The Movie Tangled: Tangled is an animated film released in 2010 by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Rapunzel is the main character with over 70 feet of hair! The other characters I find to be important are Flynn Ryder (also known as Eugine), Pascal, and Mother Gothel. In this movie, Mother Gothel is the main antagonist. It is essential to note this because she took away Rapunzel at birth and kept her in a tower away from everyone until one day.
"I See the Light": This song can tell us the story by only the lyrics. We can see Rapunzel sings about seeing the light, but it goes deeper; she has been stuck in a tower for 16 years, and she is seeing everything clearly. This song sets the tone for the entire movie, even the end when she sees her real parents and the environment she was meant to grow up in. But most of all, Rapunzel is singing this about her relationship with Flynn Ryder, which I think also foreshadows her upcoming relationship with her real mom. We all see the environment of this song and the lights in the background. The lights were her dream, and she chased her dream to get to them.
Social Commentary: The moral message of "I See the Light" is seeing another perspective and breaking free or having that freedom again. It also shows us how Rapunzel takes action and goes after her life again by making a change. As she begins to understand the world, and she can have connections, as we can see when she meets Flynn Ryder. The song "I See the Light" is uplifting and involves deep thought. The background shows a gentle guitar playing and the environment of just them two alone with floating lanterns.
My opinion: I really like this song. I actually just played this song while I was walking down the aisle last week! But, the harmony is impressive in this song; all the notes together really set the environment and show us the emotion of Rapunzel during this time. The timbre also really sets the tone, we can see how she uplifts her song and how we can see her love for Flynn.
"I See the Light": By Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi (Tangled)
Roni Conli. Featured Films "Tangled". Walt Disney Animation Studios. https://disneyanimation.com/films/tangled/
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILRs2r6lcHY
PD Music. "Meaning of "I See the Light" by Mandy Moore". Public Domain Music, 2024. https://www.pdmusic.org/meaning-of-the-song-i-see-the-light-by-mandy-moore/Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILRs2r6lcHY
mythoughtsondisneymusic. "I See the Light" by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, Tumblr. June, 2013. https://www.tumblr.com/mythoughtsondisneymusic/53982487626/i-see-the-light-by-mandy-moore-and-zachary-levi
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