Holy Jeebus.
Alright, just checked out a few clips from Disney’s Hercules, from 1997.
You know how I talked on this blog a few times about the influence that Greek mythology had on me as a kid? When I was young, before I had access to Hollywood, the Greek myths were my fantasy world of choice.
Ohhkay, then. Just watching the first two minutes of Hercules brought back a literal wealth of memories. Geez, unreal. What? Okay, another coincidence? No, I think not. Wayyyy too direct, here. Way too pointed and shockingly… obvious.
Okay, then.
When this flick was released I was in high school and still in my “too cool for kid’s stuff” phase so I missed it, of course. So, yeah, checking it out now is kind of blowing my mind. It’s like reliving my old daydreams. Un-fucking-real.
Wow. Utterly wow.
Well… wow. Incredible.
Wow.
And yes, Hercules was my favorite character from the myths. I must have read and reread his stories dozens of times in reading classes. I also came up with my own adventures, of course. I invented my own mythologies using the gods, demigods, and other assorted characters from the myths. And it seems that with Hercules, that’s what you’re seeing.
But, I’m sure you already knew that. Hell, whoever is reading these things probably knows more about what I read and fantasized about back then than I do.
Wow.
Unreal.