Kyle Heinsohn, Marcus Brion, Phoebe Benson The 1997 Disney classic Hercules takes place in Greece. It is an animated, American spin on the Greek mythological story. Hercules, who is the son of Zeus, becomes mortal and must grow up on earth. In the original story, Hercules accidentally kills his wife and ends up committing suicide before being saved by Zeus and brought to Mt. Olympus. The family-friendly Disney version has Hercules falling in love and saving the day. Our group watched the movie, attempting
In 1997, Disney released the movie Hercules, an adaptation of popular Heracles myth from Ancient Greek mythology. The movie is about titular character Hercules and his journey to become a real hero. Even this statement sounds like Homer’s The Odyssey for Hercules adapted not only The Odyssey but many myths in a harmonious and subtle way to achieve a family-friendly movie, both entertaining to those who are interested in mythology and who are just casual audiences. To create this kind of effect to
have influenced society in some way. Disney’s Hercules incorporates Classical Mythology within a number of scenes and includes a variety of typical mythological themes, yet fails to accurately characterize Hercules and reproduce his role in the Greek and Roman societal views, while neglecting major aspects surrounding his existence in the mythological world. The modern work does make use of Classical Mythology throughout the film. Many Greek characters are shown or referenced at different points
There are many ways and reasons why modern producers put Greek mythology on film and television. The first example in the Hercules (2014) movie where a part of Greek mythology is seen is in the beginning when Hercules is shown fighting the Lernaean Hydra as part of his twelve labours that he had to perform. The filmmakers used CGI and special effects to create the Hydra because it would be much more realistic and enjoyable to watch rather than a person in a costume. Similarly, the filmmakers would
The male characters in Disney films have evolved with today’s society, in which male and female counterparts are equal. In the era of Walt Disney, the prince saved the princess, as seen in Sleeping Beauty. The prince possessed masculine or hypermasculine characteristics – strong, muscular, broad, tall, ambitious and hard. However, in later Disney the male characters began to soften, as seen in Hercules. In Masculinity as Social Semiotic Identity Politics and Gender in Disney Animated Films, Robyn
points of classic mythology get lost. Disney’s Hercules is a great example of Greek mythology tales being used as a lesson to create an impactful story in which mythology was simply a reference. Although the Disney version of Hercules makes suitable points in describing Greek Mythology and ensuring that it’s viewers are somewhat erudite of the myths; Such as introducing heaven, the underworld, Zeus, Hera, additional gods, and incorporating various characters and creatures, it still contains discrepancy
Another argument that can be brought up is what actually defines a hero. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a hero is “a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability” (Merriam-Webster). I feel that this is a good definition that encompasses both raja vikram and hercules. Some might argue that because vikram often has other people save him throughout the story, he is not a hero
The “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” television show was one of the most highly rated television shows of its time. It began airing in January 1995 and aired until November 1999. The six season, 116 episode show also prompted several television movies and a spinoff show entitled Xena: Warrior Princess. The first episode entitled The Wrong path opens with the show’s two main characters, Hercules, played by the tall, muscular, and tan Kevin Sorbo and Iolaus, played by the short and spunky Michael
being quite rewarding in the end. The hero follows the road of growth and education until they are ready to pursuit their goals and save the day. Two such heroes journeys are the stories of Will Stronghold in Sky High (2005) and Hercules of Hercules (1997). Both, Will and Hercules, want to be heroes and correlate through the ideals of: lacking of powers, making their fathers proud, and wanting to save the day. Thus, the two films can be assessed through the various social and personal similarities within
of an epic poem or short story is arguably the literary element that has the greatest effect on conflict in a story. Theme is what the characters and the audience are supposed to take away after finishing the story. In Hercules and The Iliad, the overall themes of each story help to almost determine the conflict to come, and how that conflict will help to shape the character. Many consider the main theme of The Iliad to be the very first line in the entire epic poem, in which a muse sings a song about