History Awesome / Tangled

* Fridge-Awesome: During "I've got a Dream", Gothel peeks through a window into the Snuggly Duckling and is ''mortified'' to see Rapunzel having ''fun'' with these thugs. The awesome part is, she's seeing first-hand that all her efforts (to mold Rapunzel into this [[ShrinkingViolet timid]], [[CowardlyLion frightened, nervous]], [[BlindObedience obedient]] {{Manchild}} who would remain in her tower) were ''in vain''. There before her stands [[MeaningfulEcho a strong, confident, beautiful young woman]] who doesn't even hide from [[FaceOfAThug the]] [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood very]] [[DarkIsNotEvil people]] she's been brought up to fear.

* During "I've got a Dream", Gothel peeks through a window into the Snuggly Duckling and is ''mortified'' to see Rapunzel having ''fun'' with the thugs. The awesome part is, she's seeing first-hand that all her efforts to mold Rapunzel into the [[ShrinkingViolet timid]], [[CowardlyLion frightened]], [[BlindObedience obedient]] {{Manchild}} who would remain in her tower were ''in vain''. There before her stands a strong, confident young woman who doesn't even hide from [[FaceOfAThug the]] [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood very]] [[DarkIsNotEvil people]] she's been taught to fear.

* The girls in the market being able to braid Rapunzel's, as earlier mentioned, 70 foot hair into one single thick braid hanging higher than her feet. As anyone who has had experience in braiding hair, dealing vwith long hair is no easy job, let alone something the length of a truck

---->'''Rapunzel:''' [[spoiler: NO! You were wrong about the world, and you were wrong about ''me''! And I will ''never'' let you use my hair '''''again''!''']]

* Pretty much any time Rapunzel uses her hair as an action implement, mostly by swinging from it.
* Rapunzel deserves a medal of awesome just for going barefoot the entire adventure, and not once feeling uncomfortable, or asking for a pair of shoes.

** It's definitely a CrowningMomentOfAwesome when you can manage to make [[spoiler:''blonde hair turning brown a death sentence'']]. Which it was.

-->'''Flynn:''' You should know that this is the strangest thing I have ever done!]]

---->'''Rapunzel:''' [[spoiler: You were wrong about the world, and you were wrong about ''me''! And I will ''never'' let you use my hair ''again''!]]

* Rapunzel ''managed to knock Eugene out''.. armed with nothing but a cooking implement. Talk about Rapunzel being a PintsizedPowerhouse.

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* Rapunzel ''managed to knock Eugene out''.. armed with nothing but a cooking implement. Talk about Rapunzel being a PintsizedPowerhouse!

*** Immediately after, when Rapunzel is allowed to heal Flynn, Flynn [[spoiler: chops off Rapunzel's hair, ensuring that Gothel will immediately wither up and die from old age]], sacrificing his own life to free Rapunzel.
*** Seconded, that was ''definitely'' a CrowningMoment for Flynn and it doubles as a TearJerker, too, making that scene all the more moving.
*** Better, he had ''no idea'' [[spoiler: that it would kill Gothel. All he knew was that it would save Rapunzel from being captive for the rest of her life.]]

-->'''Flynn:''' [[ARareSentence You should know]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext that this is the strangest thing]] [[{{Understatement}} I have ever done!]]

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*** FridgeBrilliance: Rapunzel [[spoiler:never ''was'' as weak as Gothel kept telling her she was. She spent all those years hauling Gothel up to the tower with her hair, after all. Escaping just made her realize how strong she actually was, physically as well as mentally.]]

* The first time Rapunzel gets a good look at Flynn when he's unconscious. It's that look on her face that scream "Ooh, so ''handsome''."

* How about when [[spoiler:Rapunzel first stands up to Mother Gothel? After Rapunzel has an epiphany that she's the lost princess, she whispers in shock about what she's just realized, and Gothel retorts by saying: "Rapunzel, you know how I feel about the mumbling." She then says to her angrily "I'm the lost princess, aren't I?" In response to Gothel's shocked face she draws herself up and says coldly "Did I mumble, ''Mother''? Or should I even ''call'' you that?"]]

*** And the quote she says during that moment makes it even more awesome: [[spoiler: "You were wrong about the world, and you were wrong about ''me''! And I will ''never'' let you use my hair ''again''!"]]

** The fact that he took out 4 members of the Royal Guard (the captain and 3 soldiers) with nothing but a frying pan. The surprised look on his face at the knocked-out guards on the ground clinches it.
** To quote Flynn: "Oh! Mama! I have ''got'' to get me one of ''these''!
* Maximus the horse. For one, he's severely badass (especially considering that he's a ''horse''!) not only being able to have a sword fight with Flynn but also nearly ''winning'' as well. There's also his determination which is downright ''scary''. The beast is probably up there with Inspector Zenigata and Javert as the world's most determined lawman (er, horse)!

** The success of the movie also helped ''Disney/Frozen'' to be made.

* Maximus the horse. For one, he's severely badass (especially considering that he's a frigigng ''horse''!) not only being able to have a sword fight with Flynn but also nearly ''winning'' as well. There's also his determination which is downright ''scary''. The beast is probably up there with Inspector Zenigata and Javert as the world's most determined lawman (er, horse)!

* Maximus the horse. Just Maximus the horse. That beast is pure awesome.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** Alan Menken composed the score for this film; the songs may not be up to a ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' or ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' caliber, but they're still great. "When Will My Life Begin" and its reprise in particular are awesome.
** The Pub Thugs get a SugarWiki/FunnyMoments song with "I've Got A Dream".
** "I See The Light" is absolutely beautiful.
** Mother Gothel's reprise of "Mother Knows Best" deserves an honorable mention. That song is EPIC.
*** And the first, longer version has a Broadway feel to it. Heck, the quality of every song in this movie could allow the movie to be made into a Broadway play.
** What? no love for Kingdom Dance? I mean, really. LISTEN TO IT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYfySVrQxto
* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: Gothel's death.]]

*** That [[spoiler: hair cut scene is THE reason that "Tangled" is my favorite movie. It's as if the whole movie exists for the sake of that one moment. Everything before it leads up to it, and everything after it stems from it.]] More in-depth discussion [[http://www.naclhv.com/2014/05/the-gospel-according-to-disneys-tangled.html here]].

* Sure, [[spoiler: he gets stabbed immediately afterwards]], But who didn't cheer for Flynn when he started ascending Rapunzel's tower at the climax? Especially since he strikes the famous "climbing the tower" pose associated with the fairy tale.

**** Also, if you look close during the Kingdom Dance sequence, Rapunzel gets some paint on her dress when she paints the kingdom's emblem in the square.

** Also, they pushed the technology another step past ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' and ''HortonHearsAWho'' by incorporating smartly-placed squash-and-stretch into three-dimensional character models, an animation principle previously only reserved for hand-drawings!

** Keep in mind, there are two guards leading Flynn by his arms. And he takes both of them out effortlessly ''before'' he "jumps the handcuffs." Also impressive how he cows down the big scary men he'd been running from all movie.

* It's a tiny thing, but look at Rapunzel's face after Gothel insults her at the start of the reprise of ''Mother Knows Best''. When Gothel did the same earlier in the full song, Rapunzel looked sad. This time, she almost looks angry and confused or curious, as if she's wondering why Gothel would say such a thing if she's supposed to be the one who really cares about her. In other words, it marks her truly beginning to figure things out. And then, her sharp NO when Gothel keeps insisting she come along. It's just the strength in her voice as she says it.

* It's a tiny thing, but look at Rapunzel's face after Gothel insults her at the start of the reprise of ''Mother Knows Best''. When Gothel did the same earlier in the full song, Rapunzel looked sad. This time, she almost looks angry and, confused or curious, as if she's wondering why Gothel would say such a thing if she's supposed to be the one who really cares about her. In other words, it marks her truly beginning to figure things out. And then, her sharp NO when Gothel keeps insisting she come along. It's just the strength in her voice as she says it.