Walt
Disney’s icy, fantasy film, Frozen is
a joyful ride into seamless snow, all things magical and human. This musical
fantasy released in the year 2013, won Oscars for the Best Animated Feature and
the Best Original Song (Let it go).
The
story is set in a kingdom, Arendale and revolves around two princesses, Elsa
and Anna, who are sisters. The eldest sister, Elsa is an ice queen born with magical
powers. However, she fears the impact of her powers and so she lives in
isolation within the palace, and keeps her powers a secret. When the secret
comes out unexpectedly during a ball, mainly due to the provocation of her
sister, Anna, Elsa is termed as a witch and shunned by the people of her
kingdom. Accidently, Elsa also sets off winter in her kingdom which snows and wreaks
havoc. The rest of the film is about Elsa overcoming her fears with the help of
her sister Anna, and Anna’s new friends Kristoff, Sven and Olaf, and putting
her magic to good use to restore summer, and normalcy in her kingdom.
It would be foolish to reject this film as
another ‘fairy tale’ story as it does not use the same magic formula of good vs.
evil. Instead it brews a story of magic, love, fear, challenge and mixed
emotions. This is served alongside
simple comedy and melodious songs that can warm the cockles of your heart.
The
beauty of this film is its simplicity, and the smooth and visually intriguing
pictorial narration of the story that flows in new territories, one after
another. The hit song “Let it go” is powerful enough to help you break your own
shackles and taste the freedom. The songs “Summer” and “Love is an open door”
are beautiful dreams that you can experience, and is sure to make you swoon as
if you were in your lover’s arms.
Frozen
is a celebration of nature’s different weathers - summer, winter, ice and snow
as it shows both the beauty and the darker side of these elements. The writers
of this story should be commended for their depiction of the reindeer, Sven
which has more characteristics of a dog than a reindeer. And of course the
snowman, Olaf is such a lovable creature.
Frozen
is a happy film, despite the numerous tragedies, and it would indeed be a crime
to miss it!
Film: Frozen
Year: 2013
Genre: Animated fantasy
Director:Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Producer:Peter Del Vecho
Editing:Jeff Draheim
Music Composer: Christophe Beck
Writers: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Shane Morris
FROZEN TRAILER
Tomatometer: 89% IMDb ratings: 7.7/10
-Indu Mathi S
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