It's one of the movie's most shattering effects. The culmination of all of this becomes obvious in the spectacular song "A guy like you" which finishes with pigeons flying and hearts and banners and ribbons and Quasimodo being celebrated and then BAM immediately upon the conclusion of the final notes, the room becomes the same dark, dank, splintering tower filled with relics, junk and heartbreak. He invented these companions to ease an otherwise tortured, lonely, friendless life. What the complainants fail to realize is these gargoyles live only in Quasimodo's imagination. I read the Hugo classic too, and know they're not in there. The complaints about the singing and dancing gargoyles Victor, Hugo and Laverne, are simply wrongheaded. The prologue to the movie alone is a minor masterpiece and, like Beauty and the Beast, marvelously prepares us for the whirlwind of a story to take place.
Frodo's demonic song "Hellfire" is perhaps one the most sinister and frightening moments to emerge from Disney and the animators let loose. Lighting effects here are nothing short of magnificent often subtle they sometimes change in an instant dramatically altering the mood of the piece. The animation here is first rate and the entire thing is shot like a live-action film with some incredible long shots, great theatrical panning and even at one point, during Quasimodo's song "Out There" a realistic camera flare (I did a double take the first time I saw it!) Hunchback is filled with all sorts of great "tricks" like this.
The risk paid off and the result is one of the greatest achievements of Disney Studios.
A risky wedding of wholesome classic animation, to adult and often dark-themed material.
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