FROZEN warms the
heart as one of the best Disney films ever
Last year I praised BRAVE
(2012) for being one of the best Disney related films to grace the screen in a
long time. I still stand by that statement. Brave
was an awesome movie. But technically it was a “Disney” Pixar film (which means
it was Pixar doing all of the heavy lifting) and I really shouldn’t have heaped
love for Disney onto a product that they only “presented”. Frozen, however, is ALL Disney. Which means that I will once again
claim a movie to be the best thing that Disney has produced in years. I think
that this settles into the #2 spot on my favorite all-time Disney movies.
Nothing beats The Little Mermaid
(1989). Nothing.
Storyline: Princess Elsa (Menzel) is special. She was born
with the ability to control ice and snow. As children she and her sister Anna
(Bell) would use Elsa’s powers to play and have wintery fun. But an accident
causes Anna to get injured and, in retaliation, Elsa’s father makes her promise
to never use her powers again. Years later, the relationship between Elsa and
Anna becomes strained because Elsa is scared that she will hurt Anna again.
Then, at a coronation ceremony, Elsa accidentally exposes her powers to the town’s
people and, fearing for her life, retreats into the mountains to live in
solitude. This leaves the town in a wintery state that it can’t survive long. Anna
decides to strike out on an adventure, with the help of Kristoff (Groff) and
Olaf the snowman (Gad), to find Elsa and end this eternal winter.
Worth the admission? This movie is so good. I really hated
for it to be over with. The musical numbers were fantastic, the voice acting
was great, the animation was top notch, and the story was absolutely wonderful.
It was a seriously touching movie about strained relationships, embracing the
fact that everyone is different, and a continuing cautionary tale about
trusting the wealthy good looking people of the world.
While everything in the movie was really great the one thing
that stood out above most others was Olaf the Snowman. Voiced by Josh Gad this
character was often the most subtle comedy in the entire movie but the
character that I found to be the most fun to watch.
Also be sure to look for some of the small inclusions of
other Disney/Pixar characters in the film. At one point it can be seen that
Rapunzel and Rider from Tangled
(2010) are attending the coronation of Elsa. It’s little things like that that
make these movies so fun to watch. The
interconnectivity of these worlds are always interesting to see and they add
another layer to the depth of the world that makes up Disney and Pixar.
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Here are a few links that show the ways that these movies are all connected in some way or another.
While it definitely will have the kids happier than the parents, they still won't feel bored, which is probably what matters most. Nice review.
ReplyDeleteFor me, I probably like it better than most of the kids in there. It was just a fun little movie that I think Disney really managed to knock out of the park. I'm glad to see that Disney is starting to make great animated films again. Makes me feel like a kid! :)
ReplyDeleteOhmygoodness, as soon as it was over, I was like, "I wanna watch it again!" It was so, so good! You're right-one of the best Disney's in a long time :)
ReplyDeleteWasn't it? I loved the musical numbers. Again, I am a huge fan of The Little Mermaid. I had to learn all of the musical numbers for school when it first came out. I still know all of them! But this probably has the 2nd best set of musical numbers that I can remember being in a Disney film. Really strong stuff all around.
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