Disney’s new movie, “Tangled”, was recently released on DVD this past Friday, April 8. The film features the well known fairy-tale character Rapunzel, and her adventures in escaping from her tower of imprisonment.
The plot line begins when the baby princess in kidnapped from her royal crib and taken “far, far, away” by an old women. Little does Rapunzel know, her long, golden hair has both healing and immortality powers which the old women, her “mother”, takes advantage of.
Thus Rapunzel grows up confined within the tower walls, until she meets the bandit Flynn Rider who inspires her to escape in defiance of her “mother’s” commands. Together they journey to the castle, where Rapunzel wishes to see the the brightly lit lanterns set off only once a year.
Featuring the voices of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, this animated romance is pleasing to audiences of all ages. With the recent addition of Rapunzel to Disney’s array of princesses this is a twist on an old classic that you don’t want to miss.