How Males are Portrayed in Hercules

Hercules - While his strength is above average, Hercules isn't all that intelligent. But what the hero lacks in outstanding brains, he makes up for in compassion and the desire to do good. Hercules is compassionate, and his most dominate trait is, without a doubt, his innocent and massively kind heart, in spite of being treated like a "freak" by his peers and those around him.

Scenes
One scene that I have chosen to analyse is the scene when he finds out he was found by his 'parents', to try and find where he 'belong(s)'. The reason i have chosen this scene is because Disney is showing that to fit in you have to change yourself, which is similar to Grease where both Sandy and Danny go though changes to be accepted by someone else.

And I will also study the scene where Herk trains to be a hero, to be with his parents in Olympus. I have chosen this scene because it links with the reason that you must change yourself to fit in and be accepted. because at the end of this scene, he becomes quite abnoxious and very 'male' thinking that all females need saving.

This video trailer mainly features Hercules (the protagonist) and Hades (the antagonist). this can show that it is targeted towards boys as it shows Hercules slaying monster and the action side of the story.

This trailer not only shows Hercules but also Megara, Phil and Hades, making a wider appeal to audiences, because Megara is a strong female role which is rare with early Disney animation.