Originally Posted By lovelifedisney By the look of the pub thugs, the music in the dancing scene, and Flynn Rider's anglo-norman fake and real name (Eugene Fitzherbert) I would guess ireland during the viking age. However, the Roman look of the soldiers (and Maximus' name) throws this theory off. Any thoughts?
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Rapunzel is a German fairytale written by the Grimm Brothers. So I'm just assuming it's setting is in Germany. (The same thing goes for Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs.)
Originally Posted By DlandDug If Germany, it's set back in time a ways. The palace architecture suggests northern Europe, with the onion domes. There are also some definite baroque/rococo elements. The ships we see appear almost viking. And we do have those horned helmets on some of the characters. I would say it is set squarely in the realm of "Fantasy," in a time period defined as "Antiquity."
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Yes, I thought the architecture for the various buildings in this film is a mixture of various cultures from various time periods that don't quite match. This may have been intentional to throw the audience off from associating Rapunzel's world with any particular country or time. Still, the original fairytale is German.
Originally Posted By Christi22222 >>I would say it is set squarely in the realm of "Fantasy," in a time period defined as "Antiquity."<< Love this!! Very specific and accurate! lol The question I have is regarding those floating lanterns. Loved them. Are they in the original story? And are they specific to a certain culture or time period? Most importantly, will Disney sell them in a synergistic effort?!
Originally Posted By DlandDug SPOILERS! The floating lanterns are not at all in the original story. The whole back story for Rapunzel is invented whole cloth. In the original story, she is the child of two commoners, and her tower is visited by a prince. Floating lanterns are set off in Indonesia and the Far East. In fact, John and Nancy Lasseter had set off a lantern in a ceremony in Indonesia. Here is an example from Taiwan: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4eb0aDPwBY&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a> And Thailand: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BeiAekZj7Y&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a> Will Disney sell them? They already are selling children's night lights in a floating lantern motif. I doubt they will market anything that is actually set on fire and released, however.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip WOW!! The Taiwan film was absolutely gorgeous. In a way it makes the movie even more special knowing that lantern festivals truly exist! THANKS DlandDug
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm having trouble finding it again, but Disneyland Paris is doing a brief castle lighting ceremony for the holidays, featuring Rapunzel, Flynn, and a group of townspeople. At the end of it, they release a set of lanterns. It reminds me of the white luminaries that my town used to do on Christmas eve; not really specifically related to the holiday, but it fits really well.
Originally Posted By Christi22222 That is simply fantastic, DlandDoug! Thanks so much for sharing this info and the links.
Originally Posted By basil fan Chameleons are native to warmer climates: Africa, Asia, Spain and Portugal.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Its most certainly in Europe, at one point, she opens a book and it was distinctly "Old World." Europe was there, but the Americas aren't and Asia is miss formed.
Originally Posted By voodoobunny The thugs' names at the Snuggy Duckling also indicate Northern Europe - Tor (Norse/Viking), Gunter (German), Ulf (Scandinavian?), Atilla (Germanic) and Vladimir (Russian?). All told, I would expect it to be in Northern Germany, near the Baltic Sea.
