I love Frozen! And the main reason why I love it is because it's a Disney movie and I am a big Disney fan even though I'm 20-something years old.
But I'm not talking about Disney (today). I'm talking about Frozen, which has gotten so much negative talk that it saddens me. It is such a fabulous story with such great messages. Yes, the song "Let It Go" has been played and redone way too much, but you can't hate and not see a movie just because of that.
Speaking of that song, let's take a moment to talk about it. I love it beyond words! It has such a great message to it. "Let It Go" is about embracing what makes you different and not letting it or your fears stop you from being you. You have a limp? Let it go. You are short? Let it go. You have magical powers? Let it go! Don't let that stop you. Don't let the fear of being different stop you. Let it all go and just be yourself. If others are judging or making fun of you because you are being different, just let it go. They don't matter.
A lot of people have said that Frozen is feminist and/or about the power of women. I do not agree. The main focus of the movie is on the female characters, but I don't think that makes it a feminist movie. All of the Disney princess movies focus on the princess but those haven't been called feminist. Elsa has magical powers and she is the queen, but I don't think that makes Frozen feminist. Anna thinks for herself and makes decisions all by herself, but that doesn't make Frozen feminist. It just means that those characters have strengths and weaknesses and know or learn how to work with them...and just happen to be females.
Frozen has some of the most hilarious characters I have seen in a long time. Little Anna is absolutely adorable. I just love how she asks her sister, "Do you want to build a snowman?" It's like she knows without a shadow of a doubt that one simple question will for sure get her out of bed to play. Sven is even hilarious. I know that Kristoff is the one who gives Sven his voice, but the way that Sven acts while he is "talking" is funny and there is no way he could have been better created. Besides, who doesn't love a cuddly reindeer? Especially since we all know that "reindeer are better than people." And then there is the all time favorite Olaf. He loves warm hugs even though he's a snowman! He is also quite witty and ironic. One fact about Olaf that makes him amazing is that Josh Gad, who provided Olaf's voice, did a lot of improv and the cartoonists had to draw and create Olaf around what Josh Gad had recorded. The things that Josh Gad came up with on the spot while recording were absolutely hilarious, sweet, and made Olaf the best character in the world (according to me).
And then there is all of the (other) humor! Sven loves Olaf.... or at least he loves and wants his carrot nose. Olaf wants to experience Summer. There are so many puns! Anna is a bit of a klutz and it gets her into trouble. Hans's horse almost drops Anna and Hans into the fjord while showing respect. The bust in the cake and making it look like a dress! It is absolutely hilarious! And it is funny because there is simple and complex humor in the story.
One of my favorite things about Frozen is that it teaches about love. Love is more than a boy meeting a girl and it's love at first sight. This movie proves that love at first sight isn't always right. There is love in adoption shown between Kristoff and his family of trolls. There's the love from a boy and his pet reindeer. There's pure, innocent, child-like love that Olaf gives. There's sisterly love, even though they aren't always open to each other. There is the love that a ruler has for her people. I think the reason why Frozen has so many different kinds of love in it is because (as my amazing mother in law puts it) love is the key to life. The more love you have in your heart, the more joy you will get out of life.
I love the movie Frozen without a doubt for the reasons I have already said, but the main and biggest reason is that it's a Disney movie. As long as Disney continues to create wholesome, family friendly, moral teaching movies, I will always be a fan. You really can't find a better movie making company.
