‘Tangled’ is the 50th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and a movie I had been hanging to see for a while, with many friends raving on about how much they loved it. I finally got the chance to watch it recently and I have to say it was fantastic! The one thing that really stood out to me was the realism of the way the characters moved. The film was made using CGI and from something as simple as climbing onto a window sill to the wriggling of feet the animators have nailed every movement of a human being but in animated form. Every strand of hair on Rapunzel's hair is remarkably animated and the landscape is highly detailed and so visually spectacular. It is just so extraordinary that I can't help but wish I could just visit the animated fairytale world.
What I particularly loved was Rapunzel’s tower, the scenery is just so beautiful:
Animation is an area I know very little about, after watching this film I decided to do some research. I was surprised to find that ‘Tangled’ has been ranked the second most expensive film ever made. It was released November 2010 after six years of production and a budget of $260 million. The films gross revenue is $590,527,301. One of the reasons as to why this film was so expensive was due to difficulty in animating/mastering Rapunzel's hair. Software engineer Kelly Ward spent six years writing programs to make the hair move the way they wanted. Discrete differential geometry was eventually used to make hair float believably in water, and to overcome other similar challenges and desired effects.
I have taken animations for granted until now as I recognise and appreciate the amount of effort that goes into mastering animated films, I can't even begin to think how hard it would be to make. After watching 'Tangled' it is hard to go back to old Disney films such as 'The Little Mermaid' as the graphics are just so advanced and phenomenal that nothing can compare. Take a look at the difference:
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