Frozen Review (Spoiler Free)

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So I went and saw Frozen :) I know, right? Finally! Well, I am here to tell you what I thought of it now that I have actually seen the darn thing.

Before anything, I will say that the short before it was fabulous! It was called "Get a Horse". It starts out like an old Mickey Mouse cartoon (you know, Steamboat Willie, that type of thing), but then Peg-leg Pete comes along and literally throws Mickey out of the screen. So the rest of the short kind of plays along with that concept of the characters going in and out of the screen, flipping it around, etc. They actually used the original voices from the old cartoons. That means Walt Disney was voicing Mickey! :D I highly recommend getting to the theater early so you can watch this short. 10/10.

OK, moving on to the movie itself...

First off, for those of you who are ignorant, let me just give you a brief overview of what it is about:

Fearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.

TRAILER

That's basically it in a nutshell. It was inspired by Hans Christen Anderson's fairytale The Snow Queen.  OK, on with my review!

I'll admit, when I first saw it I wasn't sure what to think afterwards. I certainly didn't think it was bad, but I was a little hesitant to call it amazing (I just said it was out of principle as a Disney lover). I had to think about it a little bit and go over everything. Then I decided I had to see it again to make up my mind. I think my problem was that I had gone in expecting... I don't even know. But then I left the theater, not disappointed, but just... confused? So, I saw it a second time. And I left the theater that time completely blown away! Like holy cow that movie is fantastic!

It definitely had a very magical, fairytale-esque feel to it which I loved! Disney is certainly getting back to its roots. The plot was great, the characters were great, the music, the animation, the humor, EVERYTHING! (But that doesn't been it didn't have flaws, but I'll get to that in a little bit.)

First, let me address the thing I loved most: the music. Yes, yes, YES! It is a rare thing when I actually like every single song from a musical, and this is one of those times. When I bought the soundtrack and heard those songs, I fell in love with them. Not just the songs, but the voice talents singing them. They are all broadway singers! And then the score! *swoons* It's the same composer who wrote the music for the short, Paperman.

Now as for the animation, it is fan-freakin'-tastic! I thought Disney was taking a break from hair animation after Tangled and Brave by putting both the heroines's hair into braids or buns, but wow. The way their hair moves while it's up like that is amazing! And then the snow! Wow. It just looks so REAL! They have

every type in there. Powder, ice, falling, blizzarding, and all the phenomenons that are created from Elsa's powers. It's all breath-taking! And then any time Elsa uses her powers 8D. Like the whole "Let It Go" sequence when she's building her ice palace. Holy guacamole! Just... that whole scene is worthy of admission within itself! Even the little like 3-year-old kid next to me was like "whoa. Thats awesome!". The combination of that dazzling animation and Idina Menzel's epic, goddess-like voice= one phenomenal scene!

Now on to the characters! (A key part to what makes a movie good for me)

Olaf, the snowman, surprised me. I ended up liking him a whole lot more than I expected. He was HILARIOUS! He had all the best lines in the movie! ("Oh look at that. I've been impaled." XD)

Anna is probably my new favorite princess. She was so quirky and awkward and lovable.

Elsa was a lovely figure. She brought the most emotion to the screen, even though mostly all she did was stress over containing her powers.

I really liked Kristoff. He did such funny, quirky little things. And he and Sven (his reindeer) as kids were like the cutest things ever!

Prince Hans was totally the picturesque traditional Disney prince. He and Anna even have that "we shall be married in the morning!" moment XD

The duke was kind of a funny character. Not much to him other than providing some antagonism towards Elsa.

Now there is a MAJOR plot twist that will either leave you in stunned silence or make you cry out in anger. Seriously, it comes out of no where! It is totally and completely jaw-drop worthy! Even if you do see it coming, the way it plays out is just... 8O

Disney took a different turn with this movie by focusing more on sisterly love rather than romantic love, though the romance is there. The bond between Anna and Elsa felt so real. It was beautiful, really. As I said, romance was not a huge focus in this movie, but it was still there (it just wouldn't be Disney without it). It was played out pretty well though. There was one part that I thought was a little sloppy (which I go into more detail in the full review because spoilers).

Now, I didn't really cry during this film. I know! I can't believe it either! Though there were definitely some heart-shattering moments and I got really close to tears, but I never actually cried (but that's just me).

The comedy was just perfect. There wasn't a surplus of it and the jokes weren't stupid. They all fit in perfectly, were well-timed, and some were absolutely hysterical.

Also, there are a couple moments that will make raving feminists very happy. I won't name them, but I quite liked them too (and I'm not a raving feminist).

I thought the pacing seemed a little fast at first, but second time around, it was a little better, still seemed a bit fast, but better. But it's a kids' film, it can't be too long. Besides, that's what I thought about Tangled at first, now I think it's just fine.

It wasn't a perfect movie, I will admit, but it was really, really good. Do not make me compare it to Tangled! They were very different movies! So I will just say, I really liked it and I would happily see it again and again! My final rating is 9/10.

TO SUM UP