This movie along with many of the Disney movies has multiple messages or values that are sent to the audience, in this case, mostly young children. In this movie, these morals include, happiness is the most important thing in life, always be true to yourself and hard work pays off. First off, the most notable value, is happiness. Many scenes during the movie, strive to show that fame, power and all the thing people work for in their live mean nothing if they are not happy. The entire film, Hercules' entire goal is to become a Hero and prove that he is worthy of becoming a god and living in Olympus. Once Hercules makes the ultimate sacrifice of giving up his life for someone else's he attains his goal. In the end, he turns all the power down so that he can remain mortal on earth with Meg. Hercules realizes that in the end he will be happier living a shorter life with Meg than an immortal life without her. The magnitude of the sacrifice he makes, really makes the message have a big impact on its audience.
The next moral that is evident in this movie is always be who you are. To start off the movie, it is clear that Hercules does not fit in. He is a freak of nature with incredible physical gifts that does not know how to control himself. When he goes to town with his adopted father, people call him a monster and freak, but no matter what they say to him he doesn't hide or change, he just goes on being himself. This happens again when he first arrives at Thebes with big dreams of becoming a hero. The people mock him and say that he does not belong and he could never pull of anything worthy of being a hero. He does not listen and eventually the people who once mocked him not love him and follow him because he stayed true to who he is.
Finally, the last moral on display in this film is that hard work pays off in the end. First, Hercules works with Phil in order to obtain the skills to become a hero. Then he works tirelessly performing hero like feats in order to be acknowledged and accepted by the gods as a true hero and once of their own. Another example is when he first meets Meg, Hercules is enamored however she tells him she can take care of herself and he is not needed. Eventually, his farm boy charm and hard work gets to her and they end up together at the end of the movie. All of these instances of Hercules not giving up and working for what he wants without relenting show the audience the importance of working hard and the benefits that can emerge from doing so. Even though Hercules faces adversity in the end, he is with the woman he loves, reunited with his parents and has reached God status. All of this is a result of Hercules' hard work and determination to never give up.
The next moral that is evident in this movie is always be who you are. To start off the movie, it is clear that Hercules does not fit in. He is a freak of nature with incredible physical gifts that does not know how to control himself. When he goes to town with his adopted father, people call him a monster and freak, but no matter what they say to him he doesn't hide or change, he just goes on being himself. This happens again when he first arrives at Thebes with big dreams of becoming a hero. The people mock him and say that he does not belong and he could never pull of anything worthy of being a hero. He does not listen and eventually the people who once mocked him not love him and follow him because he stayed true to who he is.
Finally, the last moral on display in this film is that hard work pays off in the end. First, Hercules works with Phil in order to obtain the skills to become a hero. Then he works tirelessly performing hero like feats in order to be acknowledged and accepted by the gods as a true hero and once of their own. Another example is when he first meets Meg, Hercules is enamored however she tells him she can take care of herself and he is not needed. Eventually, his farm boy charm and hard work gets to her and they end up together at the end of the movie. All of these instances of Hercules not giving up and working for what he wants without relenting show the audience the importance of working hard and the benefits that can emerge from doing so. Even though Hercules faces adversity in the end, he is with the woman he loves, reunited with his parents and has reached God status. All of this is a result of Hercules' hard work and determination to never give up.