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Disney’s animated feature Hercules is a wonderful movie, displaying beautiful animation that brings the viewer into the film. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, and released in 1997, one could not ask for a better version of this film. The animatimators did their job, and then some. Hercules is a wonderful film using Grecian vases, accurate architecture, and texture to show the Grecian feel of the movie. In Hercules, the five muses use Grecian vases to help narrate the story throughout the film. Along with the excellent use of these vases in the story telling, the vases are matching to old vases made in Greece around this time. The animators used an iconic vase, which is black paint on a red pot, which would have been common in Greece
artworks that were displayed was a Statuette of Youthful Dionysos, god of wine and theatre.
Grecian urns preserve important scenes for posterity. Significant myths, figures, and rituals often grace the domed pottery. One such Grecian urn boasts a strange image: Apollo offering a libation. Libations, often drink offerings poured out to placate deities–typically
Hercules of 1997 got put together by one of the popular Disney directors, Ron Clements and John Musker. Their earlier works include “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” and “The Great Mouse Detective,” which were movies that were astoundingly successful Disney movies that almost everyone enjoyed watching. Hercules without a doubt is one of my top Disney favourite movies, because of its really pop and melodious songs, and its simple yet very intricate plotline.
Often known as one of the greatest Greek heroes of all time, Bellerophon was the man most favored by the gods before Hercules. Bellerophon is the son of Poseidon and Queen Eurynome making him demigod. Queen Eurynomes husband was King Glaucus of Corinth who believed that Bellerophon was his own son and continued to raise him as if he was. At the age of sixteen Bellerophon set out to find adventure. Bellerophon befriends Proteus who was very jealous of Bellerophon. Because of this Proteus sent a sealed letter to his in-laws telling them to kill Bellerophon. Unaware of this, it is where Bellerophon's story starts.
This statue is the most well known sculpture, made during the transition period between the late archaic and classical period. It allows modern viewers to see the transition between the stoic Kouro and Kourai to the more sensual, defined and human-like figurines of the later periods Sculptures like Kritios Boy filled friezes in elite Roman villas and magnificent buildings like the Parenthon. It is seplucated that this statue was made between 400-480 BCE, by the artist Krito a philosopher, teacher and artist. They're many ideas relating to sculptures representation, most historians agree that it may represent the youth and virility of a victor returning from war. Due to the location the statue was found it is safe to assume that Athenians
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During Classical Greece the Parthenon was built as temple to the Goddess Athena, as symbol of the state’s wealth and superiority, along with serving as the treasury. The architecture uses a bit of both Doric and Ionic orders. On the outside rim of the temple Doric columns, triglyphs and metopes are used but on the inside of the temple Ionic friezes were used. Both the metopes and friezes were completely filled with painted sculptures depicting the gods, Athenians, and conquered enemies. The themes center on gods or Athenians being victorious over chorus. One of the main stories shown in the Parthenon is the story of the Goddess of Wisdom, Athena being chosen as the patron Goddess of Athens over the Sea God, Poseidon. Poseidon was a war god who offered the people a beautiful but useless saltwater spring while Athena offered an olive tree. The people of Athens choose the olive tree symbolizing their culture valuing peace and prosperity over the chorus of war. The Parthenon also shows the Ancient Greeks value in mathematics and idealized perfection. The columns were carved to bulge slightly as well as tilting inwards, which creates the illusion that the columns were both straighter and taller than they were. Other illusions they used to give the appearance of perfection included arching in the middle just enough to ensure what would not pull and stop the eye from seeing the ends of the steps rise. Ancient Greeks valued their gods, perfection, mathematics, wealth and
Throughout the history of Ancient Greece thousands of great works of art were produced. Works were created in many different media, ranging from life-size statues to larger than life architectural structures. One type of art that can sometimes be overlooked, though, is pottery. There are many examples of great Greek pottery, but the two that will be used as a sample are Artemis Slaying Actaeon and Woman and Maid. By considering the backgrounds of these works, and comparing them directly we are able get a taste not only of the artistic styles of the time, but also a taste of ancient Greek culture.
Greeks took so much time investing into the details and anatomy of their statues so they would be remembered forever but they failed at picking a better material to make them in resulting in loss of history. In Ancient Greece they didn't have people to document everything on paper or even stone so most of their history was designed in stone. Lysippos chose to sculpt the moment Hercules strangled a lion with his hand then wore his skin as a coat one of his most established moments. Furthermore Greek art is orientated around religion and philosophy so human anatomy was very significant. Greeks loved it so much that extreme details in their statues weren't a surprise. Lysippos sculpted a lot of elements into Herc...
In the world today, there are many spectacular sculptures and artworks. The statue of Zeus at Olympia was possibly the most famous statue in the ancient world. It is known to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The Greek sculptor Phidias made it about 435 BC, and dedicated to Zeus the king of gods. The statue of Zeus was the greatest statue to be built in Greece. The artists of this statue captured the royalty of the king by seating Zeus on a throne to inspire tremendous awe in all that witnessed this statue.
The time has come again for Olympics games to begin. Organizers of the Olympics must choose the finest statues from a certain time period; they chose to decorate with the Classical period. They believed that the Classical period would best decorate the course of the marathon because they believe that the Classical statues characterize both modern and ancient values the best. The three Classical statutes that would best signify both ancient and modern values would be: The Charioteer from Delphi, The Discus Thrower, and Zeus/Poseidon. These three Classical statutes would best depict both modern and western values because of their characteristics of determination, freedom of expression/language, as well as their perfection of form.
Since the days of mythological origin to the origin of pop culture, various mythological stories have been adopted and presented to newer generations. Some of these presented adaptations of mythological stories have significantly been modified in order to be deemed entertaining by audiences in a pop culture generation. Thus, my study will seek to compare mythological hero's during their time to how they have been depicted in modern day. Moreover, my study will analyze the similarities and differences between the Greek hero Heracles and his replica character, Hercules, depicted in Disney's adaptation of this myth. Although there are few similarities between the two versions, the differences between Heracles and Disney's Hercules are prominent. These differences help modern day audiences relate more easily to the characters in the story. Furthermore, the alterations have enabled a new aspect of heroism to emerge since Disney tailors it's movies towards youth who can seek valuable lessons from animated movies. Disney's choices through these alterations will be determined by focusing on the main plot, characters presented in the movie, peripheral details, and the notion of being a "true hero" that Disney presents.
The first comparisons between mythology and the Disney film are ones pertaining to the nature of Hercules character. In both film and myth Hercules exemplifies the hero myth and goes through what is known as the Hero’s Journey. In both stories eventually Hercules becomes a hero. In the movie Hercules was born
The widely popular film Shrek, produced and distributed by DreamWorks in 2001, grossed a total of $484,409,218 in worldwide sales (Box Office Mojo). The success of the film has led DreamWorks to create several shorts, companion films, and sequels. From its memorable characters to its whimsical, edgy humor, Shrek was an amazing, highly successful animation that would pave the way for DreamWorks to make billions off the franchise. Shrek’s success can be attributed to three main factors: the range of ages it appeals to, its creative use of intertextuality, and its ability to cover a wide range of the fairy tale functions proposed by Vladimir Propp.
First shown on June 2001, ‘Shrek; has become an increasingly popular film for people of all ages, why? Because it shows that a fairytale doesn’t have to be about a damsel in distress waiting for her prince to come. Anybody and anything can be the hero. In a traditional fairytale there is usually a hero, hero's sidekick, a damsel in distress and a villain. In most fairy tales the villain is portrayed as an evil dragon or ogre and the hero is shown as a handsome prince in shining armour. In ‘Shrek’ these roles are reversed as Shrek is the reluctant hero and Lord Farquaad is the heinous villain. The film also depicts some valuable messages that relate to real-life problems in our society today, that being challenging stereotypes and the concept of beauty and ugliness. The directors of this film Andrew Anderson and Vicky Jensen used specific film techniques to enhance these ideas throughout the film. Some of these techniques include music, lighting, camera angles, special effects and scenery.