DisneyDuster wrote:...um...did you all miss how I said that Flynn would be a prince who becomes a thief, as in he leaves his money to steal and explore, and be selfish and double-cross people. I mean, in a way he even betrayed his own family.
Personally I just don't see what that adds to the film. Like I said I think the way Tangled ends redeems the character because he commits the most selfless act he possibly could and it works because of the way he is characterised in the film. In short, I just think Flynn works better as a thief than a prince in the way that Disney told the story.
DisneyDuster wrote:Also, he in my version he is still sacrificing himself. It's just that he's less stupid about it. He is still choosing not to be saved so that she can.
Ok, but I still think it lacks the emotional depth that the ending of Tangled has.
Well Frankenollie, it sure would be nice to have an explanation of why you think that.
However, you should know by now why we have been saying the title should be Rapunzel and why I have said why the film should be (slightly) more like the original - to be more of a Disney movie, following Disney's traditions. You seem not to care that something like "Tangled" looks a bit strange on the shelf next to "Sleeping Beauty" for instance, yet they're both supposed to be Disney movies, of the same cloth. You care more about film quality than the films fitting into the identity Disney has set. You have established this and if you don't care a thing for it than so be it. If you think a Disney movie adaptation of Rumplestiltskin could actually be about an elf from Santa's workshop who spins straw into food to feed a hungry pirate princess and the film's called "Look What I Can Do!" and you stand it next to "Pinocchio" or "Peter Pan" because titles and Disney traditions don't matter, then okay.
Really, as much as I liked the movie, I kind of still disliked the fact that Rapunzel is now stuck as a short-haired brunette forever. If I could change anything about the movie, after Rapunzel saves Eugene, not only would he be revived, but Rapunzel's magic hair could grow back and revert to being blond.
Sure, it's a bland way of putting it, but it's out of the fact that I prefer her as a blond than a brunette.
DisneyJedi wrote:Really, as much as I liked the movie, I kind of still disliked the fact that Rapunzel is now stuck as a short-haired brunette forever. If I could change anything about the movie, after Rapunzel saves Eugene, not only would he be revived, but Rapunzel's magic hair could grow back and revert to being blond.
Great idea, except for one tiny detail...
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The story wouldn't make any sense anymore, then, would it?
DisneyJedi wrote:Really, as much as I liked the movie, I kind of still disliked the fact that Rapunzel is now stuck as a short-haired brunette forever. If I could change anything about the movie, after Rapunzel saves Eugene, not only would he be revived, but Rapunzel's magic hair could grow back and revert to being blond.
Sure, it's a bland way of putting it, but it's out of the fact that I prefer her as a blond than a brunette.
Am I the only one who loves her short brown hair? It makes her look so grown up, but still quirky and cute, because she did do a lot of growing up during the movie. I am really glad Disney kept it short and brown for the new short, instead of coming up with some lame excuse to have it revert to a more marketable long, blonde.
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DisneyJedi wrote:Really, as much as I liked the movie, I kind of still disliked the fact that Rapunzel is now stuck as a short-haired brunette forever. If I could change anything about the movie, after Rapunzel saves Eugene, not only would he be revived, but Rapunzel's magic hair could grow back and revert to being blond.
Great idea, except for one tiny detail...
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The story wouldn't make any sense anymore, then, would it?
It doesn't make any sense that a teardrop brings Flynn back to life either, but, well...
Alphapanchito wrote:
Am I the only one who loves her short brown hair?
No. I personally like her better as a brunette than a blonde.
Listening to most often lately:
Taylor Swift ~ ~ "The Fate of Ophelia"
Taylor Swift ~ "Eldest Daughter"
Taylor Swift ~ "CANCELLED!"
Speaking of her hair post-cut, did anyone else expect that she would have shown some shock or even remorse that her hair wasn't long and blonde anymore? Sure, she was no longer controlled by Gothel, and she was more focused on Flynn at the moment, but people identify themselves greatly with their hair which can be a problem when one loses it through baldness or cancer treatments, and surely a person like Rapunzel would have identified a lot of herself with her locks.
Goliath wrote:The story wouldn't make any sense anymore, then, would it?
It doesn't make any sense that a teardrop brings Flynn back to life either, but, well...
Or that a drop of sun fell to the earth and became a flower and healed people and got eaten by a queen and got passed into a baby's hair and then her tear. I don't think that's a bad idea DisneyJedi, I'd be alright with it.
UmbrellaFish yea I think she would have that kind of feeling, but the film didn't show it. But why do you think a girl like her specifically would like it? She's not into her looks.
Disney Duster wrote:UmbrellaFish yea I think she would have that kind of feeling, but the film didn't show it. But why do you think a girl like her specifically would like it? She's not into her looks.
For clarification, I said a girl like Rapunzel would identify a lot with her locks, not looks. She was raised by a woman who only valued her for that quality, and she herself relied on her hair almost like an extra appendage. It would have been more than a sign of beauty to her. It would have been a huge part of her identity.
UmbrellaFish wrote:For clarification, I said a girl like Rapunzel would identify a lot with her locks, not looks. She was raised by a woman who only valued her for that quality, and she herself relied on her hair almost like an extra appendage. It would have been more than a sign of beauty to her. It would have been a huge part of her identity.
Hm, now I see what you mean. But I think that if she got so mad at Mother Gothel to tell her she'd never use her hair again, and didn't even express much remorse for her death (though this may have been something they merely didn't show), that she would probably reject and get over her hair as much as she did her false mother who perhaps she realized was as fake as her hair (though I still think their was some love between her and Mother Gothel).
