Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Disney's Hercules
I think one of the things Disney shouldn't have left out was the fight with the lion, a lot of people associate Hercules with the the lion skin and how he killed a lion. So maybe a huge lion as one of the first monsters he fought would have been nice. Also I would have liked him to actually use a bow and arrows more than just to train. It would have made him look more skillful, and not just a hero because of his strength. Overall I think Disney made a great family movie, and not a lot of things from the myth could have been added since it would make it not family friendly anymore.
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The lion cap is indeed iconic, and yet Disney features it only on the vase the painter is trying to paint when Herc's groopies invade his house. That particular episode, however, the fight against the lion, does focus on Hercules' supernatural strength because that lion can not be killed with human weapons, only with sheer brutal force. That said, your argument that Hercules should be shone to have skills beyond just his strength makes sense to me, and Hercules was definitely famous both for his skill with a cudgel and with bow and arrows.
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