The modern day references in an ancient Greek setting (Air Herc mosaic billboards, the sandals, the slurpy cups) make for some laughs as well. If you know Greek myths, the puns are even greater in number. Hercules and his flying white horse are fun and punny, which is always a plus. Thankfully the Spice Girls idea was nixed, as I don’t think the film would have worked as well or been enjoyable to watch after 1998. The Spice Girls were originally considered for the singing muses. Apparently he voiced Hercules in the Spanish release. And a quality music video of Ricky Martin singing “Go the Distance” in Spanish with bonfires burning all around him. There was a short ‘making of’ segment that showed a few behind the scenes and gave some information the singing.
The special features were seriously lacking. I think Disney was wise to leave that part out. Heracles/Hercules also was tricked into a rage and murdered his wife and children (Megara and their children). So Phil was a little…off with his failures/broken dreams deal. Perseus was weak and the girl did all his feats, but he was considered a hero too. Achilles chose to be a hero instead of living a peaceful, non-famous life. Odysseus really was a hero, without the disgrace that Phil is disappointed by. Whoopsies, Disney! Also, Narcissus was punished by the gods for vanity, but he wasn’t actually a god and wouldn’t be on Mt. Although I really don’t know if these are the Greek gods or the Roman ones, because they use the Greek gods’ names, but Hercules is the Roman version of Her acles. I mean, the Sultan in Aladdinis white, but at least Jasmine looks Arabian. Blue Hades? Pink Hera? Only Zeus and Hercules aren’t pastel, and they don’t look remotely Greek. For one thing, neither the Greeks nor the Romans portrayed the gods as being rainbow-colored. Ron Clements and John Musker directed such successes as The Little Mermaid and Aladdin and, quite frankly, I’d expect a little more of them, research-wise.
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This is touched upon later when Meg states to Hades, "he made me an offer I had to refuse," doubling down on what she said to Herc a few scenes prior (as well as interpolating a quote from one of the greatest movies of all time).In Disney’s defense, they had never done a myth-based movie before. When she first meets Hercules and talks about how she got involved with Nessus the river guardian, she quickly glosses over how she ended up in a physical altercation with him, stating that he wouldn't have taken no for an answer when it came to getting what he wanted.Īdults would have absolutely raised their eyebrows at this line, knowing the greater implications, as well as understanding the violent nature of many Greek myths and the context presented to viewers.
She sells her soul to Hades to save the life of her boyfriend, who ends up breaking the relationship off, leaving her as Hades' underling. Meg's lines in Hercules are host to some of the best quips from the Disney Renaissance, but her overarching narrative is pretty tragic. "Well you know how men are– they think no means yes, and get lost means 'take me I'm yours." – Meg
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