Listened to Tangled Commentary, and it's great, as usual. Because I love this movie so much I jotted down some notes, like I was having a little conversation with you.
- I also noticed Flynn is great "none-disney" character, noted by his wondering why everyone is singing, and his ‘shrek-esque’, “sorry boys….I don’t sing”, yet on the other hand Rapunzel is authentic and pure. Great way to mend old with new.
- Interesting note on Grumpy, I hadn’t noticed Disney addressing issues with different audience attitudes even from the very beginning, good point.
- I also, didn't know it had singing it in. I had very little knowledge of the film before viewing.
- Agree, Rapunzel is a fantastic character, along with Flynn and Gothel. I thought each main character was so well developed with great writing, animation, and acting.
- Agree, the "This is my life begins" reprise with arms spread and long held note, it really stamped "Disney" on it, and reminded me of being a kid watching other disney classics.
- Agree, when I first saw Snuggly Duckling, I thought it was too much like BatB, along with the Lantern scene (too much like TLM). But very quickly the scenes evolved into their own, and by the end of the movie, I could appreciate them for referencing the Disney classics, but the movie as whole was able to stand on its own.
- Yes, I wanted more of snuggly duckling, the interior, the upstairs, etc. amazing attention to detail. I think this is something all great Disney movies have - a believable world, with as much attention to detail as possible. The same is true of Rapunzel’s tower. I often find myself pausing the movie just to have a look around The Snuggle Duckling, or the tower, because there’s so much rich detail in those ‘sets’.
- Agree with Tangled and best animation, even compared to Toy Story 3 and HTTYD. I think it is still the best "human character" animation I've seen. It's not overly technical, but the warmth, and degree of human expressions, and communication just in simple (yet complex) poses and facial expressions are above what I’ve seen still to date.
- Love the kingdom dance scene, great music, and the use of no lyrics, I thought it was unique, and at the same time, 'fit' the scene very well. Really gives the audience a sense of being in the village. The use of the clapping, and violin solo really give it that authentic village dance feel. One of my favorite scenes.
- Love the lantern scene as well, I love when a movie is clear about it’s peak, and its ‘it’ moment.
- I also loved the "Torn dress" moment in this. The animation on Rapunzel's face as she seems to be in utter shock as she realizes the world is a "dark and scary place" is amazing - you can't not feel sorry for her. The same is true of her 'ugly face' when crying in the water cave, and at the end, amazing animation.
- Yes, the transition from "Blondie", to "Rapunzel", is one of the many ways the writers and directors where able to add attention to detail regarding their relationship transition. Similar to the way Flynn is constantly moving Rapunzel's hair away from her, in a way, saying that it isn’t important, while Gothel is constantly pointing out her hair, picking it up, and putting it in front of her, etc. Also the way Gothel always waits for a hug, while Rapunzel’s mom initiates the hug. Great attention to detail.
- Actually my least favorite part of Tangled Ever After, was the voice of the Queen. I found it really powerful that the King and Queen had no lines in Tangled. In a way, their characters were so strong, they didn’t need dialog, and having no dialog was part of their character. But that was kind of broken when the queen spoke, it kind of broke one of the key features of her character for me. Even though I did really enjoy what she said, and that part of the short (exploding kingdom…like why is it exploding?? Hahahaha )
- Impact of Tangled - toally agree. In my eyes, it's really the start of a new Disney renaissance. Personally I think at the point of Tangled, John Lasseter and the rest of the Disney team really found their footing, and starting to make really great movies. I’ve loved every Disney movie since Tangled, even Winnie the Pooh. Yet, Tangled still remains on top. I love a movie that is true and genuine to its genre and at the same time lifts the bar of that genre. Honestly, and I know this is heavily criticized (please don’t kill me), but after seeing Tangled and it’s high level of beauty and animation, I wanted to see the older classics (Dumbo, Pinocchio, BatB, TLM, TLK, etc.) completely redone, scene for scene but using 3D animation. That's how much I loved Tangled.
Thanks again for the great commentary!
