Reasons Tangled is the best:
Folk rock guitar
Beautiful tower
Tower murals
The animal sidekicks don't talk
The horse acts like a dog who acts like Javert
Frying pans
They tried to make a hot leading man and succeeded
Rapunzel is naive but not stupid. And strong while being unabashedly feminine
Two leads both get significant character arcs
Story does not pit boys and girls against each other
Boy and girl help each other during action scenes
Adds some modern twists to traditional fairy tale while remaining traditional fairy tale
Does not mock traditional fairy tales or other princess movies
Very small stakes. They're not saving the world or the kingdom. They're just going to see the lanterns.
The scene where Rapunzel leaves the tower and swings from ecstatic joy to sorrow and regret, like, a dozen times
"Though I do love breaking femurs/ you can count me with the dreamers"
Glowing hair becomes important plot point that saves them from drowning
Heart-to-heart conversation about identity around campfire
Confident thief is secretly sad little orphan boy
"Mother Knows Best" reprise
"Kingdom Dance"
How all the montage pieces are woven into "Kingdom Dance"
How Rapunzel and Flynn always just miss each other during the kingdom dance and come together on the last beat
Lanterns
The scene with her parents. You know the one
"I See the Light"
Escape from prison involving the Tooty Ta
And a mime
Romance culminates with both of them competing to sacrifice their lives for each other
Thief's last con is managing to die for her
The big sunburst from the healing tears
Eugene gets invited into the family hug
Wedding takes place after years of knowing each other
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