The original story starts out with an pregnant woman who longs for a plant.
Tangled did a very different spin on the original material than most Disney films. In fact, Rapunzel was the movie’s original name before it was changed to appeal to a more widespread audience besides girls. Tangled is based off the fairy tale by Brothers Grimm called Rapunzel. Does Tangled hold itself up to those same standards, particularly being among the most expensive films Disney made? Origin/Storyline Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle There are seven standards Disney must hold itself to: Origin/storyline, Disney Princess, Disney Relationship, Disney Villain, Disney Music, Disney Settings and the Side characters that add color to the story. This is why holding it critically to its usual standards it held to in the past is important. These days, all Disney has to do is market the movie, people will watch it, they will advertise and market the positive reactions and it will generally be seen as a success, any failures be damned.
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These standards will be the ones to judge whether a Disney movie is truly deserving of the hype it gets, particularly in this day and age. Since Snow White, Disney has held itself up to seven different standards, aspects if you will, that set them apart from the typical movies made in Hollywood. Rapunzel learns to trust the wanted thief Flynn Rider who guides her to the Kingdom so she may satisfy her curiosity towards the floating lights she sees every day. Tangled is the adaptation of Rapunzel, and tells the story of a lost princess who is being hoarded by a greedy woman named Gothel due to her golden hair possessing youthful properties. Tangled spent six years in production, a step up from the renaissance era which sometimes made movies just a year apart. Tangled hit the theaters and made loads of money for the studios. The show will “take lessons and characters from the widely-love cannon that began in 1939 with Snow White.In 2010, Walt Disney Animated Studios released their fiftieth animated feature within the animated canon and the tenth Disney princess. Over at Disney Channel a show called Little Princesses is in the works. Indeed, the new Pixar film Brave, which is slated for release in 2012, tells the story of a Scottish princess who takes up archery, despite her parents’ disapproval. He said fairy tales are “alive and well at Disney.”Ī Disney spokesperson reiterated that point recently saying that princess stories are a critical part of Disney’s identity and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. Times story hit, Ed Catmull, president of Disney Animation, took to Facebook to refute claims that Disney was done with fairy tales. Eventually the film will likely be a big DVD seller (as most successful kid films are) and Rapunzel can take her place in the Disney Princess world.ĭespite reports last week (including on this blog) that Disney was getting out of the princess business, the studio wants to make sure people realize that is not the case. Christmas-shopping parents will snatch up Rapunzel dolls and Tangled video games. Tangled’s excellent performance at the box office will pay dividends to Disney beyond the theater.