Rapunzel: Disney Vs. Cartoon

Rupunzel is one of the best modern Disney movies to date in my opinion. It has funny characters and scenes, as well as great character development. However, it differs a lot from the original tale, and a closely related cartoon retelling of the original Grimm tale called Rapunzel Story | Rapunzel Cartoon Story 2019 | Fairy Tales in English For Kids | Bedtime Stories.

In both, for example, Rupunzel lives in a tall tower with no doors or windows, taken care of by Gothel. In the cartoon, Gothel the sorcerer was under the control of another sorcerer who made her guard his tower for her. In the Dinsey film, Mother Gothel owned the tower herself, and kept Rupnzel here for her own motives.

Unlike in the cartoon how Gothel took Rapunzel because the child’s father stole Rupunzel leaves, Mother Gothel took Rupunzel in the movie because her hair was infused with the sun, and could provide her with endless youth. This is also why Gothel wantd to keep Rupunzel hidden from the world in the movie, since her life was at stake. Compare this to cartoon, where Gothel wanted to keep Rupunzel in the tower so she could get back in and out.

Also, another difference between the two takes on Rupunzel is Rupunzel’s own status. In the cartoon, she is a peasant girl, while in the movie, she is the lost princess. The same is true about the prince in both versions. In the movie, Flynn Rider is a common thief, while in the cartoon the “prince” was an actual prince.

Something similar, though, is that Rupunzel has her hair cut off by Gothel in both versions. In the movie, Rapunzel fell in love with Flynn Rider and wanted to save him, but she vowed to stay with Gothel forever if she did so, as she and her lover were in a tough situation. Flynn cut off her hair to stop her from giving up her life to the evil mother. In the cartoon, Gothel cuts off Rapunzel’s hair, as she was mad that the prince visited her, when she was supposed to be separated from the world.

However, I would say that the most majoy difference between the movie and cartoon, is that there were no Rapunzel leaves in the movie, while there were in teh cartoon.