神々の住まうオリンポス山の王ゼウスの息子として誕生しながら、死者の王ハデスの陰謀で人間になる薬を飲まされ、地上へ落とされたヘラクレス。薬の最後の一滴を残したため、怪力を失わずにすんだ彼だったが、人間界で育った彼はその超人的な力のために孤立していた。そんなある日、育ての親から出生の秘密を聞かされた彼は、神殿で本当の父であるゼウスと対面し、オリンポスに戻るには真の英雄にならなければならないと知る。
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監督: Ron Clements / ジョン・マスカー
脚本: Bob Shaw / Ron Clements / ジョン・マスカー
音楽: アラン・メンケン
制作: Ron Clements / ジョン・マスカー / Noreen Tobin
The definition of a meh film, at least for me. <em>'Hercules'</em> doesn't stick a connection, I felt very unfulfilled throughout. I have little negatives, yet there isn't much the other way either. I like the cast, but that's honestly about it. James Woods, Danny DeVito and Rip Torn all give noteworthy performances in the roles of Hades, Phil and Zeus. However, Tate Donovan as the titular character is forgettable, as is Roger Bart's voice when Hercules sings. Bart isn't helped by the very average music, none of which is memorable to me. The plot is mild, one that is quite easy to predict and doesn't produce any thrilling moments. The animation is actually OK, satisfactory for sure. I can see this is very well rated by others, which I respect. For me, though, it isn't any good.
Undoubtedly one of the better 1990s Disney films. The story and animation are very much centre stage with the music much less important - no big power ballads! It is a fun take on the Herculean mythology of ancient Greece. Beginning with a suitably grand opening narrative from Charlton Heston, no less, we learn that Hades is desperate to avenge himself on Zeus - who tricked him into ruling the underworld after he and his brothers defeated the Titans. Meantime Zeus is celebrating the birth of a baby boy. Hades decides to strike back, but his augurs (the "Fates" but think more "Stygian witches") advise that this little boy - Hercules - is the fly in the ointment who must be neutralised if his grand design is to succeed. Hades tricks him firstly into mortality and then cons him out of his great strength - but will that be enough to defeat the determination of our hero? It is a bit of a slow starter; but once it gets into the swing there are some good performances from James Woods (superb as Hades), Rip Torn (Zeus) and Danny DeVito as the long-suffering demi-god trainer "Phil" that keep this fantasy adventure moving along nicely. Don't expect to see any of his twelve labours...
