Tangled

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GREEK-GODJan 8, 2018

This is definitely one of my favorite movies. It has everything-- a strong and dangerous villain, songs, romance, spirit, humor.... Not all of the songs are that memorable, but there's a duet called, "I See the Light," and it is beautiful. AThis is definitely one of my favorite movies. It has everything-- a strong and dangerous villain, songs, romance, spirit, humor.... Not all of the songs are that memorable, but there's a duet called, "I See the Light," and it is beautiful. A song the villain, called Mother Gothel, sings gives me goosebumps. The woman who voiced her, Donna Murphy, has an incredible strong, powerful, and beautiful voice. Specifically the reprise of "Mother Knows Best," it is one of the best villain songs of all time. There is a load of humor, but some jokes, as another reviewer has said, only adults will get. This was targeted toward kids, but not as much as Frozen or Moana. Tangled isn't dark itself, but it is dark compared to other Disney movies. There are two side villains, the risk of hanging, stabbing, blood, prison....So if you're tired of watching Frozen with your kids or need a bit more excitement, then watch this. One thing I love so much about this is that it is one of Disney's few exhibits of true love. (SPOILER AHEAD) In detail, Rapunzel's love, Eugene, is stabbed, and she can heal him with her magical hair. She sacrifices her freedom for him, saying she will do what the villain wants if the villain will let her heal Eugene. Instead of letting her heal him, though, Eugene cuts her hair, making it die and turn brown, unable to heal him. He seriously sacrificed his life for her! The characters are excellent and well-built. There wasn't a very good backstory for the bandit Flynn Rider (who's real name is Eugene Fitzherbert--that makes me laugh each time) and no explanations for why Mother Gothel wants to stay young, but they all have strong personalities. Out of the the five three-dimensional Disney Princesses we have so far (Merida, Rapunzel, Anna, Elsa, Moana), I'd say Rapunzel is the best, and it's not because she comes from my favorite Disney movie. She is a go-getter and has hobbies. She is determined and isn't real rude to her "mom" throughout the movie like Merida was, but actually shows a spark of an attitude at one point. Her singing is good, and her face isn't perfectly angular like Aurora's, but a bit round, which is surprising. She is brilliant and realizes something rather important near the climax, using logic. When she finds out Mother Gothel is the villain, she is brave and bold to her. Rapunzel has a fierceness and strength in her, and it's not attitude like Merida had, nor the kind Elsa has. She is a great character and role model for girls. I prefer this over Frozen. Not that I don't like Frozen. It is one of my top ten favorite movies. I just prefer Tangled more. It's the sort of movie I watch one day and want to watch the next. It has me shivering, my eyes watering, and I'm wrapped up in it, not thinking about the fact I'm watching a movie or wondering who voiced that character. It's a great, memorable movie for people of all ages. Even a 13-year-old boy and 50-year-old woman were laughing and grinning. Make sure to watch it with your family and as often as you want. It's one of Disney's most creative movies (the only similarities to the original are bad woman, long hair, tower, and tear). It's one of my favorite movies, and I can see it will be that way for many, many more years.… Expand

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amheretojudgeMay 2, 2018

and the truth is, it isn't even mine..

Tangled Yes, it has a typical Disney plot with familiar sketchy characters (few properties changed) and runs on similar format and the structure it is build upon, but all of it works and that's whatand the truth is, it isn't even mine..

Tangled

Yes, it has a typical Disney plot with familiar sketchy characters (few properties changed) and runs on similar format and the structure it is build upon, but all of it works and that's what matters in here. Dan Fogelman's witty and gripping screenplay enfolds in each and every phase that brings new perspective and arc to the character which, as we know has been communicating to the audience through ages. Nathan Greno and Byron Howard has done a decent job on executing this simple tale that stays ture to its nature throughout the course of it. The songs and the background score is immensely beautiful and so is the work done by the actors on giving these characters the appropriate voice. Tangled has aesthetic visuals, amazing music department and more importantly a smart writer behind the screen that helps sail this feature off to the shore and onto the major league.… Expand

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FilipeNetoApr 25, 2018

This film is a reinterpretation of the traditional Rapunzel tale. Far from being just a children's movie, its a film for the whole family and has space for everything: it has songs, a beautiful novel, a well written script, good actionThis film is a reinterpretation of the traditional Rapunzel tale. Far from being just a children's movie, its a film for the whole family and has space for everything: it has songs, a beautiful novel, a well written script, good action sequences, hilarious moments... Basically, is one of the most positive and innovative Disney films in years.

Disney has had serious difficulties in recent years. Difficulties with his rivals (particularly Dreamworks) and some internal problems but, mainly, a kind of existential crisis where the creativity of his team was disappearing and giving us absolutely lamentable films. But this movie was a kind of turnaround, with the studio showing the public that its not yet exhausted. Returning to their own origins, which are the traditional children's tales, Disney artists sought to write a story that appealed to children and adults, and to look at the stories from a more current perspective. Thus, we can find in this film a Rapunzel that is dreamy, imaginative but not naive, shy but full of confidence and personality. After all, if the woman stopped being the weak sex and started to have a strongly active position in our society, why would not that be reflected in children's tales? It was a radical but positive change, which alters our way of seeing the story and allows us to play with it, inserting moments of action or humour.

Rapunzel is on the same level as Flynn, a rogue trickster she knows and who will try to help on her trip, and whom she saves in some situations. Mother Gothel is another important character for being the villain. Her characteristics are selfishness and vanity, but she's also somewhat seductive. In certain scenes, the way she seems to use seduction to achieve what she wants is halfway between the lines. Maximus, the guards' horse, has the mannerisms of a rowdy dog and the intelligence of a human being, and can be highly hilarious.

The moments of action were well heeled, perfectly mixed with comical scenes without exaggeration. The jokes are intelligent, without falling into the temptation of easy laughter or being a goal in themselves. The animations and designs are excellent, with a graphic that reminds us of some of the films of Disney's golden age. The songs are good, they stay in the ear but they are far from the successes of the past.… Expand

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LivingTribunalApr 22, 2019

(21st century)Disney at its best. Actually, it should have won the Oscar.(animated)

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OnaskNov 6, 2018

Una increíble sorpresa para mi paladar creyendo que iba a ser la típica película de princesas convencional.

La quincuagésima película de la factoría Disney llega en animación 3D y rompiendo estándares y desmontando expectativas con lo yaUna increíble sorpresa para mi paladar creyendo que iba a ser la típica película de princesas convencional.

La quincuagésima película de la factoría Disney llega en animación 3D y rompiendo estándares y desmontando expectativas con lo ya establecido por el propio género de príncipes y princesas.

Impecable técnicamente, nos encontramos ante una colorida, entretenida, rítmica e incluso graciosa película de animación. Sin duda, un clásico "del saco de no verla porque me espero algo malo".

Sinceramente, una muy buena película, muy recomendada para cualquier público.… Expand

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LastHope17Jul 10, 2021

Amazing movie. Makes you feel really happy after watching. Hits all the right notes with music and story arcs. Missed out on it when it first came out. definitely worth watching.

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sebastianaliAug 11, 2019

Buena historia, buena animación, buena música, buenos personajes... hecho por Disney... no me sorprende. Ellos siempre lo hacen así de bien :)

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NicoCCAug 17, 2021

I couldn't stop laughing. Such a great movie! And the horse, lol!! Great story and dialog all around. You would have to have had a terrible childhood to give this movie anything less than a 9.

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DiptanshuMar 15, 2020

Awesome and beautiful!the chemistry between everyone is great especially the horse and chameleon!great score and screenplay and animation!Its a feel good movie with little twisted and happy ending!

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greedybadideaMay 25, 2020

Long ago, a drop of sunlight fell onto Earth and grew a magical flower capable of healing illness, decay, and injury. For hundreds of years, the flower is used by a woman named Mother Gothel to retain her youth, until soldiers from a nearbyLong ago, a drop of sunlight fell onto Earth and grew a magical flower capable of healing illness, decay, and injury. For hundreds of years, the flower is used by a woman named Mother Gothel to retain her youth, until soldiers from a nearby kingdom find the flower and use it to heal their ailing and pregnant queen. Shortly afterward, the Queen gives birth to a shockingly blonde Princess Rapunzel. While attempting to recover the flower, Gothel discovers that Rapunzel's golden hair contains the flower's healing properties. She tries to steal Rapunzel's hair but discovers that cutting her hair destroys its power. Gothel instead abducts the baby and raises Rapunzel as her own daughter in an isolated tower. In order to keep Rapunzel content in the tower, Gothel lied about the outside world being dangerous and filled with bad people who will hurt her and take advantage of her magical capabilities. Gothel often left their tower to find gifts for Rapunzel, leaving the girl alone most of the time. Once a year, the King and Queen release sky lanterns on Rapunzel's birthday, hoping for their daughter to see them and return.

On the eve of her 18th birthday, Rapunzel, who sees the lanterns each year on her birthday, asks to leave the tower and discover their source. Gothel refuses, claiming that the outside world is a dangerous place. Meanwhile, a thief named Flynn Rider takes the crown from the palace before ditching the Stabbington brothers, his comrades, while running from the palace guards. He finds Rapunzel’s tower but is knocked out by a frying pan and hidden in the closet by Rapunzel. Gothel returns, and Rapunzel tries to explain to her how she can handle herself in the “dangerous” outside world because she incapacitated Flynn, but Gothel tells Rapunzel that she’s not leaving the tower, ever.

Rapunzel sends Gothel away to buy her paints and hides the crown, and convinces a reluctant Flynn to take her to see the flying lanterns for her birthday. She promises that she’ll give him the crown if he obliges. Eager to reclaim the crown, Flynn takes Rapunzel to the Snuggly Duckling, a pub filled with menacing thugs, in an effort to discourage her into returning home, but instead, the thugs are charmed by Rapunzel when she encourages them to follow their dreams. Meanwhile, Gothel, after discovering Maximus, a relentless palace horse who is determined to bring Rider to justice, near the tower, returns to the tower in fear that his rider might have found Rapunzel. She instead discovers Rapunzel missing and Flynn’s satchel, in which she decides to go after the two herself.

Royal soldiers led by one of the royal army's horses, Maximus, arrive in search of Flynn. Rapunzel and Flynn escape but are then trapped in a flooding cave. Resigned to his fate, Flynn reveals his real name. Eugene and Rapunzel take refuge in a forest where Gothel, now in league with the Stabbingtons, gives the crown to Rapunzel and suggests using it to test Eugene's faithfulness.

In the morning, Maximus finds the pair and tries to arrest Flynn, but Rapunzel arranges a truce in honor of her birthday. The group reaches the kingdom and enjoys the festivities, culminating in an evening cruise as the lanterns are released. There, Rapunzel gives Eugene the crown after fulfilling her dream of seeing the lanterns in person. Rapunzel and Eugene realize they have fallen in love and are about to kiss when Eugene notices the Stabbingtons on the shore. Eugene leaves Rapunzel to give them the crown as an apology, but they knock him out, tie him to a boat and attempt to capture Rapunzel, after convincing her that Eugene has left her. Gothel then stages a rescue, betraying and incapacitating the brothers, and leaves with Rapunzel as Eugene and the Stabbingtons are detained at the palace.

Back at the tower, Rapunzel recognizes the symbol of the kingdom, which she had subconsciously incorporated into her paintings over the years. Realizing that she is the long-lost princess, she confronts Gothel. As Eugene is sentenced to hang, Maximus and the Duckling thugs help him escape. Maximus then carries him back to Gothel's tower. Eugene enters by climbing Rapunzel's hair, only to find Rapunzel chained and gagged. Gothel fatally stabs Eugene and tries to force Rapunzel to leave with her, but Rapunzel agrees to submit forever willingly if she is allowed to heal Eugene. Eugene, wanting Rapunzel to be free, cuts off her hair, which causes it to turn brown and lose its magic, causing Gothel to age rapidly. She trips and falls out of the window of the tower, turning to dust even before she hits the ground.

A heartbroken Rapunzel mourns for Eugene who dies in her arms. However, her tear, which still contains the flower's power, lands on his cheek and restores his life. The two return to the kingdom and Rapunzel reunites with her parents. Overjoyed, the kingdom breaks out in celebration, and Eugene is pardoned for his crimes. Rapunzel and Eugene eventually marry.… Expand

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nizritayApr 7, 2020

Best movie I have ever seen in my life. The plot is getting better every second and each scene is fitting perfectly into the movie. If you haven’t watched it yet you should.

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Dostoyevsky3May 5, 2020

An instant animated Disney classic for all ages. With stunning animation, an energetic and humorous story, a compelling romance, and lovely songs.

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motionpaintingsNov 21, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The look of the hair is extraordinary, the story is strange but ok...kind of funny… Expand

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hyunwest123May 12, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my favorite disney animation movie. The message the film sends is great. Very uplifting. It tells us to keep hoping, and to put yourself out there. it tells us that there are bad people and good people, but that good will win in the end. it was very so satisfying to see rapunzel free herself from her fake “mother”’s gaslighting even tho she was tricked by her for YEARS. the songs are very pretty as well, especially i see the light where both mandy moore and zachary levi sing in harmony. i got a dream was also such a fun song with a cute message. though people may look scary, they are also people with innocent dreams. everyone was a child at one point, innocent at one point. anyways, a beautiful movie. felt that rapunzel and eugene had the best chemistry between any couples from disney animation movies.… Expand

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SOLTAIR83Jul 6, 2021

I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M REALLY IMPRESSED
IMPRESSIVE BEGINNING
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
COOL JOURNEY
AND ROMANCE AND LOVE
A HAPPY ENDING OR SHOULD I SAY: HAPPILY EVER AFTER

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NewVural15Sep 19, 2021

this movie was made for 260 million dollars, even though it was animated, I think it was bad

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meltingwitchDec 14, 2021

Funny, emotional, Tangled is a very traditional disney movie where you can feel the formula, but it really works. My only complaint is the rather unmemorable songs.

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OldMcBrotherJan 20, 2022

A good film, but having seen many other modern Disney films first, this one didn't feel very original or wonderful imo. Also I didn't care for the songs in this one. My favorite scene was the scene where Eugene cuts Rapunzel's hair becauseA good film, but having seen many other modern Disney films first, this one didn't feel very original or wonderful imo. Also I didn't care for the songs in this one. My favorite scene was the scene where Eugene cuts Rapunzel's hair because that was the only scene where it caught me off guard and was just a great scene in general. Also the bar scene and song was pretty funny. Also is it just me or did it kinda feel like barely anything happened in the film?… Expand

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ShiiraNov 29, 2010

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's not so simple to say that the whole entire kingdom is turning Japanese during the Hayao Miyazaki-influenced floating lantern ceremony. Modeled after "anime", what the Japanese refer to as traditional animation, the released lanterns which ascend towards the sky by the king's decree, function like the lanterns in the Toro Nagishi ritual, a Japanese observance based on the concept that the illuminating light will pilot the roaming spirits of the departed back to the other side. Knowing about this Buddhist tradition gives the royal parents an extra layer of pathos, because the annual ceremony, given the context of the film, seems to be predicated on the belief that the princess is alive and well, somewhere in the woods. The significance of the portable lighting devices will be lost on a western audience, but those who know their Asian lanterns will know that down deep inside, the king and queen believe in their heart of hearts what they perceive to be the truth about Rapunzel, the little girl who was snatched out of her crib so many years ago: she's gone, thus the lightweight lamps are offered to her memory as a guide towards some peaceable kingdom in the heavens. Those lanterns, however, are placed in the water. The flying lanterns are actually Chinese lanterns, Kongming lanterns, which are used in celebrations(primarily in a Thai festival called Yi Peng), and symbolize the universal human desire that all your problems and worries could simply float away, light as air. The two lantern traditions are tangled, but you never see the Chinese side of things, since the filmic signifier, the old-fashioned Miyazaki 2D-style that the Disney animators translated into the cartoon language of CGI, is Japanese. Therefore, the diegesis can be misleading, especially for those who don't know one lantern tradition from another, just like the trailer that preceded "Tangled", where the emphasis on Flynn Rider(Zachary Levi) absurdly upstages Rapunzel(Mandy Moore), as if girls matter less than boys, a notion that coincides with the Chinese/Japanese binary, in which the tradition of the former believes this to be true. Marketers know best, and marketers know that a film where the primary relationship is between a daughter and her "mother", and even worse, belt out showtunes, collectively, about independence and the anxiety over facing an empty nest, may scare off teenaged boys(the demographic that matters most in the biz), who wouldn't be caught dead at such a female-centric musical, otherwise. Gothel, Rapunzel's keeper, is not a one-dimensional villain like past Disney anatagonists; she manipulates Rapunzel with scare tactics and emotional blackmail to discourage her charge from wanting to venture out into the world, but the film hints at the possibility that the wizened old woman(made eternally young through the magical properties of the lost princess' long locks) loves her prisoner, completely independent of her parasitic need for Rapunzel's enchanted hair. In a sense, Gothel is just like any co-dependent mother, especially mothers who hail from non-western cultures where children are expected to provide care for their infirm parents as adults. Old people can suck the life right out of you: a cold, hard truth exemplified earlier this year in Nicole Holofcener's "Please Give"(the Rebecca Hall character spends a lot of time in a tiny apartment holed up with her grandmother), and in "Tangled", we see the metaphor, as Gothel siphons out a little more of Rapunzel's essence each time she renews herself through Rapunzel's hair. Anybody who has ever been a caregiver will relate to the warring emotions, an intermittence of giddiness and guilt, that the girl undergoes when she gets her first taste of freedom after Flynn rescues her. After all, Gothel is the only "mother" she knows. Akin to a Japanese lantern, Flynn casts a monolithic presence over the proceedings in his own right, as both Rapunzel and the Chinese lantern are supplanted by the perceived stronger sex, and heritage(current status of the rival countries, notwithstanding), who co-opted their neighbor's culture and made it their own.… Expand