Friday, May 22, 2015

Character Fight V: Rapunzel Disney Vs Rapunzel Barbie

Is it possible to fight yourself? Well, in this very special Character Fight, we'll find out. We have Rapunzel Vs Rapunzel!!! One is a kidnapped Princess who likes to paint, and also see the world outside her prison home. The other is a kidnapped Princess who likes to paint, and also see the world outside her prison home...This is gonna be one tough cookie to crack. 

Begin Battle!!!

The Story

Barbie as Rapunzel
Once upon a time, in a distant kingdom, lived a servant girl named Rapunzel, who worked for Dame Gothel, a powerful Enchantress. But when Gothel finds out Rapunzel had been sneaking off to the nearby kingdom to meet a boy, she turns Rapunzel's bedroom into a high tower with no door. For a while, everything seems hopeless, but with the help of a baby dragon, a talking rabbit, and a mysterious paintbrush that appeared out of nowhere, Rapunzel's dream of freedom might just come true, 

Tangled

Once upon a time, There was a magic flower that gives eternal life and youth. A woman named Gothel used this flower to keep herself young for hundreds of years. But things are shaken up when the magic flower is taken by palace guards and given to the pregnant Queen, who was deathly sick. The flower saves the Queen, and the magic of the flower is passed on to the newborn baby, giving her beautiful, golden hair. Her birthday is celebrated, but that celebration is short lived when the infant princess is kidnapped by Gothel, who named the infant baby Rapunzel. Rapunzel was taken to a high tower, where Gothel continued to use Rapunzel's ever growing hair. But as Rapunzel Grew into a feisty teenager, she wanted to leave her tower even more, and with the help of a handsome rogue, her dreams might come true. 

Animal Companions

Tangled has two very likable Animal sidekicks. One is Rapunzel's pet Chameleon, and the other is a police...horse. But over at the Barbie world, Rapunzel has a talking rabbit and a baby dragon. A baby dragon. A. Baby. Dragon. No police horse can top a baby dragon. Point goes to barbie!


Resembling the original story...

Both these stories stray very far from the original story for obvious reasons. you know, Rapunzel get's knocked up and pops out two babies in the dessert. But while one strays far, the other goes even farther away, and that's the barbie version. I mean, in the Barbie movie, the only thing resembling the original is the tower and the hair, and it's not even that long! the witch has to use a dragon to get to the top of the tower, which isn't even a real tower, it's more of a stretched out bedroom. And while Tangled does drift away from the source material, everything a Rapunzel story should have is there. Doorless tower. Long hair. Witch climbs up hair. guy climbs up hair. Point goes to tangled


Personality

Both these ladies are good hearted, but one is spunky, adventurous, clever, smart, feisty, and the other one is kind of bland...Just like a Barbie doll. Point goes to Tangled.


Wardrobe

In Tangled, Rapunzel's fashion choices always seemed flat. That corset and those sleeve puffs? Uh-uh! Not gonna happen! But with Barbie, you know she's gonna be well dressed, and well dressed she was. Her ending Masquerade ball dress looks like a blend of Disney Rapunzel's dress and Cinderella's Ball gown. Point goes to Barbie.


Love Interest

Flynn Rider Rivals Prince Eric, Aladdin and Hercules as Disney's most handsome character. That's right. He's that good looking. But Barbie's love interest looks like a generic Ken doll...Probably because he is. Point goes to Flynn


And the Winner is...

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4 comments:

  1. True. I kinda disliked that Tangled looked a lot like the Barbie-version. Yes, I liked the Disney movie better, however, a lot of things in which it strays from the original are the same as in Barbie. Like her parents, they were poor, how is anyone supposed to know if a girls grow up thinking she was stolen from her royal, rich, loving parents? -I hope to perfect my modern day version once so I can restore the parents that did willingly trade away their child.- What I did like were the healing tears, it was nice to see them make a comeback in the Disney-version.

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  2. I agree tangled is better might be a tad biased though I love disney!!!

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  3. I have to say that Barbie is much more beautiful. And Gothel in Barbie was well created .

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  4. I am very impressed by your detailed observations and the way you presented them. It was fun to read. Good job. :)

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