU!!!

[@dmqn3135]

Geez

[@chasehedges6775]

When Disney had guts to go dark.

[@katysikkema]

and that’s on truth

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

I beg to differ. Treasure Planet is more underrated.

[@voiceofgrima1179]

Hellfire through and through is a masterpiece, but the best part is when the guard arrives to tell Frollo Esmeralda escaped. The color of the room goes from red to a calming blue, until Frollo scorns the guard and sends him away. The color then turns back to a deep red. It's as if God or Jesus Himself is reaching to Frollo, trying to lead him away from temptation, but Frollo has fallen too far from grace. He has damned himself

[@TheNotverysocial]

Edit: swap one character for a couple of Ls. This ain't Baggins.

[@voiceofgrima1179]

@@TheNotverysocial shit good catch

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

..... my God. That’s amazing. Nice catch.

[@davidkraft314]

If you notice too, Frollo was praying to rid himself of the obsession with Esmerlda, and then the guard arrived to say she's gone. He was just to blind to see the salvation and it consumed him until death

[@monsterhanna6691]

Ooh, I never thought of that before.

[@valou-scaling]

Fun fact : In France, the voice actor of Frollo is same who dubbed Scar in the Lion King, Gandalf in TLOTR and Magneto in X Men. His name was Jean Piat, he passed away two years ago...

[@francescomanzo3939]

R.I.P. Jean Piat!!!!! :( D:

[@matrix91234]

Sad to hear, i am watching it in french language now. To get realistic feel of the movie

[@reginaphalange9417]

oui un cador du doublage

[@BarEscm]

Well, not to one-up, but in Spain, the voice actor for Frollo was also the voice of Mufasa, Darth Vader, Roy Batty and the Terminator. So there.

[@olivierdubreuil-gagnon2201]

Gargoyles were built to scare demons away from religious places, so making a reference to them as "ugly" is kinda warranted. Also them being friends with Quasimodo (which is such a rude name as it not only refers to the holiday but also is mainly to point out how he is "almost the norm" for a human being).

[@americaroleplayer]

It's really a shame that everyone skips Heaven's Light, because it really is one of the most beautiful songs in the movie, even if it's only around a minute long. It's the most underrated Disney song in my opinion.

[@isaacgleeth3609]

And it's also opposite tone with "Hellfire," both lyrically and musically. Plus, both songs' titles show what Quasimodo and Frollo's views on Esmeralda are.

[@jeniverevalearen5844]

I don't think that many people skip it. The only song I skip is the gargoyle song "a guy like you."

[@dawnmcauley6411]

@@isaacgleeth3609 And it's they are same song in terms of notes, Heaven's Light being the light reprise and Hellfire being the dark reprise.

[@DU_hockeygirl40]

You honestly don't get the full effect of the moment unless you listen to both songs together. They're tied together with the chanting at the church.

[@Char13n3_17]

Especially the off broadway version!!!! It’s one of my fav songs!

[@xBloodxFangx]

Talks about drowning a baby on screen, but doesn't talk about literally seeing a woman get her neck and or back snapped and dying instantly on screen. *Disney theme and logo*

[@CompletelyNewguy]

Seriously everyone goes on about the book, "Everybody dies in the end!" Well in the Disney version they gave Quzaymotto a mom just to kill her!

[@Makverus]

"A faaaaaaamily picture!"

[@helenaneves7367]

@@CompletelyNewguy Your comment just made me realize Esme's mom from the book might have been replaced by Quasi's mom in this adaptation. Esme's mom, Paquette, dies at the end of the novel - Quasi' dies at the begining. Paquette dies trying to protect her daughter from lawmen like Frollo. She is also holding her child, the guards kick her away violently, she hits her head on stone and dies instantly. Frollo took part on both tragedies since he was the one that lead the guards towards Esmeralda in the book. Curiously, Esme and Quasi swift moms within the story. The gypsies have stolen little Esme from Paquette while she was away from home and left baby Quasimodo in her place. He is abandoned by the heartbroken mother right away. Quasi was gypsy by birth and Esme was raised by them.

[@Unknown-us6xh]

*Woman from Jungle 2 Jungle screams*

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

We don’t say “LiTerAlLy” in 2020 honey 💀🤡

[@lydia8526]

Disney tried way too hard make Frollo unattractive both personality and looks wise in the animated movie. They probably did not want another scar incident to happen where fangirls started drooling over a villain. The Frollo in the book is actually very admirable and easy to fall for for a major amount of pages. He is actually 35. Ambitious, kind, smart, well-educated, wise, hardworking, passionate, quite caring, proud and confident. His face is described as austere yet calm. He has black hair with a few grey strings here and there. Also to include that he takes care of his brother after their parents' death as well as Quasimodo who he actually pitied seeing at the place that they put abandoned babies and decided to look after him by his own will. Well despite making him unlikable af in every way possible in the movie people still drool over him. (More like teenage girls with daddy issues). So Disney was not succesfull.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Agreed

[@frillydress]

I legit have a crush on a lot of the male disney villains, like Scar, Dr. Facilier, Captain Hook, Hades, Frollo, Shan Yu and Ratigan. But I also have a crush on Prince Naveen & Shang ^^;

[@KoshVader]

And he taught Pierre Gringroire how to read and write.

[@chrisrj9871]

They had Gaston, _maybe_ Jafar?? (Iago and Abu both gagging) If they're finding Scar and Frollo attractive, how soon until they find Ratcliffe attractive!? (everybody else gagging)

[@Dempsey1873]

But for scar, is just pretty fuckin wild

[@SasuNaruL0vR80]

I LOVE how the dramatic Gothic choir is used so much throughout the movie instead of either adding pointless songs or no music its SO effective and beautiful! Disney definitely knew how to make sure that Notre Dame's Gothic beauty was done right: the Cathedral looks INCREDIBLE especially for hand drawn animation!

[@rahjeel]

"Who is the monster and who is the man?" I love that line in Clopin's song. It stayed with me since I was a kid.

[@cursified]

I think ‘what makes a monster and what makes a man’ is a little better but that’s good too

[@paulinamorales8854]

​@@cursified I mean, it sounds better but it's not the point of the story.. It's not "what" makes them what.. it's Who's the real monster? The poor deformed guy or the creepy sunuvabitch that killed his mother? lol Also, that last: " Sing the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells Bells, ooooooff nooooootreeeeee- DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME" is the world's best high note. (Well, ONE of the best!) I love how it ends with such a big boom! And it's a super long note too! like 20 seconds or so

[@cursified]

Paulina Morales yeah, but I felt like ‘what’ is more thought provoking and I always felt ‘who’ was very obvious even when I first saw it as a young child but if you stop to think about it sure, it works. Also yes Bells of Notre Dame is amazing.

[@annienunyabiz6627]

@@paulinamorales8854 That note is single handedly the reason it's my favorite Disney song.

[@Padmepotter4986]

@@cursified I think either is better than the other. They're both appropriate questions posed at perfect points in the movie. Who is monster and who is the man is asked at the very beginning of the movie. It gives kids something to think about throughout the movie. By the time it is over, kids can answer the question. Then, when everything is over, one last question is posed: what makes a monster and what makes a man. That's a perfect question to end on because parents can have conversations with their kids. I know this because my parents asked my seven year old sister and nine year old me if we knew the answer on the drive home from the theater. I'm 33 now and that conversation still stays with me.

[@RagamuffinBabyDoll]

"Don't you have a home?" "Yes, but it's allergic to ugly." "Oh, well it must sneeze a lot when you come home." 😂😂😂 You guys are so quick-witted! Bravo!

[@robbieking4070]

“Hahahaha- he’s staying here.”

[@AndreNitroX]

That had me bawling m😂

[@bqw2094]

Yellow Pikmin88 hey it’s you again , hello

[@Swiftiebooklover7]

Why was there no mention to Esmeralda's song "God save the outcasts"? It was such an amazing song with such heavenly lyrics.

[@sydneyslaughter7163]

He did. He called a powerful song.

[@hiddendesire3076]

1:30 It also changed Quasimodo into the french child and Esmeralda into the Gypsy. In the original tale, Esmeralda was a french child who was stolen away by gypsies and Quasimodo was left in their place. He was going to be killed by one of the guards, but was stopped by Frollo who took pity on the small child and offered to raise him as his own child, rather than being guilt tripped into it. He spent his free time trying to teach the child to read and write, even sign language when the tolling of the bells made him partially deaf.

[@Adamant_Adam]

If you're a fan of musicals, the stage play adaption Disney did for Hunchback is pretty magnificent. It goes a lot darker, and takes more after the original, while keeping some of the movie's songs and elements and making new changes as well. (such as Quasi being Frollo's nephew, the gargoyles are much better used, and sometimes translate for Quasi- as he is deaf and is played by a deaf actor in some versions.) I loved the movie growing up but since I've seen the stage play, the cartoon version just doesn't hit as hard. It's one of the few movies I'd be okay with disney re-making ONLY if it's made for an older audience and follows more in-line with the stage play version

[@TheMOVIEMANIAC13]

Bring nice frollo back

[@aarushiyadav7101]

Isn’t he a child of gypsies in this one too?

[@TheMOVIEMANIAC13]

@@aarushiyadav7101 adopted im sure. He’s like more European looking or albino with red hair so I’m guessing that had him took him in

[@aarushiyadav7101]

@@TheMOVIEMANIAC13 Could be, but it could also be because of his deformity and staying inside a bell tower his whole life

[@jp3813]

The gargoyles were much better handled in the stage musical. They were used as a way to explore Quasi's thoughts instead of being comedic reliefs.

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

jp3813 And whenever Quasi is played by a deaf actor, one of the gargoyles serves as his voice

[@kyriss12]

Is that the same stage musical where they made Frollo into an even better villian by fleshing out his character a bit more, and making Quasimodo his dead brothers son?

[@jp3813]

@@kyriss12 Yes, though I don't necessarily agree that he's a better villain for the riddle of "what makes a monster and what makes man".

[@dark3rthanshadows]

Made of stone, that song made their existance a good thing.

[@jp3813]

@@dark3rthanshadows They were good throughout the whole story.

[@danielmachado97]

Damn it Critic, I'll never unsee the CGI people

[@courtney_timmins]

Think of it this way, if they spend less money on the audience animations they spend more on the beautiful animations that are actually important.

[@marywinchester1322]

I'm honestly shocked for I never noticed that before! Nor did I noticed that Pumba was murdered!

[@CLDJ227]

@@marywinchester1322 Idk if that was actually pumba you couldn't really see it, I think he was just saying that to make a joke work.

[@kirrilyjoy4790]

Same.

[@breezingby2611]

Obviously Tony Jay deservingly gets a lot of credit for his excellent performance here, but I feel like Tom Hulce’s also deserves similar love

[@anerdwithamic]

YES! Yes it does! I loved Tom Hulce's performance in that film so much!

[@LucyLioness100]

It amuses me that Doug says how the script calls for Quasi to be a hero when he doesn’t go after Phoebus at first. Quasi’s “what am I supposed to do?” monologue was actually improvised by Tom Hulce in the recording session & the filmmakers liked it so much it was kept in for that moment

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Even as a woman, I could've lived my whole life without knowing Frollo was seen in some circles as a sex symbol 😖

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

Yeah, that is the one thing that traumatized me in this review

[@kikoneko4236]

Yeah correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t see how daddy issues can lead to something like this. It just felt weird throughout every time the joke was mentioned.

[@BahamutXER]

@@kikoneko4236 it's worse when you realise he's telling the truth.....

[@louisduarte8763]

It's the Internet: ANYTHING can be a sex symbol. Loki's been one since the first Avengers movie.

[@michi4066]

@@louisduarte8763 Loki makes sense, at least. People finding Frollo remotely attractive is a concept I don't even want to think about, it's so disturbing.

[@autumbreeze1129]

"Saying the B word is a Mickey No-no" I dunno why but that gave me a really good chuckle

[@tomasfranciscobarragan209]

Fun Fact: According to Kathy Zielinski, the supervising animator behind the character of Frollo, the MPAA, originally, wanted to give the film a PG-13 rating for the scene where Frollo sniffes Esmeralda's hair. Apparently, the original scene was longer but they decided to cut it down a bit to please the rating boards association.

[@ceciliahanemann7148]

yeesh i thought only one second was enough

[@justsomegirlwithoutamustache]

What would they have done if the scene was longer???

[@user-fl8qj9iw1k]

He originally sniffed her hair longer? Definitely deserves a PG-13! No one sniffs hair in front of the children! No, you can't sniff your own hair in front of the children too! And now excuse me, i'll go and sniff my cat in privacy!

[@TheMOVIEMANIAC13]

@@justsomegirlwithoutamustache 😂

[@TheMOVIEMANIAC13]

@@justsomegirlwithoutamustache cut it or give it a different rating

[@cateyes22Q]

I think the goat love was a reference to Pierre Gringoire in the book, who was one of the only main characters to escape a deadly fate. He grew fond of Djali, Esmeralda’s goat, over time and left Paris with her at the end of the novel.

[@TheMOVIEMANIAC13]

He saved the goat and left Esmeralda weirdo 😂 😂

[@shainewhite2781]

This is perhaps one of the darkest Disney musicals ever made.

[@tomhulce852]

I think so too

[@FabledHeroes3351]

Shaine White never thought about that until now but yeah it kind of is 😳

[@micycles1200]

@@tomhulce852 There's no perhaps about it. It IS the darkest Disney musical.

[@MrGabeanator]

jiminy cricket prehaps

[@jesusagelvis4917]

What about song of the south?

[@yes7281]

I'm kinda disappointed that you didn't mention the only good gargoil line "you know we're just made of stone, we just thought you where made of something stronger."

[@rubysmolen5155]

And “fly My pretties fly fly”

[@richardfinney6339]

Don't forget "Life's not a spectator sport. If watching is all you're gonna do, you're gonna watch your life go by without you."

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

right? say what you will about them but they are good friends that do give good advice

[@Rat_Queen86]

@@richardfinney6339 I try to live my life by that saying

[@nicolemusic02]

Victor and Laverne were actually really supportive, it was just Hugo who was being annoying

[@Phea7]

13:15 Yes, this one isn't great, but let's appreciate the fact that at first we're getting a pure, calm song about love from Quasimodo's point of view (and it's called "HEAVEN'S light") and right after we're getting Frollo's dark song about desire ("HELLfire") - I needed to be older to understand how great this artistic comparison is.

[@Domesthenes]

What I always loved about Hellfire is that there's a moment in the song, after Frollo learns that Esmeralda escaped, where he stops talking about the fire and starts talking to it. It's a brilliant swap in his motivation.

[@TheLimeinacoconut]

I wish so many people weren't so opposed to hand drawn animation, it's absolutely beautiful and I feel there are some movies that would really benefit from being traditionaly animated

[@aaendi6661]

We're not. Hollywood thinks we are.

[@locke103]

hell, i still miss when MTG cards were hand drawn. between the aesthetics for both art and writing nowadays, i honestly dont even care to follow the story anymore. the immersion is lost as far as i'm concerned.

[@artix548]

I doubt that most people are against hand-drawn, otherwise anime wouldn't be as popular as it is.

[@Nicholas_Steel]

Above average hand drawn animation is a fuck ton more expensive than above average CGI... with the disparity worsening as quality improves.

[@TabalugaDragon]

@@artix548 how many anime movies get a release in theatres worldwide?

[@TheRindy84]

The epicness level for "Hellfire" destroys the roof when you understand the countering song being sung against Frollo's lines. The song begins and continues with the "Confiteor". It then plays in the background as kind of a Greek choir. The whole point of the Confiteor is that it's a prayer of contrition and self accusation. The very first line is translated as "I confess to Almighty God...". It works to directly call out and challenge the excuses and hypocrisy of Frollo and his claims of holiness, his pride and excuses offered for any "possible" failings of virtue. It comes to a climax when he is surrounded by the accusing hooded figures and it goes from words in the Confiteor to the Kyrie Elyison (Greek for Lord have Mercy). Again, a call to humility, to admit and acknowledge ones personal sins and failings. Finally, if you understand these two songs as prayers and their place in the structure of the Catholic Mass it takes an even deeper meaning. These prayers are said during "prayers at the foot of the alter" where both the priest and the altar servers confess before God and in front of the congregation their unworthiness before God. The priest says it at the foot of the altar before they actually approach the altar where the sacrifice of the mass is offered. Kind of like "I'm unworthy to be here and I acknowledge this but in humility I approach". The way it's juxtaposed and sung counter to Frollo's "I'm so great it's other people who are to blame for any perceived failings..." and "Please forgive me...but I'm going to do whatever I want" is just bone chilling.

[@Passions5555]

Underrated comment. This should be pinned to the top.

[@TheRindy84]

@@Passions5555

[@Jared-cm2wv]

I'd also like to point out that since this was the mid-90s and the music was clearly based on the Confiteor from the Traditional Latin Mass, not the modern Confiteor from the Novus Ordo, someone at Disney *really* knew their Catholic liturgical history.

[@TheRindy84]

@@Jared-cm2wv Wow yeah. I didn't realize the novus ordo changed the confiteor. Did they change the words? Or are you talking about the tonality in the music?

[@raunjisto2925]

Wow. Never knew this. Great comment.

[@joshop3093]

"I mean we could always sing again" "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" always makes me laugh hahah

[@BeautifulWaterWeaver]

The fact that he immediately had to preface it with "I like the movie" so people wouldn't riot. Lol! I love Nostalgia Critic. Also, I have an idea on why they made Frollo's eyes and mouth glow yellow like that in his last scene. I think it was a visual reference to him having gone from this "holy man of God" to basically a demon and wicked, first metaphorically and then for real once he plunges into the metaphorical molten fires of Hell below. Just my take on it. Either way, I agree--it's epic.

[@valerietheodore1688]

People should definitely have a disny movie night. This one would make it every time lol

[@moppetmaker]

The idea that hand-drawn animation could turn people away breaks my heart. :(

[@DrDolan2000]

Same. 3D animation can be great, but hand-drawn animation is GODLY when it's done well

[@gerawallstar3487]

@Raylan Givens they did this trend with stop-motion with Fantastic Mr. Fox also bombing due to people wanting to go see Alvin and the Chipmunks Squeakquel and AVATAR. Missing Link was up against Disneys Dumbo live-action remake and also Avengers Endgame which was originally the highest grossing film of all time. This is why people dont take animation seriously as they dont want to support non-CGI animated films.

[@bigboomer1013]

Would admit that they turn me away, unless its a disney film. I haven't seen any other animated movie before that isn't Disney besides iron giant. If its disney, I'm all for it and will want to see it or see a new animated film from them.

[@animebrat76]

@@DrDolan2000 I miss the good old days with the beauty of 2D animation. Work of art like Prince of Egypt, Joseph the King of Dreams, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Hercules, Samurai Jack, Original Powerpuff Girls, ect.

[@jamesgizasson]

@@bigboomer1013 I know this was ages ago, but check out Don Bluth. Secret of Nimh, All Dogs go to Heaven, Anastasia, and Titan AE are some of my all time favorites. (Aaaaaand hated by almost all my friends) X3

[@Kawaiikate01]

“What’s wrong with her?” “She’s crazy!” “He’s gorgeous!” I’m dead.

[@AndreNitroX]

That was so unexpected and hilarious

[@glowworm2]

That was perfect!

[@bigkidsclubhq]

I don’t really get the sexual appeal surrounding Frollo. I had the opportunity of understudying our Frollo when I was an acting student at my local professional theatre company. I was 18, and I thought it was discouraging that, even being so young, I was never going to be a Phoebus-type. I was slightly depressed that I would always be cast as the middle-aged male oppressor. Frollo, both in this movie and the stage musical, represents such toxically masculine elements that I always found him to be too creepy to be sexy. I guess the Internet community is so bizarre that it can overlook a predatory masculine character whose ultimatum is to either physically possess a woman or kill her, and will burn down the biggest city in Medieval Europe until he finds her... but Tony Jay’s voice though? 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@sailorV124]

It’s nothing new for fans to be attracted to a morally reprehensible villain. A horrible person usually makes for a fascinating character.

[@jasminflores6935]

@@bigkidsclubhq there are many sick fucks out there with weeeeeird rape fantasies. X/

[@rychadelko]

I just wanted to say that the main theme of the book was not the corruption in the Church - it was the architecture as a "universal language" and its importance in human history. The Church was just one of many subplots, just as the Gypsies, the students, or the poet.

[@floricel_112]

I wished you mention the transition between the two parts of Hellfire, when the room turns to blue and a guard announces Frollo that Esmeralda has escaped, and the symbolism behind it: before that, Frollo was praying to God (or more accurately, Virgin Mary) to save him and protect from Esmeralda and her "siren's spell". It was an arrogant prayer, calling himself "just" and "purer" than the masses, refusing to admit his guilt and making only excuses for himself, even backhandedly blaming God for making humans weak, not even admitting that it was his own weakness; but it was a prayer nontheless, which had been heard by God. And the room turning to blue and the guard announcing him that Esmeralda has escaped was God's answer to Frollo's prayer, giving him an out, a chance to give up his pursue of an innocent woman, let go of his desires and save himself in the process. But Frollo, still basked in the red (or orange) hellfire, gave up this chance and refused to let go, and from this point onwards Frollo, completely engulfed in orange and red, calls out not to God or The Virgin Mary, but to Satan, the fires of hells themselves. He became beyond salvation, and after this point in the movie, his methods become more and become cruel, even setting the entire city of Paris on fire EDIT: fixed the name spelling

[@TheNotverysocial]

Name spelling!

[@juliajohnson2285]

!!! This is such a good catch I never realized that!!

[@DiamondDollDark]

I never saw it like that. That’s very clever

[@thiagonunes4294]

Critic is sadly too critical for religion :)

[@Arella17]

The prideful religious men will always find a way to justify their actions because they believe they’re purer and more holy than others.

[@naly202]

"Look at that disgusting display" / "Yes, sir!" is one of the best lines in the movie not so much for Phoebus' reply, but for Frollo' hand gesture as he says it.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

8:42

[@conndor2753]

"Look at that disgusting display." Watch Frollo's face closely the entire time he says this and just after. Forget the war against the gypsies, he's in a war with himself.

[@heylinspongesprite]

This is still one of my favorite Disney films ever. It’s such an underappreciated gem, in my opinion. The stage musical is also very nice.

[@MeliesCinemagician]

One of the gargoyle quotes just before the song did really get a laugh out of me. "Paris, the city of love, is glowing tonight. True, that's because it's on fire."

[@Eggsther]

Fave lyrics of all the songs lol

[@hereticbennett22]

“Hello I’m Nostalgic Critic...” *BOOOOOOOOOOO* “I liked the movie” Crowd: Yay 😁...let’s watch something else

[@chasehedges6775]

I like Doug. is that bad?

[@ThePa1riot]

@@chasehedges6775 Absolutely not, he's a great guy.

[@Aduubo]

Chase Hedges67 Nothing wrong! I believe people are more entertained by Doug screaming his head off at bad movies haha

[@cplpetergriffin1583]

Wow its like we watched the same video! IM PISSING AND SHITTING MY BRAINS OUT WWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH

[@Kawaiikate01]

I died. Cuz I was thinking the same thing when he did lion king. I’m like why are you tearing apart a masterpiece!? But he likes to talk about the good and not so good stuff. And I’m like oh. Ok.

[@user-mt1ki3gh7r]

My review: Story 9/10 Animation 10/10 Characters 8/10 Songs 10/10 Rating: 9/10

[@ceciliahanemann7148]

why are the characters only an eight?

[@Nebulasecura]

​@@ceciliahanemann7148gargouls probably

[@matheusmariani3108]

Good thing Tony Jay went from a mediocre Tom & Jerry villain in 1992 to easily the best Disney villain of all

[@N3RDYG0GGLES]

Believe it or not, there’s a hell of a lot of women who are disgusted beyond belief every time Frollo so much as opens his mouth :/ he’s ten times creepier or more dangerous than characters like Gaston

[@DuelaDent52]

N3RDYG0GGLES That was the intention, but you’d be surprised with the Frollo thirst (same thing with the Onceler fandom). I know I was.

[@silverdragon710]

Gaston is a rapist but Frollo is next level sociopathic deranged creep

[@ZinTyPhoon]

The type of women who like Frollo are the same ones that go crazy over 50 Shades of Grey.

[@sannicfann3338]

yeah he's hornyness on a whole other level

[@nemowindsor8724]

He’s dangerous for the exact same reasons as Gaston. Entitlement, toxic masculinity and fear of the other.

[@DovahkiinMaster172]

Okay but the Gargoyles has one of the best lines in the movie. “After all we’re only made out stone.” “We just though maybe you were made of something stronger.” That shit hits hard, and I’d gladly sit through their crappy song a hundred times to earn that line right before Disney’s greatest climax battle sequence.

[@JessOkami]

Agreed, and if they had left it there, we could have said that they were from the imagination of a very lonely young man like the stage show version. But no, they needed more slapstick.

[@morganyoung3557]

As someone who is not a fan of the gargoyles, I will admit that there are some great moments for them like the lines you just mentioned.

[@AndreNitroX]

Agreed

[@ashleypanzica4924]

I_i actually like the gargoyles 🙄

[@brickbro0561]

Ashley Panzica They could always be worse. *cough* Timon and Pumba *cough*

[@unplannedentertainment4350]

Actually, Laverne's voice was done by Mary Wickes, Jane Withers did the additional dialogue after Wickes passed away in the middle of production.

[@s0s2]

I DIED by the Cartman joke at 4:05 🤣

[@Jared-cm2wv]

Fun fact: the chant in the Cathedral before "Hellfire" is the Confiteor, a prayer from the Mass and Vespers where the faithful acknowledge their sins and ask for the intercession of the saints and mercy of God. In the movie, the prayer starts in the Cathedral and continues during Hellfire to contrast with Frollo's hypocrisy and refusal to admit his own faults ("I confess...to Blessed Mary...that I have greatly sinned" vs "Blessed Mary, you know I am a righteous man. Of my virtue I am justly proud"). My favorite example of this contrast is when the robed figures appear: "It's not my fault ('through my fault'), I'm not to blame ('through my fault'), it was the gypsy, the witch who set this flame ('through my most grievous fault')".

[@Zinervawyrm]

Best of all, Pride is considered the deadliest of the Seven Deadly Sins. So the line of him saying he is "justly proud," is all the more ironic.

[@rafaelpando7052]

Very interesting, nice.

[@hitandruncommentor]

Nice thank that is interestinf

[@karasumacha7559]

I knew the preaching before hellfire was something to do with repentance but I never caught or could hear there preaching during the song. That is crazy cool and really highlights His hypocrisy.

[@bandotaku]

Just more reasons to love this movie!

[@Strawberry92fs]

The novel wasn't really about the abuse of power in the church, it was about Victor Hugo's theory that architecture is the most important way a people communicate their culture. That's why he spent so much time describing the cathedral. And it worked. The cathedral became such a popular tourist attraction it guilted the French government and catholic church to rennovate the cathedral, which was in disrepair at the time.

[@magnusm4]

This was during a time France had revolutions all the time and nobody cared about the beauty of their architecture and let it fall.

[@delete---7593]

?

[@matthewjones6786]

Fascinating, I can't imagine taking that stunning architecture for granted. I so wish modern churches could be built with the love and artistry they used to have.

[@joshuaholland5279]

@@matthewjones6786 well it’s about the people and the love of God not the building.

[@matthewjones6786]

@@joshuaholland5279 Oh absolutely. I don't mean to turn the church into an idol, I just love how the building can reflect God's glory and the passionate faith of those who built it. But yeah, the innards are most important!

[@michaelm8852]

04:05 When the video first released, there was a longer scene where Eric Cartman was shouting at Frolo. F: "A baby?" *Proceeds to unwrap the cloth.* C: "Hey! Asshole!" F: "A monster!" *Covers baby.* C: "Screw you too!" F: *Prepares to drop baby.* C: "Okay! Fine! Whatever! Go ahead!" Was the best thing ever.

[@REDinitial]

Man, they don't write music in Disney like Alan Menken used to do. Can we talk about the Prologue and how it is THE best prologue Disney has ever done? The latin choir, Dies Irae, the writing "he saw corruption everywhere, except within", the visuals (the Kings of Israel watching Frollo, the mother dead on the steps while the wind sweeps the stallion's tail), Clopin hitting that absolute insane note at the end!

[@helenakri7282]

Frollo is one of the best Disney villians, and absolutely the single most terrifying in just how realistic he is. He doesn't walk the fantasy line of cool evil like Malificent or Scar. And Gaston, while realistic, is too straightforward to make your skin crawl. Frollo is actually the evils of this world, not of fairytales, which might be due to the source material being a grounded novel. As unnerving as it is he has that dangerous charisma some may find hot and his voice is just chillingly good, as well as his manner of speech. That stuff evokes a gut reaction, bypassing the brain.

[@lock123456]

I love this description

[@cintsscha5899]

Are women actually attracted to him???? I was terrified of Frollo as a kid!!! I think, for the reasons you say, he could be real!!!

[@lock123456]

@@cintsscha5899 Yes I am attracted to him, he is very hot

[@blondbraid7986]

@@cintsscha5899 Same here, you're not alone.

[@Miraihi]

Rourke from Atlantis is also one of the evil of this world - colonialism. That's why I hild him in high regard, as well as the movie as a whole.

[@Niskara]

Whenever Frollo tosses the archdeacon aside, it's kind if like he's throwing his good side away. Kind of symbolic in a way

[@farmerboy916]

IIRC the play version plays with this more, because canonically he is the religious figure. It doesn't go far to assume the dialogue between them was intentionally written in that light. The home of evil frollo is not a place to raise a child; here, in the church, where his good side lives, is more appropriate, even if it wasn't his good half's fault. He shall take responsibility as befits a man of the cloth, but not as the judge; would you really want the judge raising the child unsupervised anyway? Of course not. Etc etc.

[@ZoanBlade90]

Which is funny, given the stage play. Why? Because in the play, Frollo and the archdeacon...are the same person.

[@alsuvarnadvipadanargentum1743]

@@ZoanBlade90 And Disney divided Claude Frollo into 2 halves Why is this? It’s because of trying to damage control the controversy that’s about to happen anyway about the church’s ⛪️ portrayal in a “Children’s Movie” namely: “Judge Frollo-the literary character’s bad side” and the “Unnamed Archdeacon-the literary character’s good side” Also in the very first scene, the communication between “the 2 halves of Frollo” looks like he’s arguing with himself on how to deal with the deformed baby 👶

[@spartanwolf]

"The one before Hellfire, I always skip it and so do you" The song is called Heavens Light, you filthy heathen! In all seriousness great and funny review! Keep doing them.

[@jeremycarnes1656]

I didn't see this movie until I was thirty years. After the opening, I had to hit "pause". I could only sit there and say, "DAMN." I have loved this movie ever since that moment. My mind was blown. Such a killer opening number. I still know the lyrics to "the eyes of Notre Dame". The only other song not just in an animated feature, but in any type of film that hit me - a guy who doesn't like musicals - that hard combined with visuals that heavy was The Plagues from Prince of Egypt. Two of the most metal songs that aren't metal at all. Heavy as steel.

[@TheMOVIEMANIAC13]

I knew that's why those songs were so popular there emo metal and angst filled wow and so is be prepared and not one of us from lion king 1&2

[@redeyedbandit1251]

Frollo never put back the stone right because it represents how he plans to crush the gypsies through unethical means and it isn't of the norm. He knows he's in power and that he can break the rules. I jest but I imagine that's how someone would interpret it.

[@WhirlwindandHeatburst]

Been watching this movie for years and I’ve never thought about that. It could also mean that he doesn’t put it back into place because he never intended to ever right his wrongs, and fix his several mistakes despite always wanting to “do the right thing”. According to Frollo, “I fix my mistakes on my own terms, which I never have to do, because I’m *always* right.”

[@jessehcreative]

I always thought it was flipped because he’s flipping and crushing the order of natural society, thus making it look unnatural

[@orpheus288]

You don't have to jest, I think the stone was a conscious choice. He's literally using part of Notre Dame to crush the ants, symbolizing his power given to him by the church. But in putting it back the wrong way it shows he's perverted the original purpose of the church, one of beauty and love, to fascism and evil.

[@sageseeker9197]

"Frollo being a prevalence sex symbol for years...." *gagging noises intensifies*

[@juzoinui4627]

Same my dude same

[@may.d.a.y]

i.. is this an example or a reaction? ...

[@juzoinui4627]

may)(day I’m afraid it’s both my dude

[@kereenaflaherty8351]

This could be taken in two ways

[@SpiderandMosquito]

Yeah... you'd think people would ya know not especially in today's climate. I mean breaking a woman's neck on the steps of a church, of the biggest most famous of churches, and immediately then after trying to commit infanticide... sounds like it should be a turnoff. Then there's wrongfully burning a woman for witchcraft with the ultimatum being her (being like barely even a third his age) spending the rest of her days his sex slave? That is like Weinstein 2.0 x 99 which is a mathematical formula that actual scientists are... totallyconductingsomewheremaybeimcertainprobablynotbutabsolutelyareorshouldbeillstopthisnow Oh and he's also not much to look at and almost guaranteed a wrinkled husk beneath that robe literally the only thing one could say is sorta hot about him is Tony Jay's golden pipes

[@ibnmianal-buna3176]

13:28 Actually Home on the Range had a villain song too, but we don’t talk about that movie.

[@sirusbones]

No matter what you think about this movie, you have to admit that it has the best soundtrack of any Disney film ever. They even made this into a very successful off-Broadway show with these same songs, and it's fantastic!

[@mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901]

Laverne: These chains aren't what's holding you back, Quasimodo! Quasi: Leave me alone...! Laverne: ... I mean... We could always try singing again-- Quasi: NOOOOOOOOO! Alright. That one made me chortle.

[@drax8195]

Victor: after all we are made of stone Hugo: we just thought u were made of something stronger

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

23:00

[@nicolemiller7760]

I’ll admit, Tony Jay’s voice is hot, but the actual character of Frollo? Even if they made him younger and traditionally good looking, that’d still be a big “NO” from me.

[@LordBummenbachsBalls]

They definitely did not make Frollo younger.😂 he’s 60.

[@monsterhanna6691]

@@LordBummenbachsBalls They said IF they made him younger, not that he IS younger.

[@LordBummenbachsBalls]

@Monster Hanna Oh, my bad😬.But even then, you’ll probably get some silly fangirls (not being sexist, I’m a girl) who’ll be drooling over him. Well, you already have people drooling over him 🤮

[@alisanie8195]

Well Frollo is pretty attractive in some aspects in the original novel. But not at all in this Disney movie.

[@giorgiocartier9012]

@@alisanie8195 Frollo jesus christ

[@jemstheamerican7817]

City: Literally burning down as a mass genocide is happening Gargoyles: Maybe singing will work

[@TufteMotorsport]

I am really glad to see NC is back on track. No skits, good jokes and nostalgic movies. Thank you Doug and the team.

[@danwhite9184]

Even though the original source material's ending is much darker, I actually prefer the ending to the movie. Dark and more depressing doesn't automatically mean better and I think the animated movie's ending is more resonant and emotional than everyone just dying at the end.

[@BloodyRomance1313]

They both work with the context that they are given. In the book, Quasimodo's "marriage" is mean to be tragic, however it finished the set up the marriage of Phoebus. Both end in tragedy and death. There is no justice because the system still exists. Here, the goal is more acceptance, which also ends fittingly.

[@Emisop]

I 100% agree. I was very sad when Hunchback went to Broadway with the Disney songs but didn't go with the Disney ending.

[@ProMonarchyGenius]

And that the good reason why the source material was counted as one of the novels of an horror genre always have sad endings. In "The Pagemaster", that cartoon book named Horror, his literally uncanny resemblance of the titular Hunchback actually summed up the whole thing.

[@oliverwakila]

I wish there was more talking about the latin choir. Its incredible

[@booqueefious2230]

It really makes the movie feel big and epic. They tapped into some of the magic that made The Lion King so great. Also, Frolo is right up there with Scar as best Disney villain

[@RyanLBrown9396]

Listen, that choir KILLED IT. Do you hear me ? The musical score goes hard in the paint.

[@georgehutter339]

Same

[@fallingasleepaswespeak]

@@RyanLBrown9396 it literally is so fucking GOOD im unsure if they used a tried and true church choir but even if they didnt the performance is godly (literally)

[@andrewtallman1867]

During Hellfire they used the Confiteor. Here’s the words in English: “ I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, to all the Saints, and to you, brethren, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed: through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, all the Saints, and you, brethren, to pray for me to the Lord our God.”

[@zackthezabarak739]

11:45 While true that in the novel she is 16, It was stated by developers that in the film Esmeralda is at least 20. Though the joke is amazing, honestly this is one of my favorite of your videos.

[@ricjaredpalandiano1807]

I think the gargoyles are the ones who make us feel calmed down after those VERY AWESOME ADULT SCENES that most kids couldn't bare witness too.

[@moonlitmortician6694]

I'd love to see a Dark Toons episode where Doug just dissects the Hellfire segment. There's so much great animation, voice work, and music at work that really deserves a deeper dive.

[@lovetolovefairytales]

Yes! I'd watch that!

[@alexnacud25]

F es de *F U E E E G O*

[@brailleme7441]

Look up nostalgia critic top 11 villain songs. Not as long as dark toons, but he did declare it #1

[@bigkidsclubhq]

I imagine it would get taken down for music copyright, as awesome as it would be. 😞

[@lovetolovefairytales]

@@bigkidsclubhq bummer

[@Mishieftress]

"Frolle has become a sex symbol nowadays" I swear my face was stuck in a horrified expression for a good while there.

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

Same. And I refuse to go down that lane. Ew.

[@emileehicks5093]

You and me both, dear.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

It was Tony Jay's voice, mainly - I think? Such BARITONE... such timbre.

[@locke103]

likely the second most disturbing thing the internet ever threw my way.

[@eaglewarrior7979]

I’m like wtf. Loki fine but frolo. Wtf!!!. I’m a guy but he reminds me of the creeps who think women are to blame. He looks to be 60, 55 if I’m feeling generous. Heck quasi modo would be better.

[@ChattinBoxingWYB]

For me it's Judge Claude Frollo as Disney's darkest villain! As he's Disney's most human and realistic villain. He was genocidal, lustful psychopath who almost killed an innocent child. Frollo is Disney's French Hitler!!! He's the darkest as there have been real life people like Frollo through out history. Scar for me is a close second!! You can add Maleficent, Jafar, Hades, The Horned King, Cruella De Vil, Stromboli, The Wicked Stepmother from Snow White and Chernabog as Honourable Mentions.

[@nathanielschwartz425]

Actually his name’s just Patrick Star not Patrick The Starfish. And the voice actor is Bill Fagerbakke.

[@somerandofromoregon]

I know this comment was from 2020 but Doug didn’t grow up with SpongeBob so he’s not fully in touch with it.

[@nathanielschwartz425]

I know, and that's fine. But I don't understand why he would say that the character is voiced by Patrick and not the actual voice actor Bill Fagerbake. It's like saying that a character played by Sean Connery is a character played by James Bond, it's just inaccurate. Just because an actor played a famous character does NOT mean that the actor and the character are exactly the same and should be seen as exactly the same.@@somerandofromoregon

[@TBoring]

I was lucky enough to see the Musical for Hunchback a few years ago (it was great). My favorite part was at the end Quasimodo is about to toss Frollo off the building and Frollo says, “Quasimodo, you don’t want to do this.” And the Gargoyles, who are an entire church choir behind the set and established to be figments of Quasimodo’s imagination due to his isolation, whisper, “Yes, you do.” It’s chilling.

[@Speedstreak]

I never knew that before.

[@strawberrylime33]

Anyone have a link to the stage version on KZbin?

[@filmfangirls9163]

So good!!

[@grumpysketch5607]

@@strawberrylime33 Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ony9k6eCrd2DnMk

[@flamingpi2245]

So Basically Dark elements and religious themes: good Talking gargoyles and slapstick: bad

[@motor4X4kombat]

well duh...

[@MichaelMcCallister097]

brandon roberts it is, I just wish Disney could go all the way. The movie clearly didn’t call for that kind of comedy and was generally supposed to be for an older crowd. It’s the sole reason why I’ve always said that studio ghibli is a superior Disney in this regard. They can do lighter or much more serious films dependent on what the story calls for. They never feel the need to pander to younger audiences and have the balls to do something more mature or straight on occasion.

[@farraca731]

Is not like is bad, it doesnt fit with the dark tone from the movie, this is not the type of story disney should do, the movie is a tonal mess

[@paladinslate9609]

Not all slapstick, just unfunny slapstick

[@rinboyd5572]

I was in a production of the musical a few years ago, and damn is it amazing. It's kind of concerning how many inside jokes a bunch of theater kids can have over a musical that includes nearly throwing a baby in a well, though.

[@tonybippitykaye]

As someone who’s done the stage musical, it’s the perfect combination of both the Hugo Novel and the Disney film (you have a similar story, but it adds that Frollo was an arch deacon, Quasi is actually his nephew born from his sinful brother Jehan and a Gypsy, adding to his hatred of gypsies, the gargoyles are only in his mind, and they actually kill of Esmeralda in the end and have the tragic ending to the book). It basically plays on the strength of both and removes the weaknesses as well and I love the hell out of it.