I think it's a natural part of it really, most girls have a princess fantasy at some point but most boys on the flip side usually have a hero fantasy to. It's what kids do.
Also, like how the debate on what and isn't classic is as old as time. The debate is itself a classic. Is it classic because it's popular, will go down in common terms, or because people tell me it is? I think what makes Tangled the classic is folks like my mother who only collects the Disney ones she wants to see time and time again and that one is now there.
Though, on a side note really. Disney has so many more boy & girl hits out there not even touched. Rescuers, Robin Hood, Aristocats, and Lady and the Tramp. None fitting the usual male archetype of above. I do agree with the person who mentioned above, that most of these are based off of old stories which have a royalty slant. Unless you want to cast that entire element out in really what would be a complete rework that's what you're stuck with.
Aristocats, lady and the tramp, aladdin, and Tangled all hit the OTHER lazy stereotype: the raffish rogue reformed by Twue Wub(tm). Girls, you know what you get when you marry a "diamond in the rough?" You get a HUSBAND who's a diamond in the rough and who STAYS that way.
Ugh, the "rogue reformed by love" stereotype is probably my biggest pet peeve in children's entertainment. It's an incredibly negative message for both girls and boys.
Oh yeah, redemption in and of itself can actually be a really GOOD theme for kids. It's when they tie it exclusively to "true love" that it's problematic. It has to be personal and come from more then that. Even though it was a silly comedy, the Emperor's New Groove actually handled that theme really well. The Lion King did, too (he loved Nala, but also went back because he remembered his obligations to his home and family). Disney hits and misses quite a lot so far as messages go.
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Also, like how the debate on what and isn't classic is as old as time. The debate is itself a classic. Is it classic because it's popular, will go down in common terms, or because people tell me it is? I think what makes Tangled the classic is folks like my mother who only collects the Disney ones she wants to see time and time again and that one is now there.
Though, on a side note really. Disney has so many more boy & girl hits out there not even touched. Rescuers, Robin Hood, Aristocats, and Lady and the Tramp. None fitting the usual male archetype of above. I do agree with the person who mentioned above, that most of these are based off of old stories which have a royalty slant. Unless you want to cast that entire element out in really what would be a complete rework that's what you're stuck with.
Unless they're too blind to see that, or they're masochistic.