So, yes, I too have been swept up in the wave of Disney's Frozen fans. And before I start I want to warn you that this paper will be stuffed with spoilers so, beware.
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Q: What can we learn from a movie with a queen, her sister, a comical snowman, an ice delivery man and a reindeer?
A: A lot. There's probably even more then the points I'm going to mention.
We're going to jump to different parts in the movies so, bear with me; but first, let's introduce the main characters:
~ Elsa, princess/queen of Arendelle, possesses special powers over winter elements.
~ Anna, princess of Arendelle, younger sister to Elsa. (Anna pronounced 'Onna' since they're in Norway.)
~ Hans, prince of the Southern Isles (Hans pronounced so that it rhymes with 'lawns')
~ Kristoff, an ice deliveryman.
~ Sven, Kristoff's best friend, a carrot-loving reindeer.
~ Olaf, a snowman who's eagerly awaiting summer.
~ Grand Pabbie, the troll king.
As said, or sung, in The Sound Of Music, "Let's start at the beginning, a very go place to start." How true.
So, the film starts with men getting ice from a frozen lake. While working, they sing a song titled "Frozen heart" where they sing about how ice is powerful and dangerous. They also warn us to beware the frozen heart.
Now we switch settings and we arrive at the palace where Anna is wide awake and she gets Elsa to accompany her down stairs to the throne room. (At least I think it might be the throne room.) There Elsa uses her powers to create an indoor winter wonderland, which include a snowman named Olaf who likes warm hugs. They both have a blast until Elsa starts making "tickle bumps" for Anna. Anna jumps from one to the next one. She's going too fast. Elsa warns her to stop but Anna is having too much fun. Elsa slips and Anna, unaware of her sister, keeps going. In an attempt to save Anna, Elsa sends a stream of ice/snow towards her sister but ends up hitting Anna in the forehead. Elsa runs to Anna. This is how Anna gets a white streak of hair ( kind of hard to explain). Something I noticed in this part of the movie, was when Elsa starts crying over Anna, the ice on the floor, which had been swirled with beautiful patterns, gradually turns into a boring, white color all over. I wonder if this is symbolic. But in what way?
The family then flees to the trolls where Grand Pabbie takes the ice out of Anna's head and changes Anna's memories so that she no longer remembers that her sister has powers. Grand P then tells warns Elsa of her gift and how fear will be her enemy. Now, at this point, something kind of weird happens. Maybe the king and queen weren't listening or maybe it's because Grand P is just a bit vague and doesn't stop the king and queen from their plan to keep Elsa safe, which they say right in front of him. Either way, Elsa is locked into her own room, the number of servants is reduced and all of Elsa's contact, besides her mom and dad, is cut off. This was obviously not the thing to do. This only makes Elsa more scared of herself. They also come up with a saying, "Conceal don't feel." I think this saying, along with every other change, reduces Elsa's confidence. Personally if it happened to me, I think I'd feel like a threat. Maybe I'd even run away because being locked up really doesn't help boost moral.
Moving on and changing subject; let's talk about Hans. Hans is an interesting character. He seems like a great, supportive, loving, caring sort of guy but he ends up being the guy whose real intention is to make Arendelle his own. He's got this idea in his head because he has twelve older brothers so he won't be able to be king of his own kingdom. So, he had to marry in somewhere. Anyhow, this kind of winds in with not marrying someone you've only known for a day (or a couple days) or a couple hours. (The only other movie that I've seen/noticed that they've talked about not marrying at love at first sight is Enchanted.) A scene in the movie explains this in a funnier way:
Kristoff: "What's his [Hans's] last name?"
Anna: "Of the Southern Isles"
Kristoff "What's his favorite food?"
Anna: "Sandwiches"
Kristoff: "Best friend's name?"
Anna: "Probably John."
Kristoff: "Eye color?"
Anna: "Dreamy."
Kristoff: "Foot size?"
Anna: "Foot size doesn't matter."
Kristoff: "Have you have a meal with him yet? What if you hate the way he eats? What if you hate the way he picks his nose?"
Anna: "Picks his nose?"
Kristoff: "And eats it."
Anna: "Excuse me, sir, he is a prince."
Kristoff: "All men do it. "
Anna: "Ew. Ah, look it doesn't matter, it's true love."
Kristoff: "It doesn't sound like true love."
Skipping around; there's a song that the trolls sing entitled, "Fixer Upper." It's really a very cute song, there's just one part that I disagree with. There's also a part that I do agree with. So, one of the lines says, "We're not saying you can change him, 'cuz people don't really change." That I do not agree with. People can change. That doesn't mean that they'll wake up one morning a different person but you can start changing in little ways and ultimately become a changed being. The line that I do agree with says, "We're just saying that love is a force that's powerful and strange." I don't know if it's strange exactly but it is powerful.
Elsa thinks that by running away she'll be free. I've heard/read this many times but the only place I can remember it in is in Gregor the Overlander: The Curse of the Warmbloods. Gregor's grandma says that even if you run away, whatever it is you're running away from will follow you.
Olaf is the loveable, huggable, summer loving snowman and comic relief. One of my favorite Olaf lines says, "Some people are worth melting for." This is said during a part of the movie where Olaf is talking to Anna in front of a fireplace. Anna warns Olaf that he'll melt but Olaf replies that "some people are worth melting for."
Something else I noticed was that both Frozen and Tangled were about two girls who were locked up and confined and found a way out.
There are many other things that I could list that stood out to me but I don't want to bore anyone or spoil it for those of you who might not have seen it yet.
We're going to jump to different parts in the movies so, bear with me; but first, let's introduce the main characters:
~ Elsa, princess/queen of Arendelle, possesses special powers over winter elements.
~ Anna, princess of Arendelle, younger sister to Elsa. (Anna pronounced 'Onna' since they're in Norway.)
~ Hans, prince of the Southern Isles (Hans pronounced so that it rhymes with 'lawns')
~ Kristoff, an ice deliveryman.
~ Sven, Kristoff's best friend, a carrot-loving reindeer.
~ Olaf, a snowman who's eagerly awaiting summer.
~ Grand Pabbie, the troll king.
As said, or sung, in The Sound Of Music, "Let's start at the beginning, a very go place to start." How true.
So, the film starts with men getting ice from a frozen lake. While working, they sing a song titled "Frozen heart" where they sing about how ice is powerful and dangerous. They also warn us to beware the frozen heart.
Now we switch settings and we arrive at the palace where Anna is wide awake and she gets Elsa to accompany her down stairs to the throne room. (At least I think it might be the throne room.) There Elsa uses her powers to create an indoor winter wonderland, which include a snowman named Olaf who likes warm hugs. They both have a blast until Elsa starts making "tickle bumps" for Anna. Anna jumps from one to the next one. She's going too fast. Elsa warns her to stop but Anna is having too much fun. Elsa slips and Anna, unaware of her sister, keeps going. In an attempt to save Anna, Elsa sends a stream of ice/snow towards her sister but ends up hitting Anna in the forehead. Elsa runs to Anna. This is how Anna gets a white streak of hair ( kind of hard to explain). Something I noticed in this part of the movie, was when Elsa starts crying over Anna, the ice on the floor, which had been swirled with beautiful patterns, gradually turns into a boring, white color all over. I wonder if this is symbolic. But in what way?
The family then flees to the trolls where Grand Pabbie takes the ice out of Anna's head and changes Anna's memories so that she no longer remembers that her sister has powers. Grand P then tells warns Elsa of her gift and how fear will be her enemy. Now, at this point, something kind of weird happens. Maybe the king and queen weren't listening or maybe it's because Grand P is just a bit vague and doesn't stop the king and queen from their plan to keep Elsa safe, which they say right in front of him. Either way, Elsa is locked into her own room, the number of servants is reduced and all of Elsa's contact, besides her mom and dad, is cut off. This was obviously not the thing to do. This only makes Elsa more scared of herself. They also come up with a saying, "Conceal don't feel." I think this saying, along with every other change, reduces Elsa's confidence. Personally if it happened to me, I think I'd feel like a threat. Maybe I'd even run away because being locked up really doesn't help boost moral.
Moving on and changing subject; let's talk about Hans. Hans is an interesting character. He seems like a great, supportive, loving, caring sort of guy but he ends up being the guy whose real intention is to make Arendelle his own. He's got this idea in his head because he has twelve older brothers so he won't be able to be king of his own kingdom. So, he had to marry in somewhere. Anyhow, this kind of winds in with not marrying someone you've only known for a day (or a couple days) or a couple hours. (The only other movie that I've seen/noticed that they've talked about not marrying at love at first sight is Enchanted.) A scene in the movie explains this in a funnier way:
Kristoff: "What's his [Hans's] last name?"
Anna: "Of the Southern Isles"
Kristoff "What's his favorite food?"
Anna: "Sandwiches"
Kristoff: "Best friend's name?"
Anna: "Probably John."
Kristoff: "Eye color?"
Anna: "Dreamy."
Kristoff: "Foot size?"
Anna: "Foot size doesn't matter."
Kristoff: "Have you have a meal with him yet? What if you hate the way he eats? What if you hate the way he picks his nose?"
Anna: "Picks his nose?"
Kristoff: "And eats it."
Anna: "Excuse me, sir, he is a prince."
Kristoff: "All men do it. "
Anna: "Ew. Ah, look it doesn't matter, it's true love."
Kristoff: "It doesn't sound like true love."
Skipping around; there's a song that the trolls sing entitled, "Fixer Upper." It's really a very cute song, there's just one part that I disagree with. There's also a part that I do agree with. So, one of the lines says, "We're not saying you can change him, 'cuz people don't really change." That I do not agree with. People can change. That doesn't mean that they'll wake up one morning a different person but you can start changing in little ways and ultimately become a changed being. The line that I do agree with says, "We're just saying that love is a force that's powerful and strange." I don't know if it's strange exactly but it is powerful.
Elsa thinks that by running away she'll be free. I've heard/read this many times but the only place I can remember it in is in Gregor the Overlander: The Curse of the Warmbloods. Gregor's grandma says that even if you run away, whatever it is you're running away from will follow you.
Olaf is the loveable, huggable, summer loving snowman and comic relief. One of my favorite Olaf lines says, "Some people are worth melting for." This is said during a part of the movie where Olaf is talking to Anna in front of a fireplace. Anna warns Olaf that he'll melt but Olaf replies that "some people are worth melting for."
Something else I noticed was that both Frozen and Tangled were about two girls who were locked up and confined and found a way out.
There are many other things that I could list that stood out to me but I don't want to bore anyone or spoil it for those of you who might not have seen it yet.
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