john ripa was the voice of rapunzel in tangled.
john ripa was the voice of rapunzel in tangled.
who was the voice of rapunzel in tangled?
john ripa
supervising animator glen keane designed rapunzel under the tutelage of veteran animator ollie johnston, one of disney's nine old men. johnston advised keane to attempt to capture what rapunzel is thinking as opposed to simply animating what the character is doing after reviewing one of his early pencil tests. keane compared receiving this advice to receiving a "slap that i never forgot, so when i was drawing over people's work, i really tried to get into the head of the thinking of the character". co-director byron howard was inspired by the appearance of ariel from disney's "the little mermaid" (1989), a character who was also animated by keane. howard elaborated that "ariel was the first character that i ever thought there was a soul behind her eyes ... we hoped to do that with rapunzel to find some sort of soul and depth that people could relate to". meanwhile, keane observed that ariel and rapunzel also share "irrepressible" spirits while encountering barriers that prevent them from pursuing their dreams. keane was inspired by a book about the idea of feminine beauty; the book cited "strangeness" as "the key to beauty ... in a woman's face." taking this into consideration, keane maintained a sense of asymmetry while drawing rapunzel, incorporating into her face several subtle imperfections, specifically her bucked teeth. the character was also drawn with freckles, making her the first disney princess to have this feature. keane designed rapunzel with large eyes in order to convey her "irrepressible quality", a trait her also discovered in mandy moore's voice. the animators created nine different versions of rapunzel before finally settling on a design with which they were satisfied. although moore has observed some physical similarities between the character and herself, she maintains that rapunzel's appearance was developed long before she became involved with the project, dismissing any similarities as "coincidental".
rapunzel (tangled)
critics were generally positive in their opinions of the film, rapunzel. the "st. paul pioneer press"' chris hewitt described the character as "no damsel in distress", while sara vizcarrondo of "boxoffice" described the character as "a spunky heroine who could infiltrate the heavily guarded princess canon." stephen whitty of "the star-ledger" dubbed rapunzel "a fairly capable young woman". bruce diones of "the new yorker" wrote that rapunzel has "a sharp wit and intelligent concerns", while claudia puig of "usa today" opined, "rapunzel is ... believable in her teenage histrionics". calling the character a "delight", "the austin chronicle"'s marjorie baumgarten wrote, "rapunzel is a spunky gal, capable of defending herself". sandie angulo chen of common sense media wrote that rapunzel is a "guileless, strong, and beautiful" character who is "so breathtakingly good that you can't help but weep with her when she thinks all hope is lost." the" milwaukee journal sentinel"'s cathy jakicic described rapunzel as a "scrappy, self-reliant" heroine who "can rescue herself". "the scotsman "commented, "the film doesn't ... turn [rapunzel] into a simpering damsel in distress." describing the character as "innocent but (inevitably) feisty", "empire"'s helen o'hara enjoyed the fact that both rapunzel and flynn are given "decent character development" while "bas[ing] their growing love story on more than a single longing glance." similarly, the "mountain xpress "praised rapunzel and flynn's relationship, writing, "what works best is the interplay between the two leads ... these animated characters are frankly more believable and charismatic than the human ones in ... "love and other drugs"." todd hertz of "christianity today "called rapunzel "fun, dynamic, and wondrous".
rapunzel (tangled)