10 Dark Secrets In The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Disney Doesn't Want You To Know

10 Secrets Disney doesn't want you to know about the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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Disney’s adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” continues to be the subject of discussion among many parents and critics. From the themes that discuss religion, race, feminism, and mental illness, there’s a lot to talk about when it comes to the 1996 movie. Today, we’re revealing 10 Dark Secrets In The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Disney Doesn’t Want You To Know.

Judge Claude Frollo might stand out in a lot of viewers’ mind as the most evil Disney villain for his conflict with his lust for Esmeralda, his alienation of Quasimodo. And, of course, his deep rooted belief that he is doing the right thing even when the opposite is blatantly true. Along with the philosophy that’s against women, Quasimodo’s ancestry, corporal punishment and the movie’s surprise rating you may be surprised to see what dark secrets lurk within this classic story. Wait until number 1 to see what role religious karma plays in this Disney movie.

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[chinchillahats]

I think it’s a very underrated movie. I don’t think it’s great for younger children. But it’s a great movie and has a good story line. Definitely has the most evil Disney villain.

[allie_]

Um... excuse me, but regardless of whether or not he was handsome Pheobus was actually really the best choice for Esmeralda.
Frollo saw her as completely, irredeemably evil, and Quasimodo saw her as angelically perfect... and both of these are wrong perceptions of her character. Pheobus was the only man in the movie that had a realistic view of Esmeralda and got to know her for who she _really_ was.

[joshualowe]

Hunchback of Notre Dame took a LOT of risks. It touched many taboo subjects. I love this movie! I wish Disney would take risks like that today.

[realpaperstarzz]

Hellfire is one of my favorite Disney songs.

[lilenwasnothere]

Quasi saw Esmeralda as a perfect angel, Phoebus saw her as a woman

[hopeweiss]

The reason frollo and Gaston are so scary is because they could be ordinary guys like the one sitting next to u on the bus or at school or whatever

[JacobMKeeneAKADrPepperKing]

I didn't realize that the guy offscreen being whipped during the first meeing of Phoebus and Frollo was actually the previous captain of the guard, I had assumed it was just some random prisoner that Frollo had ordered punished.

[jonnybuijze]

5:33
That's not feminism.
*That's human decency.*

[AtarahDerek]

The relationship between Quasi and Esmeralda seems to be a case of her rejecting Quasi for the hot guy *on the surface.* But you have to look deeper than that. Quasi did, and that's why he gave his blessing to Phoebus and Esme's relationship in the end. Esme fell for Phoebus because he respected her. Yes, he was initially attracted to her because she was sexy and talented. But he loves to banter with her, and he encourages her to show all her strengths. When Esme realized that Phoebus saw more in her than just some sexy exotic, she started to look deeper than the handsome captain of the guard who was assigned to harass her people. His defiance of Frollo and rescue of the peasant family are what fully won her over.

Quasi, on the other hand, was more of a pet project for Esme. She was his rescuer, and she saw him as something of a wounded bird, incapable of caring for himself and relying on other people to meet his needs--at least emotionally. His shyness was endearing, but Esme could never see Quasi as anything more than a very hurt child (even though he could be as many as four years older than her). She saw herself in the mentor position to him. Quasi was attracted to her because of her kindness, and people who are rescued from a dangerous situation often do develop feelings for their rescuers. Quasi's attraction to Esme was born of that very mentality that prevented Esme from reciprocating his feelings. When Quasi realized that Esme's lack of attraction to him actually had nothing to do with his looks and everything to do with Phoebus' morals resonance, it was a moment of great maturity for him. Quasi was the one who was having a hard time seeing past the surface of a relationship, not Esme or Phoebus. And it was when he finally did look deeper that Quasi understood why Esme would choose Phoebus over him. Quasi learned to admit to himself that he had a lot of growing to do before he was ready for a romantic relationship. Not the least of which was learning to love himself, flaws and all.

[nyxldx]

Back when Disney made incredible movies

[albedoyuriev]

Best Disney movie ever...well at least it's my favorite anyway. Seriously underated.

[somegingerdude]

"No onscreen violence in Hunchback"
First scene: Shows Frollo cracking a woman's skull and attempting infanticide.

[Lilas.Duveteux]

The Romani didn't sexualized woman's breast at that time, so despite the gypsy culture, from what I understood, being very strict on sexuality, it was considered normal for women to wear decoltés or even go bear-breast, especially if one had children. Strangely, they had (and still do) to cover their heads.

[mirandarispoli]

I love hunchback so I need to debunk this video.
1.) let’s remember a couple of things about who Esmeralda wants to be with. Quasimodo idolizes her and sees her as an angel. In his view, she’s above human and held to an inhuman standard. Frollo just sees her as a sex object to feed his piety sexual desire. While Phoebus initially also sees her as beautiful and angelic, he grows to just see her as a person. That’s why she decides to be with him. It’s nothing about looks, it’s about how’s she treated.

2.) esmeralda has agency. She loses none. Her pushing off frollo’s advances proves her agency. Her dancing scene doesn’t strip her of her agency, she does so to earn money. It’s her choice.

3.) the comments they’re making about male feminists and friend zones are missing the point. Yes, Quasimodo and Phoebus are feminists. Yes, they work to fight against Frollo’s oppression against the Romani. But their feminism doesn’t strip Esmeralda of hers. Her saving Quasimodo, fighting for her agency, rejecting frollos advances, and desire to help her people are clear examples as to how she’s a feminist icon.

The friendzone thing misses the point of the story. Yes, Quasimodo loved her and he’s Esmeralda turned him down. It was not because of his looks, but his idolization of her. Quasi doesn’t blame Esmeralda for his affection, like frollo does. He wants his friend to be happy and puts that ahead of him. Quasimodo’s story is one of a journey of self acceptance and growth. Him criticizing Esmeralda for not sharing his affection would have missed the point: Love goes beyond romance. It can be friendship, no matter unlikely. Their dynamic is bigger than the romance plot

Overall, I care about hunchback very deeply. I love the movie, the musical and the book. There’s a lot to dive into with this story, don’t undermine it with surface level ideas based off of one viewing of just the Disney movie

[lsaas]

Some interesting points on Quasi's ancestry (I always assumed that was a hint at the prostitution stigma) but still overlooking the important parts of Esmerelda and Phoebus's relationship. Yes there was attraction but also demonstrated how he falls for her based on her courage and intelligence while she begins to show interest upon realising how similar their world views are and falls for his bravery and kindness. Actually one of the better couples for the reason that they are one another's equal match.

[ramgpark]

Not that surprised... Just read the original novel. It will show you a whole new world.

[alexaliona]

one of my biggest issues with the film was that we never really learned why frollo hated the roma so much. it was just like 'oh, he hates them don't care why'. however disney did make a broadway musical based on the movie but drawn more heavily from the book- and in that we learn 1) why frollo hates the romani people so much and 2) why quasimodo looks so different from the roma we see in the film.
1) in the book and the musical, claude frollo had a brother, jehan, and they grew up together in notre dame. as claude grew older he was more drawn to the church and the sacrements, while jehan was more wild and strayed far from the 'straight and narrow'. eventually, jehan is caught with a roma prostitute in his room and expelled from the cathedral. claude stays at notre dame and rises among the ranks until he becomes archdeacon (rather than judge). one day he visits jehan and finds that his partner, the roma prostitute, had had a child some time prior before dying of the plague. jehan is dying, but asks claude to care for the child as it has no one else. jehan dies in claude's arms, and claude decides to care for the deformed baby, which he names quasimodo.
so 2) quasimodo is frollo's nephew and that is why he doesn't look like the romani people. the way he looks in the film is based on a description from the book and the old silent films, and it was never really changed even as disney changed the story
sorry for the long note, just kinda wanted to put this out there.

[PhoenixAngel]

Take it these people didn't read the book. This is as nice as you can get Hugo's work.

[Alphasnowbordergirl]

The gargoyles were forced into the story by the studio because the story was too serious. And I think pheobis gets a bad rap. I mean the captain did go against frolo, covered for Esmeralda, and tried to help.

[michellek]

I loooove The hunchback of Notre Dame !!! One of my favorite Disney movies! 😘😍😙