Anastasia vs. Tangled
I have been in love with Anastasia since it came out and a few years ago fell head over heels for Tangled. I just realized that they have a lot of similarities.
Flynn Rider looks an awful lot like Dimitri. Rapunzel stares at a picture of her parents and herself as a child much like Anastasia does at the abandoned palace. Both girls are separated and raised apart from their families from a young age. Both Dimitri and Flynn are con artists, who initially set out to con the girls they've met, but then fall in love with them and ultimately sacrifice for their happiness. Mother Gothel and Rasputin die very similarly, wasting away, until they turn to dust and their cloaks and ashes float away.
I think the visuals of the movies are both good. Obviously animation has come a long way since 1997 and Tangled was breathtaking, but the CGI effects that Anastasia was able to use turned out beautifully. The colors in both films are gorgeous.
I know Anastasia is not a Disney film but it could have easily been. I wonder if Tangled either consciously or unconsciously borrowed aspects of Anastasia.
Did anyone else notice these similarities? They are two of my favorite movies ever, animated or otherwise!