Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Disney's Hercules
The Hercules that Disney presents is a very dulled down version compared to that of Greek mythology, justifiably so. Disney's youth audience is incapable of understanding concepts of adultery and lust and would therefore lack an appropriate audience. Some changes, such as, Hercules birth and the killing of his family are welcomed because of their graphic content. However, I feel that such a brief and trivial depiction of Hercules's twelve labors is an insult to the myths. There are only minute glimpses of what made Hercules such a powerful hero and to be replaced by a music number does not support the legacy of Hercules. If the Disney movie were to expand the depth of Hercules and the magnitude of his power and capabilities as a hero the film would be better off.
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I agree, I wish Disney had depicted more about the twelve labors.
ReplyDeleteI agree Disney should have revised their depiction of what happened to his family but also keeping in mind this movie has to be kept simple. Hercules is a character of many qualities and trying to contain them into a hour and a half long children's movie is something that is hard to do. with this in mind it is almost inevitable to insult the myth that is Hercules in some manner.
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