THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1996) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@TheGohanSkywalker]

In "Hellfire," Tony Jay was convinced he couldn't hit the last high note at the climax. He was told he couldn't drop the octave down, so he got vocal training to hit the note, and he nailed it.

[@christopherking4932]

The greatest villain song ever.

[@draygontaygen677]

Did you see VoicePlay's version of Hellfire. It's very well done.

[@Cameron5043]

​@@draygontaygen677amazing!!!

[@The_Keh27]

Tony was a class act. I'll always remember him best as Megabyte

[@007Marke]

Absolutely agreed... portraying evil in perfection!@@christopherking4932

[@booqueefious2230]

In Frolos own twisted way, he thinks he is the good guy. Thats what makes him a compelling villain, especially by Disney standards. Usually the villain is just evil for the sake of being evil

[@Kayoss13212]

Yeah. And I like that they didn’t overdue it by making him sympathetic, or right. They still kept him creepy and scary. Sometimes I feel like (even by Disney standards.) when they make a villain likable, he/she loses what makes them scary.

[@booqueefious2230]

@Kayoss13212 just having some motivation and not being one-dimensional makes it more interesting. I don't think anybody "likes" Frolo, but he has a little depth. Disney really took a risk on this movie but its one of my favorites

[@ct6852]

Yeah he was unique. Frozen brought some of that complication with their villain too.

[@neilbiggs1353]

I don't know enough of Victor Hugo's works to say if it was a common feature, but while Les Miserables featured the thoroughly evil Thenardiers, you also had Javert who was essentially virtuous but for his lack of compassion. I haven't read Hunchback, but I wouldn't be surprised if that ambiguity was in the source material too.

[@ZenzeroCAM]

Keeping it French, it’s a bit like Inspector Javert in Les Mis.

[@ChaosLORDish]

This is, without a doubt, the finest Disney movie ever made. It's dark and gothic, with a terrifyingly realistic villain and a bevy of sympathetic heroes. The soundtrack is unparalleled, the animation is gorgeous, and the story is unforgettable and epic.

[@stephenridolfi6464]

"What makes a monster and what makes a man?" This is a question we should be asking ourselves before choosing who we put our faith in.

[@ButtenisticMasterpiece]

thats a rather complex question cause anyone can be a monster and a man depending on the situation....and being a man and monster can be at times the same thing.......

[@stephenridolfi6464]

​@@ButtenisticMasterpiece I guess it depends on how we define a man and a monster. To me, a monster is someone who has no humanity left. They are so horrible, that they are no longer human. With this definition, then a man cannot also me a monster and vice-versa.

[@quasimodojdls]

This is unironically my favorite Disney movie. It goes to show that kids can handle material that is a lot more "dark" or "adult" than most people give them credit for. I absolutely ADORE the moment when Quasimodo breaks his chains and the cathedral's bells start to faintly chime. It's like the cathedral itself is angry with what Frollo is doing.

[@howardadamkramer]

Great music in that moment.

[@dereklopez9060]

And the way he shouted "NOOOOOOO!!!!"...Not only he's had enough of Frollo's wickedness, but he also wasn't gonna stand by and let Esmeralda ( the only person he cared for ) get burned alive.

[@CrazeeAdam]

Although it being rated G may be a bit much? Maybe PG, but really PG13 is probably more aporopr. Still really good and well animated though

[@nightfall902]

Dark? I read the book as a kid...this is a light hearted cartoon comedy.

[@cashewnuttel9054]

I just had a thought... do you think the people of Niger enjoyed the burning of the Notre-Dame?

[@TBoring]

One thing I learned from the stage musical (which is incredible btw) is the gargoyles aren’t actually talking to Quasimodo, he’s been so isolated and alone that he talks to them because he doesn’t have anyone else to talk to. While it is sad that they’re just figments of Quasimodo’s imagination, it helps understand Quasimodo a bit more as they’re literally an extension of Quasimodo’s inner thoughts. The song they sing to build up Quasimodo is just Quasimodo building himself up.

[@melltenfys]

In the cartoon they sorta imply that in some scenes but then they have the gargoyles physically participating in the final thing, which always made me confused as a kid

[@jp3813]

@@melltenfys The gargoyles also interact w/ animals.

[@Mugthraka]

@@jp3813And the Gargoyle whi smiles at Frolo when he falls to his death, Frolo can cleary see it and he's spooked.

[@jp3813]

@@Mugthraka I'd be able to accept that it's Frollo succumbing to his madness ("the very eyes of Notre Dame") as Quasi lets go of his.

[@augustinlaufer2546]

@@melltenfys well in the book the gargoyles don't even exist ! And Frollo is far less demonic, in fact he got some valid points ; Phoebus actually burn down the house and he is far more submissive to Frollo, but the caracters are essentialy very well adapted !

[@mariazamora6824]

I was born in the hospital literally next to Notre Dame so this has been my favorite movie since I was a kid! And even at that age I LOOOOVED the gothic music & latin chants. Now as an adult, I appreciate it even more for it's animation, camera work and DARK themes! An extremely ballsy Disney movie

[@Elsureel]

4:20 "This has the old Disney feel, it's fun" That right there is all you need to know about modern Disney movies

[@jax1580]

Yup they need to go back to taking some risks and finding the next big thing!

[@DisneyCraig]

One of my absolute favorite Easter Eggs in a Disney movie. Right after the first chorus of Out There... the camera pans from Quasimodo down into the town below. And you can clearly see Belle walking through the square reading a book. Note that there's also a man with Magic Carpet from Aladdin draped over his arm... but the Belle appearance just really made me smile because I wondered if they'd work her into this movie as they both take place in France.

[@TheImaginator972]

Esmeralda has always been one of my favorite Disney character from my childhood, it was nice how Demi Moore is helping out Bruce Willis these days.

[@dan_hitchman007]

She was one of the sexiest. She's not bad, she's just drawn that way. 😉

[@osmanyousif7849]

Was she really, especially during their separation in 1996? I think their roles in Beavis and Butthead Do America is the best way to describe how they were at the time. Also, anyone find it kind of weird that Demi Moore, who during 1996, also starred in Striptease playing an exotic dancer? I'm pretty certain too that someone even made a fan edit when she's dancing and Hellfire is playing in the background.

[@jakubpuchalski2583]

I love the fact that after frollo says "and he (god) shall smite the wicked into a fiery pit" he literally falls into a fiery pit below

[@dunringill1747]

I'm glad you both watched this. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is a movie story that has been made and remade many times. If you crave a darker depiction of the story, I recommend the 1939 version starring Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, & Cedric Hardwicke.

[@erikholmes644]

The Rescuers Down Under, which Cassie already mentioned at the beginning of video, is one of my childhood favorites. I hope to see it on this channel as well in future. 😉

[@SonicLamb]

Clopin is such an underrated Disney character!!

[@wratched]

He was the first (and only, as far as I know) time that Disney employed a "common man" character to play multiple roles.

[@jp3813]

Honestly, he's a better match w/ Esmeralda than Phoebus.

[@Pentarax]

That note he hits at the end of the opening song always gives me shivers.

[@Phoenixdark1]

This is my favorite Disney movie. The darkness, the realism, the message, the MUSIC. So freaking good.

[@Renoistic]

One interesting detail about Frollo is that he actually was the bishop in the book. He's not as cartoonishly evil (Quasi is abandoned as a baby and Frollo takes care of him) but a giant hypocrite that ends up hurting a lot of people.

[@SlimPlum691]

I didn’t care for this movie much as a kid but I have a much greater appreciation for it as an adult. This movie is an animated masterpiece. And it’s not sugar coated for kids. It has a realness to it that you can feel even though it’s animated.

[@gabrielacaraccioli2846]

Don't know if someone already commented on this, but, I really liked this ending. Many don't like that Esmeralda ended up with someone else, but as I see it, Quasimodo was not ready to go into a relationship. He had been abused and kept captive for 20 years. In many ways, he is not only naive, he has a lot of growing up to do, and at the end he got a way to do just that. Phoebus, on the other side, was on the same level of maturity as Esmeralda. He was a better match for her. The fact that Quasi acceots their relationship shows he has grown and matured.

[@Alex-ng6hc]

This film always makes me feel nostalgic every time I watch it. This has been my favourite Disney film since I was four years old

[@rsolsjo]

Unpopular opinion: the best Disney movies, and arguably best animated movies in general, were made in the mid-late 90's and a little bit into the early 2000's. This, Pocahontas, Mulan, The Iron Giant, The Prince of Egypt, Princess Mononoke, Ghost in the Shell, etc etc. It was the peak of traditional hand drawn animation, and arguably the peak of "serious" animation, I miss it soooooo much. Thank goodness Japan is keeping it alive.

[@mdroid7755]

Did you mean to list Prince of Egypt, Princess Mononoke, and Ghost in the Shell as part of peak Disney or just peak animation in general?

[@rsolsjo]

@@mdroid7755 Peak animation.

[@sueacord1678]

I love this movie because of the grown up themes. You are right the score does not have that to the songs, but the score is masterful. The title song will haunt you as well as Hellfire. In fact when Notre Dame burnt a number of years back those songs came flooding back in my brain as I watched the footage. It is one of my favorite Disney film.

[@busterwu8293]

Easter Eggs - Did you know that during Quasimodo’s song “Out There”, when it zooms into the town people..; you can see Belle from Beauty & the Beast reading a book, and a merchant is selling the Magic Carpet from Aladdin, and a home has a satellite dish on its roof! I only found these Easter eggs after listening to the audio commentary when the laserdisc came out in 1997.

[@DisneyCraig]

The Belle Easter Egg is one of the best.

[@Gandorhar]

I love this movie, and yes it is concidered one of the darkest if not the darkest disney movie which also made it quite controversial when it came out because some parents didnt think a movie for kids should have such matrue and dark themes.

[@outlanderfrog]

In my opinion, the best music in the entire Disney Renaissance, if not all of Disney. It moves me every time i hear it. I've been privileged to spend a lot of time with it, since i directed a production of the stage musical. Also, you know Quasi's voice from Amadeus, Cassie. And the Archdeacon is the Narrator/Cogsworth from Beauty and the Beast, among MANY other things.

[@nudgificator]

One of my favourite 🤯 bits of Disney trivia is that he is also both Ratcliffe and Wiggins in Pocahontas.

[@funtimes7757]

My childhood disney movies were, hunchback of notre dame, Mulan, Tarzan, Hercules

[@joshuawells835]

This is a film that I enjoyed as a kid and have really come to love as an adult, especially after 5 semesters of Latin in college. It is one of Disney's darkest films, having been adapted from particularly dark source material, and also probably one of Disney's more religious films in its portrayal of 15th century French Catholics.

[@TwoSierraEcho]

At 15:52, Phoebus makes the comment to Esmeralda: "I didn't know you had a kid". Young goats are referred to as kids. The cathedral in the movie is the same beloved cathedral that burned in Paris back on Apr. 15, 2019.

[@jessicablack9960]

The songs in this movie are probably the best of any Disney movie imo. The comparison and contrast between Heaven’s Light and Hellfire is just sooo good.

[@Renoistic]

Even a G-rated heavily changed version of the Hunchback is one of the darkest Disney animations haha. It also has my favorite OST of the 90s classics.

[@fourthgirl]

This is such an underrated film. For me, Hunchback holds a top 5 spot for Disney movies. Tom Hulce voices Quasimodo. He is best known for playing Mozart in Amadeus and the disappointing youngest son in Parenthood.

[@mitchellneu]

Thank you both so much for reacting to my second favorite Disney movie! As someone with a disabled brother, this one hits close to home for me and it’s glorious that it had the courage to tell a story as dark as this. Also, Frollo is a phenomenal villain in my eyes because there really are people just as, if not scarier, than him in real life, and “Hellfire” is my favorite Disney villain song without question. Keep up the amazing work!

[@williswameyo5737]

Quasimodo means half formed in French, the name given to the hunchback who served ringing the bells of Notre Dame

[@XxSmartiesxX_]

This was my favorite Disney movie as a kid! I grew up in the Bible Belt and this was so shocking to me when I first saw it. I understood most of the undertones of the story (why Frollo was bad and what was implied by him smelling her hair) and still watch it today!

[@Jayytasmic]

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is my all time favorite Disney Animated movie. It is so so so good.

[@draygontaygen677]

My favorite Disney Animated films are Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Loin king and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

[@shadowlessxpan]

Alan Menken views this movies soundtrack as his lifes greatest work. This movie has a bunch of juxtaposition throughout. Examples of the songs doing this are: In here/ Out there, Heavens Light/ Hellfire. This movie is a masterclass in putting two groups of people, and their ideals against each other. In doing this, the question is answered. “Who is the monster, and who is the man?” Frollo feels conflicted that he is attracted to Esmeralda. Bc she’s a Romani and in his eyes, hedonistic. He ultimately gives into his lust and dedicates his self to a witch hunt for her and her people. Frollo is terrifying as a villain. He doesn’t look like a monster, he doesn’t have horns or tentacles. He’s not even a witch. This story diverges from normal fairy tail stories in this regard. Teaching us that the real monsters of this world look like you and I. They could be your neighbor, your teacher, your priest, a judge, literally anyone. Teaching the audience that the conventional way fairy tale stories judge characters by the way they look is wrong. “It is not our abilities that decide who we are, but our choices.” This quote from Harry Potter fits quite perfectly in the narrative. Frollo ends up being plunged into a fiery pit by a gargoyle. Gargoyles were thought to protect cathedrals from the wicked. So a Gargoyle taking out Frollo turns Notre Dame into a real character of the story. Not just some building. Which echoes the sentiment of all Parisians. A bunch of people hate this movie because Frollo is “too evil.” Many people claim to have left the theater because the story made them feel uncomfortable. I argue that is the exact point of the plot. If someone watched this movie, and were not disgusted in Frollo’s actions in any way, I’d tell that person to get some serious therapy.

[@AccidentalInsomniac427]

To be fair, classic disney movies were absolute crazy. Like casually hanging the villain in Tarzan and all but showing the body

[@chrisedwards7095]

Victor Hugo wrote this novel and Les Miserables. I read both and was surprised when Disney came out with this movie.

[@3Kings_Industries]

For myself, I had given up watching Disney films in my early teens, I even skipped The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. But, when I saw this film in my senior year of high school, I realized Disney had a different level of story and animation. I took the opportunity to re-introduce myself to Disney films, especially the 90s-2000s new animation style films. They ceased to be, "just kids' films". And the music. Say what you will, but Disney music is definitely catchy.

[@Retro-Schmoe86]

No, this is clearly not a kid's movie. A Family movie and a mature, dark one. I actually watched the Rescuers Down Under all the time as a little boy.

[@jennifermichelleswanson3797]

I grew up with 101 Dalmatians, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Bambi, Fantasia, Pinocchio, Aristocrats, Fox and the Hound, just to name a few. That was my childhood. 😁😁😎😎 Edit: I forgot Dumbo. How can I forget Dumbo?

[@GaZZuM]

There are a few Disney films set in France: Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast, Ratatouille, Aristocats. At Disneyland Paris these films are obviously a bit more popular, with Ratatouille even having its own little Square with Remy's restaurant that you can go to aswell.

[@Rocket_Man232]

🔔 CASSIE & CARLY: You might want to check out the movie about a conservative former panelist of 'The View' who was heavily ostracized by some students and professors for her beliefs when she went back to college: "THE HASSELBECK OF NOTRE DAME"

[@fangirlalliecat]

I love how you guys asked out loud, more than once “is this really a kid’s movie?” And let me tell you, I LOVED this one as a kid. This was one of my most rewatched Disney films in MY HOME growing up. Kids can definitely handle dark material. I’d honestly say that this movie resonated with me as a child and I’ve carried a lot of the messages well into adulthood. I don’t think it should have been rated G, I think it should have had a PG rating, as I also had parental guidance to accompany my watches of this movie. Believe it or not, the original story (written by Victor Hugo) was MUCH darker and Disney actually cleaned up a lot. I think the messages are important for kids, especially when it comes to recognizing real evil in people that hold positions of power. Now, I know this also sounds a bit dark, but Frollo being a creep and portrayed as an obvious villain actually helped me to discern whether other adults like him were being creepy towards me because I had something to compare it to. It came to be something I could recognize as wrong, even if I didn’t fully grasp the extent of what that kind of behavior meant. There are many other themes I can get into about how this movie shaped a lot of my perspective on life, but I think we can agree that the movie is a amazing for what it is! The score, the songs and the emotion it pulls out of you. It’s definitely Disney’s darkest film, but it’s always been an underrated masterpiece in my opinion.

[@VinMar-m6w]

Don Bluth _(The Secret of NIMH,_ _An American Tail,_ _The Land Before Time,_ _All Dogs Go to Heaven,_ _Anastasia)_ once said that kids can handle anything as long as there's a happy ending. I agree with his philosophy.

[@beetlebob4675]

​​@@VinMar-m6w I LOVE DON'S FILMS SO MUCH!!!! I could always tell they were his company by the animation style, and I could tell he had taken animators right from Disney with him.😂 Titan A.E. was the last one they made, I think. A little gem.❤

[@CopyKatnj]

Watch the 1939 remake of The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara. It's a classic and will surprise you with the story and two of the most iconic and exciting rescues in film history.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

Made 57 years before Disney's version, the 1939 *Hunchback of Notre Dame* is of course a remake of the classic 1923 silent version starring Lon Chaney, Sr.

[@thejamppa]

Disney went some dark Places with Tarzan, Atlantis: the Lost Empire and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. All amazing, underappreciated gems of Disney Renaissance.

[@wildwilly3530]

Okay ladies here is an amusing Disney movie story. I was in college and went to my fraternity house. It was an old house and the layout was a little weird. The first floor was for parties - there was a common room, a bar, a pool table and a really big dance floor. The second floor was all bedrooms and bathrooms. The third floor was bedrooms, a bathroom and our dining room and kitchen. Mind you this sounds like wonderful house but it wasn’t. It was really old and falling apart. But I digress. I walk into the dining room and there are a couple of fraternity brothers there and they are watching “The Little Mermaid.” I said “What r u watching?” They both sigh and say The Little Mermaid now shut up. So, I sit down pop open a Coors Light and start watching with them. As the night goes on more and more fraternity brothers come in and ask the same question that I had and they started to sit down too to watch the movie. Now mind you we were supposed to have a mixer with a sorority that night but a VERY large portion of the fraternity is packed into the dining room watching the end of The Little Mermaid! I just love that story. Even as a young 20 something male a good Disney movie can hook you.

[@ct6852]

Omg. That's hilarious.

[@airsoftalex1]

THIS was my go to Disney movie. My siblings hid the VHS tape because I watched it so much 😂

[@SnabbKassa]

This just makes me think of "the Blunchback of Blotre Blame" from The Simpsons

[@freddiecharles8045]

Honestly, the best part about the final confrontation is the start where Quasimodo breaks not the chains, but the FOUNDATIONS. The symbolism is spot on, because it's one thing if the chains are broken but if the foundation remains then there's still a chance for you to be chained up again. So breaking the foundation before saving Esmeralda was perfect. Also, for your own benefit, do NOT watch the direct-to-video sequel! That's an hour and a half you'll never get back.

[@adampetten5349]

Quasi is played by Tom Hulce. He played Amadeus in Amadeus.

[@arthurdaffos1490]

When i was a kid i always was horrified by the lynching thing, feeling helpless as people laugh at you and humiliates you is a terrible feeling especially as a kid

[@TheGrimmCommoner]

"Out There" is an upbeat song, but they lyrics are heartbreaking. It's my favourite Disney song from my favourite Disney film.

[@mattp6089]

Notre Dame (Our Lady) - Pronunciation is, well I guess it could be written out like Not-ruh dahm. Makes me pine for the golden age of Disney animation.

[@beetlebob4675]

This came out when i was 8. Darkest. Disney. Ever. This is the animation and production team at their absolute best. Hands down. 10/10. Check out Violet Orlandi's cover of Hellfire. Truly breathtaking.❤ It's the absolute best Disney villain song, next to Poor Unfortunate Souls.

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

In the original novel, there's another character named Pierre Gringoire. Most of his characteristics were combined with Phoebus for this adaptation.

[@__RYN__]

22:40 Funny you say that! I grew up on these films and yeah this one was a bit deep for me. It seemed darker as a kid especially how they presented Quasimodo as a monster

[@QuestionableLifeChoices]

"god help the outcasts" is such a beautiful song, truly. in general, the songs for this one go from stunning and unique (anything that utilizes the sounds of choirs or bells; churchy sounding) and typical disney fare (gargoyle songs and one day out there) and frankly, it's the old catholic sounding songs that stand out; no other disney movie uses them (for obvious reasons lol)

[@AdmiralFerret]

This has always been my favorite Disney movie! As a kid, I loved Quasi and the gargoyles, and all the colors and music As a teen/young adult, I really took to the themes and the lyrics of the songs (by far, the best OST of any Disney movie in my opinion). Then I got older, went to school for animation and just adored the amazing hand drawn animations, especially during "Out There", him sliding down the water, the cinematography.. It's followed me my while life, and I've always found something new to love about it

[@dracognia]

Quasimodo is voiced by Tom Hulce, who played Mozart in "Amadeus"

[@saklee1777]

Frollo is one of the best Disney villains ever. Most Disney villains are just evil cause they’re evil or for some boring reason like power. But frollo is actually interesting and u can really see how evil and terrifying he is and u can really feel the true evil in him. And he really makes u hate him

[@michaelgarcia9007]

The voice of patrick star Bill Fagerbakke from spongebob was the one of the guards and is using his Patrick voice.

[@mevb]

The reason the directors Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise casted Tony Jay as Frollo was because of his performance as Monsiuere D'Arc in Beauty and the Beast (which all of his lines were from his audition, so he wasn't needed to re-record them, they just used those lines and sent him a paycheck).

[@epache315]

Actually Judge Frollo Is Better

[@epache315]

Judge Frollo Is Better

[@mevb]

@epache315 Monsiuere D'Arc was a bit part with only a couple of lines and only seen a couple of times compared to Frollo, who's the villain of the movie. Never the less Tony Jay performed both parts with such great excellence.

[@epache315]

​@@mevbJudge Frollo Is Better

[@epache315]

​@mevb I usually Watched Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame 1 and 2 in 🇺🇲English and Spanish 🇲🇽

[@AtomixIGN]

Instead of remembering his name, I prefer to think of the Voice Actor who plays Quasimodo as "Mozart from Amadeus". Because he is.

[@Rycel2001]

Whenever talking about "problematic favs", Hunchback always makes the top of my list. The story is great, the music is incredible, the performances are some of the best in the whole Disney canon, but the production of this film was controversial from its very start. The film uses overt religious imagery and scripting, moreso than any Disney film before or since, but even this is downplayed from Victor Hugo's original novel. It is also arguably the most anti-authoritarian Disney animated film over, openly depicting the city guard and Judge as abusive, covetous, and murderous, flaunting their authority on a whim. The biggest issue I have is its overt indulgence in anti-Roma racism. Yes, the plot centers around their persecution, but you can showcase these injustices without drawing the Roma as comically-misshapen and ugly (except for Quasi's mother, who we are supposed to be sympathetic for, and Esmeralda, who is supposed to be overtly sexually attractive for protagonist and plot purposes). The film's extensive use of the G-slur, which has been unjustly ingrained in Western culture as a proper name for this ethnicity, isn't only used by the villains to show their bigotry, but also by the heroes and Roma themselves. This movie is a hard watch nowadays (like Dumbo, Song of the South, and Pocahontas) but the songs are some of the most iconic in the whole Disney catalog.

[@JCG52577]

I know the Hercules film very well. I even watched it in a theater by myself at an unscheduled midnight showing. (I was the mgr./projectionist and I laced up the wrong film for the first showing the next day!)

[@davidbeyerle6996]

Quasimodo is voiced by Amadeus himself, Tom Hulce.

[@cindygray6009]

The movie is based on classic literature. The novel was written by Victor Hugo ... the gargoyles in the movie are named Victor and Hugo as a tribute to him.

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

I love this movie so much. Saw it in theaters about 7 times. Reminds me a lot of another famous musical adaptation of a work by Victor Hugo: the stage production of Les Miserables. I just wish they had had the guts to fully commit to the darkness of the story. That one dumb song with the Gargoyles singing "a guy like you" toward the end really breaks a terrific amount of tension that had been building.

[@epache315]

30:16 - [Spitting] - [Crowd Gasping]

[@lucarmyfool4800]

Did you all listen to how Notre Dame was pronounced in the movie, that is the french version. We say the A and Americans say E If you are not sure about a word, go see a french movie or listen to a french song, Edith Piaf would be the best start.

[@x3mslayer]

Frolo is an absolutely eerie and horrifying villain, it's pretty amazing.

[@epache315]

Judge Frollo Holy Hellfire! ❤️🖤💜🔥

[@tremorsfan]

I remember we were watching this in school and when Esmeralda goes up to free Quasimodo she shouted "you go girl".

[@epache315]

16:30 [Gasps] 🫢🫢🫢🫢

[@DavidA20200]

Joe Biden moment 😂

[@TrekBeatTK]

The book is even darker. Esmeralda is 15 in the book and she dies at the end. The book ends with Quasi embracing her corpse until he dies.

[@donbergeson6771]

Now you have to watch the black and white version of this film. It stars the awesome Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara. In some ways it's lighter and some ways darker than this animated Disney version and does nor have the musical numbers of course but the acting is impeccable.

[@Chyrnobyl66]

this is no cap one of the best Disney animated movies, i consider it right up there with Aladdin, Lion king, the Little Mermaid and all those

[@surferles589]

This movie is based on the 1939 movie starring Charles Laughton. Amazing movie. The scariest I saw when I was a kid

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

The 1939 version of *Hunchback of Notre Dame* is not the only basis for Disney's version, but I think you're right that, even though it's quite different in many respects, the strong influence of the earlier film is seen throughout.

[@Stew91]

Man, Hellfire still gives me chills. Disney really went all out.

[@swordsmanfabian18]

This movie is one of the best Disney ever made, and Judge Frollo is definitely the best villain Disney ever put on the silver-screen. Even though I was a kid (I was 9 when this came out) and didn't really understand all the themes, I knew it was awesome because it felt grown up, it didn't simplify or dumb anything down, it was edgy and dramatic, but still a little silly. Kids are resilient, they can handle some darkness, and they can tell when they're being talked down to.

[@manichispanic5234]

I always loved all the 80s Disney movies, live action ones. The Call of the Wild and Iron Will were some of my favorites. But honestly, they probably wouldn't make very good reaction videos. It's just my personal faves.

[@Bulbman123]

If you're a Disney villain you have to stay away from cliffs or any high up places, it's pretty much the only way they can you XD

[@davidsumpter4933]

I would suggest you watch the original b/w version from 1939 if you can find the time. It is one of those classics that you hear about but somehow never get around to.

[@lurkerrekrul]

If this is the only version of the story that you've seen, you got a really cut back and sanitized version. There have been many movie versions of the original novel and they all vary in some details, but in general; Frollo is a priest, not a judge. Quasimodo is half blind, and half deaf from living in the bell tower. He's also not the brightest character. He falls in love with Esmeralda after she gives him water while he's still chained up after his public whipping. Esmeralda gets framed for Phoebus's murder, and when she pleads innocence, she's tortured into confessing. Due to a mix-up, she ends up being executed by hanging, Quasimodo throws Frollo from the bell tower and then disappears, his skeleton being discovered years later. Many of the movies have Esmeralda live, but most of the other details are present.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

Spoiler alert!

[@carsilk2492]

Wow, I've never seen this one and I was surprised by how intense it got! That Hellfire song might be the darkest Disney song I've ever heard😂 Those 90s Disney movies were so great, I grew up loving The Lion King and A Goofy Movie and my sister loved The Little Mermaid, but the list is huge.

[@connorbrennan4233]

One of Disney's most underrated films, dare I say, way better than many of their films that are considered classics like Cinderella (1950) or Sleeping Beauty (1959). If you think this film is dark, just wait until you read the original novel by Victor Hugo. I won't give anything away, but emotionally preparing yourself for tragedy is highly recommended. The two other most famous film versions of this story are the 1923 silent version with Lon Chaney (the Man of a Thousand Faces) as Quasimodo and the 1939 version (usually considered the best) with Charles Laughton as the character. Disney's version took much inspiration from the latter. Only real issue I have with this film is the song "A Guy Like You." It's pretty tone-deaf coming after the masterpiece that is "Hellfire" and the scene of Frollo almost murdering an innocent family. Plus, the gargoyles make the mistake of giving Quasi so much false hope about Esmerelda. Last time I watched the film, I actually skipped it. This is a unique film in Disney's catalogue of animated films in that the protagonist does not get the girl. But that's not important: acceptance by society was what Quasi wanted ultimately and he got it. Esmerelda still loves him in a different way and along with Phoebus, becomes a proper friend to Quasi.

[@MrPeteTheGamer]

Yes. So much yes. (To the question of whether we would watch Cassie show Carly "Encanto.") Please, do this. Okay, bye!

[@greencello599]

This movie is dark, no question. However, the first animated movie Disney did that was even darker than all the films in their animated library was The Black Cauldron. Based, loosely, on a book series, The Black Cauldron took seven years to make and was very expensive. It was the first Disney animated feature to be rated PG in the United States. Released in 1985, it was a box office failure. The VHS release wasn't done until 1998. Would be an excellent choice for October.

[@samconduct1356]

Yes! My all time favourite Disney movie.

[@cmrobbins88]

This was my favorite from the Disney Renaissance. It didn’t do super well compared to Beauty and the Beast and Lion King, but I love the animation, the character designs, the soundtrack. I genuinely love this film.

[@TeaGirl421]

I missed it as a child as well, I actually first watched the film after I heard Raúl Esparza singing Out There - considering it's Victor Hugo there are a lot of similarities between Frollo and Javert!

[@geekybrian]

This is definitely my favorite Disney animated movie. It's so different from many of the others in tackling more mature real world themes of corruption, cruelty, religion, and oppression. And it always stuck with me how they didn't give Quasimodo the girl in the end as a bit bittersweet - not wrapping everything up in the picture perfect way you hoped. The sequel is much less dark and is smaller in scope, and sadly much lower quality animation, but still a fun revisit of the world should you ever want to.

[@ElliotNesterman]

For your next animated Disney, consider _The Jungle Book_ (1967), if you've never seen it. Based on the Jungle Book stories by Rudyard Kipling it has some great songs and a great voice cast. For an animated film not Disney, watch _The Triplets of Belleville_ (2003). An international co-production (France, Belgium, Canada, UK) it was nominated for two Oscars and was screened _hors concours_ at Cannes. It is funny, suspenseful, and thoroughly delightful.

[@christianfaith9236]

Fun fact: the hunchback of Notre Dame is actually classified as the darkest Disney movie ever made.

[@HowtoRPG]

A marvelous movie. When this movie was released telling a classic story of the bell ringer, there were many concerns by people. The movie was so popular that it got a sequel, after making Disney a lot of money.

[@chelseat177]

I love the subject matter in this movie! Especially the storyline of the Romani people. How Frollo saw them as “vermin” and disgusting and wanted them dead. He’s been committing a full fledge genocide against them for years and wants them all wiped out. People in real life also think this way about certain people and I feel like this movie really awakened something in me as a kid.

[@jlb6]

The 1939 Charles Laughton film was terrific. Along with King Kong, two originals that I think you would enjoy.

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

i watched bambi when i was a child, than i was traumatized for 20 years... i watched it again at 30... i'm still traumatized...

[@banninglobmeyer4015]

You asked who the voice of Qusimoto was, Tom Hulce voiced him, you would recognize him as Mozart in Amadeus

[@krisyndaaustin1043]

This was my favorite movie since I was seven or so and my take on it was that bad people exist and bad things happen but good will alway win eventually and the worst bad people are the ones who really think they are good I wasn’t scared at