Everyone knows the story of Rapunzel. A beauty with ridiculously long hair in a tower gets rescued from an evil witch by a handsome prince, and then she lives happily ever after. The story is revamped in Disney’s movie “Tangled.” Her mom, Gothel, emotionally abuses her and uses her solely to hold on to eternal youth. Flynn Rider is a thief with a devil-may-care outlook rather than a prince. Instead of getting rescued by this ladies’ man, Rapunzel takes him hostage on her adventure. That way he can be her tour guide, which is necessary for her survival in the big scary world outside her tower. Though Rapunzel didn’t keep Flynn tied up the whole movie, there were some scenes where he was conked out with a frying pan.

Don’t be fooled by the opening scene in the movie which suggests that Rapunzel is a result of Barbie and Taylor Swift reproducing. This girl is lightning-quick with a frying pan and her hair is as flexible and inescapable as Elastic Girl’s rubber band reflexes. Her trusty sidekick is an adorable chameleon, Pascal, and he’s always got Rapunzel’s back.

Before the lovable rogue Flynn is unfortunate enough to meet Rapunzel, he’s off stealing the palace’s crown jewels. He quickly meets his match in, Maximus, a palace horse hell bent on capturing Flynn Rider. After Rapunzel demands peace, the two reluctantly become friends. But there’s plenty of time before that for them to nearly decapitate each other with hilarious action sequences.

When Flynn finally gets a moment of harmony without attacks from a chameleon, horse, palace guard, thug, or a deceivingly cute blond, he’s providing the movie with sass.  Many of the Disney princes were extremely forgettable. Remember Cinderella’s prince? Aurora’s prince?  Ariel’s prince? What were their names again? No one cares, because they were just accessories to the princesses. Flynn Rider is a name that won’t be forgotten quite so easily.

“Tangled” leaves the audience with lots of memorable feelings. With themes of eternal youth, overprotective parents, and finally leaving one’s tower, the seemingly lighthearted movie finds a way to break into teen’s hearts. The music is the tortilla that holds the whole movie together. If you love Disney classics and CG animation, “Tangled” is a must see.