Here is My Movie Review of the Hunchback of Notre Dame

 

Here is My Movie Review of the Hunchback of Notre Dame

So basically what happens is that you have this guy named Quasimodo and he lives in the bell tower in Paris. Then one day he wants to go The Festival of Fools. But his master Judge Claudo Frollo wouldn't let him. So he decides to sneak to the festival and There he starts to have fun but once the townspeople find out that he is deformed and they decide to throw food at him and make fun of him because he is deformed and then he gets rescued by this girl named Esmeralda and he starts falling in love with him but Judge Claudo Frollo thinks that she is a witch. So he decides Kill her by burning her in front of Notre Dame. So it is up to Quasimodo to take down his master Judge Claudo Frollo   and save Esmeralda. That is basically what the story is for this movie. 

Tom Hulce voices Quasimodo. I have to say he still does a terrific job as the character. What makes Quasimodo such an awesome character is that you really feel bad for him because all he wants to do is to explore the outside world and wants to be accepted by the  other people. Probably the best  scene with Quasimodo is where he stands up to Judge Claudo Frollo. Telling him that there are people who are just as evil and cruel as him. Is it probably one of the strongest moments in the film. The chemistry between him and Demi Moore, Kevin Kline, and Tony Jay is still fantastic. 

Demi Moore voices  Esmeralda  In the film. I have to say she does an excellent job as the character. What makes Esmeralda such a wonderful character Is that you can see that she really cares about Quasimodo and loves him just the way he is. Probably the best scene with Esmeralda Is where she saves Quasimodo from the town's people who are throwing food at him and then she comes to believe that she likes him. It is probably the most emotional thing in the entire film. The chemistry between her and Tom Hulce Is still remarkable. 

Kevin Kline Voices captain Phoebus In the film. Now Captain Phoebus isn't a villain but he does follow Judge Claude Frollo’s orders. But he eventually betrays  him Because he finds out what Judge Claud Frollo's real intentions are. Probably the best scene with Captain Phoebus is where he turns against Judge Claude Frollo when he tells him to burn a gypsy's house down. But he refuses this  because he doesn't think they deserve to die a fiery death. It is the most intense scene of the entire film. The chemistry between him and Tom Hulce Is spectacular. 

However the absolute big standout of the entire film is Tony Jay as Judge Claude Frollo. What makes Judge Claude Frollo such a tremendous villain is that in his eyes he thinks he's doing the right thing In the name of God by killing all the gypsies and he thinks by doing this justice will be served but in reality he is committing mass genocide. Judge Claude Frollo might be up there with the Horn King from the Black Coldren as the darkest Disney villain ever made. Also his villain song Hellfire is probably up there with Scar's song Be Prepared from The Lion King as one of the best Disney villain songs. This is by far is probably the darkest Disney song because the song represents Judge Claude Frollo’s lust and sexual desires towards Esmeralda and he states in the song if She doesn't choose him he will burn her to hell. Also Judge Claude Frollo Is really fun to hate because you want him to die for  all the horrible things that he has done and he dies by hanging on to a statue of a demon's face and it roars at him and he descends into the fiery pits of hell. The rivalry between him and Quasimodo is astounding. Fun fact actors like Derek Jacoby, Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anthony Hopkins, and Alan Rickman were all considered to voice Judge Claude Frollo. The chemistry between him and Tom Tom Hulce Is still tremendous. 

The directing by Gary Trousdale and Kirk  Wies Is really interesting Because what I like about Their directing and that they do a great job tackling the subject of Being prejudice because what's really sad that there are people in real life who make fun of other people just because of the way that they look and it's just really depressing to see. I'm also happy that they took the subject really seriously in the film so I think it is really Incredible of how they did that. 

So in conclusion I still really enjoy this movie because it has a really great religious theme in terms of If you're doing something in the name of God or you're just doing it to be selfish. I also still think this is the darkest Disney villain of all time. This is probably the darkest the most powerful Disney movie of all time. I give this movie a 10/10.