Hercules, Disney's Beautiful Hot Mess: a Video Essay
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Published 2016-10-03
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All Comments (21)
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Once I saw this comment that said “the biggest historical inaccuracy that Disney has ever committed is portraying Zeus as a happy family man” and that gets me every time
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like it or hate it, Disney's Hercules did do something right. they managed to summarize about 90% of Greek mythology with 5 simple words "-and then along came Zeus"
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"Is [the doggy tag] in case Zeus forgets his name?" Given the number of illegitimate kids Zeus fathered, probably.
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The words ‘NOT BEING FAITHFUL’ over Zeus and Hera having a positive relationship is the best thing ever.
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The thing that gutted me the most about Hades never realising that Hercules wasn't dead all those years is the fact that he is literally the God of the underworld - The place where dead people go. If ANYONE should know when someone's dead, it should be him! Like did he just never look around and think "hey, has anyone seen Herc?"
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"Zeus got around" - literally ever Greek problem ever
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"Don't go to film school. Watch internet videos." Yes, Professor Ellis.
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"How did the Greek gods hide a kid from the other side for 18 years?" stares in Zagreus
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Given Zeus' infidelity, the whole "Hercules has a dog tag in case Zeus forgets his name" was hilarious! lol
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As far as Hades not knowing Herc was alive for 18 years, I could buy the argument that Hades is a god and immortal, therefore, 18 years might actually not be a terribly long amount of time for him.
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I always thought that Hercules equated “the fame and fortune” with “acceptance.” That’s all he ever wanted.
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"An entire canon of Bella Swans" made me laugh and I had to go back a few times until I stopped laughing.
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One thing I always found unique about this was that Meg appears to be older than Hercules. How many Disney movies have a romance with a female character who is older than the guy?
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I just enjoy the movie because it has a unique visual style, great music, Meg, and that himbo as a protagonist.
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I just rewatched Hercules and I think I finally realized why I loved it as a kid. Its not a history lesson, not a serious moral. Its just trying to have fun, which is what I'm looking for at the end of the day. But I've heard talk of a live-action remake and I'm pretty concerned they'll try to make it more "accurate" and "serious." At that point you're taking away the only thing Hercules has. I don't exactly watch that movie for the great plot lol
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Also, Hades is like the death receptionist, he would probably know if someone was death or not.
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Honey, you mean HUNKULES
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Tiny Brain: Hercules Glowing Brain: Heracles Galaxy Brain: Hunkules
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“Look at how long this video is”. Oh man, those halcyon days when 37 minutes was long for a youtube analysis video
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Hercules was my fav disney movie as a kid, at the time little redhead me thought he wanted to be Hercules. Looking back as a card carrying homosexual, that little twunk was one of my first crushes.
