Still thinking about the fate of La Esmeralda and Quasimodo and how cruel people can be. Also wondering why Disney felt so compelled to adapt Hugo's work.
I didn't really like how La Esmeralda was portrayed as weak and defenseless in a male dominated society/setting. But I suppose that was common in Hugo's time, and maybe he was trying to portray her as innocent as possible and make her plight all the more woeful. Me, I probably would have cussed out Phoebus and thrown as big of a fit as possible to make them see Phoebus was alive. I probably would have also shanked the priest. Yeah...
I'm almost curious about Disney's HND 2. Almost.
Also read COURTNEY CRUMRIN AND THE NIGHT THINGS by Ted Naifeh. I really liked the introduction where Kelly Crumrin talks about kids liking stories that aren't all sugar coated. It's a nice contrast to the Disney idea.
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