+TheDarkSider I think you're correct and its why I think Frollo is one of the best Disney villains. However, if you ever wondered why Hunchback wasn't that popular at the time, I think a large part of it is that he is too real a character. He kind of works within the same mind frame that most dictators or crusaders do, which must be super jarring if you're expecting a fun adventure movie for children.
Something about how Frollo carries himself is so mesmerizing. He's so elegant, his hand movements are so graceful - in fact his hands are almost dainty in a way. This feminine body language even rivals the more feminine characters in the movie, like Esmeralda. It's such a sinister elegance, and it works so well. Tony Jay did such a good job with his voice, definitely one of the most underrated, one of the most sinister, and one of the most authentically human villains in Disney's repertoire.
I picked up on this as a kid, and then I found out that he was designed, storyboarded and animated by women. It definitely explained a lot of Frollo’s behavior. Frollo, in order to atone for his mortal sin, must fulfill the position of the mother he took away from Quasimodo by providing for him personally, and much like a traditional mother, he keeps any feelings of discontent about the situation to himself. He’s (as you pointed out) sophisticated (or refined, elegant, etc.) in attire and attitude, affectionate (although feigned), a “teacher” (he tries going over the alphabet…with a 20-year-old), prudish and seemingly not physically imposing. Seemingly-because he still sliced stone with a sword so hard it fell off in the climax.
R.I.P Mr Tony Jay, very few people could make a Disney villain sinister, snide and vulnerable all wrapped up in velvety tones. Truly this was a masterclass in voice acting.
Frollo makes all the mcu villains look like amateurs. This is a true villain; cold, cruel, sadistic, manipulative, ruthless, selfish and truly despicable.
Well, a lot of the time the MCU makes antagonists that you can sympathize with to a degree, which, true, could make good characters, they do bad but they're no villain. But classic pure evil villains are tropes because they work when you do it right.
Any supernatural powers * The guy was the Minister of Justice in Paris, in medieval times. That's A LOT of power. A regular person wouldn't have the resources necessary to do so much harm
One of the most subtly expressive villains I have ever seen in animation. His facial expressions, hands and body language are so exquisitely done he doesn't even need words to express himself. But of course he still does, and he does so with a voice that OWNS every conversation.
Honestly I think my bath robe moves like his. I feel all powerful and shit, but then I remember Im half dressed under it amd I have noodles in the microwave.
Something I love about Hunchback is that Frollo gets more screen time than many of the Disney villains because he’s probably the second most important part of the movie
I just love how theatrical and evil Claude Frollo is. The way his cloak ripples at every move, the way his hand gestures are so overly exaggerated, and just everything he does. So deliciously evil.
These villains existed back then because early Disney protagonists were largely one dimensional. By contrast, modern Disney puts more work into fleshing out their protagonists, thus making an extra villain unnecessary
LOL or... Frollo:A? Me:Arsonist Frollo:B? Me:B**** Frollo:C? Me:C**ky Frollo:D? Me:D****ebag Frollo:E? Me:Elf Frollo:F? Me: Fuck this Frollo: Do you take Eucharist with that mouth? Me: Can I help that you walked into my insults?!?
Frollo: A Me: anarchy Him: B Me: backstabbing Him: C Me: c*nt Him: D Me: Death Him: E Me: execution Him: GOOD Him: F Me: f*ck me Him: excuse me? Me: fry the witch- I meant
@@flintlockwood25 I am quite sure that there have been a couple of Esmeraldas before in Frollo's life. But in these cases there was no Quasimodo who could save the day.
@@bethanydelossantos4716 because he is amazingly charming. silly Esmeralda. she chose that washed out captain (who, at least in the book, was only looking for a bit of fun)
Frollo is SO AWESOME! I feel bad that some people's favorite villains are Scar and Maleficent. Frollo is way more evil then all of the villains combined. He's so underrated. He has to be up there with Maleficent, Ursula, Jafar, Hades, and the other more popular villains.
I agree. He's just as evil as any one of those villains combined and belongs in popularity among all of them. I mean he did kill Quasimodo's mother just like Scar killed Mufasa, and he did trick Quasimodo in helping him find the Court of Miracles as Scar killed his brother to take over the pride lands. So yeah, looking at Frollo's criminal history and comparing it to Scar's in my example, brings him up in popularity in my opinion. He should definitely be grouped with all those other awesome villains you mentioned.
I Agree On That Frollo Sounds Just Like Him Without Question Also He Never Lets The Other Characters Talk That's Why He's One Of My Favorite Villains in Disney R.I.P Tony Jay!
Vincent Niederman Tony Jay was just the right man to voice Frollo and his voice made it easy to see why, he made Frollo so cold, so dark it just no one could have pull it off better RIP Mr.Jay
R.I.P. Tony Jay (1933-2006) Voice of Judge Frollo from Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame an amazing and chilling performance singing Hellfire Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame an amazing disney movie about the music and disney animation Remembering Tony Jay god rest his soul voice of both speaking and singing of Judge Frollo from Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame an amazing and chilling performance singing Hellfire Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame an amazing disney movie about the music and disney animation Judge Frollo one of the best and darkest disney villains ever his song Hellfire chills and the goosebumps though Tony Jay god rest his soul a great actor and a good singer also remembering his powerful voice as Judge Frollo from Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Judge Frollo he's really special about remembering Tony Jay god rest his soul
Tony also voiced the initial World of Warcraft starting race introductions, and the Elder God from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver :) outstanding voice actor.
This adaptation should have Frollo's back story and how ends up becoming a cruel, ruthless, and corrupted judge in the first place. And I brought up because his past from the original novel is different.
Hmm... Quasimodo wanting to go to the festival, only to have Frollo as his "father" reject the idea in order to "protect" him? It reminds me of the witch and Rapunzel's relationship in Tangled! :o
It's a similar theme. Both are using them for their own reasons. Mother Gothel used Repunzel to extend her own life through the song. She aimed to take a piece of her hair, but discovered it wouldn't work. So she kidnapped and aimed to lock her away like a tool, not a child. Frollo locked Quasimodo away due to his faith of repentance. Killing his mother on Notre Dame left him to care for him. But hiding the disfigured child in the bell tower. Only the church knows he's the "father". He has him hidden to save his own reputation.
In all fairness, Frollo at least had a reason to hide Quasi away. He was indeed deformed and people are indeed cruel towards that sort of "crime". When the crowd turns on him, Frollo does, quite literally, nothing. People just chose to attack him on their own. Rapunzel's case to me seems a lot more abusive because she is a perfectly normal pretty girl (who has Royal Blood!), who spends her life being told she is ugly, fat and doesn't stand a chance in the outside world. Mother Gothel is lying to her in a much less protective way for her own gain.
Well frollo did sort of have a point that he would be judged by the outside world for his appearance. And when his point was proven he let Quasimodo face the consequences, its not just because I'm partial to Frollo, but I think in a way he deserved it. Frollo would've stopped it eventually, they were only throwing tomatoes at him with him restrained. Idk.
Disney's Frollo is amazing, so corrupted and evil and selfpleased! The best disney villain by far! They did a hell of a job making him evil, and that's a plus; the Frollo of the book on the other hand, is actually in love with her, which is kinda sad, it consumes him and torments him in such a cruel way! If you like Disney's adaptation, I highly recommend you to read the book, it's way better and it's completely worth it to read Frollo's story, is way more complex than this. I actually sympathized with him, poor thing.
I agree book Frollo was more complicated than the Disney version but it's a mistake to think what he felt for Esmeralda was love. He had an unhealthy obsession with her and actually tried to rape her. The only thing that stopped him was Quasimodo beating his ass.
As if his evil grin and dark round eyes don't scare me enough it's his last and only laugh that sends shivers down my spine. I don't think i need to mention his last words. He's #1 without second thought. And his song Hellfire may not be as catchy as Scar's Be Prepared but what can u say when he's turning not only to a deadly sin but murderous insanity.
Most memorable Disney villain, in no small part thanks to Tony Jay's stellar performance. Despite being in a cartoon, Frollo didnt feel like a cartoony villain.
If the Oscars added a voice acting category, Tony Jay would have won in ‘97 (I know the movie came out in ‘96, I’m going by the year the Oscars were held).
1:12 Frollo: You said festival Quasimodo: *about to protest* Frollo: *interrupts* You were thinking about going to the festival!!! Quasimodo: *Internally saying* LETMESPEAKDAMNITFROLLO
“When your heartless mother abandoned you as a child, anyone else would have drowned you. And this is my thanks for taking you in and raising you as my son?” This line probably made so many people in the theater pissed off and hate him even more.
It´s incredible that his screen time in total of his speaking parts only (Not counting the shots when he is not speaking, him being in the background or the scenes with the full conversations) sum up to 13 mins. Average classic Disney villains have a lot less, like 4 mins or 5 tops. I really love how this movie fleshes out and gives the villain such a huge role that even outshines the role of it's protagonist. Because to be honest. Frollo''s own arch in the movie, of his obsession for Esmeralda and his downfall for it it's, at least for me, a lot more interesting and intense than Quasimodo's arch.
This is the continuation of Frollo's depressing alphabet in my theory: F - fascism G - genocide H - haplessness I - ignominy J - jaundice K - killjoy L - lugubriosity M - malevolence N - negligence O - oppression P - profanity Q - qualm R - remorse S - scourge T - turmoil U - ultimatum V - vehemence W - wretchedness X - xenophobia
@@John-jl4dl I still need to think about those last two. I found a directory of depressing words on the internet but couldn't find anymore after W or X.
Disney was brave to make this movie AND this villain, he's worse in this than in the original book •His hate for gypsies •His lust for Esmeralda •His power •His psychological abuse of Quasimodo •HELLFIRE!!! These are all traights of a TRUE villain
To bad it was the last time they did something like that,probably not the due the subject matter but due to Hunchback being a flop on its original release
Watch when Frollo throws the Esmeralda carving across the table; it knocks his own figure over and out of frame. Now what's going on in Quasimodo's head at that moment?
