The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 animated film)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1996 animated film produced by The Walt Disney Company based on Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. While the basic structure remains, the movie is by any means not a guide to the novel. The plot is centered on the gypsy girl Esmeralda; Claude Frollo, powerful and ruthless priest, lusts after her. Quasimodo, protagonist and the kind-hearted but deformed bellringer of Notre Dame, adores her. Phoebus, the chivalrous if irreverent military captain, holds affections for her. The character of Grimgoire is absent entirely, and Quasimodo's sidekick trio of gargoyles - Victor, Hugo and Laverne - would look rather out of place in the book, as would the eventual ending.

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Animated film - The Walt Disney Company - Victor Hugo - The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Notre Dame - Sidekick - Gargoyle

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Hunchback is considerably more adult-oriented than the usual Disney fare and touches on themes of sin, religion, and hate. As the company has a reputation as a makers of childrens' animation, this resulted in criticism. On the other hand, this film is usually considered to be one of the last products of Disney's 1990s renaissance in the production of animated features, which spawned Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and The Lion King.

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Sin - 1990s - Beauty and the Beast - The Little Mermaid - The Lion King

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The film has been widely acclaimed for its visual and artistic merits, and its technical advances in the combination of hand-drawn and computerised animation. It has fared less well in its scripting and characterisation, despite the engaging lead character. Notable details include the use of computer-generated imagery to create otherwise infeasibly large crowds, and the use of actual Christian latin texts and music in the background.

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Lead character - Computer-generated imagery - Christian - Latin

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