R is for — Rapunzel from Disney’s Tangled 
When Disney’s 50th animated movie, Tangled, hit the theaters in 2010, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Since the early 1990s, their animated movies had been, in my opinion, less than impressive. I needn’t have worried this time, though. Tangled was delightfully funny with a lot of heart and great music. I laughed and cried. I loved it.
Rapunzel’s story may have strayed quite a bit from the original fairy tale, but I loved this Rapunzel’s personality — her wide-eyed innocence, her adventurous spirit, her inner strength and courage. She wields her hair almost like a weapon, swinging on it like Tarzan to escape pursuit. She swings a pretty mean frying pan, too.
One of my favorite scenes is in the beginning when Rapunzel is trying to figure out what to do with the unconscious Flynn Rider after beaning him with the frying pan. It’s absolutely hilarious. Another favorite scene is when she sees the floating lights for the first time. I loved the wonder and magic of seeing it all unfold through her eyes. The scene where she reunites with her real family still brings tears to my eyes.
Officially the 10th Disney princess, Rapunzel has become a favorite, second only to Belle from Beauty and the Beast.
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© Lori L. MacLaughlin and Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams, 2015. All rights reserved.
Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams 
Hi, Lori! I read a blog on this movie and found that it touched so many hearts on so many levels. Mother Gothal has a winning personality that has struck many people who have suffered deeply as Rapunzel had. So sad that we don’t all find our ‘happy ever after’ as she because the unseen wounds take years to heal.
Thanks for your post!
Elizabeth Mueller
AtoZ 2015
My Little Pony
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That sounds like an interesting blog post. It is sad when not everyone finds their happy ending. Tangled was really well done.
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I was really impressed with that one. It’s one of their best.
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I loved it. It’s one of the few movies I’ve seen multiple times in the theater.
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I’ve heard great things about Frozen too. I think these days animated films are actually really funny and well written – with stuff for adults and for children to enjoy.
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Frozen was good, too. I liked the characters, the story, and the humor. It’s great when they can make those films for the whole family.
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Rapunzel is one of my favourite Disney princesses 🙂 Albeit I haven’t read the original fairy tale yet.
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Tangled isn’t much like the original, but it’s a great movie!
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Yes I liked that movie! It was so much better than Frozen.
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I liked Tangled better than Frozen, too. 🙂
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Didn’t we all long to have Rapunzel’s hair when we were wee ones?
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She has gorgeous hair, but I wouldn’t want to have to comb it every day! 🙂
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I don’t think you have to comb it in fairytales 🎀😘
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Ha, ha, that’s the beauty of fairy tales, isn’t it.
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I was so relieved when that one came out, because it was so great when previous Disney movies had been terrible. I remember thinking, “They’re back!” Oh, how I love that frying pan. 🙂
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That’s exactly how I felt, too. The running joke with the frying pan was hilarious.
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