Analysis Of The Movie Tangled - 1341 Words

Disney movies are often idolized for creating empowering princess’s to give little girls hope and to allow to believe in their dreams, but Disneys movie Tangled they show a different kind of Princess. In Disney’s 2010 movie Tangled a Princess gets separated from her parents (the King and Queen) because an evil woman wanted the child with the magic hair. Rapunzels magic hair sent her into the adventure of a lifetime, but as suspected when Rapunzel was locked in a tower for eighteen years of her life and it had taken a toll on her mental state. Rapunzel shows signs of being schizophrenic and travels with a man who has to deal with that. The movies take you through Rapunzels adventure outside of the castle and as she mental struggles with†¦show more content†¦Ad Rapunzel continued with her journey her symptoms such as her â€Å"pet† pascal. Pascal is a chameleon that Rapunzel often confined in as if he were actually interacting with her, which is only a fur ther sign of hallucinations that reinforce the diagnose of a schizophrenic. Rapunzel throughout the journey mental struggled with understanding what was real, and what was a fantasy that she had made up in her head. A schizophrenic often distorts reality so when she was painting on the wall she couldnt distinguish what was real and what she was dreaming about such a the floating lanterns. Originally Rapunzel was convinced that the floating lanterns were stars in the sky and painted them as such on the wall because she did not know that they were in fact lanterns, and not being to make this clear distinction is a symptom of her schizophrenia caused by her isolation. In this specific movie, there was a few course of treatments and the clearest form was therapy. Flynn Rider acted as the therapist to Rapunzel because he helped her draw the line between reality and fantasy, as well as, talking with her through her emotional struggles as the journey continued. Even when Rapunzel had entered into the village Flynn had helped her get her hair done so that she could stop obsessing over it and disguise it so that she was able to settle in into her environment. The next form of therapy would be for RapunzelShow MoreRelatedFairy Tales By The Brother s Grimm, Rapunzel And Cinderella1729 Words   |  7 Pages1800s. Many years later Disney released its own versions of these Grimm fairy tales called Tangled, a modern take on Rapunzel, and Cinderella published in 2010 and 1950 respectfully. Both fairy tales compare and contrast with the more modern versions. The most potent similarities and differences are seen through the characters, plot, and lesson to be learned. 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