![]() ![]() And he has, voicing him in the animated series and in the Kingdom Hearts video games. Woods must of really liked the role, because he has basically promised Disney that whenever they need him to reprise his role as Hades, he'll do it. Woods incidentally pulled a Robin Williams and ended up ad-libbing almost all of his lines. ![]() 9) as the voice of the adult Hercules and James Woods ( Casino) as god of the underworld, Hades. Notable voices include some that I already mentioned like Tate Donovan ( Love Potion No. Hal f the fun of this movie is the voice cast. And finally, the character of Phil was based off of Grumpy from Snow White and Bacchus from Fantasia. I'm glad they made the change, because Hades is one of my favorite villains because of his demeanor. Hades character was meant to be a very menacing, slow talking villain, but once James Wood auditioned, they decided to change the character to a easy to anger, fast talking Hollywood agent/used car salesman sort of villain. Meg's design and mannerisms were based off a 40's screwball comedienne and now that I've learned that, I can really see it in the character. He found the task hard but got a lot of help from watching Tate Donovan (the voice of adult Hercules) act out his lines. Andreas Deja, who was the primary animator for Scar, Gaston, and Jafar decided that he would this time tackle a protagonist instead of a antagonist. In terms of character designs and mannerisms, some artists had a little bit of trouble. With his direction and further inspiration from Greek artwork and architecture, the movie has a distinct look that sets it apart from all the others. Scarfe is best known for his artwork in Pink Flyod's The Wall. To get a unique style for the movie, Disney hired Gerald Scarfe to be their animation adviser. Another thing that makes this movie different from any other Disney film is the animation style. Instead Disney watered down Greek Mythology to make it acceptable for children, because if you've read Greek Mythology, then you know some of the stories are pretty messed up. No cartoon about gods philandering about or being extremely devious (unless we're talking about Hades). So, they gave the story their own spin, made it a little more contemporary and made the characters more Americanized and relateable. Disney realized early on that when people thought of Greek Mythology, they generally thought of academic books and a bunch of other boring stuff that wouldn't interest most people. So, this was a little bit of a change for Disney. Disney in the past has generally gone with stories based on books or fairy tales, but hadn't delved into any specific mythology, unless you count the "Pastoral" segment of Fantasia. I'm guessing that the studio wanted to tackle something a little different. Production started on Hercules as early as 1994 and lasted through 1997. Hercules focuses on the age old question: What does it mean to be a true hero? What does it entail and how can someone achieve such a title? I unfortunately don't have the super human strength, but hey, we can't have everything. We're both naive, awkward, and generally really nice guys. To me, Hercules is a symbol of the ultimate good, someone incorruptible.like Batman! I've always seen a little bit of myself in the character too, however cheesy that may sound. I just don't see how anyone couldn't love this movie! The movie also contains my favorite Disney hero, Hercules. There's deception, anger, love, baby-stealing, fight scenes, and like I have mentioned, a lot of humor. It's not overly dramatic, but you still feel tension at the end of the film and feel that the relationship between Hercules and Megara is real. For me this film gives a perfect blend of humor and drama. I just really liked the songs from this film and I still do. My old Hercules CD is probably the most scratched up CD I own thanks to how much I listened to it as a kid. In other words, it's well researched and clever. Its got tons of pop culture references and jokes that only someone who knows Greek Mythology would get. Hercules is an incredibly funny movie, definitely the most since Aladdin. So I suppose you could chalk up my love of Hercules to that fact. I have always found Greek Mythology fascinating. Not ancient history though, with one exception: Greek Mythology. If you know me, then you know that I love history. ![]()
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