A talking snowman who dreams of summer, a powerful snow queen, and an abundance of musical numbers; sounds like a new Disney princess movie has been released. Princess sisters Elsa and Anna are your everyday young women . . . except that Elsa has ice powers. Growing up together, the sisters never feared Elsa's gift, until a horrible accident occurs. Afraid that she is a danger to Anna and everyone else around her, Elsa shuts herself away causing a rift to appear between the two. Her efforts to remain hidden are destroyed though, when the entire kingdom is thrown into a permanent winter. In order to save her sister and her people, Anna must journey into the wilderness to find Elsa and bring back summer. But what if her sister doesn't want to be saved?
There are many positive aspects of Frozen, the simple fact that Disney focuses on two sisters who are princesses instead of only focusing on one as has happened in the past with royal siblings is special in itself. The young women themselves are also unique to the other princesses; Elsa is afraid of herself to the point where she hides away from everyone, and Anna is extremely clumsy with her body movements, footing, and speech, making them both different from your standard brave, elegant princesses. Every princess has a companion of some sort, traditionally it is an animal though there have been times where a dragon or enchanted objects are used instead. So to include Olaf, the comical talking snowman, is a great addition to these cast of characters, especially since he has such a strong significance in the lives of the sisters.
Although Frozen contains several enchanting songs that only Disney can create, such as "Let it Go" and "For the First Time in Forever", many of the songs sound awkward and can be drawn out. And though Anna and Elsa grow as characters throughout the movie, the main male characters have no growth whatsoever. In fact Kristoff, the male character present the most, has very little growth though his conflict is greatly present from the beginning.
Frozen is a delightful movie filled with lovable characters, but falls short of some of the most recent Disney princess films.
Sincerely,
The Night Owl
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