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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Overview

Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice. His first venture to the outside world finds him Esmeralda, a kind-hearted and fearless Romani woman who openly stands up to Frollo's tyranny.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice. His first venture to the outside world finds him Esmeralda, a kind-hearted and fearless Romani woman who openly stands up to Frollo's tyranny.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by condemning authoritarianism, religious hypocrisy, and systemic prejudice against marginalized groups, while championing social justice and compassion.

The movie features visible diversity through its central Romani characters, whose ethnic identity is fundamental to the narrative. The story strongly critiques prejudice and the abuse of power, explicitly portraying a white, male authority figure as a bigoted antagonist, making anti-discrimination themes central to its core message.

Secondary

The film strongly condemns the religious hypocrisy and bigotry of Frollo, who misuses his Christian authority to justify cruelty and hatred. Conversely, it portrays characters like Quasimodo and Esmeralda, who embody genuine compassion and justice, as truly faithful, thus affirming the positive virtues associated with the religion.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on other social and personal struggles, thus rendering the LGBTQ+ portrayal as not applicable.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story centers on Quasimodo's struggle for acceptance and Esmeralda's fight against injustice, without engaging with gender identity beyond cisgender portrayals.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The 1996 animated film adapts Victor Hugo's novel, retaining the established genders for all major characters like Quasimodo, Esmeralda, Frollo, and Phoebus. New characters introduced in the film do not have prior canonical genders.

The 1996 animated film faithfully adapts the established races and ethnicities of its core characters from Victor Hugo's novel, including Esmeralda's Romani heritage. No character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.0
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

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8.0
Metacritic logo
7.4

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