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Tangled concept art, by Glen Keane

Flynn from Tangled was going to be huge and Stabbington-sized, in comparison to Rapunzel, to make the relationship seem “accepting”, so Rapunzel would seem less shallow.

As if to teach a lesson that not ALL 16th century urchin thieves (half the populace) were rapists and murderers; general scary mean guys, despite their intimidating looks.

Then, to appeal more to the target audience of female teens and little girls, they made him Prince Charming with a personality, so you know he’s ‘good and pretty’, and there wouldn’t be a societal issue in pairing a 25+ year old ex-con with someone the size of a 14 year old.

The panel of women who decided what makes a man attractive had the ideal of a man who looks like this, with a constant Dreamworks face, thus the ‘handsome’ Flynn was born, and the lovable giant Bastion was scrapped.

Aw man, when I saw this INSTANT REBLOG. When I saw this older version of Flynn, I had this sort of instant love for this big lug. This design was so different and so unique from a lot of main male characters playing the love interest. I really liked his design being someone not exactly the most handsome around, but has a good strong quirky personality. Also, the interaction in the sketches just clicked and I felt a more stronger bond between the two. I’m not so sure if everyone else feels the same way but whenever I see him, he’s just so adorable around her (look at when he hugs Rapunzel, Don’t tell me that doesn’t look incredibly sweet to you) that I can’t help but wish I saw this version in the movie instead (sorry Flynn, your smolder didn’t work on me). I understand why they would want to change it, I guess, handsome men are always appealing and all, and some people would probably feel uneasy with the size differences (which I really don’t get why Disney doesn’t try making princesses a bit older than 16 for once, in the sketch, Rapunzel looked a bit older and they looked like they could have worked as a couple). OH WELL, enough ranting, I just hope in the future I would see more main male characters like this besides just a pretty-faced princes to save the day.

i actually would like to see an unconventionally attractive love interest