By doing so, it will be suggested that this aspect of the film optimized the audience to become invested in the narrative and its themes, leading to what Disney hoped would result in a resonance expressed through purchasing the film and its accompanying merchandise.īUT, Ekaterina / Ohio State University // SULPRIZIO, Chiara / Vanderbilt University Through the use of a generalized range of classical imagery and the placement of modern references in the background to the narrative, Hercules largely aims to satisfy audience expectations about the appearance of Ancient Greece. This presentation, therefore, argues that the setting of Disney’s Hercules is an important factor in how audiences receive the film. Likewise, many of the scenes such as those featuring Hercules, Pegasus and Phil in front of a sunset, and the “Zero to Hero” montage are imposed with modern popular culture references to make this ancient setting more relatable to the audience. These scenes are also designed to appease audience expectations and connotations about what Ancient Greece looked “like.” In Hercules, this occurs through the aforementioned motifs, art and architecture that were fused anachronistically, irrespective of times that the pieces were actually in use. In Hercules, a fusion of classical motifs, artistic pieces and architectural elements are deployed by artists to establish a “lived-in’”world in which characters such as Hercules, Meg, Phil and Pegasus operate. These backgrounds in the film work with and support the narrative. However, in addition to narrative changes, the setting, background and landscape featured throughout the film serve the same function and are deserving of further attention. The narrative presented in Disney’s 1997 film Hercules added but also erased elements of Hercules’ core myth to render the film appropriate, relevant and relatable for their audience has already been well discussed by reception scholars in the past two decades. “Long Ago, in the Faraway Land of Ancient Greece”: Setting the Scene and Establishing Engagement in Disney’s HerculesĪdapting millennia-old myths such as those belonging to the Greek demigod (and later, god) Hercules to modern audiences in the 20th century, let alone a primarily juvenile and parental audience is a challenging task given the disparity in time, culture and space between the two. AREZZOLO, Amy / University of New England, Australia
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