Review of Frozen (2013) by Corey M — 18 May 2015

It's is getting one ONE star for appealing to little girls who feel ostracized and isolated and alone who've yet to discover anime. Here's why it lost four stars. So Elsa injuries Anna when they're children with her magic and the solution is to erase Anna's memories of magic, forcing Elsa to live in isolation for the next ten years.

Wouldn't it make more sense to erase Elsa's memories? Or even block her use of magic? And why is Elsa the only person in this entire kingdom who has magic? the trolls the raised Kristoff certainly knew and understood magic.

The overall message is ignoring problems is the best solution. But when this blows up in their faces during Elsa's coronation, Elsa flees then gains total mastery of her powers. So if from the opening act they simply taught Elsa to control and use her powers we don't have a movie.

Further, if the simply didn't keep Elsa's powers a secret we don't have a movie. Anna regains her memories after meeting Olaf which raises the question of why they erased Anna's memories in such an un-thorough manner.

Then we get to Prince Hans who's only in this film to betray Anna (like her going on this adventure with Kristoff wouldn't result in their falling in love) and provide this film with an actual villain to establish the good guys from the bad.

And in doing so it keeps the viewer from asking all the questions I've asked in this review. Also, there's no real sense of danger or urgency. Sure the kingdom is enduring a blizzard but Elsa made it so you know see can simply un-make it.

Anna and Kristoff face dangers on their journey but it's a little kids film so you know they will survive. Is it any wonder this film underwent several story treatments for years before being commissioned?