Film Review of Tangled (2010)
Disney is back to their best with this funny and entertaining CGI animated film based on the classic tale of Rapunzel.
After
an inadvertently long time without making a quality film, Disney
finally get back on track with last year’s excellent film The Princess
and The Frog. Many people felt this was because the company reverted
back to the traditional 2D animation format but Tangled, their latest
film, has proven this not to be the case as well as proving that the
company is well and truly back on track when it comes to making animated
films of the highest standard.
The
plot sees Disney revert back to their tried and tested formula of
adapting fairy tales with Rapunzel being the focus for this film. The
magically long haired Rapunzel has been held captive in a tower for 18
years by a witch purporting to be her mother but really using Rapunzel’s
magical hair to stay young. A chance encounter with a runaway thief is
the catalyst for Rapunzel to escape her prison and learn her true place
in the world. To do this though, she must avoid the witch and many other
obstacles along the way.
Despite
not seeing the film in its intended 3D, the animation still looked
excellent and proves that Disney are quite capable at creating a good
looking Computer animated film as well as the traditional 2D style. The
story, although full of the typical fairly tale cliches, is very good
provides plenty of action and laughs throughout. In fact Tangled is a
genuinely funny film with some very well written comedy moments. The
action scenes look great and provide some great entertainment,
particularly the various chase scenes. Being a Disney film, Tangled is a
musical with plenty of original songs sung by the various characters
and surprisingly the songs are solid enough and don’t take away from the
films enjoyment as it does in other Disney productions.
Tangled
is a very entertaining film that firmly proves that Disney is back
making quality animated films again. It’s funny, action packed and has a
good story and is a film that all fans of animated films should
definitely check out.
8/10
