Who Is Flynn Rider Anti Hero

In the Disney Pixar movie, “Tangled”, there is a character named Flynn Rider. At the beginning of the movie, Flynn Rider is seen as a villain. In one of the first scenes of the movie, Flynn Rider is trying to steal the princess crown. There are many wanted posters of him all over the kingdom. After he steals the crown, he is in a chase with the kingdom's guards and all the horses. While he is on the run, he encounters Rapunzel, the princess, and her tower. She captures him and uses the crown as a pawn to keep him so she can use him to take her back to the kingdom that shows the floating lights. As they are on this mission, Flynn Rider has a huge character development and is more of an anti-hero rather than a villain. Throughout the movie, Flynn Rider does not cross the line from anti-hero to villain, this …show more content…

At the beginning of the story, he is seen as a villain. Then, he meets Rapunzel. He helps her find her way back to the castle. After getting to know her for a while, he developed a soft spot. Some ways he is sympathetic towards Rapunzel include; his love for her, how he will do anything for her, and how selfless he is by the end. There are many examples throughout the movie that show Flynn Rider's love for Rapunzel. One of the biggest examples is how he was determined to help her see the light. In the beginning of the story he was just using her for the crown but by the end he loved her so much that he was determined for her to see the lights even if it meant he would get caught. With that being said, that also shows how Flynn Rider will do anything for Rapunzel. Another example of how he does this is when he took her to the festival in Corona, even though that was where he could have been caught by the guards. He was willing to take her to the festival just to make her happy, even though he could have been sent to jail. This is a true act of