REACTING to *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* THIS IS SO EPIC!! (First Time Watching) Animator Reacts
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2022
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James and animator Ninetailedbrush are reacting to more classic Disney animations and now they are finally watching The Hunchback of Notre Dame! Follow Frollo, Quasimodo, and Esmerelda as they struggle for love, freedom, and power!!! This disney animation is incredible and this is so epic! Enjoy!
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Esmerelda or Meg? You can only choose 1
JUST WHY would you do that??? 😫😂
Hellfire or Be Prepared?
I chose Esmerelda not only because she's better looking but mostly because she's resourceful and knows how to fight escape trouble and most importantly she has a heart of pure gold which is shown when she helped Quasi
Esmeralda.
Esmeralda
Quasimodo saw Esmeralda as an angel, Frollo saw her as a devil. Only Phoebus saw her as equal and human, so it is only right she ends up with him.
Frollo may have seen her as a devil, but he was more than willing to get with her. In fact, he had little issue pulling that whole 'If I can't have you, no one will' thing
You’re wrong. In the original Novel Quasimodo was the only one that Loved Esmeralda, Phoebus rapes her and Frollo rapes her and kills her ( yes she dies in the novel) and Quasimodo stays with her in her grave, but going back to the main comment, Frollo only wanted her for desire and Phoebus only wanted her for pleasure.
@@marceladelpino6401 I may be wrong, but I believe we're all discussing the Disney movie, not the novel. Of course, I could be assuming the OP is just referring to the movie from the reaction video
@@marceladelpino6401 We're talking about the movie here jeeez
@@marceladelpino6401 In the novel, nobody actually loves Esmeralda, not even the author. She is just a tool to suffer, whose whole story is incredible racist.
'My conscience is clear"
"Yeah, that's the problem" - Frollo's entire character summed up perfectly in 8 words.
You're half right: He never said: "Yeah, that's the problem."
@@Everydayfunguy2:29
It shows that he's a narcissist with a massive ego.
Hellfire is still in my opinion one of the creepiest Disney villain songs in terms of genuinely making me feel frightened of a character
I love Hellfire
Same, I didn't think it would scare me so much but it did
I think because Frollo is a villain that can exist in our world and navigate and have power. Human versions of Scar and Ursula, for example, are not quite so likely. 😅 People abusing religion and power for their own ends? Happens all the time. People believing love/favors are owed to them because of how THEY feel. Happens all the time. Disturbing stuff!
@@AmaraJordanMusic Yes!
I was freaked out at the part where the ppl in red cloaks come and chant and frollo says “it’s not my fault”. It was kinda creepy but also cool as a kid and I loved the song so much. But now as an adult I love it so much more and it’s one of Disney’s best villain songs and probably the most darkest Disney song. And it’s just so intense and really shows frollo become even darker with all the symbolism. But As a kid, I didn’t really find frollo that scary, but as an adult I find him to be the most terrifying animated Disney villain.
I liked that Quasimodo doesn't get Esmeralda in the end, but accepts that she loves Phoebus, and they all remain friendly in the end.
Friendzoned. XD
Exactly, he was jelous at the beginning but was a true friend for them. One of my favorite movies and main characters 💙
While I would have preferred she ended up with Quasimodo for a number of reasons, this important and oft-ignored lesson about respecting the autonomy of people you supposedly care for is probably more important.
Me too! I like that they didn't because it's nice to show that you don't always get what you want and even though you might love them that doesn't mean they feel the same about you.She showed no signs that she liked him in a romantic way, just friendship. Her and Phoebus already had a connection even before she met Quasimodo. He really saw her as this beautiful, strong woman. Phoebus was also a great guy, he wanted to stop the villagers from assaulting Quseimodo, he too saved her by saying she declared sanctuary, she thought he betrayed her but no that was the only choice he saw in saving her. He also saved that family's life and was proud to die for it. And without his leadership the rest of the villagers probably wouldn't have helped in the end. To me that little girl coming up and embracing him the way she does was exacting what he needed, way more then getting the girl. He got acceptance and finally be part of the town he always wanted to.
@@HobGungan Quasi had kind of a child mentality from not socializing and being so sheltered growing up. He's not mature enough *yet* for a relationship imo.
A few quick facts:
1) Everyone on the production team assumed this movie would get a PG rating, if not PG-13. When it instead received a G rating, they were incredibly confused and many opted to not let their children see it yet.
2) Alan Menken himself stated that "The Bells of Notre Dame" (the opening song), was the best opening song of his career.
3) The gargoyles are named after the author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame; Victor and Hugo.
Absolutely agree with Alan Menken on that.
And Laverene I belive was Victors Sister
Oh cool didn't peace together the names and I love Hugo's work
I saw it at 4 years old and adored it more than anything. Some Kids can handle more than some people think.
@@nemowindsor8724 When I saw it in theaters, the kids loved it. In one show, there was a kid (about 11) and his little brother (about 8) sitting behind me with their mother. They were talking a bit throughout the movie, commenting on things.
After Frollo's Hell Fire song, the little brother was like, "Whoa." But, when they saw the shot of Frollo burning down Paris, the older one said, "That guy has really gone crazy." The younger one said, "Yeah."
I remember thinking that if other kids were like these two, they wouldn't be scared of the darker elements and were fully capable of understanding most of what was going on.
But, for sure, there were a few kids that were afraid and couldn't follow along as well the couple more times I saw this
I feel that Phoebus is soooo underrated. The man rebeled against Frollo, saved innocent people, then changed his allegiance to the right side, he gave Quasimodo credit for what he did because he knew she was important to him. HE SAVED QUASI omg... and he's really funny, he's got the sarcastic comments, he's like a blend of Chandler Bing, Flynn Ryder and Kristoff or something like that, I love him so much he needs more recognition. And by the way this is one of my top 5 movies and Esmeralda is my second favorite female Disney Character
You mean those other characters are parts of Phoebus. haha
Love him (only the film version)
The Disney version of Phoebus is far more likable, but then again, in Victor Hugo's book, EVERYONE is flawed (the only one who's truly flawless in spirit is Quasimodo, and his biggest flaws are physical).
Unfortunately in the original book, Phoebus is not such a good guy.
for real people get so caught up on whining about Quasimodo being "friendzoned" or comparing the story to the novel which is quite irrelevant in the discussion, that they don't appreciate how cool of a character Phoebus is. Probably my all time favorite Disney male love interest to be honest. I totally get why Esmeralda (who is also by far my absolute favorite) fell for him
“We're only made of stone. We just thought that you were made of something stronger.” is still one of my favorite quotes of all time.
They extended that line into a full song in the stage version.
@@jp3813This is WAY better than the overrated American Musical. ua-cam.com/video/xP8cM6QRkA4/v-deo.html
I love how the animators took the time and effort to make Notre Dame itself a character - not only is it a brilliant tribute to the actual structure and its architecture, but it fits in line with Hugo’s original purpose in the novel. Like…all the (necessary) adaptation changes aside to turn such a book into a Disney film, the core of Hugo’s novel was that he wanted to bring attention to the Notre Dame itself, which at the time had fallen into some disrepair. Hugo spends SO MUCH of the novel describing the cathedral, that he makes it the “hidden” character of the story.
They had the animators and artists actually go to Notre Dame Cathedral itself to make sure all the detail and architecture was authentic.
I LOVE this movie. You know what's really epic? Prince of Egypt. Sad story. Epic animation and music. Interesting characters (above all the protagonist and antagonist and their relationship). VEERY UNDERRATED too.
Underrated?is one of the most famous animation ever,and the one on who they spend more money,it's amazing yes,perfection,voices,animation, the italian version is on another level,search the songs,they called the choir of Vatican to sing,celestial
The sequel to the Fresh Prince of Bel Air
I think they've already watched it.
Also, Patrick Stewart as Seti, 💯casting
@@bidishah I think these two haven't but only Thor.
Fun Fact: During "Hellfire" Esmerelda was supposed to be naked in the flames, during post-production it was decided that might be taking it a little too far so the animators went back and dubbed a dress over her.
Dubbed is a word for adding sound.
If you look REALLY closely in the town square during Quasimodo's song, Out There, you'll see a very familiar face walking down the street. . .reading her book.
isnt a man behind her dusting Aladdin's carpet too?
@@Maca494 I say, you're right.
Annd I need to find that clip on UA-cam to see it
When I first watched this, I really thought Esmeralda and Quasimodo where going to end up together. But then I heard this description and it all made sense why Esmeralda fell for Phoebus. Frollo viewed her like a witch from hell that could only be redeemed by him. Quasimodo saw her as an angel from heaven, a perfect light. But, Phoebus saw her as a strong, talented, beautiful woman. Phoebus fell in love with her, not this idea he had of her.
Plus Quasi had kind of a child mentality from not socializing and being so sheltered growing up. He's not mature enough *yet* for a relationship imo.
@@Naahi95yeah he's so naive and child-like it's just kinda feel wrong to be in a "relationship" with him in this point of the story
(Maybe he become mature later by going out etc) but for now???
Hell nah
Animated movies with religious tones tend to have the best music like Hunchback and Prince of Egypt knocked it out of the park. Claude Frollo is probably the best villain Disney has churned out and Hellfire is the best Disney villain song
Frollo, like Darth Vader, had that amazing voice actor to give his character the gravitas he needed to be grounded though he was getting more and more villainous as the movie continues. It just proves how very important casting the right voice actor is when doing animation
Even in Hercules it's about Greek Gods and the music was Gospel music, smart choice and made for awesome music!! I still wonder what it would have sounded like if the Spice Girls had done the music like in the original plans for Hercules tho lol
Steven Schwartz was the lyricist for both movies!
Hunchback and Prince of Egypt are my favorite animated films
@@LA_HA Fun Fact: the Biggest Inspiration for Frollo was Amon Goeth from Schindlers List.
Frollo is a perfect example of what happens when one mixes politics with their own narcissism. I really felt respected as a kid getting to have a movie that's mature as this.
Exactly
@@LA_HA Fun Fact: the Biggest Inspiration for Frollo was Amon Goeth from Schindlers List.
@@orangeslash1667 Nice. How'd you find that out? An interview?
@LA HA wiki
@@orangeslash1667 Haha. Now, why didn't I think of that? Thank you. I'll check it out
The scene where Frollo accuses Quasimodo of letting Esmeralda go has an example of the classic trope of "Evil cannot comprehend good". Frollo believes that Esmeralda tricked Quasimodo into letting her go, rather than consider that Quasimodo let her go of his own free will.
I love Frollo as a complex villain, and they tell you in the opening song exactly how he is flawed: "Judge Claude Frollo longed to purge the world of vice and sin, and he saw corruption everywhere except within." My favorite opening song to any Disney movie for sure!!
Fun Fact: the Biggest Inspiration for Frollo was Amon Goeth from Schindlers List.
@@orangeslash1667 Proof that monsters can exist in the real world.
My favorite line is what makes a monster and what makes a man/
who is the monster and who is the man
So happy you guys watched this one. Frollo is renowned as one of, if not the, best Disney villain ever. It's creepy because of how real he is, compared to some other iconic ones like Jafar, Scar, Maleficent, Ursula. There are hundreds of Frollos out there in the real world, just waiting to find someone to dig their claws in. Also, Hellfire is really the best Disney villain song
Just because they're not human like Frollo (except Jafar), the other villains you named have just as many counterparts out in the real world as Claude Frollo.
There are people with power as supposed helpers who crave more power and are willing to step on anyone who gets in their way, like Jafar.
There are jealous brothers and relatives, like Scar. Maybe they don't commit premeditated murder, but they're more than willing to be a negative influence in their family members' lives.
Vengeful people who've done wrong, but still believe themselves the victim while victimizing others, like Ursula.
And people who are willing to do the most damage in exchange for every perceived slight, like Maleficent.
Though the levels and situations vary, they're everywhere. I've met more of those types of villains in the form of every day people who look down on everyone else than a hypocritical religious person gone mad. Yes, there are Frollo-types out there and we hear about them now and then. But, in my experience, nowhere Near as much of a pedestrian occurrence as the others
I have met several people like Frollo in my lifetime
the only difference was they didn’t have the power that he did...they were limited in how much damage they could do
@@LA_HA There are also the petty narcissists like Gaston, who destroy others for denying them love and/or hero validation. Or the abusive parents/guardians/stepparents like Lady Tremaine and the Evil Queen, who twist the knife against those under their care, just for the sake of keeping them down. Or the criminal lowlifes like Captain Hook and Clayton. Or the rich, spoiled divas like Cruella DeVil and the Queen of Hearts who throw tantrums, abuse their staff/underlings, and lash out whenever they feel slighted or don't get their way. And so on and so forth.
@@Interestingenough4 Exactly. Well called
I love when Quasimodo breaks through his restraints and the bells are ringing as he’s doing it. It’s like heaven itself is roaring in righteous anger about what Frollo is doing
I always liked the touch with the gargoyle before Frollo plunges into the flames. Like a message directly from the Big Boss: "You're fired!"
James Baxter is a legendary animator, known for doing epic 2D animation with sweeping camera shots. He did Quasimodo and he did Belle (the Ballroom scene) and Moses from Prince of Egypt I think, and many others. I grew up watching him draw a horse in the bonus features of Dreamworks' Spirit
I grew-up watching that Bonus Feature too! I once tried to follow along to his instructions, but I kinda failed lol
[neighing] Jaaaaaames Baxterrrrrrrr!
There's always this fun bit of storytelling that Notre Dame is this tangible and physical form of Divinity on Earth. The kings of Israel (the eyes of Notre Dame), the Virgin Mary shown as Queen of Heaven and even the bells itself being these symbols.
In the scene where Quasi begins to break the chains holding him in place, all the bells making the sound of tolling, even though no one is actually ringing them, as if Notre Dame herself is yelling in defiance to Frollo. At the very end, the Gargoyle Frollo stands on breaks under him as Frollo quotes Scriptures about smiting the wicked. Then the Gargoyle itself snarls in hid face and the two of them literally fall to a firey demise.
Beautiful ststorytelling.
Also, I love this movie because it shows that Esmerelda while caring very deeply for Quasimodo, chooses Phoebus because that's where her heart leads. And Quasi respects her wishes enough to only really want her to be happy.
So true! I always loved that touch of the gargoyle snarling at Frollo - it's like the perfect final pay-off to the visuals we see at the start of the film when Frollo feels the eyes of Notre Dame watching him. Without saying any words, just the physical presence of Notre Dame is a stand in for the awesome and mysterious power of whatever it is that is greater than us... mother nature... fate... kharma... God.... whatever greater force you believe is active in this world.
In the end, that presence of something greater is once more reminded to Frollo... that yes it did see what he did all those years ago.... it's seen everything he's ever done since and right as he's about to fall to his fiery demise... it reminds him one last time it knows who he is and who he's always been. In that moment, you could argue that gargoyle's face is perhaps what Frollo projects onto it in his mind.... Frollo fears he's about to fall and in that panic... knowing he's about to maybe fall to his death that is when he realises for the first time... with the fear of God in him... oh holy c**p... oh woops... maybe I was wrong all along... in that final moment his belief in and fear of God is proven. He does have a code and a belief in heaven and hell, it's just that he's been totally misguiding himself all this time.
It's the best pay-off and comeuppance because he is confronted with his own evil and his terror shows he knows he is wrong... moreover in his final moments he's terrified and finally realises the monster's he's been and... most importantly.. he knows it's too late to change. He's got to reap what's he's sown.
So satisyfing!
There’s a version of hellfire in Latin and it’s absolutely terrifying. Nice notice about the capitalized God in the subtitles and the lack of it with the song, its a major theme.
Its mainly a song about religious guilt, but it’s also a song about the delusions Frollo has in regards to his actions interwoven with his belief towards everyone else. Everyone is guilty except him and his excuse is that he’s doing God’s work. . It’s a very twisted combo and the duality of it shines in the visuals and the lyrics.
Esmerelda would be my choice.
Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz had it where their choirs are singing actual Latin. Also in the “Out There” sequence you can see:
Belle reading a book, a man carrying the carpet from Aladdin, two men carrying Pumbaa across a stick, and a satellite dish on someone’s house,
When Frollo looks up at all of the statues in the opening and at the statue of Mary when the lighting flashes across you see her eyes open,
During the song Hellfire a couple of interesting points the robed people are singing "Through My Fault, Through My Fault, Through My Most Grievous Fault" while Frollo is singing "It's not my fault. I'm not to blame."
Also when the guard interrupts him with the door opening that is to symbolize Heavenly light shining in showing It's not too late to turn back to God, but Frollo chose to go back towards the fire,
This was Mary Wickes last film (the voice of Laverne) she died during production and her replacement took over for the rest of the film.
To add to your point about the Latin in Hellfire and the level of detail in this film in general: The song begins right after Quasimodo rings the bells to begin Mass. We then hear the people chanting the Confiteor (I confess), which comes near the beginning of Mass as a confession of sins and this prayer continues throughout the song (including "through my fault...") and the song ends with Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy) which often immediately follows the Confiteor. I just love that the chants in this film are not only actual Latin, but actual prayers that fit the scenes thematically, and are often still used to this day
@@stephaniekissel1178 I know I'm Catholic and we still do those prayers, but not in Latin all the time.
I still think Frollo was one of the scariest villains out of a Disney movie, and Hellfire one of the most creepy villian songs. I think this is a film that the older you get, the more disturbing and deep the film becomes. As children you just don’t grasp everything
Frollo is one of the scariest villains in my opinion. Often in these stories, we demonize the characters in animation. Ursula is the obvious villain bc she is an octopus monster. But here we see Frollo as a corrupt public official using his status to persecute the Romani people and anyone who gets in his way. He uses religion as his shield and sword. Frollo enjoys the power he wields and often gets what he wants. All traits of real life villains. The villains in real life aren’t some witch or monster, they could walk among us everyday. Frollo and Quasimodo are juxtaposed against each other in this movie so perfectly. One of Disney’s best films. And super underrated.
I loved this movie as a kid! When I found out that Esmerelda died in the original story, ai was devastated. Like, crushed-childhood-dreams devastated
It’s possible (maybe) that the reason the subtitles were lower case “g” during the song Hellfire is because Frollo wasn’t talking to the true God, but rather a false one, or perhaps even the devil.
He kept thinking he was a righteous man, but he really wasn’t.
That might have been a subtle way to suggest that Frollo wasn’t following the one true God.
As a Catholic, I LOVED the religious aspect of this movie such as the beauty of the cathedral and Esmerelda's prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary!!!! And the soundtrack is so HARD AND GORGEOUS!!!!
Yeah her song about prayer is SO BEAUTIFUL!!
I'm pretty sure she was praying to God, not Mary. But yes, the song is beautiful!
@@whitenoisereactsThe Hunchback of Notre Dame is my second favourite Disney film next to Mulan.
@@whitenoisereactswhen Disney was ballsy
I love the first track and Hellfire. It goes into darker and more thought provoking themes. Like the riddle about who is the monster and who is the man, and pointing out Frollo's hyporcrisy.
And, in his final moments, Frollo learned… Stone CAN talk.
Hunchback of Notre Dame is still considered to be one of Disney's darkest movies despite getting a G rating
Fun fact the old man yelling "I'm free" was actually Jafar in his old man disguise from the first Aladdin movie
I think what makes Frollo so chilling, and the best Disney villain, is the fact that he’s doing what he’s doing because he truly believes that it’s the right thing to do. He’s not doing it for power, or misguided love, or greed or selfishness (he displays all these, but it’s clear that that’s not what motivates him), he’s doing it because he is convinced that he holds a moral superiority over the people around him and the he knows the best way to make the city a better place. It’s easy for us, as viewers outside of the world, to see that what he’s doing is wrong, but from his perspective he genuinely believes he has the best interests of the city at heart and has the conviction to do whatever it takes to achieve his vision. That kind of zealotry is terrifying.
I love this movie so much and appreciate it more as I get older. Plus, Frollo is one of the best Disney films because he's too real - real awful folks act and think how he does. So much more grounded and not fantastical.
I have met several people like Frollo in my lifetime
the only difference was they were only harmless to an extent because they didn’t have the power that he did...they were limited in how much damage they could do
So anytime i hear or find someone who says Follow is too cartoonishly evil, i have to wonder how privileged and or coddled their life has been to never meet someone like that.
@@mckenzie.latham91anyone who thinks real Frollos don’t exist need to read up on Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Shit makes Frollo look like a saint.
In Ancient Greek, you’d be punished by death for almost anything, from stealing an apple to simply loitering.
"All my life you had told me that the world is a dark cruel place but now I see the only thing dark and cruel about it is people like you"
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Love this quote from Quasimodo.
Helfire is definitely the best villain song and probably one of the best songs over all
Yup. The fact that his song is essentially about his desire to r*pe Esmeralda, or kill her if she won't consent to him, is extremely bold for Disney in the 90's. IMO, he's right up there, as one of their best villains.
Fun fact: In the original when Frollo glances at the fire, he sees Esmerelda fully naked which of course Disney had to adapt and make it less noticeable with the use of fire, but in the original, it was fully shown in that area to signify and show how deep Frollo's lust was.
Tbh…I don’t think we needed to see that anyway lol
@@whitenoisereacts Exactly, it's one of the reasons why when Disney came forth and said they were making a "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" movie it caused a lot of eyebrows to raise on how they were going to do it.
The book itself had a lot of dark stuff in it, the festival of fools for one, and many were surprised about the rating it got when it was released.
You know how every boy and girl have their Disney character crush? Mine has always been Esmeralda ever since I first saw this movie. Still is after all these years, but I didnt know she was voiced by Demi Moore.
Quasimodo is a king 🙌 accepting he wasn't reciprocated and actually move on. Love this movie and it's main character, he is one of my favorite male characters 💙
This movie, and book, are in my favorites of all time. They went so hard on the animation and music. And Frollo will always be the most terrifying Disney villain because people like him have existed for all of time, and for all time to come. He's too real to not give you nightmares.
I think Clayton is a good villain too.
I knew yall would love Heaven's Light/Hellfire sequence. One of the best if not the best villain songs from Disney in my opinion on top of it being one of the darkest. It's literally a prayer from a man of the church singing about his lust and how blames this lust on this sinful woman and how he believes he is being judged and the only way for him to be redeemed is to either "purify" the evil by making her his and his "holiness" will purify her or she has to be burned alive, sacrificed to prevent him from feeling those lustful aka sinful thoughts. And it's terrifying because that's real! that's a real belief. It is, thankfully, not a super common belief in most places now but there are still people who think this way. There are still people who think this way in varying degrees and I think, when we look at those degrees, almost all of us have known or seen someone like Frollo. Even in the past couple days there's been viral videos of pastors preaching that all lgbtqa people are devil worshippers who need to be put to death. The fact that Disney allowed itself to represent a critical eye on what purity culture in the church added to power can lead to and that it allowed it's villain song to be a literal prayer about sin, judgement, lust and murder is incredible to me. On top of the song being so good, the voice actor killing the role to perfection AND that artwork playing with shadow and warm vs cold colors.... it's so good.
*insert obligatory Hellfire is an iconic villain song, Frollo is an iconic villain comment here* (I mean it, but I'm pretty sure tons of people are going to comment on these things LMAO). 😅
So, if you want to be cheered up, the ending of the book has Esmeralda being executed, Frolio being thrown off the top of the cathedral by Quasimoto to his death, and then Quasimoto starving to death because he refuses to leave Esmeralda's corpse.
So you know, happy endings all around.
This came out my senior year of high school and quickly became my favorite because of its musicality, message, and darker theme. Every now and then, Disney gets pretty dark, but the products often end up underrated because of it (or quickly suppressed, like Black Cauldron was). Love this film.
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YASS 2nd fav Menken soundtrack after Little Mermaid, there is nothing as epic as that choir and the organ. Also Heavens light into Hell fire: multiple fairy bells to one big toll, up in the sunlight to down in a windowless room, the animators popped off with those two
I *love* _Hunchback_ and was thrilled when I saw it pop up in my feed. The music is exquisite and the story, deliciously dark. One of the coolest parts to me is that Tom Hulce played Quasimodo as well as "Wolfie" in _Amadeus_ . He is an amazing actor and singer. Thank you both for doing these great Disney movies! Watching, watching, and watching.
I can’t wait to see the remake of this movie. I want Josh Gad to play Quasimodo!
He lies about the mom but he also believes a LOT of his own lies and his truths based on societal expectations of the time period.
So YES he Frolo believes what's he says.
Tom Hulce went from Pinto in Animal House to an Academy Award nomination as Amadeus to voicing Quasimodo (even doing his own singing). That's range!
My * catholic * mom said she took me to see this when it came out- I was 2. When she figured out it had an "archdeacon lusting over a woman" she walked us out of there real quick. I didn't get to see it until I was like 20 😂 the entire film is so beautifully done.
Technically they did change him to a judge for the film
Who tf would make their 2-year-old watch a movie (besides your mom)??? As if a baby could ever have the ability to understand half of it and remember. 😂
I mean to be fair, Catholic or no, I think I would take my 2 year old out as well. And, might not even take them in the first place 😂😂
@@Shythalia I was an early talker- she made me be quiet before we boarded airplanes because she didn't want people to think I was older and make her buy me a seat 😂 I literally asked for Febus and Esmeralda dolls for Christmas that year lolol. I was putting my toys in time out to mimic my dad, and copying my mom swearing at people driving (she stopped that pretty quickly when I said a-hole and tried to flip someone off lol) so I'd say it's def possible I'd be asking some questions 😂😂😂
Oh wow 😆
Such a dark movie. So real and intense, love the music when he rings the bells at the intro
Great reaction guys! I love this movie. Frollo is definitely one of the most evil Disney villains. And the music is incredible!
Don’t see anyone in here mentioning the INSANE tenor of Paul Kandel (Clopin)!!! The ending note of “Bells of Notre Dame” DESTROYS me every time! What a talent. And a fantastic harlequin character, too. His frame story is so gorgeously done.
Frollo is a SUPER interesting villain. One of the best Disney ever created. A judge defined by his absolute assurance in his own righteousness and the moral discarding of literally everyone else. Which, to a lesser extent, we see in real life. Realistic villains are always the scariest. This film has huge themes in regards to the ways Catholicism can be weaponized in the hands of a bad person with too much power, and I love that it doesn’t shy away from that. Stymied by his own lustful feelings, Hellfire is a testament to his inability to blame himself for anything - *of course* it’s the woman’s fault, she must be a witch, tempting him away from god!
I always really liked that Esmeralda ended up with Phoebus. It made me really happy that they didn’t fall to the incel-y “plain nerdy guy/main guy Gets The Girl because he is a Nice/Heroic Person” trope, like most films do. Sick of that shit. I was always torn, though, too, because it also re-solidified Disney’s “pretty couples only” rule in the same breath. Still the better outcome, though, imo.
Much as we might want Quasi to feel validated as a desirable person, we have to remember that Esmeralda is her own person, and offering friendship/caring for someone is NOT the same as being in love with or attracted to them. She was attracted to Phoebus, and her wishes are to be respected. She’s not an object to be won.
Quasi fell in love with (developed a fixation on) the first woman he ever met, and the first person to show him kindness - that’s not healthy, anyway. Making (his first real) friends is a great first step towards integrating with society at large, and he needs time to learn how to separate different kinds of affectionate feelings before he can think about jumping into the dating scene! Very glad the three of them ended this film as comrades.
Anyway. Glad you guys watched this one!!! The album has always been one of my FAVORITES EVER. And the themes are well-established. Hugo’s book is SO MUCH darker, I’m honestly impressed they managed to get a loose adaptation pared down to something children can watch 😂
I remember a reviewer who said that even after all these years, Clopin's voice actor hitting that full throated high note at the end of the opening still nearly puts him in a dead faint, it's that good. I get his point, but my "hit the floor" moment is Quasi saving Esmeralda and proclaiming "SANCTUARY!"
To me this is one if not the best 2D animated movie Disney has made. The Story is amazing and so are the characters (I think Frolo's design is fantastic) and the backgrounds are stunning, the music is also really good. The story in general is more mature than what they usually do and even the fact tha Esmeralda chooses Phoebus over Quasimodo is more realistic and they could have gone the other way just to give him a happy ending but they didn't. There is also the fact that the entire team of animators actually did travel to France to visit the Cathedral to study and sketch the arquitecture firsthand. This movie to me is just epic.
Thanks for this video, it's been a while since I watched this movie and I really enjoyed listening to your opinions while the plot unfolded.
The difference between how Quasimodo and Frollo saw Esmerelda in their ballads was that Quasimodo was stating that "She may or may not love me but either way I will be there for her" like a real friend. Frollo was stating very clearly that if she didn't love him and give up everything for him, she will die. It truly shows the difference between most guys on the internet nowadays. Either genuinely good people or yanno not.
This movie is very amazing, and quasimodo didn't deserve to have his parents being taken away from him when he was just a baby.
Those weren't his real parents, they found him and took him in. :)
Can’t wait 😍 !!!
Who is the monster and who is the man?
Sing the bells bells bells bells bells bells bells bells
Bells of Notre Dame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
Tony Jay who played frollo is one of my favorite voice actors of all time, check out his credits he was iconic in video games too like legacy of kain; blood omen, planescape torment, fallout, return to castle wolfenstein and many many more
This guy's voice game is second only to James Earl Jones
The Late Tony Jay's Performance as Judge Frollo was an amazing and chilling performance singing Hellfire
8:57 They named the horse Achilles just to make the "Achilles, heel!" joke. I have to admire the level of commitment they had!
Yes!!! I've been waiting for this one, I'm so happy! the music, the visuals, the characters, everything is amazing. You want even better? Do The Princt of Egypt next, it's astounding. My favourite animated film.
I feel like this is that film that those of who grew up with it didn’t appreciate it, but as adults were like WOAHHHH
So...as a kid I didn't realize this was based on a book. Then I found the Great Illustrated Classic version of it at the library when I was in middle school and thought "I've seen the Disney movie, I can take it."
Three words. Scarred for life. Making the Hunchback of Notre Dame into a children's movie, a Disney movie at that, someone was out of their damn mind
My all time favourite Disney film. So intrigued by the idea of a live action version, it has the potential to be amazing.
Have you ever seen it at the theatre? I bet it'd be epic, with that music right in your face, to see it on Broadway. Is there going to be a live action movie? Fingers crossed for that.
Who would you cast in a live action version? I think Charles Dance as Frollo would be perfect.
@@shesalilsapphicokay I haven’t but I agree, I bet it would be epic!
Yeah- the live action is in works with Josh Gad involved (I don’t know if he’s playing a role or if it’s just a passion of his to be involved- but I would imagine him as a great quasi- warm and likeable). I really hope they do it justice- I imagine they have to be careful how they handle the themes.
@@netherworlde I think Mads Mikkelsen would make a great Frollo! I always imaged Alan Rickman but unfortunately that isn’t possible anymore… Josh Gad is involved in the project, I’d love to see him as Quasi.
@@fairydoom7311 I'll keep my eyes open for the movie then! Same. This is one of my Disney movies, and favorite movies full stop. I hope they don't have to water it down too much (or at all).
Your analysis of Frollo is on point, that's what makes him one of the worst villians. He is a complex mix of religious and hypocrisy with a good helping of self-righteousness. There are literarily many individuals like him on real life. That's the core of his evil. He is ready to blame everyone but himself for his list and evil. .even God.
Next do Prince of Egypt. The best animation period.
In the book Esmeralda actually dies from her burns soon after Quasimodo saves her and they escape Norte Dame. The epilogue says that years later two skeletons were found, a hunchback and a woman who he cradled as he died. When they tried to separate the two skeletons both turned into dust. It’s so sad and dark but also such a beautiful portrayal of their love and what they meant for each other. I’m tearing up just thinking about it 😅
This was the first movie I've ever watched at a cinema, I was 5 years old if I remember correctly and couldn't understand the scene where they tied Quasi and throw tomatoes at him, I can't help but crying looking at my mom like "what's happening???", BUT as a whole thing, my favourite disney movie
Woo! This is a pre-watch comment to say: I'm so glad your watching this, and that you enjoyed it (taking that from the word 'epic' LOL). This is one I've been waiting and hoping for for a long time. It falls into the 'unforgettable' category for me.
Fun story: I work in a primary school and one of the girls I worked with told me her idol is Esmeralda. She told me this by way of explanation after rejecting a boy's marriage proposal. I found this funny 😂 But in all seriousness I love Esmeralda. Her passion for justice and fairness, her kindness, and the strength of her resolve... true Frollo is hardly a desirable option but imagine choosing death by fire. Epic, indeed!
I know it's not your usual thing, but now that you've watched this it would be _amazing_ if you watched the stage musical of Hunchback! It's much darker, there are even more songs that blow the originals out of the water, and it makes all the characters more complex and interesting
I was just gonna comment this! And it can be found here on UA-cam and I'd highly recommend the original broadway cast album 👌 it's absolutely amazing 👏
I just recently read the Victor Hugo novel. I honestly wasn’t a fan of it. It has its moments but I found it kinda boring and too long for my taste. Quasimodo and Esmeralda weren’t that likable in the book so when they died I simply didn’t care.
Given that the American Disney stage musical is closer to the Hugo novel I didn’t like the American Disney stage musical and I find it to be overrated.
I’m more of a fan of the original Berlin Disney stage musical from 1999-2002. I guarantee you had this been brought to America it would’ve gone to Broadway. It’s darker in tone with a PG-13 feel, The Gargoyles are funnier with their humor being toned down and confirmed to be imaginary, Esmeralda dies but given that she’s more likable than she was in the American Disney stage musical and Hugo novel her death is more effective: ua-cam.com/video/xP8cM6QRkA4/v-deo.html
I like the Gargoyles and fuck Dory In Finding Nemo and I’m not the only who thinks this either according to this: www.deviantart.com/lexoscorp/art/I-Like-The-Gargoyles-And-I-Hate-Dory-968963812
Actually Pocahontas was universally met with a “meh” reception. Beauty and the Beast almost won best picture. This was their second attempt at that after Pocahontas was pretty universally seen as a disappointment.
I love Pocahontas though, it may not be historically accurate but it's a Disney movie, people need to relax. Disney isn't ever going to be historically accurate.
@@RedRoseSeptember22 I just find the Pocahontas movie extremly boring regardless of it's historical accuracy.
@@RedRoseSeptember22 The main reason why most people do not like Pocohantas is because it is considered offensive to native people.
@@RedRoseSeptember22 I’m glad you like it, I personally find it rather boring and unimpressive, regardless of historical accuracy.
Fun fact: The guy gargoyles names are a play on the name of the Author Victor Hugo who wrote The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
This is truly one of Disney’s classic, impactful, and dark films. In the stage musical adaption, they actually encourage casting people with disabilities which I am proud that it’s acknowledged and encouraged. I remember seeing a video of a deaf actor playing the role of Quasimodo. As he signed his lyrics, another actor dressed as a gargoyle sang and interpreted the lead’s lines and lyrics. 💚💛🤎💖⛪️🔔
that scene where he sniffs her hair is so creepy 🥶
I performed in the hunchback, I played Esmeralda in one and Frollo in a different take version 😊 in the original bells of Norte Dame song it was his nephew. I highly recommend listening to it, I’m sure it’s on UA-cam, it basically talks you through the backstory 😊
Definitely one of my all time favorite Disney movies, it's my favorite Disney soundtrack, and Hellfire is the best Disney villain song in my opinion.
Some things they changed from the book:
-Frollo is actually the Archdeacon of Notre Dame
-Esmerelda is scared of Quasimodo
-Frollo is killed in the end by Quasimodo
-Esmerelda dies from smoke inhalation
-Quasimodo eventually starves to death with Esmerelda's corpse in his arms.
I can see why they changed them to be more Disney friendly.
I actually think Claude Frollo is scarier as a judge than a priest for three reasons.
1. Judges have more authority and power than priests. Priests have no power. Which makes him a more credible threat.
2. Given that Claude Frollo is a religious racist narcissistic sociopath. Making him a priest would be too obvious.
3. Also the evil priest thing has been done to death.
This is my favourite Disney movie, incredibly underrated but so so stunning. The soundtrack is my favourite too. Hellfire is one of the best villain songs and I will die on that hill. So glad you liked it!
I appreciate that you always talk in depth about the animation and the camera work because you always point out things I would’ve never noticed otherwise 🥺💖
Evie White: I'll lend you my bow in your conquest of the hill.
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I love this movie! The beginning is just epic!! The scene with Frollo and Notre Dame always gives me chills!
There's an interesting theory that my family and some friends have thought about: the jester is a being of mischief. Idk if he's like Loki or some other mischief god or something, but if you really pay attention to his character, he's interesting. He's the only one from an outsider who knows Quasimodo's origin, he spotted Quasimodo from the crowd and immediately thought, "how can I get him on stage?" the ambush scene/almost execution scene, he knew that was Quasimodo but the whole point was to get Esmeralda out to the stage... By doing a completely abnormal way of getting a specific person's attention... Mischief.
Judge Frollo and mother Gothel are the king and queen of gaslighting! Plus they both locked up someone in a tower.
I feel like this film was very much ahead of its time. Disney was still very entrenched in the “kids movies” flavor of the Disney renaissance. I would love to see this story revisited now that Disney has a broader range of what they can do with dark themes. My only fear is that they’ll make this a live action remake instead of giving animation another try.
I wonder if Disney would be brave enough to actually remake it more book accurate?
“Notre-Dame-de-Paris” is not a very family friendly book after all.
No please, I don't want a remake, I don't want another masterpiece crushed by poor creativity and money making. Let's keep our classic as the masterpiece they are and rather create new stories. There is still so much fairy tales and books that deserve to be adapted! From all around the world!
This is my favourite animated movie. I watched it when it came out, and so much of the darkness went over my head. It's only gotten better as an adult. Quasi is best boy.
The book is written by Victor Hugo who also wrote Les Miserables
Tony Jay once said that the song Hellfire took a LOT out of him to perform. It probably had to be its own shift!
This is one of my all time favourite movies, thank you for reacting to it. One of the best parts of this film is that, yes there is a bit of romance, but it's not the focus (like some other movies), because the main focus is acceptance. I believe its been said that the gargoyles were just there for comedy relief, because otherwise the film would have been straight up dark. Also the details on Notre Dame is mostly accurate (one of the stain windows has people from behind the scenes in it) because the creators visited the location
Guys please give Tangled a watch it's one of my favorites and I know you guys will love it!!
YES! I really was waiting for this one. This movie is one of my favorites, I hope you enjoyed it!
As far as epic animation goes, Hunchback is some of Disney's best. In films in general, Prince of Egypt is my favorite. It's a masterpiece of a biblical story ❤️
This movie and Anastasia are both underated films that I love. They address the darkness of humanity and how terrible it can corrupt people.
This is my favourite Disney Movie, traditional of Renaissance Disney was the stunning visuals and amazing songs but we had an amazing side cast in Phoebus, Esmeralda and even jester/narrator Clopin. Quasimodo's among the most human of Disney protagonists as well, and one of the more mature, even when Esmeralda got with Phoebus instead of him he decided to do the right thing, he was still her friend. Among all things though is Judge Claude Frollo, not the most terrifying in terms of showmanship or the supernatural, but still among the most _evil_ of characters Disney has produced, it's how realistic his villainy is that makes him so awful; from corruption of power, racism and distortion of religion to validate his own self-righteousness.
It still baffles me that this wasn't a success when it came out, especially when it had themes many other deemed popular movies would do later, particularly Tangled's paternal gaslighting. Sure, the gargoyles can rub people the wrong way and struggle to determine whether they're in Quasimodo's head or not (I feel like they are, he just imagines that they contribute in defending the cathedral), and Victor Hugo would roll in his grave for this adaption, but so would 90% of the authors for the original version of Disney movies, for me this is up there with Prince of Egypt.
And we tend to forget, this was 1998
Judge Frollo He's My Favorite Disney Villain Ever ❤️🖤💜🔥
i just realized they were singing "dies irae" in the opening.😮 i literally just sang that song in choir for ash wednesday, yesterday!😂
I went on a family vacation to France in 2010, and when we got to the front of the Notre Dame, I said to my folks, "I expected it to be taller," because in this movie it's depicted as being in the clouds.
I’m in France on my honeymoon right now and I said the same thing to my husband. I knew it wasn’t as tall as it seems in the movie, but it’s different actually seeing it
@@CsillanRose Exactly! It's still tall, and of course MAGNIFICENT, but it was just funny because I had that image ingrained in my brain, hahaha.
Please watch "Harry and the Hendersons" (1987). It's one of my favorite childhood movies and it won an Oscar for Best Makeup!
I was 8 when this came out, and it was AMAZING to experience in theaters! This and Beauty and the Beast remain my two favorite Disney movies of all time.
You guys need to watch the Prince of Egypt ASAP!
Really wish you guys could do an Animator Reacts video of The Swan Princess 1994, it's a great underrated movie that was my favourite since I was small. Love your reactions and insights 🥰🥰
i was waiting for you guys to watch this one! it’s in my personal top 5 animated movies ever. you guys should watch the prince of egypt from dreamworks next! that is in my personal opinion the best animated movie ever, it’s so epic and an incredible story and the animation is groundbreaking, it took them years to make that movie, it’s a masterpiece. i highly highly recommend it, and i think you guys would really enjoy it!
Frollo is one of scariest Disney villians for me because there are men like him out there. Him and Gaston from Beauty And The Beast. He's weirdly atteCted to Esmeralda, but at the same time he wants to hurt her because he's a racist. It's fucked up lol. His song is great though. Def one of my favorite Disney songs.
Esmeralda is a baddie, no cap! 💯