THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME IS AMAZING!! The Hunchback of Notre Dame Movie Reaction! SOO DARK!

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Probably my favourite Musical Ever! Quasimodo, a deformed bell-ringer in Notre Dame, breaks free from his self-imposed stupor and stands up to his tyrant guardian in a bid to help Esmeralda, a gypsy girl.
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Original Movie: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
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[@mikelopez5320]

Luca

[@thepowerfulwolfspirit.2581]

Please react to the first Sandlot.⚾️😄

[@christinehorror8178]

Beauty and beast, secret of Nymh, little mermaid (personal fav) for animated but my fav childhood movies were Return to OZ(also dark but so cool) and Labyrinth (david bowie for the win!)

[@rachelblanchard7431]

I LOVE THE LABYRINTH!!!!! I grew up watching that movie with my sister. It was one of our favorite movies in our childhood.

[@emeraldwhitewitch]

Treasure Planet (Disney from 2002)!

[@TheHuntress24]

When Esmerellda appeared the flames during Frollos 'Hellfire' song, she was originally supposed to be naked and was drawn as such, but the execs thought it a little *too* provocative so the animators had to dub her dress over later in post production.

[@johnsantos507]

WHAT?🤯🍅

[@kjiggidy5719]

Frollo: And he shall smite the wicked and plunge them into the fiery pit! God: Oh, that’s what I forgot to do today.

[@Jv.3000]

Afterwards: SATAN,you have a new friend that you get to torture yourself

[@eighthdoctor]

😂🤣

[@abbyrobles2400]

God’s like “You’re absolutely right I do, get plunged”

[@theluminaryofthestars4181]

God really said “oh wow, thanks for reminding me, you must really want to go to hell”

[@nz_puddlehound1617]

The gargoyle did it's job it protected the church from evil. :)

[@CarolinePhoenixMe]

Just a notice: this movie was the first to have the word 'curse' in it. Also, during the Hellfire song Frollo states that 'it's not his fault', but it is hinted that he actually realizes that it IS (the words 'mea culpa' in the background mean 'my fault')

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

While "mea culpa" literally means "my fault," I would suggest that in the context of the prayer that is being sung by the choir, it really means, "(it is) my fault." So what you're hearing is "It's not my fault." (It is my fault.) "I'm not to blame." (It is my fault.) I've seen this many times, but I never noticed that ironic contrast before.

[@joshuagoodman5267]

@@oliverbrownlow5615 I LOVE how they incorporate some of the Catholic chants into the music. Like in the beginning when Frollo chases Quasimodo's mother, the choir in the background is singing a song about the Last Judgement that is usually sung at funerals (Dies Irae).

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

@@joshuagoodman5267 Dies Irae: Day of wrath! O day of mourning! See fulfilled the prophets' warning, Heaven and earth in ashes burning! *Hunchback* lyricist Stephen Schwartz was presumably intimately familiar with this kind of material, because he had previously collaberated with Leonard Bernstein on the text (and also wrote original lyrics) for Bernstein's epic performance art piece *Mass,* based on the traditional Catholic Mass.

[@jacthing1]

@@oliverbrownlow5615 not only that but when it says "mea maxima culpa" it can be translated to "my most grievous fault" or something similar.

[@DevHotcakes]

This wasn’t the first to have the word “curse” in it. Sleeping Beauty had it. King Stefan asked the three good fairies if they could “undo this fearful curse?”

[@ThiccTropius]

Fun behind the scenes fact: the animators went to paris and was granted special permission to explore the whole cathedral for references, details and unique perspective shots. Basically the notre dame cathedral in the movie is a 1:1 recreation and it is really something to admire

[@psychopatate2713]

Geez I can't say how much I love this film. The most mature and daring challenge ever done by the studio. One of my favorites Disney movies with one of my favorite soundtracks ever done by Alan Menken. It's so dark and melodramatic! Thanksfully, I watched it for the first when I was a teen. It would have scared my soul as a kid. Frollo is the final boss of Disney Villains. And the fact that he's so close to our reality with just his psychopathic mind (no evil powers, no megalomaniac plans) makes him the most creepiest Disney villains ever. The chemistries between the four main characters, Frollo Quasimodo Esmeralda and Phoebus, are amazing. Every character has the time to shine on screen. I also really appreciate the social commentary about racism. Yes, the book "Le Bossu de Notre Dame" is A LOT darker than this, but for Disney's standards, that was a real master stroke.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Alan Menken didn't compose this. Stephen Schwartz did.

[@memyselfandi7782]

"And He shall smite the wicked and plunge him into the fiery pit!" God: Couldn't say it better myself.

[@cmrobbins88]

This and Toy Story were my favorite animated films as a kid. I saw this in theaters when it came out and remember always trying to climb and swing around like Quasimodo. Not a perfect film, but criminally underrated and ahead of its time.

[@RetroLiminal99444]

This is actually the newer Disney movies I was recommended by a friend. I thought it was like other Disney animated films but I was wrong. The movie cover was misleading. And I loved it. Also Frollo is my favorite Disney villain of all time. He’s like pure evil.

[@TimotheeReacts]

*What other animated movies should I check out next?!?*

[@disneyfan5304]

I have couple of animated movies you can check out treasure planet(2001)lilo stitch(2001)beauty and the beast(1991) despicable me(2010) madagascar(2005) ice age(2002) and wreck it Ralph(2012)❤❤👍👍👍

[@svartvitlaika]

"The Prince of Egypt" is an amazing movie! The songs are really great!

[@staffan-]

You may of course have seen them already but I am positive you would like movies such as An American Tail, Land Before Time and the japanese Spirited Away.

[@ginnyweasley8743]

The Prince of Egypt please, the songs are amazing !

[@TazorNissen]

Another vote for Prince of Egypt. Great music and epic story.

[@vikingcreature]

One of my favourite films of all time, great reaction! Also, not so fun fact: in the book, Esmeralda DOES die! (Hell, almost everyone dies lmao) Quasi is so consumed by grief that he goes to her grave and lays beside her body, and dies of starvation. An excavation-group finds them many years later, and sees their skeletons are still embracing each other. When they try and separate them, they both turn to dust. So yeah.. Disney had to 'lighten up' A LOT of the material for this movie (don't even get me started on Frollo's origin and his brother), but it is still one of the darkest pieces of art they have ever made, which I do appreciate.

[@UnlicensedOkie]

Hellfire is the greatest Disney villain song ever

[@dragontamer626]

Frollo is definitely one of the darkest Disney villains. One of my personal faves and wow Hellfire is still one of the best songs imo.

[@alfiro-morgif3908]

Hands down with one of the Best movies of all time and for my favorite antagonist of all Disney. Judge Claude Frollo

[@strife_fox]

I love how the tomato give the impression of blood, the scene of the fool king is very violent

[@ktrujillo]

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is my favorite Disney film along with Oliver and Company. Both underrated films and I haven't seen many people react to either of them. Especially, Oliver and Company. ☺️❤️

[@Fettman89]

You don't get much better than 90's Disney animation, as far as animation goes, this was for sure another level of dark, even for Disney, but I remember seeing this very young and most of the adult themes went right over my head. Does anyone remember those awesome Disney Game books from the early 90's? They were these books based on their animated properties, I feel like they were kind of a where's Waldo sort of thing but I could be wrong, they had a sound bar on the side of the pages that played sound bytes from the movie.

[@BeanSparrow]

this hapen to be one of my top disney movies from my childhood just love everything about it

[@invadertifxiii]

it was one of disneys darker movies. also the term gypsy was a derogatory term to describe the romani people

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

You mean IS. It wasn't seen as derogatory then, else Disney wouldn't have included it in the dialog for the villain (Frollo), the deformed hunchback Quasimodo ("You're not like other [G-word], they're...evil"), and even Romani representative Esmeralda herself ("...and a [G-word]" after Quasi reminds her that she's kind & good, the line "I didn't know if you would listen to a [G-word's] prayer" as part of the song _God Help the Outcasts_ sung by Esmeralda to benefit her people as other worshipping parishioners asked for selfish things that only benefited themselves alone) to say.

[@invadertifxiii]

@TherealRNOwwfpooh it was seen as derogatory then that's why it was used by a vilian who view the Romani people as a less than human species. Disney knew what they were doing

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@invadertifxiii But it wasn't just Frollo who said it. The Romani leading lady/heroine herself, Esmeralda, used it, as did our hunchbacked main character & they're 2/3rds of the good guys out of the main cast (the other being Pheobus after he turned against Frollo's orders to burn the miller's house, just because the miller had a talisman belonging to the Romani on his property [a protective charm gifted to him & his family for their kindness, I'm guessing] & told Frollo, "Our door is always open to the weary traveler" yet "We know nothing of these [g-words], I assure you! Have mercy, my lord!"). Even our jester narrator Cloplin (also of the Romani people, like Esmeralda) used it during the _Bells of Notre Dame_ intro to the film ("Dark was the night, when our tale was begun, on the docks near Notre Dame. Four frightened [g-words] slid silently under the docks near Notre Dame. But a trap had been laid for the [g-words] & they gazed up in fear & alarm, at a figure whose clutches were iron as much as the bells. The Bells of Notre Dame.").

[@invadertifxiii]

@TherealRNOwwfpooh I agree and I'm no expert but I believe the Romani people referred to themselves as such. I'm not 100% sure on that though just what modern day folks who are of Romani heritage have told me

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@invadertifxiii Even something tamer like classic _Scooby-Doo_ used the term when dealing with deceptive criminal fortune tellers ("The Actor" in _Hassle at Dracula's Castle_ for example) in some episodes. To be fair, Disney's _Hunchback_ adaptation came out in 1996, whereas _Scooby-Doo_ came out in the late 1960's, so different cultural standards apply. Even going back further, the classic Universal Studio monster movie _The Wolfman_ from 1941, starring Lon Chaney Jr. as the titular lycanthrope Lawrence "Larry" Talbot relied on the warnings from the old woman Bella (mostly likely named after Bella Legosli [Universal's _Count Dracula_ from the same canon, basically, which is confirmed thanks to the existence of Dark Universe as a land strictly dedicated to the classic monster movies of Universal as part of Epic Universe debuting early next year]), who is clearly among the Romani herself, too, given the stereotypical attire & the memorable poem pertaining to wolfsbane that she tells Larry even before he ever gets bitten (In the movie, too, the old lady even tells Larry that it was her own son who had inflicted him with the curse of becoming a werewolf). After all, Transylvania is part of Romania & the two are often used interchangeably by common people who know no better.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

Kinda glad that you're one of the reactors to immediately that Frollo isn't in love, he's lusting over Esmeralda

[@the_irish_copperhead5538]

Look how disney was cool and dark back then I miss these movies I still watch them it depressing

[@josecarbajal5710]

Romani people (gypsies) have a very interesting history...actually all peoples do. The Roma hasnt been brought up since my cultural anthropology class like 10 years ago. ADD.

[@penguin_yay1]

This is my favorite Disney movie, Quasimodo is my favorite Disney character and out there is my favorite Disney song 😂

[@cjck1344]

This movie is one of the darkest but most brilliant disney films of all time. Religious corruption, the oppression of Romani people, sexual perversion and patriarchy, the abusive nature of Frollo and his gaslighting towards Quasimodo, the outright ableism thats riddled our world for centuries…honestly if it wasn’t for the gargoyles, this movie would be rated PG-13.

[@lysfranc8782]

I like how they change Claude into the worst character possible and Phoebus becomes the Prince Charming but in the book, Phoebus is an asshole and Claude was like a father to Quasimodo, saving him when he was a baby

[@completedoofus111]

this movie is very underrated

[@damienvuckovic6568]

In the end, it wasn't lava but boiling water WITH a lava visual for Frollo's death, like he's falling in hell

[@jlerrickson]

Thank you for being maybe one of the only reators who doesn't see Frollo's motivation as anything romantic: there isn't any empathy in him, and that makes a hell of a difference in how one understands his character.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

To Frollo himself, it would be romantic, but that's only to sedate his own lust more so than for Esme's own comfort (as he said when he had her literally burning at the stake, "I can save you from the fires of this world [the fire literally lapping at her feet at the moment] & the next [meaning, Hell]. Choose me or the pyre." ~Esmeralda then spats in Frollo's face, before succumbing to smoke inhalation (to the point that she nearly dies from it)~

[@VictoryArtz]

Frollo is one of if not, the most bastardous monsters in Disney history, this movie is a good lesson on how to write evil monsters

[@damotoneko1500]

Glad you didnt hate the gargoyles. I don't but i hear many do.

[@eifanelson4746]

Frollo is one of the creepiest Disney villains His smile is especially creepy

[@novalightningstorm418]

i would like to point out the jester did not start to crowd turning on him he was gone by then. he's also my favorite then quaasimodo

[@allysanchez5630]

2:32 2:33 2:34 poor Quasimodo’s mother. She didn’t have to go down like that. 😢 and that’s a brutal death Disney did.

[@meghanplayssims]

been watching all your reactions and they are awesome! watching this movie as an adult makes me like woah, this is for children?

[@BeanieBabyXx]

Yes this is a kids film, it has talking gargoyles

[@hotshot104]

Doesn’t Quasimodo’s name mean half formed ? Frodo is such pure evil

[@sdboutet]

Here's the cast album of the live musical which "almost" made it to Broadway. Costs for employing a huge choir stopped the show from making it's debut in NYC. It played in both California and New Jersey where the cast (on this recording) perfected the show. The live version more closely follows the Victor Hugo novel and it doesn't have the animated happy ending-definitely not for kids. This would have been a spectacular show on Broadway. I highly recommend giving this recording a listen.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJWmlYedgdx5hKM

[@aaronbrown7217]

If you thought this was dark for a disney movie the book is a hell of a lot worse than this xD

[@amandatucker9407]

You know if read the original book of hunchback of notre dame it is much more darker than the movie but I'm not gonna spoil it for ya but yes you should read the book.

[@ScarlettM]

Anyone here read "Notre Dame de Paris" by Hugo?

[@bridgettelair370]

I love this movie it's very beautiful and told well (I could do without the gargoyles though), even a friend of mine who hated France liked this movie. But I highly recommend Castle in the Sky by Studio Ghibli if you haven't seen it yet, I would say watch the english dub because they were able to give the music a glorious upgrade due to Disney distribution at the time.

[@ProfessorUniverse95]

DUDE!!! 😃😃 FINALLY!!!

[@TimotheeReacts]

yessss

[@Kittipanful]

Disney never do something like this nowaday cause its too dark and religious musical number in this one is a chef kiss especially Hellfire from Frollo so so good Oh Im obsessing with Him saying Notre dame so sexy lol

[@CeLine1895-q1q]

Have u watch the ( prince of egypt 1998 movie ) ? Anyways Luv the reaction again ❤❤❤

[@rachelblanchard7431]

Tell me: Have you seen Beauty And The Beast? Not the 2017 live action remake, the 1991 animated classic. If not I HIGHLY recommend it. I grew up watching it countless of times for as long as I can remember and it has always been my #1 favorite Disney classic and fairy tale.

[@samanthaiam4647]

please react to this movie "the witch part 1. the subversion"

[@nadael8413]

YESS PLZ😭😭❤️

[@kirstydepaor547]

If you like dark Disney films, check out The Black Cauldron!

[@nickflix8657]

This is such a dark Disney movie, the opening completely shocked me. Can’t wait to watch this with you!!

[@TimotheeReacts]

really didn't expect it to be this dark! Loved how the music was a guide through the story

[@midnified2227]

You both were the best reactors to this movie on all of KZbin!

[@DINO_X65]

@@TimotheeReacts Can you please react to "Walking With Dinosaurs: Ballad of Big Al"?

[@Jprager]

@@TimotheeReacts this and the Black Cauldron (1985) are considered to be two darkest Disney films in history

[@mackenzie1104]

You have to watch the second one now.

[@Nexyr]

Fun fact: Quasimodo is so strong because of his duty to ring the 13 ton bells of notre dame

[@butternutyeeetsbanana.-.5389]

He can also break chains that’s how strong he is.

[@MARYWTHER]

He's rIPPED under that shirt

[@destinymcintire2188]

And he eventually went deaf because of it. There wasn't much in the way of hearing protection back then.

[@Ray_Shabaz]

For 20 years. So strong that the force from the bells bringing up the rope does not lift him up as well. Have you seen videos people ringing church bells manually? Once they bring the rope down to ring the bells, the force lifts them off the ground and swings them in the air

[@Nexyr]

@@Ray_Shabaz yeah I've seen it it's crazy

[@WiseGuy19]

I definitely recommend The Prince of Egypt for your next animated musical.

[@MirageAtPlay]

Came here to say this. Hopefully you go in completely blind like this one. No backstory.

[@karolluxCovers]

Pleaseeeee🙏🙏🙏

[@Matthew_Calmert]

Oh I agree for sure. Prince of Egypt

[@claranunes5576]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEES PLEEEEEASE

[@Powerranger-le4up]

He did

[@dannybob42]

So dark but so good, Disney covering more complex themes than just a dead parent back in the 90s. Got gaslighting, abuse, lust, blackmail, racism, corruption, zealotry, self-loathing, unrequited love, only a handful of Disney movies now cover half as many themes and do it so well. Frollo is horrific in how real he is, Quasimodo's journey is amazing to go against the path of getting the girl and earning acceptance - something he needed more , and the music is top notch it still baffles me how this didn't get the credit it deserves when it came out

[@kellharris2491]

Well honestly what's good came from the author of led mis. Victor Hugo. The writers wanted to do justice to his book. I think the Disney elements like the gargoyles dragged it down. But the music is some of the best Disney has produced.

[@alyshaharper8730]

It didn't get the credit it deserved because the target audience was to young for it. As an adult I love this, but if I'd seen it as a child I don't think I would have liked it.

[@neolithiumproduction]

He didn't get the girl, but he got two best friends for life and the entire admiration of a city.

[@neolithiumproduction]

@@alyshaharper8730 Yeah, as a child, I hated this movie to the core. But rewatching it as an adult, I want to slap my child self, cause this is a masterpiece.

[@neolithiumproduction]

@Jasmine N. I was a dumb kid who was mad cause Quasi didn't get the girl. The entire deeper story of the movie just went over my head until I rewatched it as an adult.

[@domonicsantalucia9002]

To me the most interesting part about Frollo is that unlike most Disney Villains who are evil for the sake of being evil and greatly enjoy being so Frollo genuinely believes he’s a good man as stated in the intro “he saw corruption everywhere except within”

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Plus, in the original book, rather than just be a judge or political figure, Claude Frollo is also simultaneously a priest serving under the Archdeacon of Notre Dame. Even worse, in the book, all of the principal characters DIE.

[@dianaruman8723]

Frollo is the creepiest, most sociopathic Disney villain (just above Mother Gothel from Tangled) and he makes my stomach curl. But damn, Hellfire is the BEST song, villain or otherwise, to come out of the Disney Renaissance.

[@natek4488]

Yeah except Frollo is far worse that Gothal. Gothal stole Rapunzel for her magic hair as an infant, kept her locked away in a hidden tower, and filled her head with BS about how the world will want her for her power. Now, Frollo. He murders Quasimodo's mother on the steps of a church, nearly drowns Quasimodo as a baby, only takes him in to save his soul from damnation, locks him away in the churches belltower, abuses him by calling him ugly and how the world will shun him for it, and to top it all of, he lied about how his mother abandoned him and he willingly adopted him.

[@dianaruman8723]

@@natek4488 frollo is a lustful old man who probably fall all over mother Gothel if she flirted with him. Dark haired dominating woman? Right up his alley. Mean while, Quasimodo and rapunzel swing around the bell towers with her hair and have fantastic adventures.

[@natek4488]

@@dianaruman8723 I can 100% see that becoming a possibility. Plus both Rapunzel and Quasimodo are crazy agile.

[@dianaruman8723]

@Jasmine N. can you imagine flyn Ryder and Phoebus hanging out like bros, while quasi and raps have crazy adventures in Paris? Quasi wielding a frying pan? Even maximus and Achilles can have horsey shenanigans trying to keep them out of trouble? Pascal having a rivalry with the pigeons that follow the gargoyles around, esmerelda and rapunzel singing a duet about the importance of freedom... honestly this kinda writes itself.

[@MegaWolf971]

@Jasmine N. and don't forget the goat! Never underestimate the cuteness of a goat

[@staffan-]

"You don't deserve to sing" 4:55 Trust me, we definitely want to hear Frollo sing. 😁

[@UnlicensedOkie]

The greatest Disney villain song

[@ShavayD]

@@UnlicensedOkie *cough cough* BE PREPARED *cough cough*

[@sirfijoe450]

Literally the best part of the movie

[@JackKcod-g8r]

@@ShavayD wrong, it is the operatic masterpiece hellfire.

[@ShavayD]

@@JackKcod-g8r no, but its a very close 2nd

[@novanettle7497]

As a kid I felt really bad for Quasimodo not "getting the girl". It had sort of been ingrained in me, even that early, that the hero is supposed to get the girl. But this is a healthier lesson to learn. Esmeralda loves Quasimodo, just not romantically, but that does not cheapen their relationship. Quasimodo is heartbroken, but he still cares about her and he doesn't put the blame on Esmeralda or feel like she owes him anything (wich Frollo totally does). And he can still appreciate the platonic relationship they share without becoming bitter or jealous. Sure, he is a bit jealous of Pheobus when the heartbreak is still fresh but move past it. I guess my point is; can we just normalise relationships that aren't romantic in movies?

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Well, for those fans who wanted Quasi to get the girl, there IS the sequel, where Quasi falls in love with Madelaine (a Marilyn Monroe archetype circus performer).

[@Vanipollonia1]

@@TherealRNOwwfpooh Actually, her name is Madellaine.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@Vanipollonia1 Not to be confused with the precocious literary redheaded child (she clearly ends up with Pepito in her stories), whose own misadventures also take place in the same city ("In a house in Paris that was covered in vines lived 12 little girls in two straight lines. The smallest one was Madelaine."), auspiciously enough.

[@summerrose8110]

People who get whiny about Quasimodo not getting Esmeralda missed the entire purpose of the damn film.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@summerrose8110 To be fair, the original book wasn't even about the characters involved. They were merely set pieces framed around the book being a love letter to keep the cathedral of Notre Dame standing in direct opposition to the French government considering tearing the beloved church down, since it was in a bad state at the time that the book was written.

[@KEVMAN7987]

Some say Hellfire is Disney's best villain song.

[@jurassickaiju14]

Some are right. ;)

[@CordeliaDoyle]

That’s because it is :) Disney wouldn’t make another villain song for YEARS due to Hellfire’s huge success

[@jp3813]

@@CordeliaDoyle Not sure how that logic works b/c it'd be like saying that Disney wouldn't make another musical after the huge success of The Little Mermaid. If anything, "Hellfire" caused quite a stir among parents b/c it referred to lust. Hence, that's probably the reason Disney shied away from villain songs afterwards.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

Actually even the Disney crew have admitted that Hellfire was so hard to top that the only time they attempted to do another villain song was Friends on the other side from princess and the frog which is very good in of itself. But Hellfire forever stands as one of the greatest Disney songs, everything from scope, lyrics, meaning and significance all brought together to create an amazingly well written piece, full of character development and a true villain epic.

[@sadadokis2709]

I love that Disney was taking risks back in the day with dark stories like this. MAybe they'll do it again one day. Fun Fact (kinda): I once read that Notre Dame was in quite a bad state until Victor Hugo published his Book 'Notre-Dame de Paris' in 1831 (weird that they translated the book title into 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame' in English 🤨). The book made Paris fell in love with this magnificent cathedral again and they restored it. So sad what happened 2019

[@invadertifxiii]

i love the bells of notre dame reprise, "what makes a monster and what makes a man"

[@guii_r2d2]

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is so underrated, it's my favorite Disney movie but a lot of people don't even know that this film exists

[@Lupinemancer87]

Mine as well.

[@memyselfandi7782]

*gasp* Me too! ☺

[@staffan-]

By the way, the original novel was written by Victor Hugo, whom also wrote Les Misérables. The novel is great, and much darker. But Disney really did a good job of turning this into one of their movies and still keeping some dark elements. Out of the movie adaptations that stay closer to the book, I like the 1956 version. And of course we have the musical Notre Dame de Paris, which is amazing and also rather true to the original.

[@michellemattis4865]

Fun fact: If you look closely at when the village pans out in the beginning of the movie where Quasimodo was singing ‘one day out there’ you can see Belle passing by with her book :)

[@theofficalsilentraven]

Now I gotta rewatch this movie to find Belle Edit: lucky the scene was in the video and I found her walking past the fountain

[@GhostKyng]

Also if you look closely. You’ll see a man shaking out a carpet. It has the same color scheme and almost same pattern as the one in Aladdin.

[@eighthdoctor]

Loved this as a kid when it first came out but oh boy did a lot of it go over my head. When you see it as an adult, you realise how dark this film really is. The score/soundtrack is one of Disney's best and I appreciate that they put a lot of Latin into many of the choir-sung verses throughout. Glad you enjoyed this one Tim! 😄

[@DeorsaWisteriaVenustiano]

Same here. I watched it when I was little but it's as if I didn't compared to when I rewatched it when I was older. It's a great movie and I would like more people to watch it.

[@SamuelDJCox]

Frollo is the greatest Disney villain ever, there I said it... he's the most real evil there is in any Disney film; powerful, smart, cunning, respected and looked up to by many, capable of both physical and mental abuse without the victim/victims knowing he's even doing it to them and most importantly of all... everything he does he thinks is "right", indeed there's a part of him that is a monster and he probably somewhat acknowledges that, however the majority of the time he truly thinks he is the good, righteous person prepared to make the tough choices for a "greater good". He is a monster truly because he no longer can see nor no longer wants to see his own evil. Yes, it looks like he revels in it, but there's a truly scary part of him which believes every single thing he is doing is good, it's like he is at war in himself and ultimately he lets evil win... Disney made a film that is so true to what evil is that it made many people find it too dark, when the truth is that they actually made a film that is the most *truthful* about what evil is, and for a film studio that makes the most positive and brightest stories that shine a light on the happier moments in life, I think it is so important they made this film to equally shine a light on the darkest and most evil parts of humanity...

[@neolithiumproduction]

As a child, I absolutely hated this movie simple cause Quasi and Esmerelda didn't end up together. When I re-watched it as an adult, I realized this entire movie was a masterpiece. It is now among my top disney movies and top movie osts. Its brilliant, dark, and has one of THE most evil and complex villains of all disney movies. Frolo is a true and very real villain, simply being a man of power consumed by his own pride and blinded by his own self-beliefs. And the song "God Bless the Outcasts" is an amazingly great song that we would sadly never see today. -_- This is definitely a movie better appreciated by adults fans of disney, rather then children.

[@summerrose8110]

You missed the point back then if you thought that was the important thing.

[@sthepcorms6747]

@@summerrose8110 First, he was a child, second, even though non-romantic relationships are important to show, how many relationships between people considered ugly and not ugly do you see on Disney? This movie could have been the first in Disney history to say that even if you're not "pretty" on the outside, you can be romantically attractive on the inside, third, even if that's not the point of the movie, it still makes MUCH less sense to Esmeralda stays with Phebeus, who literally sees her for the first time as a hot woman, unlike Quasimodo, who sees her as kind and empathetic

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@sthepcorms6747 Too bad. In the original story, everyone but Pheobus dies. Frollo dies, but is more sympathetic in the Victor Hugo novel than he is in the Disney film, possibly because Frollo is literally a priest in the novel, rather than just a minister/judge. Esmeralda dies, too. When her skeleton is discovered, the skeleton of Quasimodo is literally clutching onto her, so when someone tries to separate the two, they crumble to dust (for as the old religious saying goes, "You are dust & unto dust you shall return"). Pheobus in the novel only loved Esmeralda superficially, since he was already seeing someone before his attraction to the Romani girl stole his attention. Once Esmeralda died, Pheobus left Paris to go be with the person he had his eyes on after his brief fling with Esmeralada. However, the characters & plot really take a backseat to the upkeep & restoration of the Notre Dame Cathedral as that's the primary reason Victor Hugo wrote his novel to begin with. He wanted the church to be restored to its full glory, rather than being torn down (as was being considered by the French government, at least before the novel was written). Hunchback basically kept the Cathedral standing. It's just unfortunate that it somehow burnt significantly a few years back.

[@atheistechoes9594]

Mother Gothel: Oh great master lend me your wisdom on how i should raise rapunzel Frollo: Well tell her she"s deformed ugly and lock her in a tower for 20 years and..... Are you getting this down Gothel: Oh yes great one

[@MARYWTHER]

What do you mean Frollo doesn't deserve to sing? That's his only quality! (and I just got the joke "Achilles, heel!" haha)

[@TheRatsCast]

This movie was more like a Broadway play; as the music was written into the scene to empower the scene, not to just at music to them. The Disney musical of the 90s had the magic about them; although no all lived up to this kind of intensity.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

With a music and lyrics by two Broadway songwriters, Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.

[@marcoandresrosario8474]

Esmerelda: And maybe Frollo's wrong about the both of us. Hugo: What did she say? Laverne: Frollo's nose is long and he wears a tuss.

[@dominiquet.6450]

Yeah this film is so underrated, I’m glad people are putting more attention to it. Another movie that is underrated is The Prince of Egypt from Dreamworks, a masterpiece from them, you should check it out!

[@benlhyenethehyena9947]

The worst part is how Frollo is so obsessed by Esmeralda he even has a church be attacked... which in 15th century France was a literal holy outrage punished by torture and death for sacrilege. He had gone so insane with lust he didn't care anymore

[@miraculousismyguiltypleasu9372]

What is quite possibly my absolute favourite Disney movie ever, period. (Hellfire is better than Be Prepared, fight me in The Thunderdome!) (Also you're definetly not gonna like Hunchback 2. Yes. It exists, and was straight-to-video.)

[@thepowerfulwolfspirit.2581]

Yeah, I agree it’s so bad and even the graphics are awful. And the plot doesn’t make any sense.

[@creatingpulsars9979]

@@thepowerfulwolfspirit.2581 yeah the animation is atrocious. They also lightened esmeralda's skin tone.

[@LuisGustavoSO]

Hellfire is darker, Be Prepared has more impact (also, followed up by Mufasa's death). But I don't think is possible or even necessary to compare, both are amazing with different kinds of storytelling and purposes.

[@creatingpulsars9979]

@@LuisGustavoSO I wouldn't say Be Prepared has more impact, at least not in my opinion. Both are setting up the main conflict of the films but Hellfire goes deeper into the villain's motivation and really does an incredible job of showing us his twisted sense of reality, religious virtue and hatred that drives him. Be Prepared is simply a demonstration of the forces Scar has been building in the shadows and telling us he's going to take over. It shows us his ambition and arrogance but not any of his vulnerabilities or insecurities. Hellfire has more depth in my opinion so it left a much bigger impact on me as a kid.

[@corvus1374]

Watch Jonathan Young's version of Hellfire. It will give you shivers.

[@gracebrown3074]

One of my favourite observations I’ve seen of this movie is why Esmeralda ended up with Phobias. Frollo saw her as a devil Quasimodo saw her as an angel But Phobias just saw her as a person and equal. And all she needed was for someone to see her as an equal, as human. Especially considering that many people didn’t see her as equal being a Gypsie.

[@dannykent6190]

I don't generally push books on people but if you're a reader, check out the source material for this by Victor Hugo. It's a tough read, but very worth it. Much darker but the characters are so well fleshed out. Frollo is actually a very interesting character himself.

[@hyokkosstories]

And he's actually 20!

[@natasjaolsen637]

The stage musical is way darker, the songs are even better (hard to believe, I know) and Esmeralda actually dies. You should watch Anastasia, it’s based on true events as well, and the songs are really great.

[@sadadokis2709]

So the stage musical is closer to Victor Hugo's book then? She dies there as well

[@natasjaolsen637]

@@sadadokis2709 I haven’t read the book, but from what I hear; yeah..

[@justinnaniong7872]

@@sadadokis2709 Yep. The ending is the same regarding Quasi and Esmeralda's fates.

[@RetroLiminal99444]

The only non Disney movie that feels like Disney

[@creatingpulsars9979]

I agree you about the musical. However Hunchback of Notre Dame isn't based off a true story. it's based off the classic Victor Hugo novel. He's also the man who wrote Les Miserables.... really happy guy Hugo

[@labelle4497]

Ah yes, 90s Disney. The ones that might not have been made today.

[@franciscojaviermendezrinco1902]

The song Frolo sang, named Hellfire, is considered of the bests villain songs of all times, because it shows his dark thoughts in an authoritary way. He has power and is not afraid of use it for his own behalf.

[@matheusmariani3108]

while not noticing sins within himself

[@franciscojaviermendezrinco1902]

@@matheusmariani3108 Oh boy he notice his sins, he just decides to ignore them by the veil of thinking his way is the right one.

[@Ultimaterob]

Is Phoebus a good guy? A little tip for the older Disney animated movies. They used darker colors for the villains. Jafar (Aladdin) black and red, Ursula (Little Mermaid) black and blue, and Scar (lion King) a black mane.

[@atheistechoes9594]

He isnt in the book in the movie he is

[@atheistechoes9594]

I think you got Pheobus mixed up with Frollo somehow Pheobus wares gold and blue

[@emberfrost8322]

@@atheistechoes9594 phoebus is in the book too. The difference is that in the book, he's a jerk/womanizer

[@atheistechoes9594]

@@emberfrost8322 exactly

[@trevorbarker6695]

Ursula is more black and purple in some shades

[@cailynvries1788]

I love how you insult Frollo this whole movie 😂😂

[@ashuradragosani5960]

Animated films like this is what Disney was known for, it was what they were best at. It is what they should have stuck with.

[@carlosyat8217]

"You think hes ugly now " Me:😠 Patrick how can you say such a thing

[@creatingpulsars9979]

Esmeralda was going to die in the original cut of the film (they ALL died in the original book it's based off) but they changed it for fear to would be too much for the kids watching

[@thenamegoestaylor1038]

Oh man as a kid I would laugh my ass off every time with the old guy saying "I'm free, I'm free....dang it!!" 😂

[@flumpking]

One of the absolute best animated films right here! Always slept on in the Disney community too x

[@zakthepenguin5106]

You know it’s very interesting that people really think that Disney can go to Dark, when this is not the first time they went very dark, at this point no one should be surprise of what Disney can or cannot do, and people are still surprise, this movie is criminally under rated

[@kirstydepaor547]

The Black Cauldron was super dark too, as was the opening of Tarzan.

[@thomasbradley4505]

@@kirstydepaor547 and Mufasa ‘s death in the Lion King

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@thomasbradley4505 And the donkey transformation scene in _Pinocchio_ as well as the devilish face of The Coachman ("They never come back...AS BOYS!") or the vengeful Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow.

[@biancagodfrey95]

You should also watch The Prince of Egypt because it is also a great animated film with beautiful imagery and fantastic music.

[@ShinyTogeticFTW]

Definitely! I second this!

[@tonyfreitas8497]

Frollo It's Disney's cruelest villain

[@staffan-]

And also one of the most realistic ones.

[@justice_of_Youtube]

Nope, the coachman is

[@MARYWTHER]

When you think about it, Goethel is mostly the same character: kidnapping a child, keeping it in a tower, manipulating it into submission for decades and such, gaslighting, violent tantrums, and such... The difference is that Goethel is 100% selfish so she doesn't get this "all Mighty" aspect where she hurts a whole city to get what she wants, but to the main protagonists, Goethel and Frollo are as cruel as each other.

[@valentinruiz3828]

This movie is so underrated. It's amazing

[@heyally7615]

Cute detail in noticed is with Esmeralda, she only wears one earring (on her left ear) and Djali, her kid wears her other earring in his right ear.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

It's DHALI, not JOLLY.

[@heyally7615]

@@TherealRNOwwfpooh okay

[@arieldelafuente5346]

Two things: The lava is in fact molten copper or bronze, and Frollo in the end realizes that he is going to hell. Masterpiece! Sorry for my bad english.

[@KeeperOfUntoldDreams]

And if I'm not mistaken, this movie was Rated G. That climax where Esmerelda was almost burned at the stake scared the hell out of me when I was a kid.

[@sj4iy]

I watched this movie as a teenager when it came out in theaters. I was honestly shocked by the song "Hellfire". Kids were crying in the audience, but it was amazing to see Disney take such a risk.

[@AmeliePoulain_01]

The original is soooooo much darker.

[@The_Nightsong]

This movie feels very personal for me. I grew up, not knowing I was a special-needs child. Asperger syndrome and ADHD made school very difficult for me for many reasons. The only grown-ups that didn't fail me as a child and teen was my parents, and I was constantly picked on for being different, so Esmeralda's quote about Frollo failing those that needs his help the most really hits hard.

[@VerchielxKanda]

Tony Jay, the voice actor for Frollo, said that Hellfire took a lot out of him. I can certainly understand, especially cause of the final note! Also, in the original book, Frollo was a priest, so you can see why they couldn't take that route. Unfortunately, the book has a tragic end. The lava was melted iron or metal, I believe.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

It was implied he was still of the religious order in the film, for as the Archdeacon said, "Minister Frollo learned years ago to respect the sanctity of the church."

[@warriormaiden9829]

The 'lava' was burning oil. Much faster to heat up, works just as well, and was much easier and cheaper to source.

[@Gwydda]

@@TherealRNOwwfpooh That refers to the moment he killed Quasimodo's mother and had fear put in him by the church.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@Gwydda No, the Archdeacon said what he said when Frollo interrupted Pheobus & Esmeralda's flirting, demanding Pheobus arrest Esmeralda. Thankfully, Pheobus saved Esmeralda by saying she claimed sanctuary, yet when Frollo just told Pheobus to drag Esmeralda outside, the Archdeacon stepped in, reminding Frollo of the sanctity (basically, the protection) of the church, to which Frollo, replied, "You have chosen a magnificent prison, but it is a prison, nonetheless. Step one foot outside & you're mine!"

[@Gwydda]

@@TherealRNOwwfpoohI know, I was talking about when he learned to respect the sanctity of the church.

[@johnsnow9314]

A series suggestion (After you finish game of thrones) would be the Vampire diaries universe (Vampire diaries + Originals) Apart from game of thrones, that is one show that has managed to surprise me I think its misinterpreted as a teen drama, but its actually a mythological masterpiece My girlfriend forced me to watch it, wasnt really interested... But the dense mythology and the villains(probably the best villains you'll ever see)...managed to steal my attention. The first few episodes are kinda low budget and give teen drama vibes...but it changed after episode 3 I think Definitely worth a watch if you love Mythology

[@harleyquinn8555]

Ikr?? I think it has something for everyone •If you like teen drama, you'll get it •If you like Crazy villains..you'll get it •If you like mythology and origin stories of supernatural creatures..you'll get it Its my top 3 favorite shows definitely But i agree, the mythology and villains are the selling point of the show

[@jeremyjohnson7537]

I love the show for pretty much the same reasons you mentioned... Wasnt really fan of the teen drama But boy the villains...some Oscar worthy performances there, Also I agree out of all supernatural shows, it has the best mythology I hope tim see's this...definitely worth a watch

[@gokulsiriah7941]

I think the advertisment and posters of the show make it seem like a teen drama....the posters dont do justice to how great the the show is..its just few hot guys standing with a girl....which is a lame CW move Also, Tim has actually seen the pilot of Tvd on Angelina's channel Im pretty sure he found that lame and boring lol...(The pilot was pretty trash ngl) But I would definitely suggest that to be the next series after Game of thrones.... Especially if you are a mythology enthusiast

[@SpacialRend7]

Can we take the time to appreciate Alan Menken (the music writer of HOND)? He has worked on a great number of Disney films, from The Little Mermaid to Tangled. I love his music/songs!

[@dannykent6190]

Don't forget Galavant. 2 seasons of amazing musical television.

[@Shaesi.]

That man is an absolute legend.

[@Shebeast3]

yeah he is amazing 👏

[@taylorlane8257]

"She will be mine or she will burn" ... his end fit him for the narrative he was on ☹

[@neontyler6663]

One of the darkest and realistic Villain in Every Disney Film, I always thought back then Cinderella’s step mom is one of the realest Villain. But Frollo, yeesh, I thought even Satan will be scared of him.

[@Allison--]

I would honestly recommend checking out older Disney movies since you liked the animation, music and tone of Hunchback of Notre Dame, specifically the 'Disney Renaissance' period in the late 80s-early 90s. Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid are stables. Your reactions to all the key moments were fun to see.

[@js_musicmedia8981]

I'm glad more people are coming to appreciate this movie, I think it's one of Disney's best. I'd also recommend DreamWorks' The Prince of Egypt, which I believe to be the best animated musical