r/Tangled

Do you think he would if something happened to them? And do you think there are people he’d never do that to if he’d do it to anyone?

The depleted husk of Disney’s live-action division announced that Lilo & Stitch 2 would feature an updated take on Angel from the Lilo & Stitch series - as far as I can tell, this is the first time a live-action remake has openly adopted elements from the spin-off shows. This news has fuelled my personal belief that if live-action Tangled does well enough for a sequel, it should involve the characters and concepts of Tangled The Series.

Whilst condensing the Tangled The Series mythology into a 2 hour movie could lead to a lot of cutting things down, the increased length and scale of the live-action medium can have its advantages. Many of the flaws with how Cassandra’s villain arc was handled are closely tied to the TV format - they wanted Rapunzel’s mission to redeem Cassandra to be the driving force of S3, but this meant they couldn’t actually redeem Cassandra until the climax of the final episode. This was a major factor in the pacing and characterisation issues that made her arc so polarising. Therefore, a movie version has considerable potential to depict her more efficiently and effectively…

What are your thoughts on a live-action Tangled movie using elements from the series?

There are a ton of Rapunzel/Flynn costumes. I say that if you dress up like a certain character because of passive recognition or for a party/play it is a costume, but if you put work in it or from a participatory fandom (like One Punch Man) that requires significant investment, then it is a cosplay.

I’ve just finished the series, she is my favorite character and I hate her ending. We know what she wanted her destiny to be. She wanted to be a knight/guard in Corona, be like her father. But no, why don’t we make her leave, without knowing if she ever finds what she’s looking for?

I also think she would make a better captain that Eugene does. She is better at fighting, is a better strategist, even a better leader I think. I think Eugene’s position should have been temporary. It would have been so cute if he gave his position to her (like by giving her the sword or something, it would have showed a piece of their bond that I absolutely love) (Consider that Eugene is going to be king one day; why make him captain, too?)

I think that once again Cassandra is being put aside for the good of other characters. She knew what she wanted. She always did, but no one cared. She refused a position she wanted TWICE for Rapunzel. Twice. (Not saying this is Rapunzel’s fault obv, but that we know how bad she wanted these).

How did y’all recover after this? Did you like her ending? Why?

Rapunzel should have been a POC in the new live-action.

I want to preface this by saying that I do not care about ‘blackwashing’. I think it’s a positive step and a good, inclusive step in the right direction, however I would never normally campaign for a race change of a character.
Normally, I think Disney makes poor choices of recasting: the characters who they have previously recasted do not fit the current beauty standard. For example: Snow White being pale was a unique characteristic, Ariel being a natural redhead, etc. Cinderella, Belle, Aurora, Elsa, Anna would likely have been better options.

I have always expected Disney to do this for Rapunzel. It makes complete sense to me:

\- Rapunzels looks were not consistent throughout the movie. She is heavily defined by her dress and goes through multiple character changes. She was born with brown hair and regains it back with the pixie cut at the end of the movie.

\- Rapunzel was a German book. The movie is heavily influenced by European backdrops but the origin of the story prevails through Rapunzels traditional German dirndl dress. The association of blonde hair with magic, combined with the book that Disney picked up post WWII is… iffy to me.

\- White women’s hair is not strong enough for that. I am naturally blonde with fairly long hair. It is not thick enough to not snap under pressure. I understand the physics is in a Disney movie and not meant to be taken super seriously BUT the scene of flynn ryder climbing the tower using Rapunzels is just not feasible! Especially with how difficult it is to grow hair long as a blonde woman.

\- design! Imagine how cool the contrast of dark hair would have been with sparkles! it being a pretty subtle unnatural colour (purple?) could lead to some really cool

All in all, I’m genuinely surprised she was casted the way she presented in the movie!

I keep seeing people on Instagram or on here and all anyone will talk about is how much they hate Milo’s mustache. But I feel like I’m going insane cause it genuinely does not bother me at all 😭 I think he looks good?? He still looks like Flynn to me. Just a different version of him.

I mean, I have SO MANY concerns about the movie. SO MANY. But the mustache just isn’t one of them at all. I think it suits him? Idk I just feel like I’m in a different planet.