After a long day at work yesterday, my colleague and I decided to head to the movies to relax. Besides it was a Wednesday so we'd get cheap tics. Unfortunately the cinema was packed, even on a week day, then it struck us that it was school hols.
After the long dreaded queue, we finally manage to approach the counter and another dismay as the 9.00pm show was already full. The only seats available was in the first row. The next available screening time would be 11.10pm and the price pops back up to RM 10. After a few moments of contemplation, both of us decided to dive in for the screening at 11.10pm.
After wandering the malls for about 1 1/2 hours. we had no choice but to sit at McD for another 1/2 hour cause all the shops were closed by then. Finally the awaited time has arrived. We then navigated the way to the cinema with our half closed eyelids and drag our tired bodies along. We both even vowed to burn down the cinema if the animated film was a flop after all those torture of waiting. But that didn't happen cause it's the best animated film ever for both of us.
We had never laughed so hard at an animated film before. The storyline was similar to the original Rapunzel with some adaptation made. What made the whole film much more captivating would be the songs and portrays of the unique characters of the animals in the movies. If there was an award for the best character in the movie that would definitely, undeniably, unanimously be MAXIMUS.
Maximus is the captain of the Roya
l Palace Guard's Horse. He takes his job of capturing and hunting down criminals seriously. The humour of his character was that he is a horse which acts more like a dog. Besides, the ongoing feud with the hero of the story (Fylnn Rider) was hilarious with both of them taking occasional jabs at one another without Rapunzel knowing it. The creator has cleverly personified Maximus which makes him more adorable to the audience. I personally wouldn't mind to have a pet like Maximus who expresses his likes and dislikes in a straightforward manner.
Of course there is also Pascal, the little green chameleon and also Rapunzel's only best friend while she was locked up the tower. Pascal is also personified to have his own antics which also makes him lovable but they are more subtle compared to Maximus more domineering ones. Pascal acts as Rapunzel's consultant and guardian in which they consult matters such as: her leaving the tower and deciding if Fylnn Rider, the intruder, was a good lad or like all the evils of the world that Rapunzel's fake mother (the villain) had warned them about. He also keeps Fylnn and Maximus in line of their childish assault towards one another.
Besides those 2 eccentric characters in the story, the songs are also a plus for the movies. I've always like the songs in animated films produced by Disney and i guess there's another few hits in Tangled as well. The first would be 'healing incantation'. This is actually not a song but a few lines of words that are sung repeatedly to a very calming melody for the magical powers of Rapunzel's hair to work. The next of course would be 'Mother knows best' that i guess would set deep into the hearts of all children and mothers.
Finally for those who have not watched this film I would give them 5 out of 5 thumbs. I really strongly recommend this film to all young and old as it rejuvenates the soul.
Hm... talking about that i hope no one noticed my zombie look at work for the day. ^-^
Below are more pictures from the movies, EnJoY!!!
