@@Philthornnahh man, Hades is like Lobo from Puss in Boots. Mostly just doing his job ruling the underworld. Compare that to Zeus who shagged every woman he thought was hot, in both human and animal form. Those women couldn’t do anything but accept his downstairs thunderbolt, and then had to face the wrath of Hera and suffer. Or Aphrodite who had people who she thought were competing with her beauty a bad rest of their lives.
@Hey it's me Zeus didn't just screw women. Anything that moved on its own was s3x material for him. Men, women, animals. I think a Swan, that one time.
Yeah, besides kidnapping and marrying (possibly r4p1ng) his niece that one time he's pretty decent. Does his job, never cheats on his wife, and keeps to himself.
I hated this movie because of the inaccuracies. Firstly Hercules was not Hera's son, Zues had a nasty habit of sticking his dick where it didn't belong. Hercules is a demigod, half human.
@@alyshaharper8730 Thats Disney for ya: Take an old, messed up story, shave off most if not all of the messed up parts, make some more changes and sell it to kids. I like a lot of their movies, but I do get why others dislike or even hate them for making so many changes.
The Muses and Meg carried this movie. Enough said. Period. Meg’s cynical delivery is everything 🤌🏼 plus that line “Sometimes it’s better to be alone. Nobody can hurt you.” Damn. Hit me right in the feels 😣
@@DarkFoxKirin Ye, from the movie I loved Hades as a villain, but then when you actually bring Greek Mythology into the picture, I hate the whole fact he is a villain, since he was actually the least problematic and dare I say nicest.
@@DarkFoxKirin mhm for sure. Idk if I remember one I've seen were he wasn't a villain at least for a time, some seem to give a redemption arc, but still a villain in tbe beginning. Sad really he's probably thr most decent guy and his and I believe Persephone's relationship is genuinely quite nice or at least one of the better ones in Greek Mythology with the gods 🥴. Ye, soke stories of his methods aren't great, but some stories bave it were she genuinely loved him back a d he loved her. Doubt Zeus is that great with his many many many affairs 🤦♀️ Heracles being a result of one of those haha.
That's not true - or rather it's completely out of context - please don't believe everything you see on the internet especially if Google translate has been involved
@@iratetrolls if you were to translate the phrase "I am retired" verbatim to Greek it would be "Είμαι συνταξιούχος" which is two words yes but no one would say it like that. When referring to being retired ppl in Greece will usually say "Έχω βγει στη σύνταξη" which is four words and would translate to something like "I am in retirement". Especially in the context of that scene using the first phrase would be completely odd and sound out of place whereas ppl use the second phrase a lot of the time in a similar context- to say I'm retired in a frustrated or like "I'm so done" way. It's an honest mistake and I think it was started by a post on tumblr (I've certainly seen it before) but that's the problem with using Google translate; it won't give you an accurate representation of how ppl actually speak in [insert language here] because it completely ignores phrases that are used to replace the "proper" or "grammatically correct" ig you could say way of saying things. Ppl (at least in my experience) will very rarely if at all use the first phrase to refer to themselves as being retired (may be somewhat more commonly used for referring to a third person). Anyhow I get how ppl might think it's a fun fact but it's pretty inaccurate, because it completely ignores context and how ppl naturally speak and just goes of translating the words. (Also you could argue that it can be two words in English anyway if you say "I'm retired" instead of "I am retired" but that's another thing). Anyway sorry for the long comment I have an unhealthy love for linguistics.
In French (my native language), if I remember well Phil says "J'ai. Pris. Ma retraite", which would count as 5 words. But I think that he says "three words" instead of the "two words" in English, so I'd guess that in other languages they also make sure to make the "count" wrong.
@@lulub517 FR literally anything that's even remotely related is filled with *"uM aCtUaLlY"* comments as if every form of media using the lore is trying to be a 100% accurate.
@@kalystagutierrez1607 Yea... I kinda get it in a way. Like I can get a little annoyed if they get math wrong in movies but at the same time it doesn't take away from my enjoyment of the movie. It seems like a lot of people are hating on this movie for not being accurate which doesn't make a lot of sense. It would be different if the movie was like Prince of Egypt where they wanted to stick to the source materiel.
As much as I adore the soundtrack, the story of Hercules (Heracles) is so much darker than you think. Zeus was his father, but Hera tried many times to kill him. Pegasus is a son of Medusa and Poseidon and was born after Medusa was decapitated by Perseus. And the trainer of heroes was Chiron (a centaur) not a satyr
I remember reading the actual Greek mythology after watching Disney's Hercules because I was curious what the original story is like. My 8 year old bring was shattered after reading the original story. 🤯
Whats ironic is that in Greek Mythology, Hades is literally one of the only gods who's a decent person 😩😩 yet the media keeps portraying him as the bad guy
I know right it's like "Hades? King of the underworld? God of the dead? In some stories actually faithful to his niece-wife, and in others only cheated once or twice? *Evil."* "Zeus? Cheated on his wife with literally anything that moved as an animal and has way too many children to count? Sold his own goddess daughter to his brother? He's *amazing!"*
Best soundtrack out there. Having the Muses sing was clever. Hate that they made Hera Hercules's mother though, and Hades as the antagonist. But I get it.
Well, they couldn't exactly put adultery into a little kids' movie. Zeus just could not keep it in his toga; kind of understandable why Hera hated all his illegitimate kids. Not _nice,_ but rather understandable. She couldn't kill her husband, after all; that whole pesky immortality thing.
@@alexisgrunden1556 also gotta further christianize the story by making the ruler of the underworld the bad guy with a short temper. When in the actual mythology, Hades was relatively mellow compared to the rest of his family. But the movie is good despite all that, so it gets a pass un my book.
@@alexisgrunden1556 At least they made his mortal mom Alcmene. Having her and Amphitryon adopt him is probably as close as they could get to accuracy with how convoluted mythology can be.
The character names of the 5 muses are Calliope, Clio, Melpomene, Terpsichore, and Thalia. The actual names of the singers IRL are Lillias White, Vanéese Y. Thomas, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, and Roz Ryan all of whom have been on Broadway. Also Cheryl Freeman auditioned for pocahontas but was told that although she sand incredibly well her voice was to mature.
Bonus info: The four muses who didn't make it into the movie (since there were 9 in mythology) were Euterpe, Erato, Polyhymnia, and Urania. The muses each inspired a different art form in mortals: Calliope (epic poetry) Clio (history) Euterpe (flutes and music) Thalia (comedy and pastoral poetry) Melpomene (tragedy) Terpsichore (dance) Erato (love poetry and lyric poetry) Polyhymnia (sacred poetry) Urania (astronomy)
Funny enough in actual Greek mythology hades was a decent guy. Also his godly powers had nothing to do with fire, he actually could turn invisible, teleport through shadows, summon ghost armies, also make gold, silver, and prescious gems appear from the ground.
And Pain and Panic weren't little demons of the Underworld. They were the twin sons of Ares and Aphrodite. Well, sort of. They were Deimos and Phobos: Panic and Fear
Could you please watch Atlantis: The lost empire? It's my all time favorite Disney film and the art style and soundtrack in it are absolutely incredible! You won't be disappointed 🥺
I heard that Hades was originally written as a big, serious villain. Then James Woods auditioned playing him as a conman and so they rewrote the character like that
Hey Welchy that's Cinderella's castle, it was Walt Disney's favorite story or at least he admired Cinderella and her strength in what she went through. Ever After goes in detail of the abuse decently, Disney's version was also nice (live action, animated and ESPECIALLY CINDERELLA 3 : A twist in time)
Although I think technically the one in the into to Disney movies is Cinderella's, both Cinderella and Aurora's castles were based on the real life Bavarian castle of King Ludwig II called Neuschwanstein Castle 🏰
The castle at Disney World (Florida) and in the logo are Cinderella’s but the castle in Disneyland (California) is Aurora’s. And I totally agree with the previous comment, Ever After is such a good adaptation. Still my fave!
Also, if you want to get a funny, well-researched explanation into many Greek myths, I'd say check out the channel Overly Sarcastic Productions, click over to the "Playlists" tab, then go through the "Miscellaneous Myths" playlist. This isn't a reaction request, because that's not the kind of reactor you are. You do movies. Just for your own personal entertainment and learning. :) You'll get the real story of Hades somewhere in that playlist as well as a mini-rant about how more modern stories have always interpreted Hades as some sort of Satan figure, when he's not at all like that in the actual Greek myths.
Not even 30 seconds in and when this dude mentioned the VHS I feel just aged 10 years (and I’m not even 20 yet). That was the sh!t to watch movies on back in the day
Fellow 90's kid here. Man, I still have a few of my childhood vhs tapes. Lost the rest during a move I was very sad, but hoped they found a good home. I watched the crap out of Disney and Shirley temple movies. XD
Oh yeah, that was another thing that bothered me about this movie. THE. FLIPPING. HYDRA!!!!!!!! Its when you cut off one head, two more grow back. Not cut off one head, and three more grow back. Gods, I know the original material is darker than Hades' armpit, but they couldn't even consult it to see if they were even in the ballpark?
@@thenerdytiger9306 Not *easily,* no; but he has all eternity in which to escape; I would imagine if he continually keeps trying, it’s possible he might eventually succeed... he is after all a powerful god. Anyway it doesn’t look to me like he bothers to torture them much, seems like he’d rather have as little to do with them as possible, and mostly just leaves them to float around in their misery.
Couple of Meg facts for you: The voice actress, Susan Egan, was the first to play Belle in the stage musical of Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. Her design is based around ancient Greek artifacts and architecture. Her face, chest and hips are the shapes of traditional vases, and her torso and skirt are columns. (Ngl, felt a little creepy dissecting her like that, but it's true!)
Fun fact: (though correct me if I'm wrong) Disney has actual dancers preform Zero to Hero in costume and everything, that's why the animation feels so lively. You can find it by looking up 'Hercules: Zero to Hero side by side by Oh My Disney'.
OK, we can all agree Meg is fire but I think Welchy has really cracked from all this time on Lockdown 🤣 Anyway, great reaction as usual! Brightened up my day!
You’re the first person (even among gen z content creators) I’ve heard explain what VHS is instead of making fun of it! I don’t know why I’m so thankful for that, especially since my sis and I used to watch our favorite movies on VHS.
0:40 It's Cinderella's Castle, so Cinderella and Prince Charming live there in animation land. In the real world, the one built in Disney world works as a very expensive hotel for people visiting the park. Also totally here for your love of Meg. she's one of the few canonically older leading lady love interest in Disney. She's significantly older at 28, Herc is canonically 18/19
@@silverstarlightproductions1292 yep. Some sources say late 20s. Some say 28 exactly. Either way herc and her have one of the bigger age gaps of the Disney couples
The moments when Phil chases the nymphs and flirts with Meg and Aphrodite actually correspond the Greek mythology, for satires were usually described as very cheeky and fickle (by the way, Pan's flute as a whistle is cool, as for me)
This is my cousin's favorite movie, and everytime I see it I think of him. He's autistic, and I'm pretty sure his favorite line from the movie is when the titans are marching toward Olympus, saying they'll freeze Zeus and all that. Not sure why, but he always chants it when we watch Hercules together. 😂 But thank you for posting this reaction, you have made my day. ❤
I love James Woods as Haydes. He just owns this whole sleazy car salesman personality so well. Plus he gets his brutal comeuppance in the end; being trapped forever in a river of agony & death.
You need to see Disney’s The Great Mouse Detective! It’s the movie that saved Disney animated films after one of their biggest bombs (The Black Cauldron), and made films like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin possible! 😎
If you want to learn about Greek mythology I highly recommend Mythos by Stephen Fry. Specifically the audiobook since he reads it himself and the comedic timing and suave sarcasm are perfect. 👌
An article 10 years ago: "The main production designier for Hercules was acclaimed political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe." Me: "Gerald Scarfe? As in 'Pink Floyd The Wall' Gerald Scarfe?! THAT'S TOTALLY... * *remembers the Hydra, Cerberus, and the Titans* * ...his style all right. Yup, makes perfect sense."
20:02 Did you see how fast his face turned red when he had a realization? I don't know why, but that kind of human characteristic seems to amaze me. Kinda cute how humans change color when we feel strong emotions like sadness, laughter, anger and embarasment. But never have I thought that we change color when we get surprised or have a shocking realization. That's how you know that Welchys reactions are authentic.
Wow what a find! 😳 I knew I go red sometimes when I’m flustered but that was crazy! Making me want to see if I do that in every video now 😂 thank you so much for the support
Sunny side-up is my favorite, but I usually end up soft-boiling them for convenience. I can literally eat 4 eggs and rice for any meal of the day and be jolly. lol As historically inaccurate as the movie is, I absolutely love it. Just so entertaining and heart-warming. My favorite quote: "Father, this is the moment I've always dreamed of. But... A life without Meg, even an immortal life, would be empty."
Meg is one of my favorite Disney girls together with Mulan, Pocahontas and Jane from Tarzan. By the way you should make a reaction video to Pocahontas, I know it's historically VERY inaccurate but I still love it! Also if you want more Greek mythology inspired stuff I can recommend Troy (2004). I would love to see a reaction from you to that as well! Love your videos!
Is it strange I find his accent very soothing? Like...water flowing or something. It smoothed out the harsh edges American English tends to have. Pretty.
Remember in The Lion King when zazu said to mufasa that scar would make a very handsome throw rug and just think of it every time he gets dirty you can take him out and beat him
Glad you loved the movie man! Herc's world is the funnest rendition of Greek mythology I've ever experienced. There's actually an old animated Disney series based on this movie. Where Herc is a teenager in high school but he still fights mythological beings like in the movie. I grew up with it and it was pretty fun, ngl.
This is one of my favorite Disney movies EVER!!!!!!!!! I know most of the lines and songs and the whole time watching this I was just smiling and laughing! Also yea, Meg is hot af
I would love to see more animated films about myths and magic lol (especially in an animation style like Encanto, Moana, Frozen II, Onwards, HTTYD 2&3, etc). There are so many cool mythology/ magical creatures and powers that would look *amazing* in that style of animation lol.
I would love to see Disney remake this film in their modern animation style. Encanto already showed how amazing it would look when we saw a Hercules and Cerberus in Louisa's song 'Surface Pressure'.
“He promised I wouldn’t get hurt” Welchy *gasp of excitement then flash of realization, panic sets in* “…but that means that ur hurt* Welchy dumping for Meg is always the best content
In Greek mythology, Héra is Zeus' wife but also his sister (and not Hercules' mother). Zeus is married to Héra but he also have a lot of mistresses which with he had a lot of children (the majority are others Gods of the Olympus). Oh, and the best for the end : Hades is his brother
Decided to search up the Muses. 4 of them were Broadway singers and the 5th is an R&B/jazz/soul blues who's been releasing music all the way from the 80s to most recent album in 2022
Meg reminds me of Shego from Kim Possible tbh - they're both attractive, badass and sarcastic asf. Pain & Panic also remind me of Cosmo & Wanda from Fairly Odd Parents when they shapeshift lol 2:4215:33
@@paulinecharlat2982 oh the having children with your siblings doesn't just feature Zeus/Hera and Kronos/Rhea. It even goes back another generation with Ouranos/Gaea, the parents of the titans. Not to mention that Poseidon slept with his sister Demeter as a horse. Well, slept with isn't the right term, its much more forceful and I would probably get reported for spelling it so I'll give you a hint: has 4 letters, starts with r
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And to think that in actual Greek mythology, Hades is actually the only sane god, while everyone else is downright mental
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@@sussybaka6347 his aura may be evil but don't worry he's a pretty neutral god
@@Philthornnahh man, Hades is like Lobo from Puss in Boots. Mostly just doing his job ruling the underworld.
Compare that to Zeus who shagged every woman he thought was hot, in both human and animal form. Those women couldn’t do anything but accept his downstairs thunderbolt, and then had to face the wrath of Hera and suffer.
Or Aphrodite who had people who she thought were competing with her beauty a bad rest of their lives.
@Hey it's me Zeus didn't just screw women. Anything that moved on its own was s3x material for him. Men, women, animals. I think a Swan, that one time.
Yeah, besides kidnapping and marrying (possibly r4p1ng) his niece that one time he's pretty decent. Does his job, never cheats on his wife, and keeps to himself.
Welchy: I don't know anything about Greek Mythology
Me: Thats ok, neither does this movie 😅
😂 not wrong
I hated this movie because of the inaccuracies. Firstly Hercules was not Hera's son, Zues had a nasty habit of sticking his dick where it didn't belong. Hercules is a demigod, half human.
@@alyshaharper8730 Thats Disney for ya: Take an old, messed up story, shave off most if not all of the messed up parts, make some more changes and sell it to kids.
I like a lot of their movies, but I do get why others dislike or even hate them for making so many changes.
@@alyshaharper8730 and Hera was not a loving housewife, but (figuratively speaking) a
D E M O N W I T C H
@@rammsteinrulz16 I mean considering what Zeus did I don't blame her. They really did my man Hades wrong though
I feel like being called a mood is the highest honor a fictional character can achieve
True
Hades: "Is my hair out?". The. Best. Line. Ever.
In spanish he says:hey,who blew out the candle 😂
@@mapistuffyvideos5216 in the french version he says " I have the flame extinguished "
If I remember correctly in German it's: "Who blew out my hair?!"
The Muses and Meg carried this movie. Enough said. Period. Meg’s cynical delivery is everything 🤌🏼 plus that line “Sometimes it’s better to be alone. Nobody can hurt you.” Damn. Hit me right in the feels 😣
And don’t forget Hades, best damn Disney villain out there!
@@DarkFoxKirin Ye, from the movie I loved Hades as a villain, but then when you actually bring Greek Mythology into the picture, I hate the whole fact he is a villain, since he was actually the least problematic and dare I say nicest.
@@Reptile_Gecko Yeah, he really gets dealt a bad hand.
@@DarkFoxKirin mhm for sure. Idk if I remember one I've seen were he wasn't a villain at least for a time, some seem to give a redemption arc, but still a villain in tbe beginning. Sad really he's probably thr most decent guy and his and I believe Persephone's relationship is genuinely quite nice or at least one of the better ones in Greek Mythology with the gods 🥴. Ye, soke stories of his methods aren't great, but some stories bave it were she genuinely loved him back a d he loved her. Doubt Zeus is that great with his many many many affairs 🤦♀️ Heracles being a result of one of those haha.
fun Fact: The statement "I am retired" is actually two words in Greek.
That's not true - or rather it's completely out of context - please don't believe everything you see on the internet especially if Google translate has been involved
@@F00L_Of_A_Took explain please?
@@iratetrolls if you were to translate the phrase "I am retired" verbatim to Greek it would be "Είμαι συνταξιούχος" which is two words yes but no one would say it like that. When referring to being retired ppl in Greece will usually say "Έχω βγει στη σύνταξη" which is four words and would translate to something like "I am in retirement". Especially in the context of that scene using the first phrase would be completely odd and sound out of place whereas ppl use the second phrase a lot of the time in a similar context- to say I'm retired in a frustrated or like "I'm so done" way. It's an honest mistake and I think it was started by a post on tumblr (I've certainly seen it before) but that's the problem with using Google translate; it won't give you an accurate representation of how ppl actually speak in [insert language here] because it completely ignores phrases that are used to replace the "proper" or "grammatically correct" ig you could say way of saying things. Ppl (at least in my experience) will very rarely if at all use the first phrase to refer to themselves as being retired (may be somewhat more commonly used for referring to a third person). Anyhow I get how ppl might think it's a fun fact but it's pretty inaccurate, because it completely ignores context and how ppl naturally speak and just goes of translating the words. (Also you could argue that it can be two words in English anyway if you say "I'm retired" instead of "I am retired" but that's another thing). Anyway sorry for the long comment I have an unhealthy love for linguistics.
In French (my native language), if I remember well Phil says "J'ai. Pris. Ma retraite", which would count as 5 words. But I think that he says "three words" instead of the "two words" in English, so I'd guess that in other languages they also make sure to make the "count" wrong.
@@F00L_Of_A_Took holy shit the madlad actually explained it ✍️
Fun fact: The name Ceberus (the three-headed dog) translates to Spot. Meaning Hades, the God of the Underworld, had a wonderful good boi named Spot
Welchy: Gets hyped every time the muses come on screen to sing
Me getting hyped with him: A man of taste!
Ikr! They're my favourite singers in any Disney film!
Hades called Hercules a “tike” which is a small child haha also, awesome reaction as always 👍
ah, well that is my bad 🤣
Welchy getting worked up over Megs death because he simps for her is my new religion
We need jackets made the back features Meg and welchy kissing.
Despite not being remotely accurate to the OG tale, this is still a great movie. They’re not trying to be accurate and that’s fine.
Tell that to all the toxic greek myth fanatics.
@@lulub517 FR literally anything that's even remotely related is filled with *"uM aCtUaLlY"* comments as if every form of media using the lore is trying to be a 100% accurate.
@@kalystagutierrez1607 Yea... I kinda get it in a way. Like I can get a little annoyed if they get math wrong in movies but at the same time it doesn't take away from my enjoyment of the movie. It seems like a lot of people are hating on this movie for not being accurate which doesn't make a lot of sense. It would be different if the movie was like Prince of Egypt where they wanted to stick to the source materiel.
As much as I adore the soundtrack, the story of Hercules (Heracles) is so much darker than you think. Zeus was his father, but Hera tried many times to kill him. Pegasus is a son of Medusa and Poseidon and was born after Medusa was decapitated by Perseus. And the trainer of heroes was Chiron (a centaur) not a satyr
not to mention that hera (who isn't his mother in the original story) made him go insane, and in his madness he killed meg and their three sons.
@@Fivreld yes. And then his second killed him, he became a god (aka banished to the Gibraltar Straits) and married Hebe, the goddess of youth
@@elanakroll2102 Hebe is Hercules' half sister/cousin, since Zeus and Hera were siblings.
**Sweet Home Olympus plays**
@@Kladyos has that stopped anyone in the Olympian family?
I remember reading the actual Greek mythology after watching Disney's Hercules because I was curious what the original story is like. My 8 year old bring was shattered after reading the original story. 🤯
Whats ironic is that in Greek Mythology, Hades is literally one of the only gods who's a decent person 😩😩 yet the media keeps portraying him as the bad guy
i know!!! 😫 give my boi some justice
Isnt he the one who kidnapped and raped persephone
its because they assume the underworld is the equivalent of hell so hades must be satan
I know right it's like
"Hades? King of the underworld? God of the dead? In some stories actually faithful to his niece-wife, and in others only cheated once or twice? *Evil."*
"Zeus? Cheated on his wife with literally anything that moved as an animal and has way too many children to count? Sold his own goddess daughter to his brother? He's *amazing!"*
Best soundtrack out there. Having the Muses sing was clever.
Hate that they made Hera Hercules's mother though, and Hades as the antagonist.
But I get it.
Well, they couldn't exactly put adultery into a little kids' movie. Zeus just could not keep it in his toga; kind of understandable why Hera hated all his illegitimate kids. Not _nice,_ but rather understandable. She couldn't kill her husband, after all; that whole pesky immortality thing.
@@alexisgrunden1556 I know, that's why I said I get it.
@@alexisgrunden1556 also gotta further christianize the story by making the ruler of the underworld the bad guy with a short temper. When in the actual mythology, Hades was relatively mellow compared to the rest of his family. But the movie is good despite all that, so it gets a pass un my book.
It’s a Disney film.
@@alexisgrunden1556 At least they made his mortal mom Alcmene. Having her and Amphitryon adopt him is probably as close as they could get to accuracy with how convoluted mythology can be.
The character names of the 5 muses are Calliope, Clio, Melpomene, Terpsichore, and Thalia. The actual names of the singers IRL are Lillias White, Vanéese Y. Thomas, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, and Roz Ryan all of whom have been on Broadway.
Also Cheryl Freeman auditioned for pocahontas but was told that although she sand incredibly well her voice was to mature.
Well I'm glad she got to use her voice at least for these fun songs!
Bonus info:
The four muses who didn't make it into the movie (since there were 9 in mythology) were Euterpe, Erato, Polyhymnia, and Urania. The muses each inspired a different art form in mortals:
Calliope (epic poetry)
Clio (history)
Euterpe (flutes and music)
Thalia (comedy and pastoral poetry)
Melpomene (tragedy)
Terpsichore (dance)
Erato (love poetry and lyric poetry)
Polyhymnia (sacred poetry)
Urania (astronomy)
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I was just going to wonder what happened to the other four!
I know nine is a lot to animate, but five Muses feels... incomplete.
"I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" is probably my favorite Disney song ever....it's incredible!
Funny enough in actual Greek mythology hades was a decent guy. Also his godly powers had nothing to do with fire, he actually could turn invisible, teleport through shadows, summon ghost armies, also make gold, silver, and prescious gems appear from the ground.
And Pain and Panic weren't little demons of the Underworld. They were the twin sons of Ares and Aphrodite. Well, sort of. They were Deimos and Phobos: Panic and Fear
YAAAS, thank you for this comment! Hades and Persephone were also one of the healthiest relationships among all the gods as well, iirc.
@@elanakroll2102 not trying to be “that guy” but it’s actually Deimos and Phobos: Gods of Terror and Panic
@@gabrieldevoogel6225 you're right. Except that Phobos is the god of fear
@@elanakroll2102 oh, sorry lol didn’t mean to switch what they’re gods of, thank you the correction is appreciated :)
Meg is literally my favorite Disney “princess” EVER!!! I love this movie so much
Meg should be an honorary Disney Princess tbh.
"I'm guessing he's dead now, right?"
Nah, Hades is immortal, he can't die
He called Hercules a “powerful little tyke”
The voice for Hades loves the character and usually reprises the role whenever he can.
Could you please watch Atlantis: The lost empire? It's my all time favorite Disney film and the art style and soundtrack in it are absolutely incredible! You won't be disappointed 🥺
I heard that Hades was originally written as a big, serious villain. Then James Woods auditioned playing him as a conman and so they rewrote the character like that
Hercules turning into a god in the underworld is one of the best Disney moments ever 😊
Agreed although it annoys me that Herc is able to dip has hands into the water and then the next zoom out the water is like 80 feet away 😂
Hey Welchy that's Cinderella's castle, it was Walt Disney's favorite story or at least he admired Cinderella and her strength in what she went through.
Ever After goes in detail of the abuse decently, Disney's version was also nice (live action, animated and ESPECIALLY CINDERELLA 3 : A twist in time)
I always thought it was sleeping beauty aka aurora’s
Although I think technically the one in the into to Disney movies is Cinderella's, both Cinderella and Aurora's castles were based on the real life Bavarian castle of King Ludwig II called Neuschwanstein Castle 🏰
The castle at Disney World (Florida) and in the logo are Cinderella’s but the castle in Disneyland (California) is Aurora’s. And I totally agree with the previous comment, Ever After is such a good adaptation. Still my fave!
When a guy this young has to explain VHS to his audience... ugh, GOD, I'm old.
Also, if you want to get a funny, well-researched explanation into many Greek myths, I'd say check out the channel Overly Sarcastic Productions, click over to the "Playlists" tab, then go through the "Miscellaneous Myths" playlist. This isn't a reaction request, because that's not the kind of reactor you are. You do movies. Just for your own personal entertainment and learning. :) You'll get the real story of Hades somewhere in that playlist as well as a mini-rant about how more modern stories have always interpreted Hades as some sort of Satan figure, when he's not at all like that in the actual Greek myths.
This is my favorite disney movie. the soundtrack, the characters, it's all just so good. I wish it got the attention it deserves.
Not even 30 seconds in and when this dude mentioned the VHS I feel just aged 10 years (and I’m not even 20 yet). That was the sh!t to watch movies on back in the day
YES RIGHT?! Great times
Back in the 90s my fam had all the VHS 😂
me, almost 30, with a cabinet full of now unused VHSes: [sweats loudly]
Fellow 90's kid here. Man, I still have a few of my childhood vhs tapes. Lost the rest during a move I was very sad, but hoped they found a good home. I watched the crap out of Disney and Shirley temple movies. XD
for real!!
Would your parents like also record movies from tv or tv shows on them for you?😂😍 got fuckin nostalgic when he mentioned vhs
Welchy: "Oh, that thing is in Kingdom Hearts!"
Me: 16 years later and I can still hear Phil yelling, *GET UP ON THE HYDRA'S BACK!*
Oh yeah, that was another thing that bothered me about this movie. THE. FLIPPING. HYDRA!!!!!!!! Its when you cut off one head, two more grow back. Not cut off one head, and three more grow back. Gods, I know the original material is darker than Hades' armpit, but they couldn't even consult it to see if they were even in the ballpark?
@@elanakroll2102 I don't think they cared. They used his Roman name, instead of his Greek name, Heracles.
@@anib8863 i know. But thats small fry compared to the rest of the circus Disney calls Hercules
GET UP ON THE HYDRA'S BACK!
It is criminal that I had to scroll down this far to find this comment.
Anyway: GET UP ON THE HYDRAS BACK!!
22:01 no actually since hades is immortal he is not dead, he is now trapped in the river of lost for all eternity.
Until / unless he gets out.
@@StoryMing the souls clinging to him are basically making it impossible. He has tortured these souls for centuries so they won't let him out easily.
@@thenerdytiger9306
Not *easily,* no; but he has all eternity in which to escape; I would imagine if he continually keeps trying, it’s possible he might eventually succeed... he is after all a powerful god.
Anyway it doesn’t look to me like he bothers to torture them much, seems like he’d rather have as little to do with them as possible, and mostly just leaves them to float around in their misery.
1:00 "Dude, that is the fanciest dinner plate I've ever seen."
Me: "Clearly, you never got the McDonald's Hercules plates when this came out."
Welchy: He's a good-looking ginger.
Me, who is ginger: So there is hope after all...
Yeah, you seem pretty good looking too !
I second this 😂
Gingers are hot!!! I have an issue with blonds though. Never found that many hot
"Who lives in that castle?" It's Cinderella's Castle. There is a room you can rent in it.
Couple of Meg facts for you:
The voice actress, Susan Egan, was the first to play Belle in the stage musical of Beauty and the Beast on Broadway.
Her design is based around ancient Greek artifacts and architecture. Her face, chest and hips are the shapes of traditional vases, and her torso and skirt are columns.
(Ngl, felt a little creepy dissecting her like that, but it's true!)
Fun fact: (though correct me if I'm wrong) Disney has actual dancers preform Zero to Hero in costume and everything, that's why the animation feels so lively. You can find it by looking up 'Hercules: Zero to Hero side by side by Oh My Disney'.
Meg was my bi awakening and it took me another 5 years after watching the movie for the first time to even realize that that's what I was feeling
His love for the Muses is everything
Phil: The big olive
Phil: If you can make it here you can make it anywhere
Welchy: ... so it's LA
OK, we can all agree Meg is fire but I think Welchy has really cracked from all this time on Lockdown 🤣
Anyway, great reaction as usual! Brightened up my day!
Yeah you’re probably right 😂
You’re the first person (even among gen z content creators) I’ve heard explain what VHS is instead of making fun of it! I don’t know why I’m so thankful for that, especially since my sis and I used to watch our favorite movies on VHS.
I won't say I'm in love is one of the best Disney songs ever imo it's SO GOOOODDD
0:40 It's Cinderella's Castle, so Cinderella and Prince Charming live there in animation land. In the real world, the one built in Disney world works as a very expensive hotel for people visiting the park. Also totally here for your love of Meg. she's one of the few canonically older leading lady love interest in Disney. She's significantly older at 28, Herc is canonically 18/19
Hold up! She's really that much older than him??
@@silverstarlightproductions1292 yep. Some sources say late 20s. Some say 28 exactly. Either way herc and her have one of the bigger age gaps of the Disney couples
The three-headed dog of Hades is Cerberus (Spot)
The moments when Phil chases the nymphs and flirts with Meg and Aphrodite actually correspond the Greek mythology, for satires were usually described as very cheeky and fickle (by the way, Pan's flute as a whistle is cool, as for me)
I'm glad someone else bops as hard as I do to the muses
This is my cousin's favorite movie, and everytime I see it I think of him. He's autistic, and I'm pretty sure his favorite line from the movie is when the titans are marching toward Olympus, saying they'll freeze Zeus and all that.
Not sure why, but he always chants it when we watch Hercules together. 😂
But thank you for posting this reaction, you have made my day. ❤
Yay! Hercules is part of my top three Disney favorites. Agreed Meg is the best character.
I love James Woods as Haydes. He just owns this whole sleazy car salesman personality so well. Plus he gets his brutal comeuppance in the end; being trapped forever in a river of agony & death.
*hades
Alternate title: Welchy simping over Meg for 23 minutes
HONESTLY lmao his reactions killed me
You need to see Disney’s The Great Mouse Detective!
It’s the movie that saved Disney animated films after one of their biggest bombs (The Black Cauldron), and made films like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin possible!
😎
“Imagine stopping Mother Nature”
The 7 from heroes of Olympus “hold my beer”😂😂
If you want to learn about Greek mythology I highly recommend Mythos by Stephen Fry. Specifically the audiobook since he reads it himself and the comedic timing and suave sarcasm are perfect. 👌
An article 10 years ago: "The main production designier for Hercules was acclaimed political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe."
Me: "Gerald Scarfe? As in 'Pink Floyd The Wall' Gerald Scarfe?! THAT'S TOTALLY...
* *remembers the Hydra, Cerberus, and the Titans* *
...his style all right. Yup, makes perfect sense."
15:49 Literally my reaction to every single thing Megara does in this movie
I just rewatched this yesterday and I just could not stop smiling this movie is just so wholesome and fun
My favourite type of egg? One baked into a cake or tart! That's the only type I'll eat!
20:02
Did you see how fast his face turned red when he had a realization? I don't know why, but that kind of human characteristic seems to amaze me. Kinda cute how humans change color when we feel strong emotions like sadness, laughter, anger and embarasment. But never have I thought that we change color when we get surprised or have a shocking realization. That's how you know that Welchys reactions are authentic.
Wow what a find! 😳 I knew I go red sometimes when I’m flustered but that was crazy! Making me want to see if I do that in every video now 😂 thank you so much for the support
I mean it depends how prone you are to flushing anyway, and dark your face is and how easy it is to see. But yeah
Part of the group that feels old when explaining VHS tapes😂
Sunny side-up is my favorite, but I usually end up soft-boiling them for convenience. I can literally eat 4 eggs and rice for any meal of the day and be jolly. lol As historically inaccurate as the movie is, I absolutely love it. Just so entertaining and heart-warming.
My favorite quote: "Father, this is the moment I've always dreamed of. But... A life without Meg, even an immortal life, would be empty."
The lead muse singer (Calliope) is Lillias White. An amazing Broadway actress. Look up her version of "Don't Rain on my Parade" from "Funny Girl."
Meg is one of my favorite Disney girls together with Mulan, Pocahontas and Jane from Tarzan. By the way you should make a reaction video to Pocahontas, I know it's historically VERY inaccurate but I still love it! Also if you want more Greek mythology inspired stuff I can recommend Troy (2004). I would love to see a reaction from you to that as well! Love your videos!
The Hercules movie starring The Rock is actually fairly accurate to the story, just gives it a mortal twist
8:20 "where did the muscles came from?" Phil invented CrossFit right there
8:20 I swear, when I heard "I need some fellow tities in my life, both types of them" I laughed so hard
0.57 "it's like choir , yet awesome" is basically the definition of Gospel Music.
no but when she stuck out her leg like that... I FEEL YA BRO
Is it strange I find his accent very soothing? Like...water flowing or something. It smoothed out the harsh edges American English tends to have. Pretty.
Remember in The Lion King when zazu said to mufasa that scar would make a very handsome throw rug and just think of it every time he gets dirty you can take him out and beat him
Nope, Hades said "Powerful little tyke." XD
Yup, that's Scar. As Zazu once said, "He'd make a very handsome throw-rug."
Disney has so many princesses
So many queens
But meg,
Meg is a Disney Goddess
Fun fact: The Spice Girls were proposed to be the 5 muses, but they declined the offer
This is actually the first time I've watched this in English since I'm so used to watching it in greek but this one was also really good
Glad you loved the movie man! Herc's world is the funnest rendition of Greek mythology I've ever experienced. There's actually an old animated Disney series based on this movie. Where Herc is a teenager in high school but he still fights mythological beings like in the movie. I grew up with it and it was pretty fun, ngl.
I guess Zazu was right. Scar does make a "very handsome throw rug."
Hades: Eugh... powerful... little tyke.
Welchy: Did you just call him a dick?!
god I WISH Disney would've let him.
This is one of my favorite Disney movies EVER!!!!!!!!! I know most of the lines and songs and the whole time watching this I was just smiling and laughing! Also yea, Meg is hot af
The opening castle used to be Sleeping Beauty’s castle. But sometime in the in the 1970/80s it was switched to Cinderella’s castle.
One of my favorites. Looove Hades so much lol
The Disney castle is Cinderella’s castle! Lol also this is probably my favorite Disney movie, I definitely wore out my VHS 😂
To be honest I watched Home on the range when I was very little so I know nothing about until I watched it the 2nd time
I would love to see more animated films about myths and magic lol (especially in an animation style like Encanto, Moana, Frozen II, Onwards, HTTYD 2&3, etc).
There are so many cool mythology/ magical creatures and powers that would look *amazing* in that style of animation lol.
The singing ladies on the pot stole the show for me XD They're halarious lol
I would love to see Disney remake this film in their modern animation style.
Encanto already showed how amazing it would look when we saw a Hercules and Cerberus in Louisa's song 'Surface Pressure'.
this movie is fun. great reaction as usual.
Hercules is a VERY underrated movie
#period
agreeeed
the realization coming over your face when the muses and meg start singing is amazing XD
One of my fav Disney movies! So underrated
"it's f*ckin Empty, My days ruined" -that last bit got me. 😂 You never fail to make me laugh 💕
first thing, i think thats cinderellas castle, second thing, the scar cameo, quote from zazu, "he'd make a very handsome throw rug"
“He promised I wouldn’t get hurt”
Welchy *gasp of excitement then flash of realization, panic sets in* “…but that means that ur hurt*
Welchy dumping for Meg is always the best content
Your love for the muses is so deserving lol they are the mvp's of this movie imo
Apart from The Emperor's New Groove this is my favourite film
Hey from the states! This is one of my favorite movies. Btw I'm in love with y'all's accent! I wish I had an accent like that lol
In Greek mythology, Héra is Zeus' wife but also his sister (and not Hercules' mother).
Zeus is married to Héra but he also have a lot of mistresses which with he had a lot of children (the majority are others Gods of the Olympus). Oh, and the best for the end : Hades is his brother
Titans just got thrown into the stratosphere, all sucked inside the tornado titan.
And *that* is how Disney explains black holes.
1:59 he actually called him 'little tyke'
I spent the majority of my childhood watching movies on VHS!!!!
Decided to search up the Muses. 4 of them were Broadway singers and the 5th is an R&B/jazz/soul blues who's been releasing music all the way from the 80s to most recent album in 2022
Meg reminds me of Shego from Kim Possible tbh - they're both attractive, badass and sarcastic asf.
Pain & Panic also remind me of Cosmo & Wanda from Fairly Odd Parents when they shapeshift lol 2:42 15:33
Zeus' wife is Hera. Zeus, Hades and Poseidon are brothers. I love Greek mythology!
You forget to say that Hera is Zeus' sister too and the titans (Chronos ans Rhéa) are their parents
well... Hera is their sister too, don't forget that. :P
@@paulinecharlat2982 oh the having children with your siblings doesn't just feature Zeus/Hera and Kronos/Rhea. It even goes back another generation with Ouranos/Gaea, the parents of the titans. Not to mention that Poseidon slept with his sister Demeter as a horse. Well, slept with isn't the right term, its much more forceful and I would probably get reported for spelling it so I'll give you a hint: has 4 letters, starts with r
@@elanakroll2102 Yeah, Greek mythology is weird
Funny how Hades in the myths is actually the better god of his brothers XD
Ah... the good old VHS, I still have mine from the early 90s and thank heavens it still works. Memories ❤