| I acctually loved the Disney movie Hercules, I thought that, although not classically fitting, the motown, gospel feel that ran through the muses numbers fit well with Disney's humorous way of injecting more modern themes into older stories. Another example would be the reaccuring "jewish humor" that was written in for characters like Hades as well as Phil. Of course there were other examples but i noticed that clearly. I read a review a while back that really slammed Tate Donovan, in reguard to how he played Hercules, but in most Disney films, the archetypal lover/hero does get the short end of the stick, when it comes to originality, humor, and personality. So I've come to accept the lack as being, something to accept, that may as well be necisary to the type of story we're looking at. Still i believe that the overwhelming sappiness of the adolecent hercules, as well as those doe eye'd looks he'd pour onto the sky when contemplating "where he belongs", could have been improved upon. Meg I really used to dislike, but i think im warming up to her character, and hermes was another figure that, though minor, still got me laughing. I like stories filled with love, and mystery, magic, and asthetically appealing scenery, so I believe this one is a plus in most categories. *Persephone |