Frozen Movie Review
I'm sure by now you've heard more than enough about Frozen in the last few months since it released, and for good reason. I for one am not an avid watcher of musicals but I do love great animated films. For the bulk of my childhood Pixar has been sitting comfortably on the throne, but recently movies like Frozen and The Lego Movie are proving that Pixar's reign may soon be coming to end. The film was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee and the two leading ladies were voiced by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel.
So this film kicks off with Anna (Bell) and Elsa (Menzel) the daughters of the King and Queen of Arendelle as little girls. Elsa, the older of the two, has very powerful ice powers and hurts Anna when she's young. Because of this Anna has all memory of of Elsa's powers erased from her mind. The two girls grow up under the same roof but not truly together.
I am not really a fan of musicals and I was a bit hesitant before watching this because of that, but damn the songs are really catchy. I enjoyed most of the songs and thought they were beautifully done.
Fast-forward to the day of Elsa's coronation. A huge party is thrown in the mansion and this is the first real contact that the girls have had with people in a social event such as this one. Elsa is still completely overwhelmed by her powers and is scared of hurting people. The story picks up when Elsa's power comes to light in front of everyone and she is forced to flee. In doing so she causes an eternal winter.
Anna is still certain about her love for her sister and goes on a dangerous journey to save her. Along the way she meets Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) a mountain man with a very loyal reindeer, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (Josh Gad).
What I found to be very unique and interesting about this Disney movie was the lack of necessity for a male role to save the day. I just mean that there wasn't a damsel in distress awaiting Prince Charming. These two female characters were developed well and were very strong characters in their own way. I did enjoy Frozen very much but I would not go as far as to say it was my favorite animated movie. I give Frozen an 8 out of 10.
So this film kicks off with Anna (Bell) and Elsa (Menzel) the daughters of the King and Queen of Arendelle as little girls. Elsa, the older of the two, has very powerful ice powers and hurts Anna when she's young. Because of this Anna has all memory of of Elsa's powers erased from her mind. The two girls grow up under the same roof but not truly together.
I am not really a fan of musicals and I was a bit hesitant before watching this because of that, but damn the songs are really catchy. I enjoyed most of the songs and thought they were beautifully done.
Fast-forward to the day of Elsa's coronation. A huge party is thrown in the mansion and this is the first real contact that the girls have had with people in a social event such as this one. Elsa is still completely overwhelmed by her powers and is scared of hurting people. The story picks up when Elsa's power comes to light in front of everyone and she is forced to flee. In doing so she causes an eternal winter.
Anna is still certain about her love for her sister and goes on a dangerous journey to save her. Along the way she meets Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) a mountain man with a very loyal reindeer, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (Josh Gad).
What I found to be very unique and interesting about this Disney movie was the lack of necessity for a male role to save the day. I just mean that there wasn't a damsel in distress awaiting Prince Charming. These two female characters were developed well and were very strong characters in their own way. I did enjoy Frozen very much but I would not go as far as to say it was my favorite animated movie. I give Frozen an 8 out of 10.
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