1.
Introduction
a. Hercules
(1997, 93min.)
b. 2D
animation
c. There
are a lot of exaggerated and broken rules of physics to create a mythological
and humorous world
2.
Force and Inertia behave differently/ more
exaggerated
a. Hercules
slides into a man with pots without losing any momentum; there is a delay
before the pillars fall
b. Things
bounce up instead being pushed away from an explosion from Hades
c. Hercules
is able to change direction while swinging in midair on a rope
d. Hercules
flicks his bent sword back to a perfectly straight sword
e.
A possible contradiction would be the Medusa head that falls off
the statue of Perseus. It falls at a normal pace and arc
3.
Mythological creatures have their own unique
rules of physics
a. A
horse can fly with bird wings disproportionate to what they would be on a real
bird, but still creates enough force to create lift
b. A
half man half horse creature can move his
limbs at the speed of a normal sized horse despite almost being twice the size
c. The
Cyclops has fast movements like a human despite being taller than multistory
buildings
d.
Nymphs can turn from humans to trees
4.
The elements behave with emotional like qualities
and/or are characters all together
a. Smoke
drifts around Hades when he is plotting
b. The
fire on Hades’ head reacts and changes with Hades’ emotions rather than added
fuel or oxygen
c. Rock,
wind, ice, and lava come to life to battle against gods.
d. Zeus’s
rock statue comes to life to talk to Hercules
e. Tree
moves to smack Phil away from itself
5.
Conclusion
a. The
laws of physics are exaggerated and sometimes abandoned to forward the plot. It
is also done to accommodate actions motivated by emotion
b. The
laws also have to be exaggerated to
accommodate all the mythical creatures that exist in this world
c. The
laws are also exaggerated to create humor and entertainment.
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