Hercules (1997 movie)
Hercules is an animated 1997 Disney movie about Hercules, the son of Zeus, in Greek mythology. This was followed by an animated television series based on the movie characters, and Hera.
Character design was by noted British caricaturist Gerald Scarfe, and as a result the film has a quirky visual style unusual in recent Disney films.
Fun Fact:
- The plot synopsis in this movie is actually controversial to the original Greek myths, as well as to previous movies.
An Article about the movie
Disney made some changes to the Original Greek Myths for their version of Hercules for Family Oriented Based Purposes since some of the original stories and characters were inappropriate for younger viewers such as Hercules being the son of Zeus and a mortal woman, Hera who is Hercules Stepmother and her attempts to kill him. Disney also made the Greek Gods into Stereotypes making them completly look their part like turning Posedion into a Fish.
See also: Hercules, Zeus, Greek mythology
