Saturday, December 17, 2011

The Hunchback of Notre Dame: music video

In the song "Hellfire" in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, many strategies are used to emphasize the adolescent male's pornographic dream. Frollo sees the image of Esmeralda dancing in the flames within his fireplace. But it is not her clear image. It is more of her silhouette , curving out of the flames. He face is shadowed but her breasts are prominent. She dances seductively in front of the camera, emphasizing that women are sexual objects for men. She runs her hands down her body, stroking herself for the pleasure of the judge watching her. This sequence is very different from the majority of the Disney movies. However, she could still be considered a "femme fatale" despite the fact that she is actually one of the protagonists.
Hellfire

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