Specifically aimed towards little girls between 5-7. So, really good story telling would be a priority in helping to achieve that.ĭisney on the other hand is already firmly established and their demographic for such a movie? Small children. Mattel at this point was trying to establish a franchise and prove their worth at movie making. So why the opposing intros to this major plot point? Let’s consider the possible intention of the producing companies.

In Tangled Rapunzel never actually questions her relation to Gothel, we know she’s the last princess because we’re told that before we even really meet the character. It is discovery of a hairbrush with an inscription on it that reveals it was given to Rapunzel on her first birthday in direct contrast to Gothel’s claim that Rapunzel was abandoned before her first birthday which would make it impossible for her parents to have given her a gift. It is not until Rapunzal and her animal friends find a hidden room of Gothel’s that they realize Gothal might be lying.

Ok, Now lets go over the differences in story:

Both stories are being told by a character acting as an unseen narrator.

Both were kidnapped and raised by Gothel.

Both Rapunzels are lost princesses as opposed to the daughter of peasants as in the OG fairy tale.

Both Rapunzels are artists, specifically painters.

First is the most obvious:Įxcept for the length of hair and a few style choices, they are remarkably similar huh? Like wow.Īnd there are other similarities. Over the Course of the story Rapunzal learns what the audience already knew, that she is the lost princess, and is reunited with her family. He tells the audience the whole backstory of Rapunzal, Lost Princess of Corona who was kidnapped by Gothel for her magic hair that kept Gothel eternally young if she sang to it. In Disney’s Tangled Eugene tells you this story. Over the course of the story Rapunzal discovers Gothel’s lies, is reunited with her family, and ends a war. It is the story of a girl with hair down to her ankles who is the ward/servant of a woman named Gothel who has a talent for art. Barbie tells the story of Rapunzel to help bolster her sister’s confidence in painting. It opens with Barbie and her kid sister painting.

Barbie rapunzel painting