In this animated Disney film, Mandy Moore stars as Rapunzel, a princess born with magical hair that has the power to make those who touch it stay young, as well as healing powers. She is kidnapped as a baby by Gothel (Donna Murphy), who keeps her in a tower and raises her as her own. Every year on her birthday, Rapunzel's real parents release lanterns, hoping that she will see them and return home. Rapunzel has no memory of her real parents, but loves the lanterns and wants to go see them. One day when Gothel is out, a thief named Flynn Ryder (Zachary Levi) seeks refuge in the tower, carrying a stolen crown that other thieves are after. Rapunzel hides the crown from him, saying that she will give it back if Flynn will take her to see the lanterns. Thus, the two embark on Rapunzel's first adventure away from the tower.
It's pretty funny and entertaining, though I'm not so much a fan of "someone locks a child in a room for years and years" stories, thanks to that stupid Flowers in the Attic movie that scarred me for life. Like, I know that Elsa in Frozen's parents made her stay in her room most of the time, but that was an awfully short portion of that movie, plus Elsa then later gets to sing an epic song. Rapunzel gets no epic songs. Basically, I hadn't really wanted to see any Disney movies for years before Frozen, and it set the bar pretty darn high; I think every other Disney movie made before it kind of pales in comparison. Judged on its own terms, though, it was decent.
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