Hercules

Disney’s Hercules was a fun and family friendly version of the original Greek myth, and, with that, they made some essential changes to the story. The biggest of these is the addition of Hades as the villain in the story. In the original myth, Hera was the one who tried to kill Hercules, and I think this change was good. By adding the god of the underworld as the villain, they make the storyline more friendly and obvious for young audiences. They are also able to make jokes for older audiences that they wouldn’t have been able to make with Hera as the villain. Disney also made Hercules have a single love interest: Meg, and this was a necessary change for him to be a family-friendly hero. It also allowed them to create a complicated love story that wouldn’t have been there otherwise. However, Disney also made Hercules a perfect hero, except for his naivety, which was an interesting change since he was far from perfect in the original myth. I don’t think I would change Disney’s work, but if they included some bigger character flaws for Hercules it would make the story closer to the original myth. Overall, Disney’s changes, when considering their audience, were both creative and essential for the movie.