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Barbie stars as Rapunzel, a young girl who is entrapped by a magical barrier by the wicked, Gothel. Rapunzel finds an escape where she finds a Prince and a feud between two kingdoms which goes back to the day she was kidnapped as a child.

Barbie is Rapunzel in this beloved story. Kidnapped by an evil witch, Rapunzel is locked in a tower and hidden from the outside world. Rapunzel goes on a journey and with the help of her friends Penelope and Hobie, she manages to get the life she deserves and live happily ever after.—Ben Strang

Locked up in an impenetrable stone castle to serve the wicked and envious witch, Gothel, the young flaxen-haired girl, Rapunzel, can only dream of another life far away from the dense forest, and its fearsome dragon-guardian, Hugo. However, the unexpected discovery of a secret exit will pave the way for a wonderful adventure in the nearby kingdom, and a chance encounter with the charming Prince Stefan. Can Gothel keep Rapunzel forever imprisoned? Will Rapunzel's only friends--the cute white rabbit, Hobie, and the kind purple dragon, Penelope--help her find freedom and true love?—Nick Riganas

Barbie (Kelly Sheridan) tells a story to her little sister Kelly (Chantal Strand), who does not have confidence in her painting abilities. Rapunzel (Kelly Sheridan) is a young woman with long, floor-length hair who lives as a servant to the witch Gothel (Anjelica Huston), who resides in a manor isolated in the woods. She grows up believing that Gothel saved her from abandonment as an infant. Rapunzel finds companionship in Penelope, an outgoing dragon (Cree Summer), and Hobie (Ian James Corlett), a worrisome rabbit. Rapunzel spends what free time she has painting beautiful pictures of places she dreams of going when she is free one day. However, Gothel disapproves of Rapunzel's hobbies and accuses her of not appreciating everything that Gothel has done for her.

While preparing tea for Gothel, Penelope accidentally finds a secret staircase which leads to an old room below the manor. In it they discover a gift from her parents who allegedly deserted her: a silver hairbrush engraved with the following: "Constant as the stars above, always know that you are loved. To our daughter, Rapunzel on her first birthday. With Love Forever, Mother and Father." These words leave the young artist questioning her past for the first time as Gothel had told her that she was abandoned by her parents when she was a few days old. Her diversion is quickly interrupted by Gothel's calls for tea.

After serving Gothel her meal, Rapunzel and her friends revisit the cellar where Peneolope exposes yet another secret: a tunnel leading to the nearby village. Rapunzel takes this path to the small kingdom and is able to rescue a princess named Katrina (Chantal Strand) from a pitfall. Soon after, Rapunzel is introduced to Katrina's elder brother, the handsome Prince Stefan (Mark Hildreth). He explains to her that the trap Katrina managed to escape was put there by King Wilhelm (Christopher Gaze), the ruler of an opposing kingdom who has an ongoing feud with Stefan's father King Frederick.

Enchanted by the mysterious maiden, Stefan asks to meet her again, to which she agrees, though their meeting is ended abruptly before Stefan could tell her his name when she quickly rushes back to the woods to avoid being discovered by Gothel. Unknown to Rapunzel, Gothel's pet ferret, Otto (Peter Kelamis), has witnessed the entire exchange and narrated the same to Gothel.

Angered, Gothel demands Rapunzel tell her the boy's name. Rapunzel insists that she does not know it but Gothel does not believe her, thinking she has been lying to her despite that she knew of his existence. Rapunzel tells her that she cannot keep her locked away forever to which Gothel responds with anger. Gothel destroys Rapunzel's paint and paintings before transforming her bedroom into a tall tower and stations Hugo (David Kaye), Penelope's father, outside. Gothel refuses to let Rapunzel go until she tells her the name of the boy she met.

That night, Rapunzel has a dream that Prince Stefan found her tower. He came up by climbing her long hair. When up there, they are about to kiss, but Gothel shows up and separates them. Rapunzel then wakes up and reads the engraving on the hairbrush. She realizes that there is still hope. Going back to sleep, a shower of light turns the hairbrush into a paintbrush. It is revealed that Gothel is the fiendish puppet-master of the whole feud and is enjoying watching the two kings Wilhelm and Fredrick attempt to destroy one another.

Rapunzel is left alone with Hobie and Penelope, who cheer her up with new paint to replace the ones taken away from by Gothel. Hobie discovers the paintbrush and Rapunzel begins to paint. It soon becomes clear that she doesn't need paint and whatever she paints becomes real. Rapunzel paints the village and then steps through, arriving at the palace gardens and meets Stefan. She shows him the brush and asks for help to find its maker but insists that he never tell her his name. She meets a silversmith who says his brother made it, who lives in Wilhelm's Kingdom. The silversmith has not seen his brother in years, making him very upset. Stefan realizes that the feud is hurting the villagers more than he realized.

Afterward, Stefan asks Rapunzel to a masked ball. She replies that she will meet him there. He says that her hair is a 'beautiful give away.' Stefan gives her an invitation to the masquerade ball that night. Penelope soon arrives explaining that Gothel is coming, and they must leave so that Hugo will not be hurt. She paints another portal to return to the tower.

Meanwhile Stefan convinces his father King Fredrick to invite king Wilhelm to his masked ball to end the feud & create lasting peace between the kingdoms.

When back at the tower, Rapunzel uses the paintbrush to paint herself a beautiful gown. Hobie and Penelope provide a mask. Unfortunately, the paintbrushes light can be seen and Otto sneaks in. He quickly steals the invitation without their notice and presents it to Gothel. Angered, she arrives at the tower and slices off Rapunzel's hair and breaks the paintbrush into pieces. She also manages to destroy the painting of the village. Because she thinks Rapunzel refused to tell the truth, Gothel puts a spell around her tower, which holds people who lie forever and can never be broken. Gothel then storms to King Fredrick (Russell Roberts) and Stefan's castle, intent on destroying them. Back at the tower, Rapunzel manages to escape with the help of Penelope and Hugo, as the spell only works if the prisoner is a liar, which Rapunzel is not. She then rushes to save Stefan.

Stefan is lured away from the party by Gothel, who is disguised as Rapunzel. Gothel reveals herself and begins her attack. King Wilhelm appears before King Fredrick, hoping to end the feud by force. It is revealed that the source of the feud is that Wilhelm believes Fredrick kidnapped his daughter, who has been missing since she was an infant. Fredrick replies that he planned nothing of the sort, and he has no idea where Wilhelm's daughter is, to which Gothel reveals that she took Rapunzel because Wilhelm "loved" her but married another woman, as he saw her only as a friend. Rapunzel arrives just in time to stop them from fighting and Wilhelm recognizes her as his daughter.

A battle ensues, and Gothel begins to attack Rapunzel with magic. As Rapunzel runs into the royal maze, she remembers the magic painting of the tower (which she drew to get back to the tower in time) and tricks Gothel into running into it. Gothel finds herself in Rapunzel's tower, which Hugo reminds her she can't escape as she has a lying heart. Her other spells are broken, releasing Hugo. Hugo tells her that Rapunzel never lied, but she did.

Rapunzel is reunited with her father and mother, and marries Stefan, thus their fathers reconcile to re-unite their kingdoms, with Hugo, Penelope, Hobie living in the castle with them. It is revealed that Otto now serves Gothel but it is implied that she died soon after. Rapunzel and Stefan Walk along a beach, which is the same one as Rapunzel painted with a castle in the distance, implying her dreams come true.

The scene becomes the painting Barbie had been working on. Kelly now feels better and begins painting with blue.