Hunchback of Notre Dame publicity photo from the 1923 movie, by Wallace Worsley, via Wikimedia Commons Just a few of the most important characters are: Language, cultural norms, the countries and cultures themselves, the target audiences…really, the two versions share almost nothing except the story itself.īefore we look at the plot, let’s take a look at the main characters and how they differ between the original book and the Disney movie interpretation. With over 160 years passing between the book’s publication and the movie’s release, there are naturally bound to be some differences. Directors: Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale.Title: Notre-Dame de Paris (though also commonly known as the Hunchback of Notre Dame).Let’s start with the “no-duh” differences between the book and the movie. Illustration of the Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo, via Wikimedia Commons So how does the Disney animated movie, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, differ from the original book by Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris? Obvious Differences That last one is the focus of our post today. They are generally neither true to history, like in the case of Pocahontas, nor to their original fictional source (see: The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, Tarzan and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, among others). Despite their regular global success, Disney movies aren’t known for being particularly accurate.
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