Od herosa do superbohatera, od „potwora” do celebryty. Disnejowski Herkules w drodze na popkulturowy Olimp
Journal Title: Kultura Popularna - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 49
Abstract
Hercules by Walt Disney is a fairy-tale type movie that re-tells well-known greek myth about Heracles, ancient Greek hero. In this paper I try to analyze the title character in order to prove that he is a monomythical realization of the contemporary superhero, with it’s main features, like: „the otherness”, being a celebrity and a potential lover. The movie also provides the actualization of a myth with its new American conservative values. However, many suggestions in it imply creating a distance between this new production and the classical Disney’s animations, like Snow White. Hercules also comments on the popular culture itself and reminds the viewers what does it mean to be<br/><br/>
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Anna Mik
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- DOI 10.5604/01.3001.0009.8041
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