One of the many things that intrigued me was how different Captain Phoebus was (who was usually portrayed as a jerk in most of the Hunchback of Notre Dame adaptations) to that of Disney. Now I'll use Jetlag version as his placeholder and to that of the Disney's.
While the Disney's Phoebus was pictured to be heroic, gallant and chivalrous... not so much with most interpretations that were taken from the tragedy or even happy ending versions. While the Disney's Phoebus did love Esmeralda and even married her, had a son named Zephyr with her... the real Phoebus was a jerk and a seducer. He was seen cheating on his fiance Fleur de Lys with Esmeralda whom he only wanted to satisfy his perverse fantasies. In the Jetlag version (which is faithful to the book except Quasimodo and Esmeralda had a happy ending and Jehan never existed or that Frollo's death was made less brutal), he like the book version refused to prove Esmeralda's innocence and had a fiance named Fleur de Lys. Also, Esmeralda was broken in tears when she realized that Phoebus only lusted after her. Why Disney changed Phoebus from villain to hero while villainizing Frollo to becoming a complete monster from the beginning (in contrast to the novel where Frollo's transformation to a complete monster was explained).
While the Disney's Phoebus was pictured to be heroic, gallant and chivalrous... not so much with most interpretations that were taken from the tragedy or even happy ending versions. While the Disney's Phoebus did love Esmeralda and even married her, had a son named Zephyr with her... the real Phoebus was a jerk and a seducer. He was seen cheating on his fiance Fleur de Lys with Esmeralda whom he only wanted to satisfy his perverse fantasies. In the Jetlag version (which is faithful to the book except Quasimodo and Esmeralda had a happy ending and Jehan never existed or that Frollo's death was made less brutal), he like the book version refused to prove Esmeralda's innocence and had a fiance named Fleur de Lys. Also, Esmeralda was broken in tears when she realized that Phoebus only lusted after her. Why Disney changed Phoebus from villain to hero while villainizing Frollo to becoming a complete monster from the beginning (in contrast to the novel where Frollo's transformation to a complete monster was explained).
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