Film Review: Disney’s Hercules (1997) - The Hero’s Journey
Figure 1. Hercules (1997) The mythical wonder that is Disney’s ‘ Hercules (1997) ’, titled after the main character himself, has graced our screens for all these years, and yet, it still manages to dazzle our eyes with extreme colour and filled our ears with musical joy. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, it’s a perfect example of how to describe Joseph Campbell’s monomyth, The Hero’s Journey. The story begins with the birth of the Hero, Hercules, son of Zeus. With immense strength and cheerful disposition, the realm of Gods seemed tranquil for a moment with the new arrival to the godly line-up. However, that happiness would be short lived, when the ever jealous Hades, lord of the underworld, would turn the small child in to a mortal. Despite what the original Greek mythology states about the main hero himself, Hercules is a happy-go-lucky chap with high hopes and not much clue about the hero business at the beginning. After becoming mortal and being adopted by two...
I think you could go into the meat of your story more quickly and efficiently if you got rid of the exterior-establishing shots. Normally, elements such as the audience's heads, the spotlight, the striped interior of the tent etc. will be enough for the viewer to picture a circus setting. Same for the ending, the beds, plasters and pastel walls can give us all informations needed without explicitly showing us a hospital. To close the shot however, you could have the passing silhouette of a member of staff (exasperated) drawing a cubicle curtain over the divas - the show is over :)
ReplyDelete*To close the shot however, you could have the passing silhouette of a member of staff (exasperated) drawing a cubicle curtain over the divas - the show is over :)* This is a lovely idea! :)
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