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Actors: Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Kevin Kline, Jason Alexander
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
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Because this is a Disney movie, do not expect the utter tragedy of the Victor Hugo novel, though this movie is not without its sadness.
Quasimodo is the hunchback bell-ringer of Notre Dame. He is very faithful to the priest and judge, Claude Frollo, who took him in as a child despite the deformity of his appearance and the fact that he could not move very well. Frollo is a sinister figure, and is currently plotting to rid Paris of all gypsies.
Quasimodo ordinarily would not have interfered with his master's plans, but he happens to fall in love with the most beautiful gypsy girl, Esmeralda. Unfortunately, Frollo has laid eyes on the girl as well, and - although he is still committed to his plan of getting rid of the gypsies – he secretly lusts after Esmeralda and hopes she will be his mistress. When Quasimodo manages to save Esmeralda from one of the plots that Frollo hatched to capture her, she becomes his friend, though she does not love him back - her heart is with Captain Phoebus, a resplendent blonde soldier who is far more handsome than the squat hunchback. Though Quasimodo knows that Esmeralda will never love him, will he still defy Frollo and continue saving her from the wicked man's machinations?
--Esther, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- middle ages
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
If a cartoon...
- animated cartoon
Lover is...
- physically ill or deformed
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
- Paris
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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