I really like the movie “Tangled”. It’s one of those movies that you never knew was missing. So, here is my “Ode To Tangled”.
So, Rapunzel is trapped in a tower. Duh. But, she finds a plethora (word of the day :D) of things to keep herself busy! (Including playing hide & seek with a Chameleon. Geesh!) Here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU6US5Rm0Kc
She dreams of leaving her tower, and someday seeing the “floating lights” that the King & Queen set off every year “consequently” on her birthday. (A bit of back-story for you: The King & Queen’s daughter went missing when she was a little girl. A baby, actually. There’s a long shebang in the beginning of the movie, but I’ve left that out because I’m focused on the majority of the movie, where she’s older.)
Much to her despair, Mother Gothel won’t let her leave. (This is because, under poor Rapunzel’s nose, she wants to keep the girl locked up so she can use the magic healing power of her hair to keep her young.)
Blah blah blah..
Then Flynn Rider comes along and climbs up Rapunzel’s tower. (NOT by her hair. That’s a twist.) Due to Mother Gothel telling Rapunzel stories growing up about how horrible human beings are, you can imagine her reaction. (Or…maybe not.)
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He brings her outside to the real world, and though a bit nervous at first…
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and with a trifle of guilt…
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…they make for the floating lights! However, there was a detour that lead to a cheerful musical number:
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Well…not for Flynn. Now, before the whole tune began, a few of the thugs sent for men to come arrest Flynn (because he’s a thief, and all.) So now that the thugs have had a change in heart, the Hook-Handed Thug decides to show them a secret passageway to escape in the diner. Their freedom is short-lived, because Maximus (a horse working for the police) sniffs out the tunnel. Poo. The tunnel leads to a dam, over which Rapunzel swings, with Flynn lassoed in her locks. They run and hide in a cave, which begins filling up with water. As it seems they have no escape, Flynn admits that his real name is Eugene, and Rapunzel admits she has magical hair that glows. They use the glow of her hair to get out of the cave, and have some bonding time once this happens. Rapunzel tells Flynn Eugene her back-story. He says he was an orphan who became a thief and changed his name to a character’s in a book. Blah blah blah, he gets firewood, and Mother Gothel tries to make Rapunzel come back to the tower when the lady comes out of literally NOWHERE! She says no, but Eugene’s feelings for her are doubted. Blah, blabbity blah…. They go into town and Flynn finds a way to tame Rapunzel’s ‘do so they can get around easier.
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^ Eh, eh? (These girls look like braiding WIZ’S themselves. I mean, check out their hair!! Crazy.) Any who! After a long and hard journey (especially for walking barefoot all day), Rapunzel FINALLY has her dream come true.
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450,000 lanterns, man! Beautiful. Then, she gets a little bummed. She says something like, “I’ve been dreaming about this my whole life, so now what?” And then, he says something along the lines of, “Well that’s the best part about dreaming. When you fulfill one, you get to make a new one.” And then it gets all icky and mushy and they nearly kiss.
When Flynn Eugene brought her back to her tower, Mother Gothel tries to get her in shackles, and tells Eugene to get out. He stays by Rapunzel’s side. He’d gotten a nasty gash, so her last wish was to heal him. He looked as if he were going to give her a last kiss, but then BAM! (Warning: Spoilers ahead!!)
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Cool, she’s free. Only, Rapunzel didn’t get a chance to heal Eugene before he cut her hair. So she desperately sings the song, to no avail. She then cries and says, “You were my new dream.” Then, he whispers to her, “And you’re mine.”
Eventually, Mother Gothel’s age catches up with her.
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And Rapunzel is reunited with her parents…
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, love prevails.
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THE END.