#3: Scientifically Accurate
Hercules is not the most popular of Disney’s films, but it’s one of our personal favorites. It’s definitely not as popular as The Lion King or Mulan, but it’s a great movie nonetheless and definitely worth watching, even as an adult. If you have happened to watch the movie recently, you might remember a specific scene when the Fates are telling Hades what will happen in 18 years.
The prophecy reveals what will happen if Hades releases the Titans while the planets are aligned. The image only shows six planets in the sky in this scene, which isn’t an accident. At the time, in Ancient Greece (where the movie takes place), only Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were identified as planets. So, the children’s movie is actually surprisingly historically accurate.