I just wanted to take a moment to say that I really enjoyed watching Tangled, the latest Disney movie about Rapunzel. Mildred and I watched it last week during one work night, and we couldn’t stop laughing all throughout the film, especially at the scenes with Maximus the horse. I cried at certain portions, too, but it’s probably just me… I’m such a crybaby like that. I loved the cinematography. Rapunzel’s hair looked so real, and so did those beautiful floating lanterns. Apparently they used CGI in making this film. Cool, huh? We loved the soundtrack, too, so much so that we keep on singing the healing incantation which goes:
On a side note, I wonder if Rapunzel’s hair could also heal broken hearts? Okay if you’re actually familiar with the actual Rapunzel fairytale, you must be scratching your head and going, “Huh? What healing hair?” See, Disney took liberties with the story and did away with the rampions and put a healing flower in its place, giving Rapunzel’s hair healing powers then turning her into a lost princess and her leading man into a badass thief, making it more interesting and exciting. So if you haven’t watched it yet, definitely go and do so, it’s one heck of an entertaining couple of hours or so.
The movie made me reflect on the subject of dreams, especially when Rapunzel said, “I’ve been looking out of a window for eighteen years, dreaming about what I might feel like when those lights rise in the sky. What if it’s not everything I dreamed it would be?” It is a scary thought, that. I think about it all the time. It also made me reflect on the subject of love when this song came on:
One of my biggest dreams is to see the light. But I’m scared because… what if it’s not everything I dreamed it would be? But is that better than never getting the chance to see it at all?
Among all Disney movie, this is my favorite.