Can We PLEASE Stop Pretending Tangled’s Ending Was Deep?
I genuinely cannot believe I even have to say this, but yes—the “after years of asking” line at the end of Tangled was a JOKE. Like... comedy. Humor. Sarcasm. You know—a joke? 😂
It wasn’t a serious plot point. It was a quirky little narrator moment, and everyone in the theater laughed. No one left the movie going, “Wow, what a thoughtful commentary on marriage and commitment.” It was literally just Flynn being Flynn. But now? A whole fandom has taken that one line and turned it into a self-righteous crusade about how marriage = oppression and “commitment takes time,” while somehow forgetting everything else in the movie.
And don’t even try to argue that years passed. Tangled Ever After was made by the same creators, and Rapunzel looks exactly the same. The flower girls who braided her hair haven’t aged a day. You’re really going to tell me it’s been years? Do you not know how aging works? 😅😂
But here’s what really kills me:
The real Rapunzel—yes, the one by the Brothers Grimm—was locked away in a tower, traumatized, isolated, and still said yes to the prince’s proposal. Because in that time period, a man and woman dating without marriage would’ve been a scandal. It wasn’t about “rushing.” It was about survival, dignity, and liberation. Maybe try reading the fairy tale before turning it into a weird anti-marriage manifesto.
Oh—and by the way—the Royal Theatre show at Disneyland even says “they didn’t wait long before getting married.” So much for Disney “canon” claiming otherwise. 😂😂😂
What’s the actual message here? That getting married is oppressive and scary, but giving up your entire life and freedom for someone you barely know is totally healthy? You’re out here romanticizing sacrificing your identity on Day 3, but calling marriage “too fast”? That’s not just ironic—it’s peak hypocrisy.
And let’s be real: if you’re having literal nightmares about marrying someone, and panic when he proposes? That’s not romantic tension. That’s a walking red flag 🚩. Psychology even backs this up. Commitment issues that intense aren’t “quirky”—they’re signs you might not actually love the person.
But hey, let’s keep teaching kids that marriage is a trap, and that emotionally shutting down at the idea of lifelong partnership is empowerment. I’m sure that won’t have any consequences later in life. 🙄
Modern Disney: turning fairy tales about freedom and love into commitment-phobic melodramas, one revisionist take at a time.
