Keane became interested in the idea of directing an animated film based on 'Rapunzel' because he was especially intrigued by the concept of a 'person that was born with this gift inside of her and it had to come out', which he felt was similar to his experience working as an animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Longtime Disney animator Glen Keane first decided to adapt the fairy tale ' Rapunzel' by the Brothers Grimm into an animated feature film in 1996.

2.3.1 Mother Knows Best: A Tale of the Old Witch.

2.1.7 Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018 film).

2.1.5 Tangled: Before Ever After (2017).

2.1.4 Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy (2014).

Her appearance and personality have drawn much comparison between her and one of the preceding Disney Princesses, Ariel from The Little Mermaid (1989), by whom she was inspired. The tenth Disney Princess, Rapunzel was officially inducted into the line-up on October 2, 2011, becoming the franchise's first computer-animated member and the first European princess in 20 years, the last being Belle from Beauty and the Beast (1991). The character was adapted into a less passive heroine for the film.Ĭritical reception of Rapunzel has been generally positive, with critics complimenting her spirited, lively personality and independence. Voiced by American actress and singer Mandy Moore, Rapunzel is a young princess kept unaware of her royal heritage by a vain old woman named Mother Gothel, who raises her in a secluded tower to exploit her hair's healing abilities to remain young and beautiful forever.Ĭreated and animated by supervising animator Glen Keane, Rapunzel is loosely based on the title character of the fairy tale of the same name published by the Brothers Grimm.

Rapunzel is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th animated feature film Tangled (2010). Mother Gothel (abductor and acting mother)

Rapunzel from the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale

Tangled kingdom