Tangled (2010)

MissReepicheep said:
Yes, indeed! Her short hair is unique and beautiful! Besides, short hair is more practical for a doll. It doesn't get tangled into knots as easily. ;)
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Yes, the name Tangled is quite apt with the dolls, my little sister got one for Christmas, by late afternoon I spent like 5 minutes brushing it already XD
 
I have seen the movie!

I saw this movie yesterday.

It was a very funny and interesting movie.

I like how they put a new interpretation on an old story.

About Rapunzel's age, well, I always figured she was a small girl physically.
If Mother Gothel is of normal height for a woman, you can see the difference (when standing near each other on the same level, well, they don't really make eye contact).

I do think Rapunzel looks better with the short brown hair.
It's a shame none of the dolls or toys have it.

And I did discover how she moved around with that much hair, somebody (usually Flynn) had to carry it and run beside her!

It was also interesting to see the "hair cheat" they did near the end of the movie to enable her to move around more normally.

Flynn sees a group of young girls braiding their hair, calls them over and there's a montage with them "styling" Rapunzel's hair in an intricate braid, which makes it much shorter (about ankle height).
And the look on those girls' faces was truly priceless, it was like he gave them the best toy in the world!

I was surprised to discover who was really the creative spirit driving this movie however.
It was Pixar.
The same thing happened with The Frog Princess last year, that was also a Pixar creation.
But oddly, you don't discover that until the very end of the credits, when both films mention "the Pixar braintrust".
I spot it pretty fast though, because I'm familiar with the names of the head staff from Pixar (for this movie, it was John Lassiter).

Is there some reason Disney is concealing who is actually creating these movies?
I suspect it may be related to the lawsuit Pixar and Disney had a while back (didn't really follow it, but it was about Disney trying to take over and being trounced by Pixar).

Also, I'm suspicious about the fact that their two biggest movies recently are from the same group of people.
Add in the directly created Pixar movies and it makes me wonder if Pixar is propping up Disney now.


Wow, I couldn't believe there were no spoiler tags on this forum.
I even spent 20 minutes searching for HTML codes to "mask" my spoilers, but the forums rejected all of them.
I did my best to mask the text that is spoilerific.
Read on at your own peril however, I can't guarantee it worked.


I was surprised by how Mother Gothel met her end.
In most Disney movies, there's some epic confrontation, battle for good against evil etc.
But all that happened was she fell out of a tower and turned to dust, because Pascal tripped her, she really shouldn't have kicked him, the little guy obviously had a grudge :rolleyes:

I'm wondering if Rapunzel was ageless like Mother Gothel.
At one point in the film, she says that if Gothel lets her heal Flynn, they'll be together forever. Since her eternal youth is the result of being near the energy Rapunzel radiates by proxy, what effect would that have on someone who was the direct source of the energy. Was Rapunzel turning back time for herself as well as Mother Gothel?
That might be another explanation for her small stature, she was aging in years, but not physically, if every so often, she made herself a little younger.

The red herring they tossed in at the end was also interesting, where you think Flynn is dead, but a remnant of Rapunzel's power saves him.
Of course, now I'm wondering if the power was truly in her hair or in herself.
I'm thinking most of it was in her hair, but she was filled with it throughout her entire body, she just didn't know how to use it in any other way then through her hair.
 
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buckmana said:
I was surprised by how Mother Gothel met her end.
In most Disney movies, there's some epic confrontation, battle for good against evil etc.
But all that happened was she fell out of a tower and turned to dust, because Pascal tripped her, she really shouldn't have kicked him, the little guy obviously had a grudge :rolleyes:
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I know! When I saw that, I was like :eek:. Whoa. I mean, the cute animal sidekick killing the villain was...random. Then, of course, she would've turned to dust anyway, whether or not Pascal tripped her. So actually, what he did was rather unnecessary.
 
buckmana said:
I saw this movie yesterday.

It was a very funny and interesting movie.

I like how they put a new interpretation on an old story.

About Rapunzel's age, well, I always figured she was a small girl physically.
If Mother Gothel is of normal height for a woman, you can see the difference (when standing near each other on the same level, well, they don't really make eye contact).

I do think Rapunzel looks better with the short brown hair.
It's a shame none of the dolls or toys have it.

And I did discover how she moved around with that much hair, somebody (usually Flynn) had to carry it and run beside her!

It was also interesting to see the "hair cheat" they did near the end of the movie to enable her to move around more normally.

Flynn sees a group of young girls braiding their hair, calls them over and there's a montage with them "styling" Rapunzel's hair in an intricate braid, which makes it much shorter (about ankle height).
And the look on those girls' faces was truly priceless, it was like he gave them the best toy in the world!

I was surprised to discover who was really the creative spirit driving this movie however.
It was Pixar.
The same thing happened with The Frog Princess last year, that was also a Pixar creation.
But oddly, you don't discover that until the very end of the credits, when both films mention "the Pixar braintrust".
I spot it pretty fast though, because I'm familiar with the names of the head staff from Pixar (for this movie, it was John Lassiter).

Is there some reason Disney is concealing who is actually creating these movies?
I suspect it may be related to the lawsuit Pixar and Disney had a while back (didn't really follow it, but it was about Disney trying to take over and being trounced by Pixar).

Also, I'm suspicious about the fact that their two biggest movies recently are from the same group of people.
Add in the directly created Pixar movies and it makes me wonder if Pixar is propping up Disney now.


Wow, I couldn't believe there were no spoiler tags on this forum.
I even spent 20 minutes searching for HTML codes to "mask" my spoilers, but the forums rejected all of them.
I did my best to mask the text that is spoilerific.
Read on at your own peril however, I can't guarantee it worked.


I was surprised by how Mother Gothel met her end.
In most Disney movies, there's some epic confrontation, battle for good against evil etc.
But all that happened was she fell out of a tower and turned to dust, because Pascal tripped her, she really shouldn't have kicked him, the little guy obviously had a grudge :rolleyes:

I'm wondering if Rapunzel was ageless like Mother Gothel.
At one point in the film, she says that if Gothel lets her heal Flynn, they'll be together forever. Since her eternal youth is the result of being near the energy Rapunzel radiates by proxy, what effect would that have on someone who was the direct source of the energy. Was Rapunzel turning back time for herself as well as Mother Gothel?
That might be another explanation for her small stature, she was aging in years, but not physically, if every so often, she made herself a little younger.

The red herring they tossed in at the end was also interesting, where you think Flynn is dead, but a remnant of Rapunzel's power saves him.
Of course, now I'm wondering if the power was truly in her hair or in herself.
I'm thinking most of it was in her hair, but she was filled with it throughout her entire body, she just didn't know how to use it in any other way then through her hair.
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I think the youthful/healing powers was contained in Rapunzel hair and that only remnant of it remained when she bore a tear for Flynn. Pascal did aid in slaying of Gothel, however it was really the cutting of Rapunzel hair that did her in, all her youth and lifeforce was tied to it. Hence why when she begins to fall she becomes older and older and then dust. :)
 
buckmana said:
I'm wondering if Rapunzel was ageless like Mother Gothel.
At one point in the film, she says that if Gothel lets her heal Flynn, they'll be together forever. Since her eternal youth is the result of being near the energy Rapunzel radiates by proxy, what effect would that have on someone who was the direct source of the energy. Was Rapunzel turning back time for herself as well as Mother Gothel?
That might be another explanation for her small stature, she was aging in years, but not physically, if every so often, she made herself a little younger.
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That was exactly what had just occurred to me and that I wanted to post. o_O After our discussion about how young Rapunzel looked before her hair was cut, I realized that having the healing hair could have made her look younger than her age. But after Flynn cut her hair and it turned brown, she looked older.
 
My parents and little brother went to see the movie this afternoon! :) They all really liked it, and my parents are super-picky about movies. ;)

My mom says that she got really emotional in the scene where Mother Gothel fools Rapunzel into thinking that Flynn has abandoned her, as well as in the end, where she is re-united with her parents. :)
 
I found the family reunion scene touching, but it did not move me to tears. I found it peculiar that Rapunzel's parents never speak, are they mutes? XD
 
Sir Godfrey said:
I found the family reunion scene touching, but it did not move me to tears. I found it peculiar that Rapunzel's parents never speak, are they mutes? XD
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XD I don't know, I thought that made it more moving. The lack of vocals. Made you wonder more what on earth they could be thinking, which makes you put yourself in their position, which makes their scenes more emotional. You don't HEAR what they're thinking, you have to FEEL it.
 
Miss.SunFlower said:
XD I don't know, I thought that made it more moving. The lack of vocals. Made you wonder more what on earth they could be thinking, which makes you put yourself in their position, which makes their scenes more emotional. You don't HEAR what they're thinking, you have to FEEL it.
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Thou dost make a valid point, however I would have preferred after some silence that they exchanged some words. Instead, I'm left wondering what Rapunzel's mother and father sound like. XD
 
I saw it!!! *Squee* I can't even begin to name all the little parts I loved.:D My favorite parts were (I think) when Rapunzel was trying to put Flynn in the closet, and the part when all the lanterns go up and that beautiful song is playing and they realize they're in love with each other... It made me teary.:) I want to get the soundtrack. The songs are so good! When (Highlight to read. I wasn't sure if this is still considered a spoiler or not.) Flynn cut her hair off at the end I was so surprised! I did not expect that!

Miss.SunFlower said:
*wants a Flynn Rider for christmas*
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I wouldn't mind one myself.:D
 
About Rapunzel's parents

I don't know if it applies to movies, but this is how it works in tv shows:

If a person speaks, even if they only say 2 words, their "job category is reclassified" and they are elevated in payment and ancilliary rights.
They get a larger share of the finanical pie, so to speak, because those two words guarantee a certain amount of residuals.

I got this from a book I read about the tv series Deep Space Nine.
The author mentions that the nurse you always see in the background never responds with verbal dialogue because it would cost them a heck of a lot of money.

Ironically that show has a guest character who never speaks at all, but he's well known enough to be considered a "regular".
It's also funny because they have stated he can talk, but you're always catching the response of someone else talking to him or he's interuppted because he can talk.

Anyway, back on topic, that's probably why her parents don't actually speak, if that same rule applies to movies.

In any case, they're secondary to the plot, so maybe it wasn't necessary for them to say anything at all.
 
I wish Rapunzel had said something like "I hate you" to Mother Glofel before she died though. As a parent, it stings me that that woman managed to steal Rapunzel and her affection for as long as she did. I guess the story is just every parent's night mare come to life.
 
Well, that sentiment was pretty much covered in the scene where Rapunzel realizes her origins and confronts Mother Gothel.

It's unneccesary to revisit it in a scene which is mainly about Rapunzel and Flynn.
 
I finally got to see Tangled! It definitely surpassed my expectations. The story was simple enough that I didn't get distracted or confused, but it was also substantial enough to keep me interested. Rapunzel and Flynn/Eugene were such good characters =D I really hated the 'mother,' though. She sorta freaked me out... it was obvious that she was evil, but she also acted like she really cared for Rapunzel. Reeeallly creepy, imo. So needless to say, the final scenes when (SPOILERS) the mother dies and she is reunited with her parents really tugged at my heartstrings. And I almost cried when Rapunzel and Flynn were trying to sacrifice themselves to save each other. So cute :D ♥

So yeah... I really loved the movie and I definitely applaud Disney for a job well done. :)
 
Lila said:
I finally got to see Tangled! It definitely surpassed my expectations. The story was simple enough that I didn't get distracted or confused, but it was also substantial enough to keep me interested. Rapunzel and Flynn/Eugene were such good characters =D I really hated the 'mother,' though. She sorta freaked me out... it was obvious that she was evil, but she also acted like she really cared for Rapunzel. Reeeallly creepy, imo. So needless to say, the final scenes when (SPOILERS) the mother dies and she is reunited with her parents really tugged at my heartstrings. And I almost cried when Rapunzel and Flynn were trying to sacrifice themselves to save each other. So cute :D ♥

So yeah... I really loved the movie and I definitely applaud Disney for a job well done. :)
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I think Mother Gothel was really well done. Even though you know what she is up to, there are times it seems she really does love Rapunzel and you have to remind yourself that it's really Rapunzel's hair that she loves.
 
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