![]() Not to mention the name of the hero is "Her cules" (the Latinization), not "Her akles", yet the gods are given their Greek names.Ancient Grome: Gladiators and Roman numerals are mentioned in a few places.Amazing Technicolor Population: The Gods.All of the Other Reindeer: Hercules is a Cute Clumsy Guy with Super Strength.The crew of the movie said that Hades was going to be dark, scary, and menacing, but Woods took a different route than the other auditions and the original plan, and they loved it so much they rewrote the character (though Pain and Panic do still fear him) and, by extension, the script.Affably Evil: Hades is a Deadpan Snarker and general comedian, who is voiced by James Woods.Adult Fear: Surprising? Check Zeus and Hera's reaction when they discover baby Hercules is no longer in his crib and they have to watch another couple raise him from afar at the beginning. ![]() Even as an adult, he's still sorta awkward. ![]() Adorkable: Herc himself fits this, especially as a youngster.Alliteration: One of the lyrics for Zero to Hero is "and this perfect package packed a pair of pretty pecs!".Actor Allusion: Not sure if this was on purpose, but as Phil is an Expy (or at the very least an Affectionate Parody) of Mickey from the Rocky films, ].Abusive Precursors: The Titans, the portrayal of which was in some ways very close to ancient Greek Theology (ancient beings defeated by Zeus and imprisoned in the Underworld, their powers were very broad as well) and in some ways very different (the original Titans were deities Not So Different from the Olympians and the parents of several of them, rather than near mindless elemental monsters).Tropes used in Hercules (1997 film) include: Original Film It also presented a plot hole in that Hades was still trying to get him killed, despite the fact that in the movie he didn't know Herc was still alive until he was an adult, but that didn't seem to matter much to the viewers. It was a Midquel series that presented Herc's life in High School and had him hanging out with fellow Greek characters Icarus and Cassandra. Over a year after its release, the film spawned a cartoon that ran both in syndication and on Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC, from 1998 to 1999. After all, in what other animated film is Oedipus mentioned as a passing gag? For myth buffs, keep the MST3K Mantra in mind, and you'll find a solid, funny film with a lot of literal Mythology Gags that show that they did, in fact, do the research - they just couldn't make said research work in a G-rated family film without bumping the rating up a few notches. Plus, it's one of the only times Everyone Hates Hades has improved a work rather than dragging it down, mainly due to how genuinely likeable and funny he is. The result was a widely praised film, which despite not reaching the critical success of The Lion King or Beauty and the Beast, is considered by many to be one of the Canon's funniest films along with Aladdin, The Emperors New Groove and Lilo and Stitch. While the film is considerably Bowdlerized from the original myths, there really was no alternative if you want to make a family film out of Greek Mythology. Olympus from being taken over by Hades, but he only becomes a god again after he offers to exchange his life in order to save Megara, his love, from Hades' underworld and shows that a true hero must have a strong heart and not only physical strength. He is trained by Phil the Satyr and becomes the most famous hero in ancient Greece after battling monsters of all kinds. Hercules grows up but later learns he is the son of Gods, and in order to return to Mt. Hades sends his minions Pain and Panic to turn Hercules into a mortal and kill him, but they fail in their attempt and leave him on earth with his divine strength to be raised as a human. The three Fates warn him that his plans would be endangered if Hercules, Zeus and Hera's newborn child, is still around by the time he tries to take over Mount Olympus. Hades is sent to rule the underworld, but he makes plans to throw Zeus out of Mount Olympus with the Titans' help. I would go most anywhere to feel like I belongĪfter Zeus fights and sends the Titans to the Underworld, he becomes the ruler of Mount Olympus, home of all Greek gods.
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