Hercules (1997) - Hercules Saves Megara [UHD]

Hercules is a 1997 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. The 35th Disney animated feature film and the eighth animated film produced during the Disney Renaissance, the film was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. The film is loosely based on the legendary hero Heracles (known in the film by his Roman name, Hercules), the son of Zeus, in Greek mythology.
Development of Hercules began in 1992 following a pitch adaptation of the Heracles mythological stories by animator Joe Haidar. Meanwhile, Clements and Musker re-developed their idea for Treasure Planet (2002) following the critical and commercial success of Aladdin (1992). Their project was removed from development in 1993, and Musker and Clements joined Hercules later that same year. Following an unused treatment by Haidar, Clements and Musker studied multiple interpretations of Greek mythology before abandoning Zeus's adulterous affair with Alcmene. The project underwent multiple story treatments and a first script draft was inspired by the screwball comedy films of the classic Hollywood era and popular culture of the 1990s. Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw, and Irene Mecchi were brought on board to revise the script. British cartoonist Gerald Scarfe was recruited as production designer and produced over seven hundred visualization designs of the characters. Research trips to Greece and Turkey provided inspiration for the background designs. Animation for the film was done in California and Paris. Computer animation was used in several scenes, predominantly in the Hydra battle sequence.

[LightningBottle]

I like to think that as he’s swimming he’s not just aging physically but also mentally, and yet his love for her and determination to reach her never fades a bit

[BrandonKohout]

A true hero who isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.

[NguyenQuangLuan]

3:14 Hades :"This is... this is impossible ! You... you... you can't be alive. You have to be..."
Pain and Panic :"A GOD ???"
I always like this scene

[AwesomeMooseSmile]

The holes in the scissors before trying to cut Hercules' string implying this happened before is a cool touch, and I like how the scissors gets a lot more damaged after they try cutting it multiple times.

[RupertTheOctopus]

Bro dove into the river of the dead to save someone without hesitation that's a real ass man right there

[chihuahuagirl]

The look of absolute horror on Hercules' face when he realizes that Meg was about to die, just pulls at my heart strings

[breakingbenjamin]

The suspense
The soundtrack
The triumph
The humor at the end.
The river styx scene is a rollercoaster of emotions.

[smilesxtears]

Watching Hercules save Megara on a loop. The scene is too iconic ❤

[TheTaintedWisdom]

3:23 - The animators and James Woods' performance really captured a sense of immense frustration and anger in that moment SO well.

[tremarcez]

“Get away from me don’t touch me, get your SLIMEY souls off of me” 😂😂

[BuggieBee-nutg]

Hercules definitely deserved his award...he jumped in to save Meg without a second thought...that is the action of a true hero.😊😊😊😊

[eunbitpark]

i actually cried when he swam in the river of death because this is the moment where you can't help but to hope! Then when he rises as a god, there was great deal of pride and joy I felt! This is a beautiful scene!!

[Jay_SUBZR]

3:43: “Meg! Meg! Talk to him! Yeah, a little schmooze, uh…”
*POW!*

😂

[oziswag]

Still one of the best Disney movies of all time

[Chris-qort]

Hercules was gonna let Hades go but he just had to push his luck....

[loganzuments]

It’s actually an interesting concept to think about. Hercules went in as a mortal, was dragged down into the pits of hell and came out of it reborn as a god. A true legend story and something to think about when you watch this movie as you get older.

[tylerchisum]

“there is no greater love than laying down one’s life for one’s friends.”

[Dualpersonalities]

“I’m sorry kid there are some things you just can’t change”

“Yes I can”

[PrinceIsot]

"some things you can't change"
"yes I can" 😠
*Rides the god damned Cerberus into hell itself
This is why heroes are important for kids to have.

[jediskunk]

“Oh, you know what slipped my mind, you’ll be dead before you can get to her. THAT’S NOT A PROBLEM IS IT!?!”