This movie had a very interesting take on the dynamic of religion. Between the self righteous fanaticism of Frollo and the gentle devotion of the arch deacon. a sort of conflict between the extremist and the moderate. I wish they used it more...
It's a pity, moreso from a religion where justice from persecution, care for the downtrodden, rebellion against cruel regimes and acts of selfless kindness are meant to be major motifs, forgotten by people like Frollo, and taken to heart by people like the Arch Deacon. Even as an agnostic person, the cleansing of the temple and Magdeline's very presence are still impactful to me.
@@Southern_Crusader true. The Lord calls on us to sin no more and to guide others from sin, even reprimand and correct one another as needed. Frollo tragically takes this to the extreme and forsakes criticism and improvement for persecution and murder.
@@kaygou2916IKR, Frollo didn't kill him, at one point near the end of the film, Frollo pushes him out of the way, causing the priest to break his ankle, then Frollo locked the door at the top of the stairs to prevent the priest from protecting Quasimodo
Frollo: I'm sending it back to Hell where it belongs I think that was the moment as a kid I realized this movie wasn't going to be an average happy-go-lucky Disney flick.
Just as a fact, red hair people were consider devil people; that was Even a fact. Frollo almost killed Quasimodo foe that, and we can consider than the red hair wouldn't make easy his life un an orphanate.
I was born with reddish brown curly hair with some blondes at the ends of my hair. I never dye my hair because it’s too valuable for me. BTW my hair is natural curl.
Fun fact: in the Bible it says that babies and young children (ages 1-10 I think. Also those with mental problems are safe) don’t go to hell if they die. So had Frollo killed the baby it would have went to heaven.
This film gave me a massively distorted view of Notre Dame's size, and when I finally went to Paris for real and saw it I was incredibly disappointed that it didn't reach above the clouds.
When I watched the movie as a kid it made me believe that Notre Dame was the largest church in the world. But the actual cathedral is still incredibly beautiful and special. I really recommend people to pay it a visit.
Whoever did the voice of the story teller here has got some pipes on him, man. I will also concur, this song could rival Circle of Life. One of the best songs Disney ever came up with.
That was a high D. Holy crap...... I'm a baritone and after a decade I've still only got 3 octaves + a half step on the top. (B flat on a good day) 3+ octaves is worth bragging about, but if I had a high D, you would hear it as often as I could muster it. : )
flyingphoenix113 I'm going through puberty, so my voice is cracking a little. My voice teacher (as I am trying to do acting) said that my voice was weird because, as he put it, ''sounds like you have a mix of a head voice and a chest voice..I've never heard a voice like yours.'' Apparently, when doing a piece, I go to octave Eb3. I was glad that I could recite Malcolm's monologue from Macbeth (a piece that dealt with anger) and not have my voice crack.
Quasimodo is non-human and Frollo man. But Quasimodo have a good heart Frollo make very cruel things. And the end of tbe movie Clopin say:What makes some monsters and what make some mans. So easy It's veru easy Quasimodo is man and Frollo a true monster.
Love the moral of this film. "Who is the monster and who is the man?" It's not about what's on the outside, it's who you are inside that counts. Frollo is a cold-hearted killer but Quasimodo is a genuine and energetic man.
I always love Quasimodo or Quasi for short. Because he’s not a monster because he’s so sweet, kind and generous. He’s even brave to save Esmeralda. I love the part where the gargoyle he was hanging on to was scaring him.
yes Quasimodo is a genuine and energetically young man. He is so gentle and kind like the Archdeacon and very intelligent. I’m starting to think that the Archdeacon had helped raise Quasimodo and have cared for him to a certain extent that would explain all of his personality traits. Again these are my thoughts on the movie not the novel.
0:53 - 0:57 has such subtle yet powerful imagery. Frollo had been gazing at the Virgin Mary and asking the question,"What must I do?" and the Archdeacon faces him carrying the gypsy's body like the Pieta (a famous sculpture of Mary with the dead body of Jesus across her lap).
I like the subtle suggestive imagery of this scene; it does a lot to imply the true supernatural nature of things. Normally we think of statues as inanimate objects, but here they all seem to be staring down at Frollo with so much expression: reproach, disdain, shock, disgust. Even Mary opens her eyes and stares with disapproval. All except one of course; the statue of the large demon who had the grin on its face. They could all sense Frollo was on the precipice and this might have been his last chance.
@@lastprimaris7914 Notre Dame means “Our Lady” The archdeacon was basically saying that Frollo could not hide his sins from the very eyes of the Holy Saint Mary; whose statue then opened its eyes to judge him in the scene.
If I had a penny for every time a statue threw an evildoer into the fires of Hell in a story I'd have two pennies. The other one is for the opera Don Giovanni. It's odd that it happened twice.
Brandon Layne I never really noticed it before, but you can see the eyelids press down then open. It's great foreshadowing to the supernatural world of good and evil surrounding the characters; even moreso when you consider this is a holy figure that comes to warn him and during the climax a demonic figure inhabits the gargoyle when it comes to claim him.
I absolutely love the symbolism of the statues staring down at Count Frollo. Those aren't just basic statues of kings and emperors of old, but of the Saints and disciples of Jesus Christ whose lives were devoted to His Gospel, and many of whom perished in martyrdom for their devotion to it. It is believed that these Saints are among the many who will sit amongst the Holy Trinity to judge your immortal soul and determining if you are worthy of entering eternal peace in the Kingdom of Heaven or eternal damnation and suffering. Being a man of the church himself, Count Frollo is well aware of their holiness and their actions in life and why they deserved the title of Saints, and to see them all look down at him in such disgust and disdain so extreme that even the Virgin Mary herself opened her eyes would absolutely horrify him. His impending doom is extremely fitting because not only did he completely forget or disregard this fear after so many years, but he also represents many of the corrupt religious men and earthly leaders who did horrible actions in life because they had unlimited power to do so. But when they enter their Final Judgement before God and the Saints of yore, with no henchmen to be their meatshields or any way to lie their way out, all they can do is stand there helplessly as every deed they did in life is listed out before them, and the final sentence to an eternity to suffering. This scene alone is more horrific than any other villain in Disney or fiction, because it lays out that whatever evil is done in mortal life, an ever-present and incorruptible justice in the afterlife will ensure all of your deeds go punished, both good and bad. *_"You can lie to yourself and your minions, you can claim that you haven't a qualm, but you'll never can run from nor hide what you've done from the eyes - the very eyes of Notre Dame"_*
Jesus Saves those who repent. A lot of people mention the hellfire song as Frollos last chance for repentance from God, because when the Guard opens the door the light shines through into Frollos dark chambers. Instead he decided to keep chasing Esmeralda even though she was far away from him at that point. If you like the movie I'd recommend watching the musical for free on CZcams. I hear it's closer to the novel and Frollo is a much more sympathetic villain in that version
@@rang4889 Yeah, that's a very well made scene, you could see that Frollo actually had the chance of giving up the chase when that happened but his lust for power and for Esmeralda was too big for him to stop.
This movie-the story, the art, the music; all of it-is a masterpiece. It would’ve been easy for this thing to have turned out to be pedantic crap but it’s one of Disney’s very best films. Also, Alan Mencken is a national treasure.
I know most people think Lion King has the best opening but in my opinion this one's the best. From the epic choir to the bells ringing, Clopel's singing narration, Tony Jay's intimidating but massive voice, the drama & the dark tone the film establishes. It's an absolutely perfect opening!
When a sinner realizes he can hide his true self from man, women, and children alike, but he can never hide his true nature from God’s eyes who sees everything he has done and ever will do.
That soprano voice at the end hitting the high D gives me goosebumps! As a fellow soprano, this is my favorite part lol and when I’m home alone, I love singing it. I used to strain on it til I took voice lessons and learned to sing it without straining lol.
David Ogden Stiers, rest in peace, was a great voice actor and had some wicked singing pipes, too. Plus, the organ piping up as the archdeacon says that Frollo can never hide his deeds from the eyes of Notre Dame makes his verse even more badass.
This is one of the best openings of a Disney film I had ever experienced when I first saw it. That score, that crescendo, the bells mixed in with the instrumentals, that amazing build to that final note, and the amazing animation... I cried, and I still cry when I see it.... And then they had to ruin it all with those damn gargoyles!
Maria's statue in Hellfire: Cold anger, hard, judging. Maria's statue in God help the Outcasts: kindly smiling, softer face. THE SYMBOLISM IN THIS MOVIE I SWEAR...
@@darkestnight0014 That's not a Clydesdale. Look up Frollo's Horse on Disney Wiki. His horse is actually a Friesian. Even so, that horse looks nothing like any Clydesdale that I've seen. They aren't the only heavy set draft horses that are used to pull wagons and such. Shires and Percherons are some other draft horses I can think of.
@@dakotastein9499 I already knew that. I'm just clarifying that just because it's a big horse, doesn't automatically make it a Clydesdale. Actually, Friesian horses like Frollo's horse were used in war as well, and they were admired for their bravery, elegance, and muscle, which is probably why it was used as a war horse. However, they were mostly used for agricultural or draft work.
Can we talk about the fact that even with his guilt and the feeling of each statue judging him, his thought was “maybe I can use this baby for my own ends”. Frollo isn’t the biggest or flashiest Disney villain, but in my opinion, he’s the most real. And that makes him terrifying.
A bad adaptation of the novel, but a good movie in it's own right. Given how difficult Victor Hugo's stuff can be, I can't blame anyone for taking liberties. I would like to know who thought Hunchback of Notre Dame was ripe for a Disney adaptation. Because wow, that's a leap in thinking.
Well this was after Pocahontas, so I'm guessing this was already in production so they just went with it. I saw this as a kid and I was terrified of that Hellfire sequence, cried every time I saw when the crowd was torturing Quasi, but I feel it made the happy ending all the more worth it. Now it is not the original but I kind of go with it lol. I appreciate this one, but when you see "Disney's hunchback of Notre Dame" you kind of know going in this will Disneys spin on it.
But this was dark even for Disney so even though because they can’t go right by the novel because it’s a cartoon this movie definitely had it’s scary moments.
Fact: Victor Hugo made an alteration of his own original novel , called La Esmeralda, where Esmeralda ends up living with guilt for being the one who lives at the end, while the others die.
I loved the archdeacon in this movie: polar opposite of frollo. Even though he never had any scenes with Quasimodo in this entire film, the priest if the most important, unspoken, person in Quasimodo’s life from this scene alone. David Ogden stiers owned this part
I got back a couple of weeks ago from France. We had a couple days in Paris ahead of our seine river cruise and of course we payed a visit to Notre Dame. Even though the Cathedral is still closed to the public until later this year. I still felt the presence of the Divine in front of and around it.
Archdeacon: "You never can run from nor hide what you did from the eyes, the very eyes of Notre Dame!" Yeah, probably shouldn't have killed Quasi's mother right in front of the church, Frollo.
That imagine of Mary and baby Jesus looking down at Frollo is so powerful. Disney would never to do a film like this again, they’re too terrified of ‘offending’ over the top, sensitive people who get upset over every tiny little thing.
Sadly this is very true, and even more sadden there goes my hopes of seeing this movie in a live cinematic, truly a shame, this would have been a masterpiece if it was made with today's technology.
Interestingly I get chills looking at those statue's eyes. They almost look like they're alive. But I think the song being sung and the music helps too.
Can I just go on for a moment about the transition between the puppet show and the bells??? That's one beautiful, and unique bit of animation magic if you ask me!!! Whomever thought that up is a genius.
I do love the subtle hints of God in this scene. The Church clearly has power in there. For Quasi, we see three friendly, loving Gargoyles. But for Frollo we see angry, terryfying eyes and creatures. Showing the differences God can show us based on who we are.
Disney is so funny blocking this intro everywhere, like "No! Don't look! Or pay for seeing 5% of the movie!" As if it wasn't free ads for the HoND. And I surely wont dig the shelf and put a DVD in to just hear this intro. So... Yep, dirty of them, I feel all icky.
Coming back decades later to rewatch these old songs now that your vocabulary is good enough to understand what the hell they're saying is a perfectly normal stage of becoming an adult.
0:52 That moment when MARY and BABY JESUS turn their fucking eyes to stare at you sinning. Never noticed before that the eyes actually move in the lightning flashes. No wonder he had a panic attack for a second. You might be hard, but if God is suddenly taking a personal interest, you're gonna stop damn fast.
@@judahthelion01 If you look really closely, Mary's eyes open as the lightning flashes, and she is staring directly at Frollo. Absolutely magnificent imagery on Disney's part... Gives me chills.
"And for one time in his life of power and control, Frollo felt a twinge of fear for his immortal soul!" The most powerful part... As cruel and powerful as he is, even Frollo is shocked and powerless as he realises that his salvation is in jeopardy...
He finally realized the legacy of "justice" was catching up. And her murder wasn't the only one on his mind. Frollo killed a lot of Roma, the books discuss it more.
Ok this is in a 57 video playlist of the WHOLE movie and I never watched it before. Needless to say, this is already one of the best films I’ve EVER WATCHED.
I still say this is the best opening to a Disney animated film bar none, and this opening sequence alone puts Hunchback in the running for best of their animated films, period, despite flaws elsewhere.
This movie had a very interesting take on the dynamic of religion. Between the self righteous fanaticism of Frollo and the gentle devotion of the arch deacon. a sort of conflict between the extremist and the moderate. I wish they used it more...
decepticonmaster1 2 years late but it’s ironic since in the book Frollo is an archdeacon and he has positive qualities
*some snarky atheist comment about how all religious people are equally extreme*
There I beat you to it, don’t bother
It's a pity, moreso from a religion where justice from persecution, care for the downtrodden, rebellion against cruel regimes and acts of selfless kindness are meant to be major motifs, forgotten by people like Frollo, and taken to heart by people like the Arch Deacon.
Even as an agnostic person, the cleansing of the temple and Magdeline's very presence are still impactful to me.
We forget so many times that it is not our place to punish, our place is to tell others that forgiveness and love is offered to all Man kind.
@@Southern_Crusader true. The Lord calls on us to sin no more and to guide others from sin, even reprimand and correct one another as needed. Frollo tragically takes this to the extreme and forsakes criticism and improvement for persecution and murder.
PREIST OWNED THAT GUY!
Not really I think frollo killed the priest or something so
+historygeneral L.c gaming
He sure did. No matter how much Frollo denied the truth, there was no point in arguing against him.
xxac3z N 8zxx No, the priest lived
xxac3z N 8zxx i know I'm like 2 years late but I would like to point out that there was no scene in this movie where Frollo killed the priest
@@kaygou2916IKR, Frollo didn't kill him, at one point near the end of the film, Frollo pushes him out of the way, causing the priest to break his ankle, then Frollo locked the door at the top of the stairs to prevent the priest from protecting Quasimodo
I love the eyes of the statues. They're all like, "WHATCHA DOING DOWN THERE?"
+Natalie Haught Never noticed Mary's eyes opened. Pretty creepy
+Natalie Haught The look you get when you fart loudly in class
*"I SEE WHAT YOU DID THEREE"*
Mr Supreme ew
Natalie Haught god is watching frollo
Frollo: I'm sending it back to Hell where it belongs
I think that was the moment as a kid I realized this movie wasn't going to be an average happy-go-lucky Disney flick.
QueenMuzzmuzz The film was controversial for that.
Just as a fact, red hair people were consider devil people; that was Even a fact.
Frollo almost killed Quasimodo foe that, and we can consider than the red hair wouldn't make easy his life un an orphanate.
I was born with reddish brown curly hair with some blondes at the ends of my hair.
I never dye my hair because it’s too valuable for me.
BTW my hair is natural curl.
The fact he has no problem with infanticide just proves he a sick devilish man
Fun fact: in the Bible it says that babies and young children (ages 1-10 I think. Also those with mental problems are safe) don’t go to hell if they die. So had Frollo killed the baby it would have went to heaven.
0:32 This is the honestly the scariest moment of any Disney film for me. The way those statues look down on Frollo is spine-chilling
To me as if I'm condemned for judgement.
@@johnpaul2295 same.
You can't lie to God...
@@coromarkmagic isn’t real.
@@Democratic_Republic_of_Iacon it's a Disney movie man.
This film gave me a massively distorted view of Notre Dame's size, and when I finally went to Paris for real and saw it I was incredibly disappointed that it didn't reach above the clouds.
Lol, the exact same thing happened to me!
At the time this film took place though, the buildings around Notre Dame would have been a lot smaller.
When I watched the movie as a kid it made me believe that Notre Dame was the largest church in the world. But the actual cathedral is still incredibly beautiful and special. I really recommend people to pay it a visit.
did you not feel the touch of the divine?
The cathedral is still enormous, only the skyline of Paris has changed... the same is with st. Paul's cathedral in London
2:00 - 2:16
That high note is beautiful ;-;
+xZevo How the fuck does someone do that?
+xZevo I can't even believe he could reach that note....
That high note gives me chills and as a soprano those are notes we loook forward to and love :)
Kos or some say Kosm kinda
Jessenia Morazan I know
Whoever did the voice of the story teller here has got some pipes on him, man. I will also concur, this song could rival Circle of Life. One of the best songs Disney ever came up with.
Paul Kandel I believe.
XcuddleXbearX11 you are correct. it was paul kandel.
That was a high D. Holy crap......
I'm a baritone and after a decade I've still only got 3 octaves + a half step on the top. (B flat on a good day)
3+ octaves is worth bragging about, but if I had a high D, you would hear it as often as I could muster it. : )
flyingphoenix113 I'm going through puberty, so my voice is cracking a little. My voice teacher (as I am trying to do acting) said that my voice was weird because, as he put it, ''sounds like you have a mix of a head voice and a chest voice..I've never heard a voice like yours.''
Apparently, when doing a piece, I go to octave Eb3.
I was glad that I could recite Malcolm's monologue from Macbeth (a piece that dealt with anger) and not have my voice crack.
Basil That's unique indeed.
Me when I get given an essay assignment.
"I'm sending it back to hell. Where it belongs."
I agree well back when I didn’t graduate high school XD
Since I no longer go to school 2016 grad
Loool
LOL that’s me when I’m given math homework
"here is a riddle, to guess if you can, sing the bells of notre dame,
Who is the monster, and who is the man?"
Shit I never caught as a kid
+RasecVonWizzlbang maybe the monster is frollo and the man is the huntch back but its my guess
Quasimodo is non-human and Frollo man.
But Quasimodo have a good heart Frollo make very cruel things.
And the end of tbe movie Clopin say:What makes some monsters and what make some mans.
So easy It's veru easy Quasimodo is man and Frollo a true monster.
Nagsaw me too!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@Apachesoyo
And yet it was entertaining still
Craig Gutierrez, the man is Quasi at the end.
Love the moral of this film. "Who is the monster and who is the man?" It's not about what's on the outside, it's who you are inside that counts. Frollo is a cold-hearted killer but Quasimodo is a genuine and energetic man.
I always love Quasimodo or Quasi for short.
Because he’s not a monster because he’s so sweet, kind and generous. He’s even brave to save Esmeralda. I love the part where the gargoyle he was hanging on to was scaring him.
It's a great motto but dang if this movie doesn't establish Frollo as a monster right out the gate
That is what God judges. So many in the Faith forget. Just as how people like me forget that he offers forgiveness to all.
yes Quasimodo is a genuine and energetically young man. He is so gentle and kind like the Archdeacon and very intelligent. I’m starting to think that the Archdeacon had helped raise Quasimodo and have cared for him to a certain extent that would explain all of his personality traits. Again these are my thoughts on the movie not the novel.
and in the reprise at the end of the film they ask "what makes a monster, and what makes a man?"
0:53 - 0:57 has such subtle yet powerful imagery. Frollo had been gazing at the Virgin Mary and asking the question,"What must I do?" and the Archdeacon faces him carrying the gypsy's body like the Pieta (a famous sculpture of Mary with the dead body of Jesus across her lap).
I've so far seen you in numerous HoNT videos here on youtube! Good to know I'm not the only one slightly obsessed with it lately.
Kenza Faten guilty as charged..I approve of your excellent taste in film.
Haha likewise
ooh the scene where Quasi carries Esme up the cathedral and claims sanctuary with the rose window behind him reminds me of the Pieta too
I like the subtle suggestive imagery of this scene; it does a lot to imply the true supernatural nature of things. Normally we think of statues as inanimate objects, but here they all seem to be staring down at Frollo with so much expression: reproach, disdain, shock, disgust. Even Mary opens her eyes and stares with disapproval. All except one of course; the statue of the large demon who had the grin on its face. They could all sense Frollo was on the precipice and this might have been his last chance.
dbstewart86 so is the Infant Jesus
Hits home a lot harder when you remember just what Notre Dame means.
@@Scatmanseth and what’s that?
@@lastprimaris7914
Notre Dame means “Our Lady”
The archdeacon was basically saying that Frollo could not hide his sins from the very eyes of the Holy Saint Mary; whose statue then opened its eyes to judge him in the scene.
If I had a penny for every time a statue threw an evildoer into the fires of Hell in a story I'd have two pennies. The other one is for the opera Don Giovanni. It's odd that it happened twice.
0:51 The statue of Mary, her eyes opened.
this scene hunted me at nights in my childhood, so well done but so scary.
Even the Infant Jesus is clinging to His mother, horrified
@@bloodyrose1985
You can never run from the eyes. The very eyes of Notre Dame.
Creepy for some reason
Creepy for some reason
The archdeacon's bars were so fire that they caused this man to fear for his soul
The bars and those annoyingly judgy statues. LOL
Bars so fire they summoned God himself
Winchesters never leave someone unscathed
the way the statues are looking at him is gonna haunt him, he would be damned if he keeps up his sins
Robert Howell he was damned anyway bc he saw corruption in everyone else but himself!
Well then maybe he should look in the mirror and see his own reflection of what he is
@@lydiathecrow
I always knew that.
I love that story from the Bible where Moses saved the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
I love the art style of the older Disney movies.
The new ones suck
@@courtneycook7910true
Some many eyes for one man to realize that someone is watching.And yet he continues on in his course.
+Angel Navarrete Never noticed Mary's eyes open when the lightning flashes
Brandon Layne I never really noticed it before, but you can see the eyelids press down then open. It's great foreshadowing to the supernatural world of good and evil surrounding the characters; even moreso when you consider this is a holy figure that comes to warn him and during the climax a demonic figure inhabits the gargoyle when it comes to claim him.
Those bells ringing...always made my spine shiver.....O_ O
That moment when you just start crying from 1:54 - 2:16 because it's so beautiful and this movie means so much to you.
yes! I was literally just crying, and I've seen this one scene dozens of times.
One of Disneys best scenes ever
Such a wonderful movie
really, its the best and most underrated disney movie...
This is one of my most favorite Disney movies to watch. The opening intro to this movie is so intense and dramatic.
Bill Cosby: "I am guiltless, she ran, I pursued."
LOL! Sorry, but that makes me laugh too much!
Dthe Vyda Crystal it shouldnt. have some compassion
ronnie og
Its just a joke, man
omg why XD
really, you call that an excuse!?
No other Disney film can beat this opening
you're right!!
Even Frollo's warhorse looks evil damn it.
+Chris Lucas The irony in Frollo being all righteous while riding a literal demon around.
Natalie Haught That Warhorse does look like it was loaned to Frollo by Satan.
@@Darkpara1 fun fact his name is Snowball
I know that horse of his is real scary.
But It doesn’t scare me because I know it’s just a movie.
Why you gotta bully snowball
I love that the sculpture that scares him the most is Mother Mary and Baby Jesus, a depiction of a mother potecting her own Baby
I absolutely love the symbolism of the statues staring down at Count Frollo. Those aren't just basic statues of kings and emperors of old, but of the Saints and disciples of Jesus Christ whose lives were devoted to His Gospel, and many of whom perished in martyrdom for their devotion to it. It is believed that these Saints are among the many who will sit amongst the Holy Trinity to judge your immortal soul and determining if you are worthy of entering eternal peace in the Kingdom of Heaven or eternal damnation and suffering. Being a man of the church himself, Count Frollo is well aware of their holiness and their actions in life and why they deserved the title of Saints, and to see them all look down at him in such disgust and disdain so extreme that even the Virgin Mary herself opened her eyes would absolutely horrify him. His impending doom is extremely fitting because not only did he completely forget or disregard this fear after so many years, but he also represents many of the corrupt religious men and earthly leaders who did horrible actions in life because they had unlimited power to do so. But when they enter their Final Judgement before God and the Saints of yore, with no henchmen to be their meatshields or any way to lie their way out, all they can do is stand there helplessly as every deed they did in life is listed out before them, and the final sentence to an eternity to suffering. This scene alone is more horrific than any other villain in Disney or fiction, because it lays out that whatever evil is done in mortal life, an ever-present and incorruptible justice in the afterlife will ensure all of your deeds go punished, both good and bad.
*_"You can lie to yourself and your minions, you can claim that you haven't a qualm, but you'll never can run from nor hide what you've done from the eyes - the very eyes of Notre Dame"_*
One gypsy ha ha ha
2 gypsy ha ha ha 🤣
Very very well said 👍🏼
Jesus Saves those who repent. A lot of people mention the hellfire song as Frollos last chance for repentance from God, because when the Guard opens the door the light shines through into Frollos dark chambers. Instead he decided to keep chasing Esmeralda even though she was far away from him at that point.
If you like the movie I'd recommend watching the musical for free on CZcams. I hear it's closer to the novel and Frollo is a much more sympathetic villain in that version
@@rang4889 Yeah, that's a very well made scene, you could see that Frollo actually had the chance of giving up the chase when that happened but his lust for power and for Esmeralda was too big for him to stop.
This movie-the story, the art, the music; all of it-is a masterpiece. It would’ve been easy for this thing to have turned out to be pedantic crap but it’s one of Disney’s very best films. Also, Alan Mencken is a national treasure.
Yes he is... He is a genius honestly.
When you know you are guilty, you will fee eyes upon you everywhere!
Good advice.
Rest in Peace, o'Elder God.
Tony Jay's voice is legendary
The way he's ringing the bells with the music..epic.
This is top tier Disney
I know most people think Lion King has the best opening but in my opinion this one's the best. From the epic choir to the bells ringing, Clopel's singing narration, Tony Jay's intimidating but massive voice, the drama & the dark tone the film establishes. It's an absolutely perfect opening!
More like the darkest opening but great none the less
When a sinner realizes he can hide his true self from man, women, and children alike, but he can never hide his true nature from God’s eyes who sees everything he has done and ever will do.
Exactly fact
That soprano voice at the end hitting the high D gives me goosebumps! As a fellow soprano, this is my favorite part lol and when I’m home alone, I love singing it. I used to strain on it til I took voice lessons and learned to sing it without straining lol.
Those eyes scare the hell out of me.😵
MrDragonclash Didn't scare it out of Frollo though.
I have seen these statues in real life. They were terrifying (I was 7 at the time)
Good. That's the idea.
That transition from the puppet bell tower to the real bells is a dream.
The chorus is so GOOD!!! 🤌❤❤
the priest had the best verse yo
David Ogden Stiers, rest in peace, was a great voice actor and had some wicked singing pipes, too. Plus, the organ piping up as the archdeacon says that Frollo can never hide his deeds from the eyes of Notre Dame makes his verse even more badass.
@@speedracer2008R.I.P. David Ogden Stiers and Tony Jay The Archdeacon and Judge Frollo are now in Heaven 😢😢😭😭😢
This is one of the best openings of a Disney film I had ever experienced when I first saw it. That score, that crescendo, the bells mixed in with the instrumentals, that amazing build to that final note, and the amazing animation... I cried, and I still cry when I see it.... And then they had to ruin it all with those damn gargoyles!
0:32 Damn bro you got the whole cathedral laughing
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i really think that that puppet show framing device is just genius. LOVE IT
Maria's statue in Hellfire: Cold anger, hard, judging.
Maria's statue in God help the Outcasts: kindly smiling, softer face.
THE SYMBOLISM IN THIS MOVIE I SWEAR...
0:25 god that's so spooky, gives me chills.
Also, can we all agree that Frollo's horse is fucking on steroids? Just look at it, that steeds a beast!
His horse is most likely a clydesdale. They are huge and muscular but they are mostly used in pulling carriages and carts.
The very eyes of Notre Dame
@@darkestnight0014 That's not a Clydesdale. Look up Frollo's Horse on Disney Wiki. His horse is actually a Friesian. Even so, that horse looks nothing like any Clydesdale that I've seen. They aren't the only heavy set draft horses that are used to pull wagons and such. Shires and Percherons are some other draft horses I can think of.
@@faithwright4533 and they aren't just draft horses either..many served as mounts in times of war.
@@dakotastein9499 I already knew that. I'm just clarifying that just because it's a big horse, doesn't automatically make it a Clydesdale. Actually, Friesian horses like Frollo's horse were used in war as well, and they were admired for their bravery, elegance, and muscle, which is probably why it was used as a war horse. However, they were mostly used for agricultural or draft work.
I swear to god does he hit a full voiced D6 at the end? HOLY FUCC
It's amazing he can hit it at all. However, ah dannae about 'fully voiced'; definitely feels like he's 'throwing' himself up there.
Khyrberos yes, a comtrolled scream, but not falsetto
Can we talk about the fact that even with his guilt and the feeling of each statue judging him, his thought was “maybe I can use this baby for my own ends”. Frollo isn’t the biggest or flashiest Disney villain, but in my opinion, he’s the most real. And that makes him terrifying.
A bad adaptation of the novel, but a good movie in it's own right. Given how difficult Victor Hugo's stuff can be, I can't blame anyone for taking liberties. I would like to know who thought Hunchback of Notre Dame was ripe for a Disney adaptation. Because wow, that's a leap in thinking.
Well this was after Pocahontas, so I'm guessing this was already in production so they just went with it. I saw this as a kid and I was terrified of that Hellfire sequence, cried every time I saw when the crowd was torturing Quasi, but I feel it made the happy ending all the more worth it. Now it is not the original but I kind of go with it lol. I appreciate this one, but when you see "Disney's hunchback of Notre Dame" you kind of know going in this will Disneys spin on it.
But this was dark even for Disney so even though because they can’t go right by the novel because it’s a cartoon this movie definitely had it’s scary moments.
Fact: Victor Hugo made an alteration of his own original novel , called La Esmeralda, where Esmeralda ends up living with guilt for being the one who lives at the end, while the others die.
Pfisiar22
Someone finally said it.
No, not a bad adaption. A seriously good one actually. The fact that they managed to cram so much into 91 minutes is amazing.
Did u notice how the eyes of the statues R always looking at u or rather the viewer? Amazing
"But you never can run from nor hide what you've done from the eyes~
The very eyes of Notre Dame~"
🔥✍️
2:00 Immense level of goosebumps.
Some of the soundtrack had NO BUSINESS to be this good especially the instrumentation and choir it adds so much dynamic
Frollo and Quasimodo remind me of Tywin Lannister and Tyrion Lannister
Pretty much
+WeCaredALot Not exactly, as Tyrion pretty much stopped taking Tywin's bull at age twenty, unlike Quasi.
Even Tywin had his good points from time to time
After watching GOT, Charles Dance would portray a good Frollo in a live action adaptation.
“But you never can run from nor hide what you’ve done from the eyes, the very eyes of Notre Dame!” Ohhh man this is good 0:24 1:30
I loved the archdeacon in this movie: polar opposite of frollo. Even though he never had any scenes with Quasimodo in this entire film, the priest if the most important, unspoken, person in Quasimodo’s life from this scene alone.
David Ogden stiers owned this part
I got back a couple of weeks ago from France. We had a couple days in Paris ahead of our seine river cruise and of course we payed a visit to Notre Dame. Even though the Cathedral is still closed to the public until later this year. I still felt the presence of the Divine in front of and around it.
Archdeacon: "You never can run from nor hide what you did from the eyes, the very eyes of Notre Dame!"
Yeah, probably shouldn't have killed Quasi's mother right in front of the church, Frollo.
Or attempt to drown a baby
Brilliant movie and soundtrack. I'm still haunted by this song for over two decades.
2:05 - Love how we have Hellfire's final high notes used as the intro for the movie.
Who else gets goosebumps every time at the end of the song? I know I do!
That imagine of Mary and baby Jesus looking down at Frollo is so powerful.
Disney would never to do a film like this again, they’re too terrified of ‘offending’ over the top, sensitive people who get upset over every tiny little thing.
Sadly this is very true, and even more sadden there goes my hopes of seeing this movie in a live cinematic, truly a shame, this would have been a masterpiece if it was made with today's technology.
Ya there called Snowflakes I can't stand people like that
The sight of the statues with that crescendo still gives me GOOSEBUMPS
How about the way the big bells struck as the title was about to appear at 1:54? Does that give you goosebumps too?
Interestingly I get chills looking at those statue's eyes. They almost look like they're alive. But I think the song being sung and the music helps too.
This was still a real masterpiece after all these years.
Can I just go on for a moment about the transition between the puppet show and the bells??? That's one beautiful, and unique bit of animation magic if you ask me!!! Whomever thought that up is a genius.
That high note always gives me goosebumps. Probably one of the best Disney intros of all time.
2:04...I think I need to change my pants.
Dat profile pic... XD
Renegade Me too.
Same but on 0:33
Musical NUT
0:22 The color of his eyebrows changed to gray.
+Conrad Marsh how did they never notice this
most likely an animation glitch, is all.
AAAHHH!!!
the arch deacon is so pure that his eyebrows can change colour
It was probably snow or freezing something like that
I love the first line of the priest "see then the innocent blood you have spilled" is spine chilling
i love Clopin’s singing voice it’s so powerful
I'm sorry is NOBODY gonna talk about that transition from a normal bell TO A MASSIVE BELL DURING THE LAST FEW LINES?
THAT HAS ME MESMERIZED
That sad moment when you realize both of these phenomenal actors have passed away.
Jessica Abbott Paul Kandel is still alive who was Clopin
0:32 OH SHIT! I don't even remember that part! I guess I must have been totally freaked out by these faces, when I was little! OMG
0:39 When you hear the sound of plane and try to find it in sky
I always get goosebumps when Clopin sings that high note!
I do love the subtle hints of God in this scene. The Church clearly has power in there.
For Quasi, we see three friendly, loving Gargoyles. But for Frollo we see angry, terryfying eyes and creatures. Showing the differences God can show us based on who we are.
Disney is so funny blocking this intro everywhere, like "No! Don't look! Or pay for seeing 5% of the movie!" As if it wasn't free ads for the HoND. And I surely wont dig the shelf and put a DVD in to just hear this intro. So... Yep, dirty of them, I feel all icky.
If you look at the Virgin Mary’s eyes, she was looking away, but when the the light of thunder showed, she looked at Frollo / 0:50
0:48 damn when he saw the statue of Mary with Jesus that really got to him
0:33 The drivers looking at me when I'm just trying to cross the street
1:47 - Quasimodo is the man and Frollo is the monster
Exactly! Quasimodo our man!
Right you are!
Duh.
Coming back decades later to rewatch these old songs now that your vocabulary is good enough to understand what the hell they're saying is a perfectly normal stage of becoming an adult.
Hunchback of Notre dame has one of if not the best Disney intros
0:52 That moment when MARY and BABY JESUS turn their fucking eyes to stare at you sinning.
Never noticed before that the eyes actually move in the lightning flashes. No wonder he had a panic attack for a second. You might be hard, but if God is suddenly taking a personal interest, you're gonna stop damn fast.
I think only Baby Jesus been had his eyes on Frollo. It’s Mary who’s eyes just changed..
@@judahthelion01 If you look really closely, Mary's eyes open as the lightning flashes, and she is staring directly at Frollo. Absolutely magnificent imagery on Disney's part... Gives me chills.
0:53-Weeping angels
best disney opening, best villain entrance, periodt
The shot of Quasimodo ringing the bells is honestly stunning and I’m inspired
I love the music when Frollo says, "Our Lord works in mysterious ways".
"And for one time in his life of power and control, Frollo felt a twinge of fear for his immortal soul!"
The most powerful part... As cruel and powerful as he is, even Frollo is shocked and powerless as he realises that his salvation is in jeopardy...
He finally realized the legacy of "justice" was catching up. And her murder wasn't the only one on his mind. Frollo killed a lot of Roma, the books discuss it more.
@@NicoleSams in the book, Frollo didn't kill any Roma or anyone really, even though he attempt to kill Phoebus (but fails).
@@pikppa aren’t there offhand references that most of his prisoners are never seen again (die or starve)?
@@NicoleSams What prisoners? Frollo is an archdeacon in the book not the minister of justice like the Disney movie.
Oh please, Frollo’s soul is already in jeopardy. Even before that said incident.
2:00 That High Note Tho
1:52 🎵Bells, Bells, Bells, Bells, Bells of Notre Dame 🔔
2:06
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
2:05 music to my ears💕💕💕
Hazel Levesque23 NOW THATS HOW YOU START A MOVIE
The statues were terrifying
Ok this is in a 57 video playlist of the WHOLE movie and I never watched it before. Needless to say, this is already one of the best films I’ve EVER WATCHED.
I've always liked the Archdeacon of Notre Dame.
He could very well see through Frollo's dishonesty and hypocrisies.
R.I.P. David Ogden Stiers and Tony Jay The Archdeacon and Judge Frollo are now in Heaven 😭😭😭😢
@@epache315i agree but not with judge frollo. the bastard got sent to hell and is condemned to eternal suffering. :]
I love the ending of the song, as well as the way the title appears.
i remember those staring eyes creeping the hell out of me as a kid (admittedly they still do)
o' magneto likewise. Especially I’d rather not follow in frollo’s footsteps
Frollo: Im sending the demon back to hell
Me:Well can you at least NOT throw him into the well? Someone is using the water.
Try telling that to the japanese who killed samara...
orc robo
*Count Frollo murking innocent woman*
Eyes of Notre Dame: “ooo baby what is you doin?”
0:50 if you slow it down to half speed, you can see the Virgin Mary's eyes suddenly pop open
I still say this is the best opening to a Disney animated film bar none, and this opening sequence alone puts Hunchback in the running for best of their animated films, period, despite flaws elsewhere.
R.I.P David Ogden Stiers....you'll be missed.
R.I.P. David Ogden Stiers and Tony Jay The Archdeacon and Judge Frollo are now in Heaven 😢😢😢😭😭😭
0:44 is a brilliant blink and miss it moment.
If you look quick enough, you can see a statue of the devil, foreshadowing Frollo's fate in Hell.