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When it was announced that Disney planned a singing, dancing Hunchback of Notre Dame [CINEMA, June 24], it seemed like an absurd idea. Having seen the movie, I can only assume the next project will be something along the lines of Anne Frank, the Musical. PHILIP J. SCHACCA West Hempstead, New York
...more satisfying (and less flaky) than "Pocahontas," "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is reminiscent of "Aladdin," with its spectacular cartoon architecture and lively medieval street scenes. Directors Gary Truesdale and Kirk Wise (collaborators on "Beauty and the Beast") tap into the visual power of the Notre Dame cathedral, and the film's most compelling scenes are set therein...
...Hunchback" tackles more adult themes than any prior Disney movie. Unlike previous Disney villains motivated by power hunger and jealousy, Judge Frollo is driven by guilt over his lust for the beautiful gypsy Esmerelda (spoken by Demi Moore in her sexiest role of the summer and sung by Heidi Mollenhauer...
Like the clock and candlestick from "Beauty and the Beast," "Hunchback" animates the inanimate for comic relief. Three gargoyles are Quasi's only friends in the cathedral. Like Calvin's Hobbes, the Gargoyles are alive only to Quasimodo. They character's are a small tribute to the original Hunchback's author, as two of the three are named Vic and Hugo...
Most Disney movies aim to be enjoyable for adults as well as thrilling for children. Hunchback may prove to be the opposite, since many of the adult themes will fly over the heads of young viewers, like Notre Dame above Paris...