I came across this picture on Tumblr a few weeks ago and thought it was related to Tangled and what we were talking about in class. In the '50s, "beautiful" meant white & blonde but since then, Disney seems to have been making it a point to represent all different races (and hair!) too. Tangled is like a summary of the progression: from Rapunzel's long blonde hair doing domestic work like Snow White and Cinderella to her new independence with her edgy haircut and taking her life into her own hands like the newer princesses.
This is true--actually, you will be able to notice allusions to Belle (the books and reading), as well as Ariel (the emphasis on feet and legs, as well as the underwater scene)and some others. Also interesting are the ways in which Mother Gothel reminds us of other villains, such as the witch in Snow White (the apples) and Cruella (the gray in her hair). Flynn reminds us of Aladdin, of course.
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