If you need more reason to write off the "Golden Raspberry" awards, which "honor" allegedly the worst films of any year: in 1997, "The Hunchback of Notre Dam" received the nomination of "The Worst Written Film that deals with over $ 100 million". From all Disney films you could throw at Razzies, Choose one of the most daring and ambitious?

Hunchback has earned a much less suspicious honor at the Academy Awards: the best original musical or comedy result, deserved recognition for the compositions of Alan Menken and Steven Schwartz's lyrics.

Hunchback has also earned 13 nominations for the Annini Animation Awards, the most nominations for any film that year. (Tony Jayej, nominated best achievement in voice acting, really had to use the victory for his performance as the evil Judge Claude Frolo.) So, with all that recognition, why rashes? Hunchback directors Gary Trusdale and Kirk Wisder helped Disney Renaissance with "Beauty and Asters" in 1991. That meant that expectations were high, and "Hunchback" did not fulfill them all.

In his modern review, Roger Ebert called him Disney's best movie of Trusdale's last and wise. "I was wondering if" Hunchback of Notre Dame "could work as Disney's animated," Ebert opened before he went through the view, explaining how the film proved his doubts wrong. Conversely, Etnet olive in the Yorkyork Times He praised the directors' efforts and passion, but used the sentimentalism of the film and the tone inconsistency.

"There is only a way to delight children with a good version of this story," Olin said, describing Disney's "Self-Parodia", which tried to mix the dark original material with fantastic songs. It is clear that the voters of Razi advocated for taking over olive. However, for many others, the darkness is what makes Hunchback a lack of masterpieces. What retains the "disadvantage" is that it had to be Disney's film.

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" adapts the novel by French author Victor Hugo 1831, named for his titular character, Kwasimodo (Tom Hulce in the film), a deformed man who rings to the Bells of the true Notre Cathedral in Paris. Kwasimodo was abandoned from birth and raised by Frolo. (In the film, Frolo killed Kwasimodo's mother and educated the boy as an invitation.) In the novel, Frolo is a priest, not a judge like the film. In both versions he is obsessed with Roma girl Esmeralda (Demi Moore), who makes no Return your wish. In the novel, Frolo's passion is a descent in evil, while in the film he is already evil and wants to exterminate the entire Roma population in Paris. Sumasimodo longs for Esmeralda, but it is smeared with the handsome Captain Foebus (Kevin Clin).

Hugo's novel is a tragedy - a dark story with a lack of cute characters and from which no hope escapes. Disney specializes in G-esteem films, so changes were needed to customize Hunchback. Most obvious, it has a happy ending, and the central theme turns into a friendly lesson for children so as not to judge someone's inner I in their physical appearance. Some of the controversy caused by parts of the novel are exposed; Take as Frolo is still a religious fanatic, but not a literal agent of the church.

The lust of Frolo for Esmeralda is no Sanized, however. His villain song, "Hellfire", sees him as Bosech Beta Maria for the lead and mercy. The song ends with Frolo declaring that he will tell Esmeralda to "The Flame of this World and the next" if it is not delivered. Compare One of Hulce's previous films, Amadeus in 1984 in 1984 - Frolo Covets Esmeralda as Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) wanted Mozart's musical talent (Hulce). Both Saliers and Frolo despite God for the curse to wish what they cannot have.

"Hellfire" attracts a lot (deserved) attention to how dark it isBut it's just a beautiful song among many. "Hunchback" has some of Disney's most uneven and mature songs. Sifting the longing to see the world feels in "there", sung by Hulce. In "God to help the dismissed," Esmeralda sings (Heidi Molenhauer submits to Moore), asking God to give hope to his people. The song is contrary to her sincere and modest faith with other churches selfishly praying for her own benefit, a bold message in a gentle song.

However, among those wonderful songs, there is the stupid "man like you", where friends of Sumasimodo (imaginary?) Gargail are trying to persuade him to admit to Esmeralda.

Many point out the gargings as the Problem with "Hunchback". They are funny side of Disney, conversation furniture in "Beauty and Bever" to keep children entertained at the cost of otherwise dramatic film tone. In /oral history of the movie for "Hunchback of Notre Dame", Trusdale explained: "In the book and a few films, Kwasimodo talks to the wardrobe. We thought," This is Disney, we make a cartoon. Gargars can talk back. "

Wisely added that they were trying To illuminate the film with the gargings, so as not to be the image "through despair". Trusdale acknowledged that Gargeyles' negative reception took him a bit: "They are a little nonsense, and encourage gravity, but talking to friends who were children at the time, they have nothing but beautiful memories."

Are Gargars a symptom of a deeper problem? Is the story of "Hunchback" too incompatible with the brand of Disney stories? This may be what voters thought of at the time, but the achievements reached by Hunchback are just as high as the cathedral itself. I regret those who cannot see them.