They both deceive the princess that they will later marry. Both come from poor, orphan backgrounds that led them to thievery as a means for survival. Flynn Ryder (aka Eugene Fitzherbert) jumps on top of a bar and croons his dream consists of ‘ an island that I own, tanned & rested and alone surrounded by enormous piles of money.’ But we cross our arms and assent when the hook-handed ruffian responds ‘your dream sucks.’ But why? Aren’t they the same dream after all?Īladdin and Flynn have a lot in common. We’ll be rich, live in a palace, and never have any problems at all.’ We wipe a tear from our collective cheeks and nod our approval. So why is one more valid than the other? Aladdin sits in his street rat villa with an amazing view regarding the Sultan’s palace and opines: ‘ Someday, Abu, things are gonna change. I’m serious…I mean, he ends up putting a horse in charge of his entire royal force at the end of the movie and arms them all with frying pans…. If the King is willing to allow such shabby work from those sworn to protect him and his family, I’m not sure what type of strong parental figure he really is. It almost makes me wish that Rapunzel wouldn’t have been returned to the King & Queen. They are comically thwarted by a band of thugs who not only break Flynn out of prison but elude capture themselves in the process. But they end up redeeming themselves right? Nope. Later on, this same band of merry men allow Flynn and the Dynamic Duo to steal the most treasured royal possession, the lost princess’s crown, right from under their noses…literally. Surely they would have scoured every inch of the countryside, right? I guess not. Then after the crime is committed, these geniuses are somehow unable to find a tower housing the child in the middle of the woods within walking distance of the castle. While I am not sure how Mother Gothel would have made it up to the balcony in the first place due to her advanced state, someone should have seen her performing this feat from one of their guard-posts. First, they allow an elderly woman to scale the castle walls and kidnap the baby Princess. It seems that the only thing they are good at is not protecting the kingdom or the royal family. I don’t think I have ever seen more consistent incompetence among a group of men then I do from this squad. If you’ve watched Tangled, you will know what I mean. While they were severely lacking in morals & loyalty, they are not the only protectors of the realm that need some serious additional training. Image Credit: Ī couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about the lack of accountability for the castle guards in the movie Aladdin. Maybe when Rapunzel dropped him on his face, it broke more than just his smolder… That way he wouldn’t have had to roll the dice with and rely on the out-of-nowhere magical tear. Why couldn’t he have let Rapunzel heal him and once he was all better, then cut her hair? That just makes sense. But, why not just wait? Now, I know what you are thinking: Flynn has been selfish his whole life and the one selfless act that he does I am trying to take it away, right? Well….kinda. Yet in the time when he needs it most, his mental powers seem to fail him.Īs Flynn lies dying on the ground, he makes what many view as a heroic sacrifice when he slices through Rapunzel’s hair to free her. So one would think that he would be able to quickly assess the situation and understand how to best exploit the opportunity to better his circumstances. However, Flynn is a man who has been in these types of scrapes before…maybe not this dire…but close. I’ve never been stabbed before so I can’t say for certain how I would handle myself in the same situation.
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