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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5

Its executive producer stated on the record that "there was an audience perception that these movies were just for little girls, but when boys, men, whatever actually see these movies they like them, So on Rap…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "story really has to come first, Even if you have amazing animation or amazing effects, if your story isn't working, your audience isn't going to invest in the…" 2. Its director stated on the record that "we make these films to entertain, and to move people emotionally, so when your film becomes a hit, you know that you've done your job right" 3. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 13 of 100 5. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic and Black 6.

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    Creator statementexecutive producer: "There was an audience perception that these movies were just for little girls, but when boys, men, whatever actually see these movies they like them. So on Rapunzel... we changed the name and we call…"Wikipedia - Tangled (citing Lasseter 2014 public statement) source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "Story really has to come first. Even if you have amazing animation or amazing effects, if your story isn't working, your audience isn't going to invest in the film."DVDizzy.com - Interview with Nathan Greno and Byron Howard source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "We make these films to entertain, and to move people emotionally, so when your film becomes a hit, you know that you've done your job right."Collider - Directors Byron Howard and Nathan Greno Interview Tangled source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 13 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 92, Hispanic 28, Black 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung WomenYoung Women86
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Women
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
73
Young Women
86
Older Men
14
Older Women
27
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Audience Representation

White
92
Black
31
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy13
Entertainment

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Synopsis

Feisty teenager Rapunzel, who has long and magical hair, wants to go and see sky lanterns on her eighteenth birthday, but she's bound to a tower by her overprotective mother. She strikes a deal with Flynn Rider, a charming wanted thief, and the duo set off on an action-packed escapade.

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Advocacy Over Time in Animation

The average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year
YearAverage advocacyTitles
195102
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195732
196702
197042
197703
197823
197902
198102
198222
198314
198412
198532
1986012
198724
198837
198964
199013
199106
199233
199325
199453
199535
199634
199748
199813
1999413
200028
200149
200228
200328
2004412
200539
2006113
2007111
200838
200945
201036
201114
201223
2013511
201476
201564
201676
201746
2018117
201989
202068
2021119
20221411
2023258
20241211
2025414
202609
This title (2010)131

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Cast & Crew

Amy Shimano (director) · Serguei Kalentchouk (director)