Current Events > Hunchback of Notre Dame would make for an amazing live action Disney movie.

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Hunchback as is ends up being almost perfect. Beautiful music, gorgeous scenery, a fantastic story, and some occasional great comedy.

The problem for me is the comedy tends too often to interrupt some very powerful emotional moments. The gargoyles in the beginning really mess up the beautiful but haunting tone of the opening. Esmerelda's chase through the feast, while a fun scene, lessens the harrowing moment Quasimodo experiences before. The gargoyle song is truly awful.

But that isn't to say I want a take on it that's all harshness and depression. Instead of talking to the gargoyles, why not let the intro carry into a quieter display of Quasimodos passions in his little world? Show off his genuinely sweet personality and how interested he is in the world outside his tower.

Instead of a slapstick chase scene, why not show off one that really emphasizes how clever Esmerelda is. She's really a fucking awesome character, and imo one of the best female role models Disney has. The right actress could seriously put OK ut a fantastic performance and start a real career off something like that.

Plus, I'd love to see what a great visual director could do with the sheer spectacle the movie could allow. The bell tower could be an astoundingly detailed and breathtaking set since it's going to be where the vast majority of the movie is set. Show off some real beauty to contrast the darkness in the actual story. And the setpieces for the feast of fools and the court of miracles have stich astounding potential for visual and technical magnificence. The movie could be very different from the animated version and more than justify being made if the right effort is put into it.

That's assuming Disney were to actually try :/

It might be too soon though after the actual building burned down.

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Who should play as him?

Idris Elba
John Boyega
Or
Micheal B. Jordan?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9613354/
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Duncanwii posted...

It might be too soon though after the actual building burned down.

I'm gonna be honest, I didn't even think of this.

But then imagine the or if Disney donated money from every ticket to Notre Dame, lol

darkphoenix181 posted...

Who should play as him?

Idris Elba
John Boyega
Or
Micheal B. Jordan?

Boyega almost could fit the look lol

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I want it to be accurate with Esmeralda being 16 an Frollo being an ephebophile.

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Use the set from the 1939 version, which reused the set from the silent version.
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Phantom_Nook posted...

Use the set from the 1939 version, which reused the set from the silent version.

Universal tore it down to build a Harry Potter ride.