Hercules Compare And Contrast

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Hercules of 1997 got put together by one of the popular Disney directors, Ron Clements and John Musker. Their earlier works include “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” and “The Great Mouse Detective,” which were movies that were astoundingly successful Disney movies that almost everyone enjoyed watching. Hercules without a doubt is one of my top Disney favourite movies, because of its really pop and melodious songs, and its simple yet very intricate plotline.
The movie basically starts off with the muses singing “the gospel truth.” I appreciated how the directors used the muses to narrate some of the plot, so they wouldn’t exceed their time limits, and drop in fill in/ unnecessary scenes. Zeus and Hera give birth to a little Hercules, and Zeus’ brother, Hades, is not happy because he wants to overthrow Zeus and claim his position as the ruler of Mount Olympus. As a result, Hades sends his two minions to kidnap little Hercules and make him mortal by giving him a potion Hades himself made, so Hercules wouldn’t interfere when Hades tries to defeat Zeus. The two minions, Pain and Panic, fail to turn Hercules to a complete mortal, so Hercules still had some of his god-like strength. …show more content…

He tells him that Hercules can regain his god like status once he becomes a “true hero,” which calls Hercules to a great adventure. What is a better way of becoming a “true hero,” than to go to Satyr Philoctetes, who is known for training heroes, such as Achilles, Odysseus, and many more. Satyr becomes one of Hercules’ best friend, (besides Pegasus), and mentor throughout the whole movie, which was great because it was amusing to watch Satyr basically face palm himself whenever Hercules does something

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