Today’s theme is The Emperor’s New Groove! I decided to bound as Pacha and swipe to check out a buddy bound throwback! For those that don’t know (and by seeing the google search for it there are a few) the movie is about an Incan emperor in Peru. Kuzco is the second Disney protagonist to be of Indigenous descent. His name is also a reference to the ancient Incan city of Cusco. While it’s a fun movie it was originally going to be a lot different! It was originally going to called Kingdom of the Sun. Here’s a quote from the original director: "Kingdom of the Sun was such a heart-breaking experience for me. I put four years of my heart and energy into that one... I was creating an "epic" picture mixing elements of adventure, comedy, romance and mysticism. The head of Disney Features at the time was afraid that we were doing, in his opinion, too many films in the same vein. He was also uncomfortable with the spiritual and cultural (Inca) aspects of it. Hence, he decided to make it a simple slapstick comedy... Would it have worked out if we had had more time? I would hope so, but one can never know these things." —Roger Allers, reflecting on the troubled history of Kingdom of the Sun. He was also the co director of The Lion King so his movie would’ve been amazing! There’s even a documentary, The Sweatbox (2002), that talks about all of the production troubles that The Emperor's New Groove went through during its development. I’m glad this movie was made even with all the drama but I wish at least the cast could’ve included some Indigenous or Latinx actors. It was all white except for the villain. 🙃 #hhmbound #hispanicheritagemonth #disneybound #disneyboundlatam #boundtobelatindisney #boundersofcolor (at Kuzcotopia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGVzy9bnUqB/?igshid=1oukfskl345sp