What is the name of Rapunzel's friend? Character history

Films, TV series and sequels

is an American full-length animated film directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “Rapunzel” in 2010. The film premiered on November 24 (in Russia on November 25), 2010. This is the 50th full-length animated film from Walt Disney Pictures, and today it is the most expensive film of its kind: its budget was $260 million. Tangled earned $591,000,000 at the worldwide box office, $200 million of which was earned in the US and Canada alone. The film was well received by critics and audiences and was nominated for several awards.

This is the first 3D Disney cartoon made in the classic style.

Plot

One day, a magical drop of sunlight falls on the ground, as a result of which a magical flower appears, capable of returning and preserving eternal youth and beauty. This flower is found by the evil and cunning old woman Mother Gothel and uses the gift of the sun to preserve her youth. Meanwhile, disaster strikes in a neighboring kingdom - a pregnant queen falls dangerously ill and only a magic flower can save her from death. The flower is found and with its help the queen is healed, and then she gives birth to a daughter - a princess named Rapunzel, whose hair inherited the magical gift of the sun.

But soon Mother Gothel sneaks into the castle, wanting to gain eternal youth. She cuts off a lock of the girl's hair, but it darkens and loses its properties. Then Gothel kidnaps the child. From then on, Rapunzel began to grow up under the castle in the old tower, listening to Mother Gothel's stories about how the world is a terrible place and not knowing that she is actually a princess. Every year on Rapunzel's birthday, the kingdom held a festival of flying lanterns in memory of the lost princess. Rapunzel saw lights from the window on each of her birthdays and dreamed of looking at them up close.

The day before her 18th birthday, Rapunzel asks Mother Gothel to take her to the place where the lanterns are launched, but the latter refuses her. At this time, the thief Flynn Rider, fleeing from the pursuit of the guards and the royal horse Maximus, accidentally finds Rapunzel's tower and goes inside. But Rapunzel, intimidated by Mother Gothel, hits him on the head with a frying pan and takes him prisoner, realizing that she is not so defenseless. Having hidden the bag containing the crown stolen by Ryder, Rapunzel promises Flynn to return it if he takes her to the lanterns. He has to agree, and during the journey many interesting adventures happen to them: meeting the robbers in the Sweet Duckling tavern; meeting with Maximus; rescue from pursuit by guardsmen and Flynn's former accomplices - the Grubbingston brothers.

As a result, Rapunzel's dream comes true - she ends up at the festival of flying lanterns. During the journey, Flynn and Rapunzel begin to trust each other. Flynn tells his story and reveals to Rapunzel his real name - Eugene. Warm romantic feelings arise between them. Meanwhile, Mother Gothel finds the hidden crown and begins making plans to return Rapunzel. The Grubbingston brothers, wanting to get even with Ryder, agree to help Mother Gothel. She finds the fugitives and gives the crown to Rapunzel, trying to convince her that Flynn just wants to regain the crown and is indifferent to Rapunzel.

Rapunzel refuses to believe Gothel and decides to return the crown to Eugene. Then he wants to give the crown, which is already useless to him, to the Grubbingston brothers, but finds himself in a trap: the Grubbingstons arrange it so that Eugene goes to prison, and Rapunzel believes in his betrayal. They try to capture Rapunzel, but Gothel tricks them and “rescues” the girl. The latter has no choice but to admit that Mother Gothel is completely right about the world around her and return with her to the tower. Eugene himself ends up in prison and is sentenced to death, but he is saved by Maximus and the robbers from the tavern and the young man goes to Rapunzel’s tower.

At the same time, Rapunzel suddenly realizes that she is the missing princess. She no longer allows Mother Gothel to use her hair and plans to escape, but she holds Rapunzel by force. Eugene soon finds the tower and climbs into it, but Gothel inflicts a mortal wound on him in the stomach. Rapunzel agrees to serve Mother Gothel if she allows her to cure Eugene with the power of her magic hair. But Eugene, realizing that without hair Rapunzel will not need Gothel, cuts off her hair and Gothel becomes an old woman, acquiring her true appearance. Having stumbled, she falls out of the tower window, dies on the fly and, hitting the ground, crumbles to dust. Meanwhile, Eugene dies from his wound, but Rapunzel manages to heal him with her tear. The young man comes to life and takes the girl to her real parents - the king and queen.

Characters

- the main character of the film and an unusual princess who has the gift of healing with her long 21-meter hair. As a child, she was kidnapped by an evil woman, Mother Gothel, to use the girl’s hair for her rejuvenation and hid Rapunzel in a high tower, where the girl lived her entire adult life. But Rapunzel cannot be called an unhappy young lady. One day, a girl firmly decided to end her seclusion and step towards adventure. And when the charming robber Flynn Rider takes refuge in her tower, she grabs this chance and sets off on a journey towards her dream. On the way to her, Rapunzel begins to realize that she is falling more and more in love with Flynn, and also that she is the once long-lost princess.

Flynn Ryder/Eugene Fitzherbert- the main thief of the kingdom with a rather attractive appearance. Since childhood, Eugene Fitzherbert was an orphan and raised in an orphanage, where one day he found a book about Flynnigan Ryder, the embodiment of his ideals. Realizing that it is not necessary to be a hero, Eugene takes the criminal path and in order to forget about the past, he takes the pseudonym “Flynn Rider”. Solving all problems thanks to intelligence, cunning and beauty, he lived a free life and always achieved what he wanted, until he met Rapunzel - a strange girl with unusually long golden hair, with whom none of his usual tricks would work. Soon he has to help the girl get out of the tower and get to her dream. Gradually he realizes that he is in love with her.

Mother Gothel is the main villain of the film. A manipulative and greedy woman who once kidnapped Rapunzel from her real parents, the king and queen, and imprisoned her in a tower with only one window in order to keep the magical power of Rapunzel's hair secret from the world, which she used to stay forever young by posing as the real mother of the princess and skillfully manipulating the pupil. Gothel uses arguments such as “Mom is smarter” to protect Rapunzel from wanting to leave the tower, but one day the girl runs away and Mother Gothel decides to find her at all costs. At the end of the cartoon, Gothel falls out of the tower window and turns to dust.

Pascal is a chameleon and Rapunzel's best friend. Since they cannot communicate verbally, the owner understands him by changing colors and facial expressions. The chameleon plays a huge role in Rapunzel's life: he is both the girl's trainer and confidant. It is Pascal who pushes Rapunzel to take a desperate step - to trust the main thief of the kingdom, Flynn Rider, so that the mistress can get out of the tower.

Maximus is the horse of the captain of the royal guard, who has decided to catch the dangerous criminal Flynn Rider. Disregarding danger, the fearless horse followed Flynn to places where the guards did not dare to go and, ironically, it was thanks to him that Flynn met Rapunzel. But when Maximus meets Rapunzel, he becomes kinder and begins to look at the world differently. When Flynn gets into trouble, the fearless horse had to rescue him by calling the tavern bandits for help.

Grubbingston Brothers- two bully robbers who were very successful in fights and robberies. One-eyed Grubbingston is always silent, and two-eyed speaks for two, but both express their thoughts much more easily with their fists than with words. Throughout the cartoon, very formidable and strong brothers are engaged in one single thought: to take revenge on their former partner Flynn Rider, who stole the crown of the missing princess Rapunzel from them. At the end of the cartoon they end up in prison.

Hook is a robber who once lost his arm and instead has a prosthetic in the form of a hook. But despite this, he dreams of becoming a famous pianist like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Lovelorn is a not-so-attractive robber with a big nose and many fingers, and also dreams of finding true love.

Vladimir is a tall robber with a fierce appearance but a kind disposition. Has a hobby: collecting porcelain unicorns.

Dedok (Shorty)- a tiny robber with slurred speech, probably due to an extra glass, but, nevertheless, the most charming angel in the cartoon.

The killer is a robber and a skilled tailor.

Thor is a tough robber who loves to dig in the garden. I wanted to leave the robbers and become a florist.

Attila is the most terrible of all robbers, hiding his face under an iron mask, and also a noble cook who prepares cupcakes excellently.

Ulf - mime. He does not speak, but communicates only with gestures.

Gunther is a narcissistic robber. Dreams of becoming a designer.

Production

Early attempts to create a cartoon based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Rapunzel were made by Walt Disney back in the 1940s, but the project proved to be a "very tough nut to crack" as the story was difficult to adapt. Later, in 1996, when creating the cartoon "Tarzan", animator Glen Keane decided to create a full-length cartoon, an adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of the same name. He was very passionate about creating the project, as he was very intrigued by the story of "a girl with an innate inner gift that she was so eager to unleash", comparing it to his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. However, production began only in 2002. It took 6 years and a budget of $260 million to create the animated film “Tangled.” In April 2007, it was announced that Annie had been attached as an animator, with artist Dean Wellins serving as co-director of the film alongside Glen Keane.

However, on October 9, 2008, it was reported that Keane (after suffering a heart attack) and Wellins had been replaced by Byron Howard and Nathan Greno, director and storyboard director for the animated film Bolt. Keane remained as executive producer while Wellins moved on to other projects.

Initial script

According to production manager Doeri Welch Greiner, the original script was something of a sequel to the 2007 film. According to the plot, Rapunzel was supposed to turn into a squirrel, and a girl from the real world would take her place. Glen Keane leaned in favor of a more fun and fantastical tale, which is what Disney is famous for: “I think that's exactly what Disney needs to do right now. No one else can do this. We shouldn’t be embarrassed or make excuses for making a fairy tale.”

Name change

In the American box office the film is called "Tangled", which means "Tangled". Initially, the film was supposed to retain the classic title of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, with some additions. As a result, the film got the name “Rapunzel Unbraided”. The name change occurred due to the failure of the latter ($200 million worldwide on a $105 million budget), which did not exceed Disney's expectations. Another reason for the name change was the opinion of Disney management that cartoons whose titles included the word “princess” or a girl’s name would not interest boys. Disney was criticized for the name change. Floyd Norman, a former Disney and Pixar animator, said: “Renaming Tangled to Tangled is a very stupid idea. They won't achieve anything other than making everyone understand how desperate Disney is to attract audiences." In Russian distribution, the film retained its classic title with some additions - “Tangled.”

In an interview with Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, they said: “We wanted a title that would reflect the essence of the film we made. Rapunzel is like being called Buzz Lightyear. But this is a story about Buzz and Woody. Our film is the same. This is a story not about one hero, but about two.”

Technical details

The film's visual style is based on French Rococo artist Jean Honoré Fragonard's The Swing, as (former) director Glen Keane wanted the film to look like a traditional hand-drawn Disney classic in 3D. First, a workshop called "The Best of Both Worlds" was organized, where he and 50 Disney animators (CGI artists and traditional artists) weighed the pros and cons of each style. Due to advancements in computer technology, most of the basic principles of animation were only used in traditional cartoons, but were absent from CGI films due to technical limitations. Now the technology is becoming possible in this area of ​​animation, where it will be used together with the potential offered by CGI. Keane has stated many times that he will make the computer "kneel to the artist" and that it is not the computer that dictates the artistic style of the film. Keen forces the computer to become "flexible, like a pencil," so its "three-dimensional drawing" appears within the reach of the artist controlling the technology. When the project began, many of the methods and tools Keene required for quality did not yet exist and WDFA had to make them themselves.

To create the impression of a drawing, the intention was to use a non-photorealistic rendering, making the surface look like it was drawn, but still containing dimension and depth.

The film was made in CGI, although it was modeled in the traditional form of canvas paintings. Paintings by Jean Honoré Fragonard were used as examples for the film's art style, which Keeney described as "romantic and lush". Keen said, “No photorealistic hair needed. I want luscious hair and we are inventing new ways to do it. I want to bring the warmth and intuitive feeling of painting to CGI." One of the animators' main goals was to create movement that emulated the soft fluidity of painting. Keeney, with the help of 3D animator Kyle Stravitz, combined CGI with painting: "Taking Snow White's house, he built, drew and painted it so that it looked like a plane that suddenly began to move, had size and contained all the soft, round and curved strokes watercolors. Kyle helped us get that Fragonard look from that girl at the Swing. We use subsurface scattering, global illumination and all the latest techniques to make the human characters compelling and the environment enriched."

Musical accompaniment

The music for the cartoon was written by 8-time Oscar winner composer Alan Menken, and the lyrics were written by Glenn Slater. Alan Menken stated that he mixed medieval music with 1960s folk rock to create the new songs.

List of tracks:

1. "When Will My Life Begin"

2. "When Will My Life Begin (Reprise 1)"

3. "Mother Knows Best"

4. "When Will My Life Begin (Reprise 2)"

5. "I've Got a Dream"

6. "Mother Knows Best (Reprise)"

7. "I See the Light"

8. "Healing Incantation"

9. "Flynn Wanted"

10. "Prologue"

11. "Horse with No Rider"

12. "Escape Route"

13. "Campfire Score"

14. "Kingdom Dance"

15. "Waiting for the Lights"

16. "Return to Mother"

17. "Realization and Escape"

18. "The Tear Heals"

19. "Kingdom Celebration"

20. "Something That I Want"

Some recorded songs were ultimately cut from the film. The song “When will real life begin?” replaced the earlier version of "What More Could I Ever Need?" Alan Menken reported that there were five or six intermediate versions.

The composer also claimed that the love song was originally called "You Are My Forever". At first it told about the motherly feelings of Mother Gothel, but then it was supposed to be performed by Flynn Rider in a romantic way. Apparently, this song was replaced by others - "Mom Smarter" and "Healing Song", although neither of them is sung by Flynn.

Critics' reaction

Foreign critics

This film received mostly positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reports that out of 131 critics, 89% gave the film a high rating (average 7.6/10). Among the top critics on Rotten Tomatoes, which consists of popular and well-known critics from famous newspapers, websites, television and radio shows, the cartoon has a rating of 93% (28 reviews, of which only 2 are negative). The general consensus on the site is that the film, while far from being considered Disney's Greatest Film, is visually stunning and certainly an interesting addition to the studio's animation classics. The site Metacritic, which also collects reviews and determines the average arithmetic score on a 100-point scale, awarded the film 72 points based on 33 reviews. On IMDB, the film has a 7.8/10 rating and 81,561 ratings.

Anthony Scott of The New York Times praised the look and spirit of the film, calling it modernized, updated, but still sincerely and obviously preserving the traditions of the old school Disney. Time film critic Richard Corliss noted that the film "struggles toward the DreamWorks style of sitcom gags and anachronistic irreverence," praising it for "combining chivalric romance, comedy, adventure and love, which is what makes it so good." sets Disney apart from other studios." Kenneth Turan of The Los Angeles Times awarded the film four out of five stars, describing it as "a superbly rendered computer-animated film, with rich scenery and characters that are more fully revealed than before and look almost lifelike."

Online critic James Berardinelli wrote a review on his website that the film was "entertaining and enjoyable, but not groundbreaking." He also stated that Rapunzel "isn't as memorable as Snow White, Ariel and Belle" and that the songs in the film are "neither catchy nor memorable." Rolling Stone's Peter Travers was greatly amused by Maximus the horse and Pascal the chameleon. Most critics praised the animation, especially the lantern scene ("I See Light"), which some reviewers compared to the dance hall scene from Beauty and the Beast. And famous director Quentin Tarantino included “Rapunzel” in his top twenty films of 2010.

Russian critics

Alla Ivanova from RBC daily notes that “Disney’s 3D adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale is significantly more fun than the original source. And besides, it promotes the simple idea that you shouldn’t wait for magic. Man forges his own happiness.” Svetlana Pistsova, a columnist for the [email protected] portal, especially liked the minor characters: “It was the chameleon-hypnotist paired with the zealous bloodhound horse Maximus - and not the endless golden hair - that became the main decoration and driving force of this half-forgotten story.” . Georgy Berlinsky in the online publication “Kinokadr” is glad that Disney has begun to move in the opposite direction: “Lasseter’s new project is another step back, but in a good way. Another graceful step in a nostalgic dance on the skeletons of our own classics, begun by “Enchanted” and continued by “The Princess and the Frog.”

Evgeny Nefyodov on the World Art website does not claim that Tangled was a disappointment, but the film’s enthusiastic ratings seem to him too high: “Rapunzel, deftly using a unique (and drawn, we note, with extraordinary scrupulousness) hairstyle, easily replenishes the rich gallery princesses who will definitely, despite all the tricks of fate and the machinations of evil stepmothers, achieve the fulfillment of their cherished desires and marry the chosen one.” Alexander Dudik called the film “Glaziator” “Disney simply cannot do without a pack of big, beautiful, drawn eyes,” noting that the cartoon has “a three-page story, feisty evil and uncompromising heroic goodness”: “And even if all this is a little naive. But it’s right on target.” Pyotr Favorov on the pages of Afisha spoke about the film like this: “Classic Disney, only three-dimensional and made on a computer.” Polina Ryzhova from the Film.ru portal believes that “Rapunzel desperately imitates Dreamworks products: the prince here is under threat, the princess is twirling the lasso and only the horse is silent for some reason.”

Daria Goryacheva, on the pages of Gazeta, notes “the anecdotal care with which the Disney studio approached its anniversary cartoon.” According to Vita Ramm from Izvestia, the cartoon turned out to be fun and clear. And Lidiya Maslova in the Kommersant newspaper doubts the need for the 3D format. Vitaly Nuriev, in turn, in his review for Nezavisimaya Gazeta, evaluates fairy-tale animals: “There are funny animals in Rapunzel, they even take on a significant dramatic load, often being responsible for the rhythm of the film and for its especially humorous moments " Oksana Naralenkova from Rossiyskaya Gazeta summarizes: “Rapunzel is a memorable character, playful like a boy and fragile like a girl, “Barbie with character,” who will certainly conquer all girls from five to fifteen. Flynn resembles Robin Hood with Ken's looks and together they are the perfect couple."

Awards and nominations

2011- Oscar nomination for Best Song - “I See the Light”.

2011- Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song and Best Animated Film.

2011– nomination for Georges, for Best Animated Film.

2011– Saturn nomination for Best Animated Film.

This is interesting:

• • • Flynn Ryder is 26 years old and Rapunzel is 18. Their eight-year difference is considered the largest difference in Disney animated couples.
    • During the song "I See Light", over 45,000 lanterns were used to illuminate the night sky.
    • Although it is Disney's 50th animated film, it is Walt Disney Animation Studios' 4th film and the third to be CGI animated.
    • This is Disney's first computer-animated musical fairy tale film.
    • The climactic scene of the film takes place against a horizon filled with burning lanterns. Each lantern contains a separate painted fire, consisting of 10,000 small beams of light. 46,000 flashlights fit in one frame, hence 460 million light beams.
    • The waterfall and rushing stream near the tower were modeled after the rivers and waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California. A senior special effects specialist went there for two days and shot more than 150 location videos. The artists relied on them in their work, choosing the best places and angles. In order to make the waterfall realistic, it was necessary to simulate more than 10 million individual droplets.
    • The inspiration for the scene in which the river breaks through the wooden dam was the Grizzly Rapids ride at Disneyland California. In the final scene of the dam breaking, 23 million virtual gallons of drawn water spill onto the screen.
    • While working on the film, ten women from the creative team began to grow their hair. This hair was then donated to an organization that makes wigs for people who have gone bald as a result of disease.
    • David Schwimmer and Burt Reynolds were cast in the roles, which were eventually removed during production.
    • The cartoon's animators were given the task of placing 3,000 townspeople in the climax scene. They dealt with this by making Rapunzel an animated project with the biggest crowd scene.

Rapunzel: Happy Forever

is an American short film from Walt Disney Studios directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard. It is a continuation of the 2010 full-length animated film “Tangled.”

Plot

Rapunzel and Eugene were preparing for their wedding. All the inhabitants of the royal castle were also waiting for this. And now this happy day has come! Rapunzel appeared on the threshold of the church in her wedding dress. The king-father led her by the arm to the groom and the priest. The horse Maximus was entrusted with holding a pillow with rings, and the chameleon Pascal was entrusted with scattering flowers. The priest began the ritual, but then one flower hit the horse’s nose and he sneezed! The rings flew away and rolled down the stairs of the castle. The horse and chameleon rushed in pursuit. But only after running across the entire kingdom, destroying everything that came along the way, and ending up in a tar pit, were they able to catch the rings and return to the right moment. Rapunzel and Eugene exchanged rings and the priest declared them husband and wife! Everyone was happy!

And when everyone decided to try the wedding cake, Maximus managed to send the cake on the same path as the rings...

This is interesting:

• • • In the movie Tangled, Maximus the horse is depicted with brown eyes, but on the movie poster for the movie Tangled, he has blue eyes. This is a mistake on the part of the animators, which was recorded on the official Disney YouTube account.
    • Unlike the Tangled feature, which was rated PG by the MPAA, this short was rated G by the MPAA, as are most Disney animated shorts in the United States.

Rapunzel: Tangled

Animated series planned for 2017.

Plot

The events of the animated series are a continuation of the main film. Rapunzel returns to her kingdom to resume her rightful place in the royal family. But feeling that she has been locked up in the tower for a very long time and wants to learn more about the world, she postpones her coronation and wedding to Flynn. She sets out to explore the world and look for adventures with her fiancé, the chameleon Pascal, the horse Maximus, a gang of thugs and a new maid, Cassandra.

Like other recent Disney films, Tangled is supported in retail stores by a line of toys and other merchandise. Many dolls made in Rapunzel's image highlight the length of her hair, and some even play songs from the film. Toys made in the likeness of other characters were also released for sale. These include Flynn Ryder, Pascal the chameleon and Maximus the horse.