Gothel soon realizes what they are looking for, and hides the flower under a false shrubbery, as she is unwilling to share it with anyone. In this way, she lives for hundreds of years, keeping the flower hidden and never sharing it with anyone.įlynn goes on to tell how the king and queen of the land were expecting a child, but the queen became very sick, and the king sent out his people to search for the legendary golden flower, which was rumored to possess powerful powers that had the ability to heal. The flower is found by an old woman named Mother Gothel, who sings the song " Healing Incantation" to it, causing it to restore her youth and beauty.
In 2017, a made-for-television sequel film Tangled: Before Ever After premiered as a pilot for an animated spin-off series centering on Rapunzel and Eugene's adventures after the film.įlynn Rider begins the movie narrating, explaining how hundreds of years ago, a single drop of sunlight fell to Earth and bloomed into a magical golden flower. Tangled would go on to become the most successful Disney animated feature film since The Lion King in 1994, both critically and commercially, beginning a new style of marketing and aesthetics for the following computer-animated films from the studio, similarly to how The Little Mermaid impacted the Disney Renaissance.Īn animated short sequel Tangled Ever After, was released in 2012. Tangled was nominated for a number of awards, including Best Original Song at the 83rd Academy Awards. The film earned $591 million in worldwide box office revenue, $200 million of which was earned in the United States and Canada it was well-received by critics and audiences alike. Tangled premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on November 14, 2010, and went into general release on November 24. Composer Alan Menken, who had worked on prior Disney animated features, returned to score Tangled. Tangled spent six years in production at a cost that has been estimated at $260 million which, if accurate, would make it the most expensive animated film ever made at that time. Against her foster mother's wishes, she accepts the aid of a handsome intruder, Flynn Rider, to take her out into the world which she has never seen.īefore the film's release, its title was changed from Rapunzel to Tangled, reportedly to market the film as gender-neutral. The film is telling the story of the long-lost princess Rapunzel, who yearns to leave the confines of her secluded tower for an adventure. It is the 50th animated feature in the Disney Animated Canon, and was released on Novemin North America.
Tangled is a 2010 American computer-animated, musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, based on the story Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm, starring Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi.
I am going to try to catch them again when they come back to the east coast later this summer.īelow are some of their remaining tour dates.Īpril 24 Botanique Orangerie in BrusselsĪpril 27 Rohstofflager in Zurich SwitzerlandĪpril 28 Magazzini Generali in Milan ItalyĪpril 30 SOS 4.“ They're taking adventure to new lengths.” ―Tagline I don't regret getting only four hours of sleep before I had to head to work the next morning. Other than that, I thought the show was fantastic. I do wish Alice's vocals were turned up a bit as Ethan's crazy beats were drowning her out. I was up on the balcony for the first few tracks but decided to head downstairs into the crowd to experience Crystal Castles the way they ought to be-up close and personal. They played an enthusiastic hour- long set to a sold-out audience. I thought the new tracks were great and can't wait to hear the album versions. I went to their show at the Fillmore/Irving Plaza in NYC on April 14th and was able to hear some of their new songs firsthand. At the moment, it is only available online in the iTunes UK store.Ĭrystal Castles kicked off their spring tour on April 3 in Toronto. A day earlier, the EP "Celestica" was released which has five tracks including "Celestica," "Insectica," "Seed," "Mother Knows Best" and "Celestica (Single Mix)".