An Emo Disney Movie

In continuing search of the quality of emo-ness, I thought I'd write another article on emo moments in Disney movies. "What?" you say. "Disney is all about sweetness and light, not to mention cutesy anthropomorphic animals with big eyes!" Riiiiight. Very well then, let's take a look at some of the really, truly Disney movies, and see if we can't find at least one moments. Roll film!

Now, one could argue that every Disney villain is, by definition, emo. On the other hand, if you recall, the emo stereotype is someone that is seriously depressed or angry. There have been relatively happy, self-confident Disney villains. Remember Gaston? Of course, Gaston was more about ego than emo, if you ask me. On the other hand, there have certainly been emo Disney villains, and the king of them all is Judge Claude Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Now, I personally rather like this movie; on the other hand, I really don't think it should be shown to small children or tender meadow sprites. Frollo is one of the reasons why. In the opening song of the movie, he nearly drops a baby down a well. Then it's on to ant-squishing, letting Quasimodo get mobbed by a, er, mob, burning down much of Paris, practically declaring genocide on the gypsies, and for a climatic finish, nearly burning a beautiful woman at the stake. The fiend!

The clincher is Frollo's theme song. Most Disney villains usually sing songs about their Evil Plans, like Scar's "Be Prepared." Our boy Frollo is a little more.....intense. Here are the lyrics of his song, entitled, "Hellfire."

Frollo:

Beata Maria

You know I am a righteous man

Of my virtue I am justly proud

Beata Maria

You know I'm so much purer than

The common, vulgar, weak, licentious crowd

Then tell me, Maria

Why I see her dancing there

Why her smold'ring eyes still scorch my soul

I feel her, I see her

The sun caught in raven hair

Is blazing in me out of all control

Like fire

Hellfire

This fire in my skin

This burning

Desire

Is turning me to sin

It's not my fault

I'm not to blame

It is the gypsy girl

The witch who sent this flame

It's not my fault

If in God's plan

He made the devil so much

Stronger than a man

Protect me, Maria

Don't let this siren cast her spell

Don't let her fire sear my flesh and bone

Destroy Esmeralda

And let her taste the fires of hell

Or else let her be mine and mine alone

Hellfire

Dark fire

Now gypsy, it's your turn

Choose me or

Your pyre

Be mine or you will burn

God have mercy on her

God have mercy on me

But she will be mine

Or she will burn!

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Erk. This, my friends...this is emo. You don't get too many Disney characters singing about their sexual temptations.