Hercules had black soul singers as Greek goddesses and half the movie was about his love interest who - memory is foggy - ended up saving him, didn't she?
Hercules came at a time when blackwashing was not a big deal. It seemed kind of fitting considering the movie had 0 respect for Greek mythology and was set up like modern America with a Greek coat of paint. Hercules was not even the Greek name, it was the Roman name.
It bothered me to no end in both this and Hercules the tv show.
How long have they been subversive? Were they ever wholesome?
Lion King (1994) was a man acting like a coward, saved by a GIRL BOSS (nala) and a diversity hire (rafiki).
Hercules had black soul singers as Greek goddesses and half the movie was about his love interest who - memory is foggy - ended up saving him, didn't she?
Hercules came at a time when blackwashing was not a big deal. It seemed kind of fitting considering the movie had 0 respect for Greek mythology and was set up like modern America with a Greek coat of paint. Hercules was not even the Greek name, it was the Roman name.
It bothered me to no end in both this and Hercules the tv show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEOCJeqoWVo
The Fate Franchise treats mythology and history better than Disney does. And that's saying something.