Powers of hell?
That was a pretty strong and inappropriate thing to say in a Disney movie, wasn't it?
shareNot really, fit the character perfectly.
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Absolutely not. It's not used as profanity, and it fits her character given her devil-like horns and her use for dark magic. Plus, it makes for good religious symbolism. Maleficent has powers from hell while Prince Philip has a shield with the Christian/Latin cross on it. It cannot be a more obvious good versus evil conflict than that.
And if you think that line was inappropriate, then, I won't recommend The Hunchback of Notre Dame to you.
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Too late, I've seen it. But don't worry. What was inappropriate about Hunchback of Notre Dame, though?
shareI felt you may have. Frollo's sexual harassment of Esmeralda especially when he sniffs her hair and the strong references of lust when Frollo sings "Hellfire" with a fiery image of a semi-nude Esmeralda among other things. It's all there in the Parents Guide:
Final Note: Despite being a Disney animated film and receiving a G-rating, the film contains heavy religious thematic material (particularly damnation and sin), and some sexual subject matter, that can be deemed inappropriate for children.
Suggested MPAA rating: PG for some violence including scary images, thematic material and some suggestive content.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116583/parentalguide
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I don't see how it's inappropriate. Kids in Sunday school hear about hell. Why do people prefer kids be coddled and sheltered from everything?
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Totally appropriate to an evil queen.
shareSaying "hell" in reference to religion is hardly inappropriate-- plus plenty of Disney movies have darker content. Just look at Pinocchio or Hunchback.
shareAt the time, no.
shareThis film was made in the 1950s, when the Christian conservative presence was very strong in American culture. It shouldn't surprise anyone that villains written in this time period would be shown with Satanic trappings and leanings, all things considered. I remember both my mom and grandma telling me that there are only two sources of supernatural power in this world: God and Satan, and most magic portrayed in stories, even among "good guy" magic-users, does not come from God.
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