A Genuine Gem Next to the Fab Four of Disney Animation!

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2010)

Right after Disney's acquisition of Pixar and "Meet the Robinsons", Walt Disney Animation Studios were on the right track of finding its true identity, under the watchful eyes of Ed Catmull and John Lasseter. First, "Bolt" and "the Princess and the Frog" became better than "Meet the Robinsons", earning high level of critical acclaim. Now WDAS' 50th animated feature, "Tangled", is not only the best WDAS film of 2007-2010, but, too, a rare film that gets to rank among films from the Disney Renaissance - mainly, "the Little Mermaid", "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin" and "the Lion King".
If you think I'm talking crazy about Tangled's ranks among the Fab Four, then there are things that you might want and need to notice: finding one's true identity as the main story theme, cleverly executed humor, strong and appealing personalities of the characters, immensely fantastic music and songs, infinitely superb character designs (under the supervision of Disney animator Glen Keane), emotion-stirring moments, and MOST IMPORTANTLY the reinventing of everything in the move. As a big plus, stereoscopic 3-D enhances the humor, the action, the magical moments and the tear-jerking moments of the story, most notably the lanterns in the "I See the Light" sequence.
There's a special difference between "the Princess and the Frog" and "Tangled". TPATF emphasizes on elements of Disney tradition (princes and princesses, certain talking animal sidekicks, and toe-tapping songs) over the theme of the story, whereas "Tangled" emphasizes on the story's theme over the elements of the film's tradition. That qualifies the film to become an instant animated classic among "Beauty and the Beast" and "the Lion King".
I used to be concerned on Tangled's story structure as below the potential of Toy Story 3's story structure, but after a lot of positive reviews and ratings, I now believe that this deserves to have the insurmountable love, much like the Fab Four.