**THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME** is THE BEST Disney Movie & You Know It (Movie Reaction & Commentary)
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame Movie Reaction and Commentary
today we're watching the best movie Disney ever produced - The Hunchback of Notre Dame!
I love everything about this story - from the deep nature of Frollo's character to the absolute heartbreak that is Quasimodo's life. and let's not forget THE SOUNDTRACK!!
hope you'll enjoy this reaction to The Hunchback of Notre Dame!
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The thing about Phoebus is that he’s a soldier and that he’s following orders, but he draws a line. The line was killing an innocent family.
I adore him but that’s the bare minimum
Fun fact about the hell fire song, the red-robed people who show up that Frollo seems scared of are representations of inquisitors from the inquisition. This explains why he is so terrified of them.
Because nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!!!
Interesting. Seems like he shouldn't be afraid of them, since he's very much like the inquisitors of that time. You'd think he'd be like "Sup, dudes. Let's go kill this girl."
When they say "Mea culpa", it actually means my fault in Latin, so maybe it's just what little good Frollo has in him? Idk that's how I interpret it
@@Phoenixdark1 Perhaps, but bear in mind, Frollo isn't thinking clearly, and Frollo is "imagining" their response rather than actually talking to the regular people. This is in Frollo's head, it's a pretty messed up place to be already, I doubt he was thinking rationally about how his Contemporaries in the inquisition would respond. But I do like your point.
The Spanish Inquisition was a very new organization at the time, and was primarily concerned with eliminating political threats to Isabella and Ferdinand in both Aragon and Castile, as the church was the only governing body that could cover both. Persecution of heretics wouldn't really become their forte for a few more decades. Not sure why a French judge would feel any particular fear of them in the 1480's.
Phoebus is more than most people give him credit for. People want to see characters who lash out at the first sign of injustice like they have nothing to lose, who magically know when things are going to go to far. But Phoebus is an example of a real person on a real situation. He gauges it, feels consistently uncomfortable, then finally decides to take a stand when it comes to taking innocent lives. I love Phoebus' character and if I wasn't already obsessed with Clopin, Phoebus would be my man.
Frollo is the scariest villain Disney has ever created, purely because he’s a very real evil. The kind of men that Frollo was written after have always and will always exist, using their position of authority or even religious influence to hold power over people, or even worse claim their actions are holy
right?? the only disney villain I feel can compete with frollo is emperor belos from the disney show the owl house, purely because of the scary real life comparisons you can draw to the characters, their similar motive/beliefs/actions against others and truly believing they are in the right.
You know what's crazy, why hasn't any other Disney related projects, even Kingdom Hearts hasn't reintroduced Frollo?
just wanted to write something like that....
@@omarcogle1965 Because they probably think Frollo and the rest of Hunchback are a bit too dark compared to their other works.
@@matthewmazzatto8003 Frollo was the right kind of Dark though, and what's crazy about him though is that he and a few other Disney Villains from the Renaissance era that represented the Seven Deadly Sins.
I love how perfect Frollo dropping to his firey death after his speech is, but I only just now realized that Quasi being saved by Phoebus of all people is kind of great symbolism to go along with it as well, while Frollo was doomed by the devil, Quasi was saved by god ("sun god" Phoebus XD)
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I was today years old... When I learned this level of symbolism was in that scene!!
Nice catch about that symbolistic detail! Are you a Ravenclaw?
@@nobleconsejera5278 Maybe, though I think I'm actually more of a Hufflepuff XD
Wow...never caught that. Nice.
I think phoebus was trying to be a gentleman and charming but also trying to be playful in a polite way
Me too.
Right but do take note of what not to do 😂😂
@@Shastasnow well it was in the olden times
@@Shastasnow I think he flirted pretty good and politely for a man of the 15th century
As a counterpoint, Phoebus to me represents power and desire in the hands of someone GOOD. He ultimately rallies the people against corruption and changes his ways for love, earning the respect of Esmerelda unlike Frollo.
Additionally, I think having a bittersweet ending for Quasimodo instead of a happily ever after is more compelling, as it shows his journey to happiness doesn't require a love interest, but self acceptance.
@@markmane4548 Careful my dude, before you start sliding into the scale of inceldom. It really gives off those vibes that you decide the first character to show nothing but positivity to Quasimodo from the start, Esmeralda, didn't get with him because he's ugly and that's the lesson.
Granted, I generally don't like stories that feel like they just move to romance because they have to. I would have been entirely happy with Esmeralda just not ending up with anyone despite a back and forth with Phoe.
@@markmane4548 Yet she's the same girl sticking close to Quasimodo later without a shred of hesitation when the initial surprise is over.
We went from what sounds like incel-dom, to... I guess blaming her for not being into him romantically and trying to find some way to prove it was for entirely vain reasons? If you have a point, I admit I am not sure what it is.
@@markmane4548 Then I am sorry, but that's what the messages come across as, nothing at all about 'he can't be happy without love'.
Granted, I am not sure why you'd think he can only truly be happy seeking love. That's a deeply unhealthy mentality. Not "everyone" actually seeks that sweet connection, nor do I see the point in really reducing someone's happiness to one sole thing. Even across the movie, the matter of love with Esmeralda never felt framed like it was the real way for Quaisomodo to be happy, it was just the natural response of Quasimodo getting the thing he had been taught he'd never get: Acceptance, attention, validation. If you had meant actual love and not just romantic love, I may have agreed that's what he most wanted.
@@markmane4548 And by and large, now that marriage won't end in a number of societal issues essentially killing you as a person, the sheer number of divorces has turned staggering. Now if people could stop turning every show of affection or intimate closeness as inherently romantic... Finding love fulfilling is perfectly normal, and seeking it as well. Defining it as the one true reason to be truly happy? You are out of your mind.
_"those who fail end up suffering and/or giving up." _
I don't know what world you live in, but in mine, I've met people entirely and perfectly fulfilled without romantic love as if it was the true pillar of their happiness. Generalizing is rarely, if ever, a good idea.
I also find it interesting how you fail to note that he seems entirely happy and fulfilled even after coming to terms with Esmeralda not loving him. But yet that's the only way he can find true happiness? Because he was also attracted and not just very thankful to the first person to give him what he always wanted? That's just extreme.
Quasimodo idealized Esmeralda. While she was an angel, to frollo she was a temptress. The only one who saw her for what she was, it was Phoebus. he saw it as a good person regardless if she was a gipsie, and angel or a temptress. Quasimodo's journey was of self-acceptance and to be out there (his character song) he was accepted by the people, he earned some good friends. I mean he disliked phoebus and ended up caring for him too...im a big Quasimodo simp and I accept that Esmeralda should have ended with none other but Phoebus.
Let's be honest, Esmeralda has had us all in a chokehold since 1996
She’s 🔥🔥
Back in the days when Disney female characters were actually attractive
Esmeralda
Megara
@@GojiraFan-in9oo Chel’s not Disney but oui,oui
@@SophieLents you mean hellfire?!😆
@@GojiraFan-in9oo Let's not forget Kida from Atlantis.
As a french woman, I'm always happy when a Disney takes place in my adoption country (you speak french very well by the way).
For me, it's a good thing Quasimodo and Esmeralda finished as best friends than lovers because I think he only saw her as a maternal figure.
PS : if you saw " The Lion King ", in France, Frollo is voiced by the same guy as Scar. RIP Jean Piat
I kinda agree, it also shows that not every story should end with romance for it to be a good story. And well, we also have to remember the book ending 😬
Thanks, btw!
Becourse like Esmeralda, quasimodo's mother was of the romani people too
@@SophieLents also because it was not truly what he wanted, what he wanted deep down was freedom, so in the end his real dream got fulfilled. Plus, he put Esmeralda too much on a pedestal, seeing her as perfect and an angel, almost adoring her which was sure much better than Frollo but still not very healty either whereas Phoeabus saw her as a human seeing both her qualities and flaws, which in the end is a much better match to go with
@@SophieLents yes, exactly I think it's the first Disney movie to finish like this and of course, I know the real story (Victor Hugo is one of the most famous french writer, I even learnt one of his poems at school).
It's thanks of the musical " Notre-Dame de Paris " if the singer Garou (the one who played Quasimodo in it) became famous in France.
Now, when I see the movie, I think of the fire of Notre-Dame in 2019. If you didn't know, the movie has a sequel but for me m, it's really bad.
@@marcusfridh8489 yes, exactly
Phoebus is a soldier. Fresh back from decades at the front. Its no wonder his personality has taken a backseat. No room for personality in a war
Pheobus has plenty of personality.
For being a man at war my man Phoebus has LOTS of personality
@@marti9734 Disney. what are you going to do? They make the stories so child friendly.
@@nonyabusiness3619 And I am looking at them respectfully 👀
This film was back when Disney wasn’t afraid to get dark. If this had been released very recently, people would complain about its dark atmosphere and how it’s too scary for younger children. These days we have movies like Frozen, Tangled, Zootopia, and Wreck-it Ralph that, while having dark moments in them, kind of play it a little too safe. Despite those being good films, I kind of miss the days when Disney movies were a lot more intense. The Hellfire scene alone is a perfect example of how dark this film can get. In my opinion, the thing that keeps it from being the best Disney film was those damn gargoyles causing tonal whiplash. It’s still a very amazing film, though!
Same. 90s Disney movies have dark moments back then.
If you are looking for "dark" fairy tales, I recommend all animations by Don Bluth. The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail or All Dogs Go to Heaven are some of the darkest animations for children I remember from my childhood. Don Bluth probably had a rule that no matter how many times he scared, broke the heart, or traumatized children, as long as there was a happy ending at the end and everything would be ok. Unfortunately, it is not.
@@dariuszmyk1 what about the Land Before Time isn’t that one intense and dark as well?
Eh when this came out, it wasn't appreciated. The attempts of trying to rewrite history and portray the 90s as "the good old days " is amusing, I lived through those times and there were problems then as there are now. Human nature is eternal 🤪
If this was released now, people would complain that the movie was woke and attacking religion
Somebody made a cute modern AU comic series where Rapunzel and Quasi are step siblings with Frollo and Gothel married. The two were homeschooled and are now allowed to attend high school but aren't allowed out. All the orphaned boys like Aladdin and Flynn stay at Goob's Home for Boys. Esmerelda is a huge activist. Kuzco is running for student body president and pretends he's in a relationship with Jasmine. Belle's parents are out of town so she has to stay with the Beast (in human form) who is in the emo clique along with Megara. Ariel and Jim are in Alien Club because both like other worlds. And a bunch of movie plots are happening at the same time. It's really cute.
Is this a fic?? I'm so curious where to find this au now 👀
You wouldn’t happen to have a link to this, would you?
You can’t just drop this and never elaborate more, like where can we read it
31:37 That gargoyle came to life because Frollo was beyond evil. Gargoyles are made to scare off evil spirits.
It's like Notre Dame herself had enough of Frollo. She already gave him a second chance and she doesn't give third chances
Imagine if Spawn show up and Frollo started to afraid of him.😅
More or less. He’s more like Darth Sidious.
@@johnsantos507 That would be awesome and much more terrifying than Goliath from Gargoyles.
Of course, one theory is that God had enough of Frollo’s 💩, and allowed the Devil to manifest on Earth, just long enough to collect Frollo’s soul.
**guards get kicked between the legs** “How strong is this man?”
He’s wearing wooden stilts and that part of a man’s body is the MOST sensitive part other than the eyes
"Fall vibes" from a story that takes place in early January...
Also, "Hellfire" is the best Disney villain song of all time. Period.
Frollo's lust for Esmeralda Is disgusting and creepy At the same time!
It should’ve been PG, instead of G.
You can say that again
Disgusting and creepy are sometimes the same thing
@@joseanrodriguez9650 thanks for telling me.
Lol at least in the movie it wasn't fulfilled. What's disturbing is the amount of Frollo x Esmerelda fanart and fanfiction out there.
No one can deny it: the Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a must-have Disney classic. ❤👍🏻
Even though he deals with some adult subjects, he knows how to play with them effectively. Quasimodo is clearly the most impactful Disney character, Esmeralda is one of the best Disney women, and Frollo has what it takes to be the most disturbing and terrifying of Disney villains. And how not to evoke the songs of this film: small I loved to sing Infernal (but if I had known its deep meaning...). And the intro song is easily one of Disney's favorite intros.
In short, this film may well move away from the original work of Victor Hugo, it's an excellent cover of the book... Too bad we had a sequel, but it's better to remember the first.
Oh and as a Frenchwoman, I found your way of speaking French "très réussi"
I wholeheartedly agree 😭
Nice one
This movie touched me so deeply when I was a child. I saw it in the theater back when it came out. To this day I still get chills from the songs and the message. And girl. You are NOT ugly.
9:14 "frollo is like Mother Gothel"
Honey, you said it!😄
Phycopathic narssicist that does everything to gaslight their bullying victims to feel superior and selfrightious. Umbridge in the order of Phoenix is the same. A personality type that excists in millions in this world. Thats is why umbridge is more hated than Voldemort, everyone know plenty of umbrigdes, frollos, mother gothels, but megalomaniacs like voldemort only come a few in every generation.
That’s what I have in my opinion.
Frollo wrote the book Mother Gothel studied. xD
In the book version, the story starts when they are exhuming old graves (as part of the cleanup of old Paris) to put them into the Paris Catacombs. They find a strange grave with a man and a women in the same grave, and the skeleton of the man is misshapen ...
I think Frollo’s eyes are red after singing the song than he probably didn’t sleep
Frolo definitely has one of the best villain song in my opinion, up their with Shadow Man’s “Are you Ready”.
I'm glad you didn't keep the whole scene of Quasimodo being tortured at the festival. It's so disturbing. Reminds me of the scene in Cinderella where the step sisters savagely rip her pink dress. It's just really horrific 😢
I’m pretty sure he was originally supposed to have rocks thrown at him instead of food in the original so it was even worse before
@@pokemonparty101 That's actual horrific. It makes it even worse that he's calling out to his 'master' for help while he's tied down and gets no response 😭
It's not THAT bad, god lol
@@BioshockDrill For you. Those of us who have an ounce of empathy and compassion feel differently.
one of your best movie reactions! It's just the way you not only comment what's happening on screen but also live with it! The movie is really underrated among the Disney movies, probably because it is not really a children's story. And I get it, if I had kids, I would also think twice before showing it to them, but as a grown-up, I really can appreciate this masterpiece of a movie, and it makes me happy that you obviously love it too! Magnifique!
Thank you ❤️
It came out in theaters when I was six, and I had no problems watching it, though a fair amount went over my head at the time. My biggest takeaway from the first viewing was how incredible Frollo's last note was.
Well you can’t protect children also this movie teaches doesn’t matter what you look like it matters what your in heart of kindness
Lowkey one of the most underrated, forgotten Disney movies. Frollo is such a great villain. It’s so great over all
29:54 he’s the joker 🃏
My grandparents took me to the theater to watch this movie in 1996. I love this movie
Modern (1950s to present) bells less than 10 inches in diameter are generally 18 to 30 pounds. Bells from 10 to 15 inches in diameter weigh from 30 to 75 pounds. Bells from 15 to 20 inches weigh from 75 to 150 pounds.
And if Quasimodo had done the bells for most of his life and climbing the church (also if the theory that the gargoyles are not alive and its all in Quasimodo’s mind and he is the one moving around the gargoyles which each one weigh about 1.5 pounds individually) well of course he is strong
I LOVE THIS, the transition from Heaven's light to Hellfire is GOREGOUS, favourite Alan menken soundtrack.
Also love the other musical adaptations like the german version. Though they just get darker: Frollo is more f'd up and everyone dies except Phobus who gets away with cheating on his fiance ,'-(
It's like in Kingdom Hearts DDD, Frollo classifies Sora as a gypsy because his clothes are different
Yeah, I saw it when you entered Hunchback of Notre Dame World for the first time.
I've seen people dissect "Hellfire" and I'm pretty sure Frollo knows he's evil, since the red cloaked figures likely represent Frollo's inner thoughts and they sing "mea culpa" and "mea maxima culpa" which means "my fault" and "I have failed" he tries to deal with this inner turmoil in the most wicked way.
He places the blame on others as apposed to acknowledging his sins. For example, he doesn't try to repent lusting for Esmeralda, he blames Esmeralda for being so beautiful and enchanting. He makes himself look holy by making everyone else out to be demons. He believes the only way to be on top is for everyone else to be beneath you.
Tony Jay, Frollo's voice actor had a hard time singing the last note of Hellfire...
They said that he could keep trying or they could get a different actor for the singing...
Tony was so excited to work on the film and a Disney film to boot that he took private lessons to help him reach the note...
Have to love his dedication and joy of the role and work.
I'm gay but Esmeralda makes me think I may be bi 😂
Joked aside... Frollo is for me the most evil antagonist Disney has ever created (and Scar too)
I’m straight but honestly SAME 😂
Eh. Nobody beats Cruella in terms of villainy.
Okay guys guys hear me out. No matter of what any of you sexuality is. There exist clear exceptions from that. Esmeralda and Ryan Reynolds are prime examples of those
@@demo2823 cruella is a over the top cartoon villain.... but people like frollo still exist in the real world...
@@Metzwerg74 Past AND present. It really is why some of the objectively less destructive villains can be more chilling and hated. We know these monsters to be real. There is no living stone god of totalitarianism, but religious fanatics are facts of life.
Mother Gothel from Tangled is the queen of gaslighting, but she lies her butt off to Rapunzel. Claude Frollo on the other hand manipulated Quasimodo's view of society and some of it came true.
Frollo is kinda similar to Sephiroth in my opinion because they were both the darkest villains in the 90s and also the scariest villains.
Hah. Frollo should be scared by Sephiroth.🤣
RESPECT GIRL! You've seen the french Notre Dame de Paris ON THEATRE??? I'm so jealous, I've wanted to see it for at least ten years and always missed it
I know I’m lucky! It was phenomenal 😭
As a matter of fact, I DO know that Hunchback of Notre Dame is the best Disney movie. I get a lot of funky looks when I tell people it's my favorite.
It's my favourite too! It's dark, but it's soo well done... I wish I had been older than four when it came out in cinemas T.T
THIS FILM!! I always come back to it constantly/karaoke car time ❤
The crowd did not change in one night... it always depends who is the leader at the moment. First, Clopin said "Hey, we were looking for the ugly, here there is, or King!" and the crowd cheers... then Frollo's soldier interfere, and more and more the crowd followed the soldierds. In the end, they follow Esmeralda and Febus. The crowd is and always will be changeble, opportunist and so on... Luckily or not luckily - it depends from the leader and / or the moment / context.
Quasimodo is my favorite character! He deserves all the happiness in the world! 😭💖
Me when Sophie was talking over the “bells, bells, bells, bells” part of the starting song: 🧍♂️
22:55
Is it just me or does the fire-Esmeralda screaming sound like the meme goat scream?
I’ve noticed it for years and it always cracks me up during the scene lol 😂
This is probably one of the darkest Disney movies I’ve ever seen. 🖤
well it is based on a very dark book...
Me too.
@@Metzwerg74 14:32 that’s right.
@@Metzwerg74 the same guy who wrote Les Miserables that also became a musical
@@SCR33NH3AD yeah.... so ?
tell me something new...
I loved this movie when it came out and my mother was SO disturbed by it...
Begged for the Esmeralda doll for Christmas and my birthday at the time...
Normally got a Disney movie for each birthday, but had to buy it for myself with my pocket money...
Come to think of it, I think that were the very first red flags for some ways of thinking of my parents...
It is still to this day one of the movies I treat myself to watch! It has a fixed place near my player next to my other favorites! And the soundtrack is always part of my devices!
It´s a bummer Disney lost the way to tell stories like this...
They try badly to replicate this magic and it shows more and more!
Watching this review makes me want to watch it badly today!
Great work I really like your comments on this movie! Earned a new sub xD
Disney doesn't deal with hard topics these days. Imagine the backlash.
Hi, Sophie; I really love your channel and all your videos, including this one. I don't know if anyone has mentioned this already, but the g-word used to refer to Esmerelda and her people is actually a slur. The people themselves are actually the Roma, or Romani. I know the movie uses it so we can't pretend it doesn't exist, but I thought you might like to know moving forward. ❤
Thank you for letting me know ❤️
Guard: Judge frollo. Why are you singing about how aroused you are in front of that fireplace?
Frollo: Never mind. Get out you fool.
I didn't like this movie when I was a kid, but I watched again some years ago and it quickly became one of my favourites alongside Hercules. I think both Megara and Esmeralda are the strongest and charsimatic female charcters disney ever created. And also the funniest😂
Same fore me. As a child, the story itself went over my head completely. When I came back as an adult, I was mind blown by this movie and its now at the top of my list of movie masterpieces (along with the soundtrack).
Also a cool detail is that during the end of hellfire, the solder who told Frollo that Esmeralda had escaped was basked in an heavenly blue and white light while Frollo was in the hellish red and orange light.
This symbolizes that God gave Frollo a chance to do the right thing and let Esmeralda go, but Frollo refused and gave into his sins as he turned towards the fire, implying that he’s made his final choice and that he is going to hell.
💃 Part of the reason that Disney chooses not to include Esmeralda among it's "Princess" dynasty has to do with the fact that her speaking and singing voices were played by two different people. Demi Moore was an extremely popular actress at the time, so the brass at Disney figured that her presence would be a draw. The problem was that she isn't a singer. The singing voice wound up going to a complete unknown who to this day, remains completely unknown (which is weird). I think your fondness for this movie probably has something to do with it's more adult oriented themes. I've never considered it to be a kid's film. I've mentioned this before, but if you're looking for a great CGI animated film that would go perfectly with the Halloween season, check out Tim Burton's "9" (2009). Among other things, it includes maybe the most bad-ass female character in all of CGI animation, voiced by Jennifer Connelly. She is constantly coming to the rescue of all the male characters. 😉👍
There’s plenty of official princesses who have a different singing voice than the speaking one though
@@V_4_Versace I was gonna say, I know of at least two Disney Princesses whose speaking voices are different than their singing voices.
Esmeralda's singing voice is from a woman called Heidi Mollenhauer.
Stop spreading those lies please.
One thing I hope they bring to the live action version, don't @ me, is the fact that Frollo took Quasimodo in when no one else wanted him, (yes thats right, Frollo wasnt making that up) and raised him as his own, even taught him sign language when he went deaf from constant exposure to the ringing bells.
Literally the only reason he becomes as cruel as he is here is because of meeting Esmerelda.
Did you forget the beginning of the movie?
@@chadatchison145 did you not read the actual story?
@@videohistory722 I did when I was young but have since forgotten most of it, was Frollo a good person in the original story or as you said only became bad once he started to obsess over Esmerelda? I'll have to put the book on my reread list cos now I'm kinda fascinated to see what his story arc was meant to be.
Frollo become cruel , because he was considered a sorcerer and evil from public opinion for 16 years ,that he himself began to believe it and blocks negative emotions by itself and met Esmeralda
I love this story, especially the musical
I just recently read the book this movie is inspired of, and holy shit that shit gets dark fast
compared to the book, the disney movie is a bright happy summer afternoon with picnic.... i also love the 1956 movie with anthony quinn and gina lollobridgida....
I would swear on anything that the court of miracles is in the Paris catacombs.
Probably someone has already mentioned it, but in the original book, Captain Phoebus de Chateauper is a character no less evil and disgusting than Frollo himself. He is engaged to Fleur-de-Lys, but nevertheless intends to seduce, use and abandon Esmeralda before marrying. When he is about to get closer, Frollo attacks him, the captain of the guard escapes alive, but accuses Esmeralda of witchcraft, seduction and an attempt to murder him, only to prevent his fiancée from finding out about the attempted adultery with a gypsy on the eve of their wedding. Disney unfortunately turned this character into a positive one, because how would it be that a handsome guy could be negative ?? Likewise, Disney did not want too much controversy and changed the character of Frollo from archbishop to judge. In addition, comedy characters of gargoyles spoiled the overall tone of the animation, but apart from these few details, the film is wonderful, beautiful animation, music, songs etc. But what hurts me the most is that Phoebus spoiling me for the rest of this adaptation. PS. I would like to add that there is no happy ending in the book. Esmeralda, despite Quasimodo's efforts, is taken from the cathedral and hung somewhere on a tree. Then, under unknown circumstances, her body disappears. When a long time shift follows and a group of people discover the mysterious grave, they find the decaying body of Esmeralda and Quasimodo.
Disney most likely changed his character because why would they portray Phoebus character that way??? It’s way to much for kids, which this movie is for… that’s like saying Disney are cowards for making Eric choose Ariel because he didn’t choose her in the original, but of course the cute prince has to fall in love due to personality and not looks
Also, changing frollo didn’t do much considering they portrayed the character being led by religion and didn’t hide that
thank you for writing this.... this is disneys darkest movie.... but the book was so much darker....
Hi Sophie it's so exciting to see you again I love your reaction to this movie so much you were amazing Sophie and I hope you have a great weekend😊🎃🌞👻🍭🍬🍫
27:33 Thanks a lot, that edit made me laugh so hard for a good minute and a half that tears came out of my eyes 😂
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Thank you so much, #SophieLents, for uploading this awesome movie reaction. Your content is absolutely amazing, and I love watching you react to different movies.
This movie has an amazing soundtrack!! My favourite of all time! How can you not feel the emotion and intensity of the vocal performances by everyone as they are amazing. Yes, chills are exactly the right words to explain it! This is on par with Mozart and Beat hoven. I adore this movie and the reason we love it so much is because we know Quanzie is a beautiful person that we would all be friends with, and love and we also see Judge Claud Frodo that embodies our flaws and our negative attributes. Yes, his evil but he has been corrupted and we all realise we can also be so easily corrupted just the same and that is why we can relate to him. He thinks he is good and right like many of us feel we are good and right, but we maybe are not, and we need to see and catch ourselves too truly be good. This movie is magical in many ways, and I love it and Id treasure everything it has to say! I really need to do a video about this movie but id cry and be all soppy so maybe I should just stick to what I do lol. Great video by the way and keep it up!! You got another sub 🙂
Stephen Schwartz's deep songwriting poetry and Alan Menken's music talent: A true phenomenon of Film Score
While the Direct-to-DVD sequel can't truly compare to the 1st, it had its own charm and Madeline was a good character.
It's not realistic that Madeline would fall for Quasimodo, not even with his newly acquired status and fine clothing. The first movie basically says "be a good person even if you're ugly and get rejected and you will suffer for it". Disney just resorted to feeding people a nice lie.
@@markmane4548 1) Quasi being a GENUINELY "good person" as you say even while being "ugly" and getting "rejected" ultimately lead to the end of his suffering at the very end of the 1st movie(when his better status truly was "newly acquired"). So being a GENUINELY good person(not false-good) till the end ultimately ensures that he will no longer "suffer for it" like he used to.
2) The sequel takes place years after the 1st film as evidence by Phoebus and Esmeralda's son(Zephyr) being around 5 years old, at least. So Quasi's status and clothes are not by any means "newly acquired" since he's had them for years(especially since the status was acquired by the end of the 1st film). So Disney did NOT actually *lie* about anything.
Good looks are ultimately worthless in the end since they're temporary at best(age will inevitably take good looks away no matter how much people try to prevent the natural ravages of time). A good soul and character trumps appearances. I actually speak from experience and can honestly say that I haven't been staying with my man for over 7 years for his looks(nor did I get with him for his looks). Also, I have no interest in his money since he struggles financially just as much as I do. Sex doesn't play much into it either since I'm Asexual and he's Demi-sexual. He makes me feel safe by accepting me for who I am and vice versa.
If you truly believe that it's unrealistic for anyone to fall in love with someone other than for their appearance, there's only 2 logical possibilities I can think of. A) You've had an exceptionally poor sampling of GFs(or whatever) and possibly need to surround yourself with better and far less shallow people - OR - B) You are your own problem and part of the cause/problem that allows such beliefs to continue existing.
@@AMStryx 1)Despite being a noble character, in the end Quasi accepts his unfortunate circumstances and gives up on a huge part of life. Being good doesn’t relieve him of his needs. It’s apparent at the start of the first movie how he suffers because of his loneliness.
2)Relatively new, but still. He’s also somewhat more confident in the 2nd movie. Nothing he can do about his abysmal looks though. Madeline’s face when she sees his face? Utterly revolted.
The girls I’ve watched the movie with were all repulsed by him, whether openly or not. How can you blame them? Some of them commented on his ugliness and laughed at him. Appearance ms matters for the overwhelming majority of people. Disney chose to ignore Madeline’s instinctive revulsion in order to give Quasi the happy ending he couldn’t get in the first movie he so desperately craved.
Looks matter since they play a major part in attracting a partner (which happens at a young age, when you still retain them), ultimately proving very important. Personality also essential. Good nature can be a nice touch but most people are happy as long as you’re good to them and not unnecessarily bad to anyone else.
It’s unlikely to the point of being virtually impossible that someone would pick the hunchback. Someone who is ugly but less than Quasimodo, I could see them having a chance, never said they don’t. It’s nonetheless way harder and they’ll face far more frustrations and romantic hardships.
@@markmane4548 I don't think you've realized just how significantly you've reinforced the possibility that you are surrounded by shallow and potentially toxic people. No friends/family/SO is always better than having bad friends/family/SO.
1) Culture/Society continues to feed people the LIE that a romantic relationship is the be-all-end-all, when it's NOT. Not even close. Family and friends are arguably far more essential than romance. Also, it's incredibly unhealthy to rely solely on 1 single person to be EVERYTHING you need. A) Because while a single person can do and be just about anything, they can't do nor be EVERYTHING(there's a reason they say it takes a village to properly raise a child). B) To rely solely on 1 single person for everything is to be completely isolated(Frollo being the prime example of why you never "put all your eggs in 1 basket" and rely solely on 1 person). So the LAST thing he truly NEEDS is to continue relying solely on 1 person/relationship to live a truly fulfilling life. Also, the only thing any person essentially needs is HEALTHY interpersonal connection(ergo GOOD friends and family), NOT ROMANCE. You also missed what it is that Quasi truly wanted the most. He wanted to be accepted by his society, to truly belong. By the end of the 1st film he got all that, and therefore got his truly happy ending.
Also, in the most successful and HEALTHY marriages, the couple describe it as like being married to their BEST FRIEND. The only truly significant difference between a platonic friend and a romantic partner is physical intimacy(ergo SEX). That's it. A truly healthy romantic relationship is meant to be based off of more than just sex. In fact, the strongest possible foundation to can base a romantic relationship on is FRIENDSHIP. Quasi didn't give up on a "huge part of life" in the 1st movie. He only gave up on Esmeralda. There are also plenty of signs in the sequel that prove Quasi hadn't totally given up on romance by then either.
2) Disney didn't ignore Madeline's initial revulsion. She went back to her boss(?) to try to back out of his plan, and he made is clear that horrible things would happen to her if she refused to keep trying to get close to Quasi. Again, her revulsion was NOT ignored. It was overridden. She was left with little choice but to overcome her revulsion for the sake of her own survival. They did something almost identical in the OG Beauty and the Beast. Belle was initially just revolted by Beast's appearance, and could've left her father instead of taking his place(and her father was begging her to leave). Belle overrode and overcame her revulsion to save her father, and Beast didn't even have a good personality and attitude to help his case. True, Belle's case was more selfless and Madeline was self motivated. In the end of both cases, it only took getting to know the PERSON to overcome the appearances. While Beast did regain his human form, Belle did NOT immediately recognize him.
Again, you completely missed what it was the Quasi TRULY wanted MOST in the 1st movie. He wanted acceptance and to belong in his society, and by the time of the sequel he had definitely gained all and more. More in the form of a truly loving family consisting of Phoebus, Esmeralda and Zephyr(Quasi basically became adopted as a brother to Phoebus and Esmeralda and an uncle to Zephyr). Definitely a significant improvement over Frollo, and it's clear that Quasi had completely stopped crushing on Esmeralda for a while by the time of the sequel. Though you are likely right about Disney giving Quasi a romantic interest, to provide him with the traditional/typically "happy ending" based on the completely BS LIE that's still being being fed to people that the ONLY way to have a "truly happy ending" is to have a romantic partner. Thank gods, Disney has finally and mostly stopped feeding into that complete and total BS LIE. You need FAR MORE than just a romantic partner to live a TRULY HEALTHY, FULFILLING and HAPPY LIFE. A romantic partner alone is NOT NEALY ENOUGH.
"The girls I’ve watched the movie with were all repulsed by him, whether openly or not." Again, you've significantly reinforced how shallow and potentially toxic those women truly are. Just because something is "normal/commonplace" does NOT automatically make it GOOD nor RIGHT. Normal and Good/Right are not synonymous terms. *Also, the "majority" is not automatically good nor always right.*
Back in the human races beginning, the only thing that mattered was that your mate was strong and healthy enough to survive and provide for each other. While Quasi may have still faced difficulty in that setting, it would never be truly impossible for him to acquire a mate since his defects and deformities didn't make it impossible for him to survive and provide for a mate. If anything, his exceptional strength would've gone a long way in overcoming his deformed appearance. Nowadays, appearances are judged purely on a cosmetic basis and not a survival basis. In the present day, appearances ONLY matter as much as the MONEY that's made off of it.
While you are right about it being highly unlikely that someone would choose Quasi regardless of his looks, you are absolutely WRONG about it being "virtually impossible"(and therefore unrealistic).
This is a film I enjoyed as a kid and have found a new appreciation for as an adult, especially after 5 semesters of Latin in college. Of the films of the Disney Renaissance, this film is amongst the best. It is also amongst Disney's darkest films.
Quasimodo-Patron Saint of the Friend Zone
23:05 I think the movie shows here how poisiounos the pressure of religious doctrine can be. It is something I could see myself with very religious people I knew well. They try so hard to keep religious doctrine against their own desires that they don't even dare to formulate/ talk about them with friends or family out of fear to be judged. But then if they follow them or show weakness in their facade the externalise the guild. It wasn't them, they try to be good persons, obviously the devil or somebody else involved made them do it, they are the evil ones that needs to be punished. This in the long run leads to victim blaming in case of sa and other stuff.
Another person who's watched Notre dame de Paris? TASTE
(that opening guitar riff hit me with such nostalgia, Les Temps des Cathedrales was THEE moment)
Yes, yes it is. My favorite Disney movie
God Help The Outcasts and Someday are my favourite Disney songs (aside from Do You Wanna Build a Snowman) - both movie and pop versions of both songs.
SOPHIEEEE YOU MADE MY EVENING!!! THE BEST GIRLIE (YOU) AND THE BEST ANIMATED MOVIE IN MY LIFE. THANK YOU!!!
I’ve never hated a Disney character more than Frollo! The way you gag is me everytime!! And yes! I LOVE the gypsy’s prayer song!!
This is my favorite Disney movie. Frollo works because he has power. Basically, he makes the law and by that logic he can do no wrong. But all the song Hellfire is literally him singing blasfemy after blasfemy. First asking why he feels something completly natural like feel attracted to a woman when he is "pure", then excusing himself for feeling something for Esmeralda, then asking god why he made men weaker than the temtations of the Devil, then asking to destroy Esmeralda or have her, if he can't have her no one can't.
Here a pause of what he says. That guard was literally an immediate answer of Maria, giving him one last chance of getting out of this dark path. the guard tells him that Esmeralda escaped, there he has a chance to let her go and keep going with his life, or sink more in his insane desire and denial and go to hell. And he chose the later.
Then he vainly ask for mercy on Esmeralda, believing himself purer of soul than her, and for him, feeling sorry of something that is completly normal. And declares that either he has Esmeralda or no one will have her.
In his death, he literally asked for god to kill him when he said "and he shall smite the whicked and send them into the firy pit." There he literally said "strike me down." And for a man who wanted answers from god, he got them.
A dark character from beginning to end.
"How the tables have tabled" is the perfect way to describe that scene lmao
Honestly, you're not missing the mark when it comes to Frollo. He is a full-blown narcissist, and he lives in a society that enables his false sense of entitlement over other people, even to the point of taking their freedom and lives. Quasi is being used as a scapegoat, a receptacle for his narcissistic caregivers' shame and disgust that he lacks the emotional maturity to deal with on his own. Frollo is dependent on others to regulate his own feelings, because he lacks the insight to do it on his own, which is why he never misses an opportunity to blame others for the violence and destruction his actions cause. If you want to find out more about narcissism and narcissistic abuse, I would highly recommend watching Dr. Ramani Durvasula, she has a RUclips channel and it's very informative.
Sophie, you are beautiful and it was a pleasure rewatching an old Disney classic with you! The sassy commentary on Frollo’s gaslighting and faces made them even funnier! Very fun reaction video!
Esmeralda is so legendary that I even made a video about her
My favorite character in the movie is Clopin the Jester or fool or whatever he's supposed to represent. He's just a very good character (besides trying to hang Quasimodo and Feebus but he's trying to protect his people) and i'm sad that he had so little screen time. He's my favorite character.🃏
Hellfire is one of my favorite Disney songs.
The stare from the statues at the start of the movie, always leaves me a bit unsettled, even when I'm older now
I think Stephen Schwartz took part in elaborating the music, the same one that composed the Prince of Egypt songs.
I’m glad that I no longer have Covid and I get to celebrate with a new video with my favorite movie reactor! ❤😄
Glad you’re feeling better!
This movie's score is absolutely beautiful!
It's hard to find one darker than this for Disney. Mainly because it is more realistic than the others. And yes, I remember the gargoyles.
1990s Disney movies are peak childhood.
this movie had the best music it actually felt like I was watching an opera more then a Disney movie it was actually felt very different then other Disney movies
Quasimodo’s SO PURE!! 🥰😍
This really is the best Disney movies. Probably one of the darkest I've seen.
Me too.
Congrats on the sponsor! Thanks for the video as always
my guess on why you don’t like Phoebes: in the book he is worse than anyone else, even Frolo (in my opinion)
I used to watch this movie on repeat as a kid. And a lot of stuff went over my head. I don't even remember that scene with Esmeralda and Phoebus in the church. And so many scenes where I'm like wow that happened in a Disney movie.
7:58 JAIL TIME!! JAIL TIME SOPHIE LMAO
My theory about Phoebus; is that he is actually a spy sent by a French Nobleman/King to investigate some reports/rumors about Frollo's actions with orders to go along and when he had seen enough report back, he just got reckless with the burning of innocent civilians, and as such was forced to rapidly change plans
Frollo was legit like, the BEST, most intimidating Disney villain in any of their stories. (Not that this is Disney's story, but just the way they did this version, I mean)
I'm so afraid that they're going to do one of those soulless live-action remakes of this movie and take away everything that made Frollo work as a villain. Even worse, if they try to give him a "redemption arc" or something because current-day Disney is more worried about appealing to the conservatives and old Disney wasn't afraid to show this scary side of religion. :/
27:46 ahahahahahhah😅😆😆 That`s hilarious)) Yeah, we remember everything. I like Hellfire too!
Some years ago Alan Menken worked on a stage version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which is even better than the animated movie and even darker - as dark as Hugo's Notre Dame de Paris, I must say; not that I'm complaining XD - you should be able to find some recording of it on RUclips, but I warn you, it will break your heart.
It was to go on Broadway but was cancelled in favor of Frozen because Frozen was easier to sell and also they didn't want to pay for the 30+ elements of the choir. I will never forgive them, but I have to admit that the Frozen musical is great, especially because they casted Ciara Renée as Elsa (and she plays Esmeralda in the stage version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame).
She's an absolute goddess, her rendition of "Someday" from THOND is truly heart-wrenching.
also!! have you heard/seen a musical inspired by this movie (the hunchback of notre dame 2016)? it has more songs, they're rewritten in some way, frollo is much deeper and so on. i love this thing much much more because it combines original story and the movie so well, damnnn!! and it's absolutely beautiful. it came up in my mind when i saw this scene with quasimodo in chains, there's a song (made of stone) what SLAPS. and the whole final song (14 goddamn minutes) just /chefs kiss/
Haven’t seen it but you’ve got me intrigued!
Watched it yesterday and I was surprised you watched it now as well.
I highly recommend watching/listening to the musical based off of this movie! It really flushes out all of the characters (including Phoebus) and really goes into why Frollo is the way that he is, while not excusing any of his behavior. They also add some absolutely amazing songs, so it’s just even more of a banger album!
That, and Hadestown are my favorite musicals.
If you haven’t already listened to it, and you want to, I’d love to watch that reaction!
Frollo thinks he can save and convert Esmerelda and bring her up to 'his' level
Hi Sophie hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
Easily my favorite Disney movie ❤️
Yeah, this movie and its soundtrack give me chills every time. I hated it as a child, simply cause Quasi didn't get Esmeralda. But that was my immature child mind not understanding any of the story. I rewatched this as an adult, and realized it was a masterpiece. Probably THE masterpiece of Disney in my opinion. Also, Esmeralda was such a strong female character.
Thanks for the video Sophie! You're way more awesome than you think. :)
Fun fact with Frolllo singing Hellfire. Right after he sang it, the door opened with some sort of heavenly light and all the hellish glow around him just disappeared. God was using the guard as a mouthpiece. God was basically saying "she doesn't belong to you" . That was his last chance at redemption, but Frollo answered "get out you idiot". And he sealed his fate
MY FAVORITE ALWAYS