I'm Tangled Up In You

So for my first post, I'm going with something rather lighthearted... a review for Disney's Tangled! ^_^ Next up is my review for VDT (Voyage of the Dawn Treader), which will have loads more weight to it. Anyhow, let's begin!

Tangled

My Rating: 4 stars outta 5

My Review: Apparently Disney wasn't too pleased with their revenue on The Princess and the Frog (which is a darn shame; that movie was one of their best), so now they're turning to the less expensive and more modern 3D animation. In an attempt to up their revenue, the title of the film was changed from 'Rapunzel' to Tangled in order to attract more male viewers. Here's the official pitch...

After receiving the healing powers from a magical flower, the baby Princess Rapunzel is kidnapped from the palace in the middle of the night by Mother Gothel. Mother Gothel knows that the flower's magical powers are now growing within the golden hair of Rapunzel, and to stay young, she must lock Rapunzel in her hidden tower. Rapunzel is now a teenager and her hair has grown to a length of 70-feet. The beautiful Rapunzel has been in the tower her entire life, and she is curious of the outside world. One day, the bandit Flynn Ryder scales the tower and is taken captive by Rapunzel. Rapunzel strikes a deal with the charming thief to act as her guide to travel to the place where the floating lights come from that she has seen every year on her birthday. Rapunzel is about to have the most exciting and magnificent journey of her life.

The previews made the film look oh-kay-ish, so as excited as I was to see the film, I was a little nervous. I was scared that the storyline would be sacrificed for the sake of male humor and a couple million dollars. Who cares about money when you can make ART!?!? Well, apparently Hollywood likes their cash, but we won't get into that discussion. I showed up at the newly renovated theater with my grandmother and three younger sisters. Sitting behind us: a large group of sixth graders. Entirely surrounded by my fellow females, I felt slightly more at ease. The movie started, and I settled down with a smuggled granola bar (cuz who wants to pay $3 for M&M's!?) and got ready to watch.

The beginning was alright. It was fairly funny... I laughed out loud a few times, and decided right then and there that my 3D ticket had been worth the extra cash. (Not because of the 3D effects. In fact, I hated the 3D. But we had to pay an extra few dollars so that we could get to the viewing time we wanted.) And then... we hit the middle of the movie. I laughed, cried, and talked more than any other girl in that theater. The relationship between Flynn and Rapunzel was fantastic. The music was beautiful. And the storyline was GOOD. In fact, if Disney had taken the time to sit down and animate it, it would have been a classic. I was very impressed. The ending was what made the film. But I don't want to give anything away, so I'll keep my mouth shut! I'd highly recommend seeing the film. And now, the Top 5 Reasons I Am Trying To Force All Of My Friends To See Tangled.

1. FLYNN. He's awesome. Besides the fact that he is unbelievably handsome (<--- I just said that in my Prince Naveen voice in my head ^_^), as well as brave, dashing, and charming, he changes so much over the film. It all happens so naturally... I mean, of course it's a tad cheesy, but he's just so adorable, you can't help but love him.

2. RAPUNZEL. I really liked how independent she was, but she still let Flynn be the guy. And she has freckles!!! I am no longer the only person with freckles any more!!! Score.

3. PASCAL/MAXIMUS. Hilarious.

4. THE MUSIC. It was all really cute and/or beautiful and I'm buying the CD.

5. GOTHEL. Awesome, complex villain with a sense of humor.

6. THE MYSTERIOUS SIXTH REASON THAT YOU WEREN'T EXPECTING. *WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS, DO NOT READ UNTIL AFTER VIEWING THE FILM* Like I said, it was the ending that made the movie so sweet. I mean, come on! Flynn nearly died! I started bawling! "You were my new dream..." "And you were mine." I mean, the lines scream 'cheesy', but it was beyond sweet. And my #1 reason for loving that scene: true love. And I'm not talkin' Snow White and Sleeping Beauty and they're beauty rest or whatever. It's the fact that both Rapunzel and Flynn were willing to give everything up for each other, just so that the other might have a chance at living. That was true love right there. It was beautiful. *would insert heart graphic if Blogspot would let me*

I think I've babbled enough, so until next time...