Tangled (2010)
8/10
Get tangled up
16 April 2024
I only know a little bit about the original Rapunzel story, so when it comes to a Disney adaptation, I am not going to compare it in any way or know everything that it might be hinting at that connects to the original story, but I do still have interest on seeing Disney's take on it; after watching, I will say that Disney's adaptation on Rapunzel is a fun and enjoyable animated experience. The movie Tangled (2010) was a fun and funny animated movie with nice looking animation, fun action, likable main characters, good songs, and an easy to hate villain; I liked how this movie mixes new and old elements by adding more characterization to the characters of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, emotional and psychological aspects to the main character's journey, new characters added to the story, and the magical healing powers that come from Rapunzel's long hair.

Rapunzel was voiced very well by Mandy Moore, with her giving the personality of being a little naive on how she does not know much about the outside world while also being adorable, but also, she could be brave, clever, or adventurous; I liked the determination of her wanting to leave her tower and wanting to make her dream come true by seeing the floating lanterns from a celebration in the kingdom, while learning who she really is. Flynn Rider was also voiced nicely by Zachary Levi, with him giving the personality of being daring, confident, and a bit arrogant but kind at heart when going from well-known thief to helping guide Rapunzel around to see the floating lanterns, while also building a cute romance with each other; he was just, like Rapunzel, a funny and likable character that you like watching from beginning to end. Lastly, the comic relief involves Rapunzel's pet chameleon named Pascal and a guard horse from the kingdom named Maximus, who are funny with the horse having a tough personality when looking for/attacking Flynn Rider and eventually joining his side to help.

The villain named Mother Gothel, voiced well by Donna Murphy, was an easy to hate character with her manipulating Rapunzel to not leave the tower, and use Rapunzel's magical hair for her own selfish needs for reasons that connect to Rapunzel's story about who she really is; also, the villain acts a bit off that can be weird in some scenes involving her trying to keep Rapunzel in the tower, or just her acting like a strict parent to keep Rapunzel off the idea. The 3D animation is pretty with it making a nice medieval sort of fantasy like world, with fun and funny action scenes, and funny moments with the characters; the message to the movie involving following your dreams and self-discovery is nicely handled, and watching Rapunzel progress in the story to become free and being able to take care of herself when needed to was nice to see.

The movie Tangled (2010) was a fun and funny animated movie with nice looking animation, fun action, likable main characters, good songs, and an easy to hate villain; it mixes new and old elements very well by adding more characterization to the characters, emotional and psychological aspects to the main characters, new characters added to the story that were funny, and the magical healing powers that come from Rapunzel's long hair was also used very well in the story. I will just that it is ok if you are not well averse to the original Rapunzel story, but if you are a fan of Disney and like their animated films, then you are going to enjoy this movie; this is Disney's fiftieth animated film, and that is impressive by showing how far Disney has come, so I do recommend watching this movie if you haven't already, and it is also worth revisiting whenever you have the time.
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