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Watching this again, on Blu-ray, reminded me that this is one of the best of the early animated movies to combine computer graphics with standard animation. 'Hunchback's muddled tones don't overshadow how beautiful the animation is. Disney is no stranger to the annoying animal sidekicks, but the gargoyles in this movie are right up there with the worst of the worst. However, if you're going to go that far in one direction don't try to shoehorn in ridiculous humor in the form of joking gargoyles that hop around on torso stumps. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind Disney going for a darker approach, truthfully I welcome it. The graphic bullying that takes place when Quasimodo is tied down in the middle of the town square is some of the starkest cruelty that's ever taken place in a Disney movie. The other element that really nags at me when watching 'Hunchback' is that it feels like it's trying to be far more serious than any of the other Disney animated titles.

This operatic approach provides for some pretty scoring, but does little in the memorable music department. The music numbers are staged like the songs from a musical play rather than an animated feature.

What's interesting about it is also its downfall. 'Hunchback' is an extremely odd blend of seriousness and forced humor. 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' highlights the 'meh'-gic of Disney. After a string of hits that went on to be considered classics – ' Beauty and the Beast,' 'Aladdin,' and ' The Lion King,' – Disney hit a rough patch and started cranking out mediocre titles that failed to resonate as deeply with audiences.

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