"Let it go, Let it go. Can't hold it back anymore. Let it go, Let it go. Turn away and slam the door. Here I stand and here I'll stay. Let the storm rage on. The cold never bothered me anyway."
These lyrics from "Let It Go" really touch me in a deeply personal way. Whenever I hear it or sing it, it's like a therapeutic experience.
As a young adult, I'm going through the part of life where I'm trying to figure out who I am and who I want to be. I'm learning that I need to let go of some things, like bad habits and fears. This song perfectly expresses feelings I can relate to, and maybe you can too.
I'd love to be like Elsa and just stop worrying about what people think and start being myself. Being myself isn't quite as magical as Elsa being herself, but who I am is just as beautiful.
Frozen is about two sisters, Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel). Elsa has magic powers to create and manipulate snow and ice. She accidentally brings on an eternal winter and runs away from the kingdom. Anna and her new friends Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and a funny snowman named Olaf (Josh Gad) go on a journey to find Elsa, facing obstacles along the way.
There are some deep messages in this film about the power of sisterhood and finding romance where you least expect it.
With animated films, sisterhood is a topic that is not often addressed. That's one of the reasons why Frozen is so refreshing, heart-warming, and relatable.
Frozen considerably resembles Tangled with its plot and characters. Which, I admit, is a bit frustrating. But, with the popularity of Tangled, I can't say that I blame Disney for bringing back similar types of characters into a different environment and circumstance.
The development of the plot and the characters was lacking a bit. While watching in the theater, I found myself asking questions about the story that were never answered. I think sometimes filmmakers create obstacles just for the characters to overcome, and don't include enough (or any) believable back story to explain why things happened the way they did. I'm sure this would not bother me as a child; but as an adult, it does.
Although I mentioned a few complaints, I would say that I loved Frozen overall. Most of the plot was quite different from that of Tangled. I found myself wondering what was going to happen next in the story; feeling surprised by the twists and turns and the progression of the characters throughout the movie.
Frozen is a real treat cinematically. The animation is breathtaking and enchanting and adds so much to the feel of the musical sequences. The songs by themselves are well composed, but the visuals really enhance the experience.
The writers wrote their lyrics and dialogue brilliantly to appeal to all ages. Some of the songs were constructed like songs from an opera where characters sang sentences you would usually expect them to just speak.
Much of the dialogue between Kristoff and Anna was very much like charming banter from a romantic comedy, which was very entertaining and comedic.
The comedy throughout the film was witty and whimsical. At times, Olaf's humor was a bit over the top, but I mostly found myself laughing at his silly remarks and slapstick comedy.
The most important thing to have in a good film is a good moral. The moral of this movie is to cherish the relationships in your life and to be yourself.
So, let's be like Elsa and let our true selves shine through, stop worrying, and let it go.