History WesternAnimation / BarbieAsRapunzel

* AdaptationalVillainy: Gothel wasn't an ideal mother in the original story, but she wasn't an emotionally abusive slave-driver to Rapunzel like she is here. [[spoiler:Also, in the original story, Gothel got Rapunzel out of (admittedly rather questionable) deal with her father, rather than kidnapping her out of petty revenge. She certainly never intended to start a war either]].

* laserguidedkarma: Gothel tries to imprison Rapunzel in the tower forever for her “lying heart” by casting a spell that traps those who lie forever. However, instead, Gothel ends up imprisoned in it forever as it is she who has a real lying heart, not Rapunzel. A fitting punishment for a hypocritical liar.

* LazerGuidedKarma: Gothel tries to imprison Rapunzel in the tower forever for her “lying heart” by casting a spell that traps those who lie forever. However, instead, Gothel ends up imprisoned in it forever as it is she who has a real lying heart, not Rapunzel. A fitting punishment for a hypocritical liar.

* Lazer-GuidedKarma: Gothel tries to trap Rapunzel in the tower forever for her “lying heart” by casting a spell that traps those who lie forever. However, instead, Gothel ends up imprisoned in it forever as it is she who has a real lying heart, not Rapunzel. A fitting punishment for a hypocritical liar.

** Gothel also often accuses Rapunzel of being ungrateful to her,despite being an UngratefulBastard herself.

** Gothel confronting [[spoiler: King Wilhelm with the truth is framed as this. When she feels spurned by his recalling her as "[[LetsJustBeFriends a friend]]", it leads to her questioning the source of his hatred towards King Frederick. When Wilhelm once again accuses Frederick, she reveals it was ''her'', basically rubbing it in his face that he's wasted his life blaming the wrong person. And when Wilhelm demands to know where his daughter is, Gothel (assuming her spell has forever imprisoned Rapunzel for her "lying heart") cruelly declares he'll never see her again.]]

* LetsJustBeFriends: [[spoiler: It's strongly implied that despite Gothel's [[SelfServingMemory claims]], Wilhelm was never in love with her. He only thought of her as a friend. She does ''not'' take kindly to this sentiment, to the point she takes it as a slight against her.]]

* LetsJustBeFriends: [[spoiler: It's strongly implied that despite Gothel's [[SelfServingMemory claims]], he only thought of her as a friend. She does ''not'' take kindly to this sentiment, to the point she takes it as a slight against her.]]

** When Rapunzel refuses to tell Gothel the name of the man she met on her trip out of the manor (because she has no idea what it is), Gothel destroys her art supplies and turns her room into a tower.

* InNameOnly: This film bears little resemblance the Brothers Grimm fairy tale by the same name; the plot of that
story only appears as a dream sequence here. All it has in common is a girl named Rapunzel who has unusually long hair and a witch who keeps her locked in a tower. The focus of the film is instead on Rapunzel using magic paintbrush to find out the truth of her origins and escape her abusive guardian.

* ArtifactTitle: The plot has very little to do with the original tale of Rapunzel and the plot of that only appears as a dream sequence.

* InNameOnly: This film bears little resemblance the Brothers Grimm fairy tale by the same name. All it has in common is Rapunzel, a witch, and a tower. The focus is instead on a magic paintbrush.
* InsaneTrollLogic: [[spoiler:Gothel kidnapped Rapunzel because she would have been her daughter if Wilhelm had married her]].

''Barbie as Rapunzel'' is a 2002 DirectToVideo Franchise/{{Barbie}} film directed by Owen Hurley. It is the second in [[WesternAnimation/{{Barbie}} the series of computer animated Barbie films]], adapted from Creator/TheBrothersGrimm [[Literature/{{Rapunzel}} fairy tale of the same name]].

* RapunzelHair: Yes, but it's subverted in that her hair is floor-length; certainly long but not enough to reach the bottom of a tower. Pretty much played straight when Rapunzel has a dream of Prince Stefan visiting her, as she does have tower-length hair (it's also not braided up in this case). But then it's over.

* AdultFear: Wilhelm's baby daughter is abducted without a trace and he has no idea where she is or if she's even alive for close to twenty years.

''Barbie as Rapunzel'' is a 2002 DirectToVideo Franchise/{{Barbie}} film directed by Owen Hurley. It is the second in the film series of computer animated films, adapted from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of the same name.

Rapunzel's discovery of a magic paintbrush leads her on a journey that will unravel a web of deception, bring peace to two feuding kingdoms, and ultimately lead her to love with the handsome Prince Stefan.

* StockSoundEffects: While two of Stefan's guards are looking for Rapunzel's tower in the forest,the growling of a Tyrannosaurus Rex from ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' can be heard, most likely uttered by Hugo, Penelope's father. Another one is heard at the very beginning, when the camera passes through the forest.

%%* VainSorceress : The definition of Gothel.

%%* {{Disneyfication}}: Even before Disney made their own [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} version]].

%%* EvilSorceress: Gothel.

%%* FallenPrincess: [[spoiler:Rapunzel]]

%%* LoopholeAbuse: See ExactWords above.
%%* LovableCoward: Hobie.

%%* MasqueradeBall: The film's climax.

%%* NotGoodWithRejection: Gothel, as it turns out.

%%* PimpedOutDress: Both Rapunzel's pink and lavender dresses.

%%* WickedWitch: Gothel, albeit a more glamorous one.

* {{Disneyfication}}: Even before Disney made their own [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} version]].

* EvilSorceress: Gothel.

* FallenPrincess: [[spoiler:Rapunzel]]

* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Rapunzel at the masquerade.

* LoopholeAbuse: See ExactWords above.
* LovableCoward: Hobie.

* MasqueradeBall: The film's climax.
* MissingMom: Played straight for Stefan but averted for Rapunzel --
** The mother of Stefan and his four younger siblings is never seen or mentioned.
** Rapunzel's mother is briefly seen with Wilhelm at their daughter's wedding to Stefan.

* NotGoodWithRejection: Gothel, as it turns out.

* PimpedOutDress: Both Rapunzel's pink and lavender dresses.

* TakenForGranite: The PC video game involved Stefan being turned to stone, with Rapunzel having to save him.

* WickedWitch: Gothel, albeit a more glamorous one.

* WouldHurtAChild: Gothel scares away the princesses with her magic, and tries to kill Tommy.
* VainSorceress : The definition of Gothel.

* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Prince Stefan is stated to be almost eighteen years old; his brother and three sisters are clearly preeteens.

* PrincessesPreferPink: Rapunzel wears a pink dress as her regular ensemble, though her fancier dress for the masquerade is lavender. Though it is a tad strange that someone raised as a servant is dressed better than the village peasants, but she may simply be wearing [[VainSorceress Gothel's]] cast-offs.

* ChekhovsGun: Rapunzel asking Stefan to not tell her his name and it's better if she doesn't know is what allows her to escape the tower when Gothel casts a trapping spell on the tower, proving she didn't lie to her.

* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Averted.]]

* PoorCommunicationKills: The whole feud between the two kingdoms could've been solved rather easily were it not for this trope. Then again, it's possible that Gothel deliberately planted evidence to make Wilhelm believe that [[spoiler:Frederick kidnapped his daughter]], or why else would Wilhelm suspect him in the first place? Even so, the war could probably have been avoided if everyone sat down and talked about it rationally.

* ExactWords: [[spoiler:"Never release your prisoner with a lying heart!" is the spell Gothel chants to trap Rapunzel in the tower. But the way Gothel chooses to word the spell screws her over threefold: Rapunzel doesn't ''have'' a "lying heart" so she manages to escape the tower; Gothel, however, has been lying to Rapunzel all her life, along with numerous others, and is eventually trapped in the tower herself. And given she also made the spell unbreakable, she cannot dispel it. The power is such that all other traces of her magic, such as the magic wall, collapse and dissipate after she is trapped inside.]]