# Rapunzel of TANGLED appreciated thread: Disney creates the ultimate CGI beauty. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 13, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480 "2011-01-13T17:44:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MutaraNebula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@MutaraNebula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MutaraNebula)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/1 "2011-01-13T17:44:41Z")
Some times there really is a perfect storm… In this case it was characters design, the voice talent and the writing of her personality that resulted in the loveliest, most charming animated character ever to appear on movie screens. RAPUNZEL! If you have not seen this movie do so now! And don’t let being an adult stop you. You will be charmed by this character. [[EDITED]] Props to Disney for creating the marvelous, magnicient beauty! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/2 "2011-01-13T17:54:00Z")
Are you dressing up as her for Halloween this year? ---
**Author:** ![MutaraNebula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@MutaraNebula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MutaraNebula)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/3 "2011-01-13T18:04:22Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Are you dressing up as her for Halloween this year? It’s a thought friend. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/4 "2011-01-13T18:05:42Z")
Well I’m not as… enamored… of Rapunzel (she’s a cartoon character! Besides the Little Mermaid is more my type), I saw this with my wife kids (6 and 4) during Christmas break and we all thought it was a great movie. I thought I’d be bored but the characters really are charming, and it doesn’t have all the pop culture sassiness of the Shrek movies. My 6-year old was worried that the movie would be “too romantic” but he was cracking up the whole time. The Skammer family gives it four thumbs up. ---
**Author:** ![MutaraNebula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@MutaraNebula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MutaraNebula)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/5 "2011-01-13T18:10:27Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > Well I’m not as… enamored.. of Rapunzel (she’s a cartoon character! Besides the Little Mermaid is more my type), I saw this with my wife kids (6 and 4) during Christmas break and we all thought it was a great movie. I thought I’d be bored but the characters really are charming, and it doesn’t have all the pop culture sassiness of the Shrek movies. My 6-year old was worried that the movie would be “too romantic” but he was cracking up the whole time. The Skammer family gives it four thumbs up. Being the ANTI-SHREK maybe one of the reasons for its popularity (besides the charming Rapunzel of course!)…audiences may have been fed up with all that pop cultured stuff. TANGLED is now I believe Disney’s 3rd hightest grossing flick…and deservedly so! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/6 "2011-01-13T18:14:47Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > Besides the Little Mermaid is more my type Pfft… fishbait… ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/7 "2011-01-13T18:19:17Z")
> [@MutaraNebula](#): > > Being the ANTI-SHREK maybe one of the reasons for its popularity Well, it’s certainly the reason why _I’m_ now convinced to take my daughter to see it. I’m so sick of the pop culture sassy cynical “kid’s” movie. This one looks good, and now it’s got the Doper seal of approval! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/8 "2011-01-13T18:23:20Z")
It was a very fun movie. The art direction is beautiful (and, yes, Rapunzel is a cutie), and the characters are interesting. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/9 "2011-01-13T18:25:34Z")
I really enjoyed this film. Mandy Moore did a great job on the voice acting and singing. I thought she was doing Amy Adam’s Giselle from _Enchanted_ for a bit, but that is unfair - they were both riffing on "Disney® Princess"© and they really can’t go too far afield with that. And I really was happy to not see a flood of Shreck type pop cultural references that would quickly date the movie. As an old CG guy, I was knocked out with the hair. The only real disappointment was the mediocre song lyrics, but then - other than Avenue Q - most “show tunes” have shitty lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/10 "2011-01-13T18:32:42Z")
My wife and I went to see the movie, despite not having kids, for two reasons: 1) I’m a huge Disney nut, and 2) a friend from grad school was one of the animators. We both liked it quite a bit – and it was visually stunning. I did think it was necessary to pick a nit with this, though: > [@MutaraNebula](#): > > Being the ANTI-SHREK maybe one of the reasons for its popularity (besides the charming Rapunzel of course!)…audiences may have been fed up with all that pop cultured stuff. TANGLED is now I believe Disney’s 3rd hightest grossing flick…and deservedly so! The main reason _Tangled_ rates so highly among Disney animated flicks (not counting Pixar’s contributions) is that the heyday of modern Disney animation was 15 years ago. Inflation, plus the higher price of 3D tickets, has seriously driven up the average ticket price. In terms of attendance, I highly doubt it has reached the same levels as _Beauty and the Beast_ or _The Little Mermaid_, both of which it outgrossed. ---
**Author:** ![MutaraNebula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@MutaraNebula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MutaraNebula)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/11 "2011-01-14T13:03:42Z")
> [@MilTan](#): > > My wife and I went to see the movie, despite not having kids, for two reasons: 1) I’m a huge Disney nut, and 2) a friend from grad school was one of the animators. We both liked it quite a bit – and it was visually stunning. > > I did think it was necessary to pick a nit with this, though: > > The main reason _Tangled_ rates so highly among Disney animated flicks (not counting Pixar’s contributions) is that the heyday of modern Disney animation was 15 years ago. Inflation, plus the higher price of 3D tickets, has seriously driven up the average ticket price. In terms of attendance, I highly doubt it has reached the same levels as _Beauty and the Beast_ or _The Little Mermaid_, both of which it outgrossed. It’s true but these numbers are really good compared to other films released since Thanksgiving…its $176 million in the US/CANADA and counting foreign markets its at $355 million…the film is a HUGE draw and the character of RAPUNZEL I think is really fueling the sucess through good word of mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/12 "2011-01-14T14:08:11Z")
Oh, I agree! I fell in love with her - she is so beautiful, and sweet, and innocent. Huge green eyes, swimming with emotion, and a cute little face. And the boy’s not half bad, either. I highly recommend. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/13 "2011-01-14T14:40:27Z")
I think one of the things that is fueling this with girls (based on my 7-year old daughter and her gaggle of frinends) is she is the first _real_ Princess that Disney has had since Jasmine in 1992. Pocahontas, Mulan and Tiana were all good female leads, but they were not the “Fairy Tale Princesses” that the others are. Giselle from enchanted was but she was live action and not marketed much as they would have had to pay Amy Adams for her likeness. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/14 "2011-01-14T14:57:28Z")
Can I ask you something, **MutaraNebula**? You joined yesterday. This is your first post and it is the only thread you post in. You harp on a Pixar movie. Are you a Disney employee tasked with advertising this movie through “social media” , like the bigger Internet forums? I’m asking out of professional curiosity: I plan to do much the same thing myself (although not here, obviously). ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/15 "2011-01-14T15:02:20Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > Can I ask you something, OP? This is your first post and the only thread you post in. You harp on a Pixar movie. Are you a Disney employee tasked with advertising this movie through “social media” , like the bigger Internet forums? I had this same thought. I’m so glad someone else is a cynical person also. I mean, OP, no problem with me if you are, but if you are, you’re laying it on a leeeeetle thick for this particular message board. If you’re not, then you’re way over-invested in an animated kids’ romance movie, which personally I think is a little more on the odd side. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/16 "2011-01-14T15:06:41Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > Can I ask you something, **MutaraNebula**? You joined yesterday. This is your first post and it is the only thread you post in. You harp on a Pixar movie. Are you a Disney employee tasked with advertising this movie through “social media” , like the bigger Internet forums? > > I’m asking out of professional curiosity: I plan to do much the same thing myself (although not here, obviously). > [@Lasciel](#): > > I had this same thought. I’m so glad someone else is a cynical person also. > > I mean, OP, no problem with me if you are, but if you are, you’re laying it on a leeeeetle thick for this particular message board. > > If you’re not, then you’re way over-invested in an animated kids’ romance movie, which personally I think is a little more on the odd side. After reading over all four posts, the language does sound a little “press releasey” and somewhat unnatural in phrasing and choice of words. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/17 "2011-01-14T16:32:14Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > After reading over all four posts, the language does sound a little “press releasey” and somewhat unnatural in phrasing and choice of words. Clearly it’s a trap. You go to the movie and then find out it’s full of Klingons. Edit: how embarrassing - I confused my Wrath of Khan data. The Mutara Nebula is where the final battle between the Enterprise and Reliant took place. The Kobayashi Maru scenario is set in Gamma Hydra. I should’ve said… “Don’t go to the movie! Your shields will be useless!” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/18 "2011-01-14T16:35:05Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Clearly it’s a trap. You go to the movie and then find out it’s full of Klingons. And the shuttlecraft is full of Mon Calamari. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/19 "2011-01-14T16:37:13Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > And the shuttlecraft is full of Mon Calamari. “It’s a twap!” ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480/20 "2011-01-14T16:43:58Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > After reading over all four posts, the language does sound a little “press releasey” and somewhat unnatural in phrasing and choice of words. Yes, a bit. However, MutaraNebula is clearly a person, not a bot. (If (s)he is a bot, bots are getting waay too good, into uncanny valley :eek: So that would indicate a new advertising strategy. I am genuinely interested; I am in charge of an low-budget (actually, no budget) campaign for upcoming regional elections for my party, and the central party bureau sent us all sorts of instructions to use these newfangled “social media”. So I wondered if MutaraNebula was an call center employee based in India, or something. If (s)he is, I might have another job for him/her. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapunzel-of-tangled-appreciated-thread-disney-creates-the-ultimate-cgi-beauty/567480.md?page=2)