

Upon hearing a rumor that speaks of the legendary sun flower, the king spares no time and dispatches his soldiers to find it. However, the queen soon falls deathly ill. The ruling king and queen of Corona desperately wish for a child and, when the queen finally becomes pregnant, the entire kingdom celebrates.

Time goes by and soon a prosperous kingdom is built up nearby. Vain and possessive of the flower, Gothel hides it beneath a woven basket and regularly returns to it to keep herself young. Make the clock reverse, bring back what once was mine, what once was mine"), it emits a power that restores her youth. One day, an old crone named Gothel ( Donna Murphy) finds the flower and discovers that, when she sings a certain song to it ("Flower, gleam and glow. This flower is said to be capable of great healing power. When it touches the ground, a radiant, yellow flower blossoms. This is the story of a girl named Rapunzel, and it starts with the sun." Centuries ago, a droplet of sunlight falls from the sky and lands on Earth. But don't worry, this is actually a fun story and the truth is it isn't even mine. Flynn's voice narrates: "This is the story of how I died.

So make no mistake - compiling this list of 25 Tangled plot holes was absolutely a labor of love. You can analyze the heck out of something, realize parts of it made no sense, and still absolutely adore it for no real reason other than… you just do. And guess what? I still loved every second of it. I ranted about some of it to the supportive but politely confused faces, family, and coworkers. I fell down entire research rabbit holes.
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You may commence the booing.īut while writing this article, I watched the movie, the 2012 short Tangled Ever After, and the first few episodes of Tangled: The Series (which, side note, is actually… really good). And I regret to inform you… that there are some things about Tangled that just don’t make sense. That being said, analyzing beloved movies to shreds and pointing out plot holes is the greatest pastime for the Internet age. It ushers in the new era of CGI-animated Princess movies, like Brave, Frozen, and Moana - all movies that I’ve watched students, younger relatives, and children I babysat fall in love with just as much as I did as an adult. Tangled is one of the bridges that connects Old Disney to New Disney it keeps the joy and magic of older Disney films while bringing in new styles and stories that are most enjoyable to younger generations. I’m going to preface this article by saying that I love Tangled, and I love Disney.
