Quasimodo’s mother in the Disney adaptation of the film is the complete opposite of her original novel incarnation. The Gothic idea was one of pain and suffering and the buildings loomed over the citizens in a romantically dramatic cloud. The church wanted to convey a realistic image of the possibility of a damned afterlife. The Catholic Church’s primary use of the gargoyle was to illustrate evil. Why are there gargoyles on Catholic churches? Superstition has long held that the grotesque stone figures frightened away evil spirits. … But gargoyles are intended to be just a little bit scary. “People come in and think they (gargoyles) are scary, but they’re not. Technically known as grotesques (true gargoyles have waterspouts as mouths), these monstrous creatures glare ominously down on the City of Light. Perhaps the most well-known gargoyles in the world hover on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. … In their place, the directors cast Jason Alexander as Hugo and Mary Wickes as Laverne. Over several years, the characters of the gargoyles were changed, to make them reflect three sides of Quasimodo’s personality. Why is the third gargoyle named Laverne?ĭirector Kirk Wise came up with the third name, Laverne, after Laverne Andrews of The Andrews Sisters. But in the usual Disney fashion they expanded upon the idea of these gargoyles being his companions and decided to have them come to life, so they could talk…and sing back to him. In the novel Quasimodo spoke to the gargoyles they just never answered back. Does Quasimodo talk to gargoyles in book? It makes sense that he would pretend the gargoyles like him and can speak. He’s all alone with no one nice to talk to. Was Quasimodo imagine the gargoyles?Īt first glance, the gargoyles seem like Quasi’s imaginary friends. The removal was part of a restoration of the cathedral’s towering spire, now gone. Last week, 16 religious statues got a lucky escape from Monday’s blaze: they were removed from the top of Notre Dame for the first time in over a century to be taken for cleaning.
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