The Case for Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Hunchback is the metaphorical Quasimodo of the disney animated feature film canon--weird, hidden away, and relegated to its master's hairshirt. Some common and consistent criticisms of the film have cropped up over the years, but they often miss crucial context and the original goal of Victor Hugo's dark tale of human brutality. But don't worry everyone. We're here to fix colonialism, y'all. Wait, wrong video. Twitter: @thelindsayellis Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lindsayellis Sources: 1. Callow, Simon. "Laughton as Quasimodo: Epic Agony." Editorial. The New York Times [New York] 14 May 1988: n. pag. 14 May 1988. Web. 2. Dretzka, Gary. "`Hunchback' For The '90s." Tribune Digital. Chicago Tribune, 16 June 1996. Web. 3. Hugo, Victor. Notre-Dame De Paris. N.p.: Gosselin, 1831. Print. http://www.bartleby.com/ebook/adobe/312.pdf 4. Hugo, Victor. "War on the Demolishers!" Editorial. Oeuvres Complètes De Victor Hugo 1825: n. pag. Print. https://courseworks2.columbia.edu/courses/10532/files/579150/preview?verifier=6gyITpcPKDUdLGio7aqwyELfcLXyM7JLYP2hY60M 5. "`Hunchback' For The '90s." Tribune Digital. Chicago Tribune, 16 June 1996. Web. 6. King, Susan. "The Hunchback From Hope." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 1997. Web. 7. Rebello, Stephen. The Art of The Hunchback of Notre Dame: A Disney Miniature. N.p.: Hyperion, 1997. Print. 8. ""U" Making "Notre Dame"." The Film Daily 12 Aug. 1922: 1. Print. https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily2122newy#page/n352/mode/1up/search/hunchback 9. Animation Guild. "The Animation Guild Interviews: Gary Trousdale" 23 Oct. 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fVE4aa-UkM 10. Karger, Dave, and Anne Thompson. “Disney's ''Hunchback'' Has Murder, Lust, and Corruption.” EW.com, Time Inc, 21 June 1996, ew.com/article/1996/06/21/disneys-hunchback-has-murder-lust-and-corruption/