Thread:Betep Stone/@comment-25041621-20140928111102/@comment-25041621-20140928194205

Well, it's interesting that you mention the villain, because Frollo is exactly the character that made me remember this movie above all others.

I really liked The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and now that I've seen it, I consider it one of the more profound and more meaningful Disney movies. Quasimodo is such an amazing person, and I'd love to know how he managed to turn out like this with his upbringing! I like Esmeralda too, but I found her a little too provocative. Phoebus is also okay, and Clopin too. And Frollo - I'm not sure what you mean by "another kind of dark" - he is just a breathtaking villain.

Reasons why I think the film is so great: 1. The songs are GREAT, one better than the other, and altogether unbelievably amazing, the score that convinced me to become a real Menken fan at last. 2. The picture is really nicely done, I keep forgetting it's animated. 3. The plot is super, I don't know how much comes from the novel, and how much was added, but I was really impressed with both the storyline and dialogue. 4. The most amazing thing is that it's one of the few films where each character's point of view is actually portrayed. Hellfire is such an amazing song, because it shows Frollo from such a startling new side, and instead of thinking he is just that disgusting guy hiding behind the cloak of justice and religion, he really believes in something and tries to figure out his path. And then, when you see him go wrong and wicked, you're really disappointed (I know I was).

So what left such a lasting impression was surely that there is more depth to both the good (Quasimodo), the bad (Frollo) and the in-between (Phoebus) guys, and that you can really think about what has been happening all this time in each person, unlike a few Disney Princess movies, where it is, at least, a lot more difficult. (BTW: that's why I'm asking your opinion, because I know you appreciate the extra depth in Mulan and Mulan II).

And my favorite animated movies are the following. I purposefully didn't number them, because they proved impossible to compare with values:

Mulan

The Princess and the Frog

Tangled

Beauty and the Beast

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Pocahontas

Sleeping Beauty