Tangled (2010 film): Difference between revisions

[[File:Resized_IMAGE_6171.jpg|frame|Whatever disturbing thing they're planning to do to you, more than likely it's gonna involve hair.]]

 

{{quote|'''Rapunzel:''' I've been looking out of a window for eighteen years, ''dreaming'' about what it might feel like when those lights rise in the sky. What if it's not everything I dreamed it would be?

Formerly directed by legendary animator Glen Keane, who wanted a new look that required new CG technology, but it [[Development Hell|took too long to perfect]], and the tone and plot details changed ''many'' times: the total production time of this movie is nine years. Disney initially wanted to cash in on the pop-culture-heavy ''[[Shrek]]'' humor from 2002, only to change the concept of the film again when the story and technology failed their expectations, and turned it into a more straight-forward fairy tale drama. When management changed, John Lasseter altered its development a third time, and we now have a romantic comedy that balanced the two, with a modern attitude. In this time, Keane developed health issues and he had to leave the project for a while. He came back to executive produce and supervise the animation instead and was replaced by Nathan Greno and Bryon Howard, one of the directors of ''[[Bolt]]''. It ended up having the second-largest budget of any movie, ever ([[The Other Wiki|$260 million]], behind only ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: At World's End''), but is also Disney's second highest-grossing animated film (only ''[[The Lion King]]'' made more in the worldwide box office). In addition to its financial success, it was also acclaimed by critics. Moreover, it has grown remarkably popular among audiences of all ages, and is a strong contender for the most universally liked [[Disney Princess]] movie.

 

 

Now has a [[Tangled/Characters|character sheet]] and a [[Tangled/Shout Out|Shout Out page]].

* [[Award Bait Song]]: "I See The Light".

* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Flynn Rider. {{spoiler|His real name is much less impressive.}} [[Cool Horse|Maximus]] also qualifies.

* [[Badass]]: Maximus.

* [[Bad Guy Bar]]: Double subverted with the Snuggly Duckling, as we're not initially told it has bad guys in it, especially with a name like ''that''. Zig-zagged when it turns out that all the thugs want to do better things.

** Metawise: [[Rule Number One]] of 3D animation is to avoid hair. ''Tangled'' features ''70 feet of it''. First it's just looped up. Then used as rope. And as a lasso. Then it gets wet. And braided full of flowers. And then it lights up from root to tail with the power of the sun.

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: The thugs from The Snuggly Duckling {{spoiler|busting Flynn/Eugene out of prison.}}

* [[Black Cloak]]/[[In the Hood]]: Mother Gothel.

* [[Blah Blah Blah]]: Mother Gothel's opinion of Rapunzel's "mumbling".

** At the end of the film, Rapunzel wears a pink dress {{spoiler|during the kingdom celebration}}. [[Princesses Prefer Pink|Guess what color princesses love?]]

** At the end of the film Flynn's outfit has changed from blue to black, making the whole thing look vaguely tuxedo-ish.

* [[Compressed Hair]]: The children in the kingdom braid Rapunzel's hair so that she doesn't have to carry it around or worry about people stepping on it.

* [[Conveniently an Orphan]]: Part of Flynn Rider's backstory. He started his life of crime because of wanting to change his fortunes after growing up poor.

* [[Cool Horse]]: Maximus.

* [[Creative Closing Credits]]: Hand-drawn animated scenes of Rapunzel and Flynn's adventure serve as a backdrop for the credits, which were animated by Shiyoon Kim.

* [[Crowd Song]]: "I've Got A Dream". Played with in that Flynn spends most of it staring in disbelief, then has to be forced into participating at swordpoint.

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Flynn.

* [[Cutlass Between the Teeth]]: Maximus [[Justified Trope|(hey, it's not like he has thumbs)]] when fighting Flynn, whose weapon of choice at that moment is a [[Frying Pan of Doom]].

'''Flynn:''' A horse. }}

 

'''Flynn:''' She's growing it out. }}

 

* [[Dude in Distress]]: It's always Flynn who has to be rescued by Rapunzel, not the other way round. {{spoiler|Even when Rapunzel gets [[Bound and Gagged]] toward the end of the film, she's able to save Flynn from his mortal knife wound by working off her gag and begging Mother Gothel to let her heal him, which gives Flynn a chance to pull off his would-be [[Heroic Sacrifice]].}}

* [[Domestic Abuse]]: Several of the more subtle emotional and psychological varieties are employed by [[Domestic Abuser|Gothel]] to manipulate Rapunzel into staying with her in the tower. According to viewers familiar with the subject, it's [[Shown Their Work|portrayed very accurately.]]

* [[Dramatic Irony]]: Once she gets to the kingdom, Rapunzel becomes the center of attention during the celebrations, with nobody but the audience knowing that the celebrations are actually all for her anyway.

* [[Drowning Pit]]: Our heroes get trapped in a cave as it fills with water.

** [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101120212734/disneyvillains/images/thumb/e/e3/Mother_Gothel.jpg/300px-Mother_Gothel.jpg Mother Gothel.]

** [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1hXEeWOyCLc/TYNtnvaQVyI/AAAAAAAAAzA/aIRelAOQ2pw/s1600/queen%2Bhappy.jpg Rapunzel's actual mom.]

* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: During the first "Mother Knows Best" song, Mother Gothel advises Rapunzel to "skip the drama." This, coming from the extremely over-dramatic witch as she strolls down a flight of stairs lined in candles. Several more from that sequence are on [[Tangled/Fridge|the Fridge page]].

* [[I Just Want to Be Badass]]: Flynn Rider.

* [[I Just Want to Be Beautiful]]: The [[Big Bad]].

* [[Meaningful Echo]]:

** Mother Gothel wearily proclaims that she looks like "the bad guy" after an argument with Rapunzel in the beginning of the film. The second time she says it, she decides to take the role ''[[Then Let Me Be Evil|much more literally]]''.

** "The Healing Incantation" starts as a symbol of Gothel's greed ("make the clock reverse, bring back what once was mine.") When Rapunzel heals Flynn's hand, the emphasis is on "heal what has been hurt." After {{spoiler|Flynn dies and Rapunzel tried to sing him back}}, it's sadder and echoes the entire movie -- "change the fate's design" and "bring back what once was mine", referring to Rapunzel's belief in destiny and her love for Flynn.

** When Flynn and Rapunzel are about to see the lights appear, Rapunzel is worried that it won't be anything she expects it to be after waiting so long. He consoles her by telling her, "Well, that's the good part I guess. You get to go find a new dream." This turns up again later when {{spoiler|Eugene has returned to the tower in an attempt to free Rapunzel. Dying, he says, "You were my new dream." Rapunzel responds, in a tear-filled voice, "And you were mine."}}

* [[Mood Swinger]]: Upon escaping the tower, Rapunzel rapidly lurches backwards and forwards between delight over being free ("THIS IS SOOOO FUUUUUN!") and guilt over disobeying Mother Gothel ("''I am a despicable human being''.")

* [[Mood Whiplash]]:

** In-story, there's Rapunzel running around yelling "I'm free!"/"Mother is going to kill me..."/"This is the best day of my life!"/"I'm the worst daughter ever!" Flynn points out, "You seem a little at war with yourself here."

** To the townspeople, the Lantern Festival is a fun celebration full of music and dancing. Inside the castle, the King and Queen are very somber, nearly crying, trying to compose themselves to go out before the people and release the first lantern.

* [[Only Child Syndrome]]: Rapunzel. Made more noticeable by the fact that her parents are hereditary monarchs and, even given Rapunzel's disappearance, would thus presumably need a child to keep the lineage going. Although considering the first pregnancy almost killed mother and child...

* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: {{spoiler|Flynn Rider}}. However, as the [[Character Development]] goes on, {{spoiler|he starts going by his real name, Eugene, more often}}. Also The Stabbington brothers, Hook-Hand Thug, Big Nose Thug...

* [[Opposites Attract]]: The jaded, worldly-wise thief and the spirited, innocent princess. Truly a perfect match.

* [[Panacea]]: Rapunzel's hair, and the flower that she got her magic from.

* [[Parental Bonus]]: To adults familiar with the techniques of emotional abuse and blackmail, Gothel is even creepier than she would be otherwise.

* [[Pet the Dog]]: Mother Gothel's doting over Rapunzel is somewhat difficult to place motive-wise, but there are a few hints that she may actually consider her more than just a walking [[Fountain of Youth]].

* [[Please Don't Leave Me]]: [[Invoked]] by Rapunzel to Eugene, {{spoiler|while he is dying in her arms.}}

* [[Plucky Girl]]: Hmmm, who could that be?

* [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]: Would you really want the [[Eye Scream]] element of the story in a Walt Disney animated film? For those unfamiliar with the fairytale, the love interest got his eyes gouged out with thorns.

* [[Prehensile Hair]]: Unlike the [[Never Trust a Trailer|trailers]], this film mostly averts this trope. Rapunzel's hair is certainly much stronger than most and she's quite deft in how she uses it, but it never moves on its own. There's one scene where she uses it as grappling hook and the hair does seem to cling to the rock or knot itself, but that may be just the way it was drawn.

* [[Princesses Prefer Pink]]

* [[The Promise]]: Whenever Rapunzel makes a promise, [[I Gave My Word|she intends to keep it]], from promising to return Flynn the satchel that has the tiara he stole to {{spoiler|promising Mother Gothel that she will go with her willingly only if Flynn can be healed first.}}

* [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!]]:

** BEST! DAY! EVER!

* [[Rule of Funny]]/[[Rule of Drama]]:

** Rapunzel's hair gets in the way only when it's funny or dramatically convenient.

* [[Rule of Symbolism]]: The sun, the stars, light in general, and unicorns are all important motifs in the story. And not in the way you think, at least for the unicorns.

* [[Running Gag]]: Flynn's wanted posters never getting his nose right, the use of frying pans, etc.

* [[Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl]]: [[Captain Obvious|Flynn and Rapunzel]].

* [[Scenery Porn]]:

** Big time. Even the bland rocks manage to look beautiful with the amount of detail put into them.

* [[Sealed with a Kiss]]

* [[Setting-Off Song]]: The reprise of "When Will My Life Begin?"

* [[Sexophone]]: Accompies Flynn Rider's smolder. Not that it helps.

* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Maximus, of all characters, gives Flynn and Rapunzel a little push. In the case of Flynn, literally.

* [[To Be Lawful or Good]]: Maximus. {{spoiler|He chooses good, surprisingly rapidly.}} Also an example of [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]].

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: You'd think that Flynn, a career thief, would know that the woods alone at night is the ''last'' place you ever want to have a handoff with two violent, untrustworthy thugs who have very good reasons to be mad at you. Though, it could be seen as more proof of his [[Character Development]]; he's too concerned with Rapunzel's safety to worry about himself, and he had no way of knowing Gothel was skulking about or that she told the Stabbingtons about Rapunzel's magic hair.

* [[The Tower]]: Rapunzel's abode.

* [[Traumatic Haircut]]: {{spoiler|Not only does she get the hair she's been growing out ''her whole life'' chopped off, losing it means she can't save Flynn's life.}}

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* [[Call Back]]:

* [[Here We Go Again]]: {{spoiler|When Maximus sends the cake out the door as he did with the rings.}}

* [[Imagine Spot]]: Maximus, upon losing the rings, briefly imagines the consequences. {{spoiler|The castle [[Stuff Blowing Up|explodes]] for some reason.}}

* [[Manly Tears]]: The Stabbington brothers.

* [[Posthumous Narration]]: Eugene does it again, this time using the phrase "when my life ended." Immediately subverted when Rapunzel admonishes his description of their wedding.

 

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