When you realized Rapunzel was quarantined for 16 years and the fictional kingdom where she was born is called “Corona”. Read on for some of the funniest reactions: Obviously, fans had a lot of fun on Twitter pointing out these coincidences. But we admit it would be nice if it turned out someone could heal the rest of us with their hair or, as revealed at the end of the movie, even just their tears.Įven so, if Rapunzel can spend 18 years of her life trapped in quarantine, surely we can all handle a few weeks, right? In the movie, Rapunzel parents, the king and queen of Corona, desperately want her back, while coronavirus doesn’t exactly have a benevolent reputation. That’s about where the similarities end of course. We see what you didn’t intentionally do there, Disney.Īlso Read: Former 'Bachelor' Colton Underwood Tests Positive for Coronavirus Cue the kidnapping and years of isolation as Goethel used Rapunzel’s magical hair to remain young.īut most importantly, the name of the kingdom Gothel kidnapped Rapunzel from? Corona.
So Gothel went to that kingdom to steal it back, then discovered that while the flower was gone - not enough vaccines for everyone apparently - its power was inherited by the queen’s newborn daughter, Rapunzel, or more specifically her hair. Yes, that’s right, the richest person in the land confiscated medicine from someone who was hoarding it - then they just used it for themselves. Then one day, soldiers from a nearby kingdom showed up and seized the flower from her so they could use it to heal the queen. It turns out that for centuries, Gothel kept herself young and healthy using a magical flower that grew on her property. Or, as it’s now known, social distancing.Īlso Read: 14 Times 'The Simpsons' Predicted the Future (Photos)īut that’s not all. Told that the world is a dangerous place filled with things that can kill her, Rapunzel is forbidden to interact with anyone new for decades. See, in the film Rapunzel was kidnapped as a baby by the witch Mother Gothel, and then hidden away from the world in an isolated tower. It’s not as ridiculous as it sounds though, thanks to some rather amusing coincidences.
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No, not really, but that’s the humorous conclusion fans came to after what we assume are marathon re-watch sessions thanks to all that free time caused by the coronavirus quarantine.
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Read it here.Disney’s 2010 hit movie “Tangled” is a fun, updated take on the Brothers Grimm’s version of the fairy tale “Rapunzel,” but… did it also totally predict the coronavirus? Solving for XX: The industry seeks to overcome outdated ideas about "women in tech." Take a look here.Ĭrowd Control: A crowdsourced science fiction novel written by CNET readers. The movie is a preview of a full-on Disney Channel show that's also on the way, called " Tangled: The Series," coming sometime later in 2017. Rapunzel, Flynn "Eugene" Rider, Pascal the chameleon and sassy horse Maximus are all back, along with real-life actors Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi reprising their roles as the long-haired princess and Rider respectively.
And when she tries to have it cut off, the hair proves that's not going to be too easy, shattering a pair of scissors on contact. "Did you see the 70 feet of 'my-father's-going-to-kill-me' growing from my head?" Rapunzel asks after the long locks suddenly reappear on her head.
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