Okay, so I haven't posted a review in a month now (oops?) and now I'm going to do a review that many people will think is bullshit even though in my opinion is the honest truth. So hear my out when I give my views.
Disney's 'Frozen' - released in 2013 - tells the story of Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel), a princess with the power to turn things into ice by her bare hands, and Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell) her younger sister. When Elsa's powers get out of control, Anna (pronounced Ah-nah. don't even get me started on that) is left teamed up with a snowman named Olaf (voiced by Josh Gad) and a very cute man named Kristoff (voiced by Johnathan Groff), to try and find her sister and save the kingdom they live, whilst mixed up with boy troubles and family feuds.
Right, so here's one of my problem with not just this film, but many others. Animated films like these are great, a good laugh for a family and especially younger children. But honestly Disney, how many princess films do you need? I wouldn't mind them so much if they weren't extremely degrading and give an image to children that to be princesses we need to have long hair, be able to sing and be skinny.
Yes, compared to many Disney films it does better in being real life (Anna's hair not being perfect when she wakes up) but me not being a size 6 kinda pisses me off how still all the cartoon princesses are stick thin and are absolutely gorgeous because even though I'm not a 6 year old Disney fanatic, I still feel it could be giving everyone the wrong impression and making people want to look like these fake people to be 'beautiful.'
But with that, the one thing Frozen does that other princess films doesn't is give the message that family are important and that we don't just have to rely on boys to 'save us'. This is mainly shown at the end (I won't spoil it for you I promise) and gives the image that family shouldn't be taken for granted.
On the other hand, talking about the ending makes me want to move onto the plot of the film. Yes the plot is slightly more interesting than some films, but it is still disgustingly cliché and for the most part - predictable I'm afraid to admit. Like of course Elsa would get out of control and Anna would go
find her and team up with someone. And of course one of the boys would turn into an arsehole.
The film itself is overrated in all honesty. The plot is not as good as it should be to be completely honest. For me the one thing that salvages the film that has won 62 awards to date, is the soundtrack. The soundtrack is without a doubt the best part of the film, with some lovely songs including 'Do You Want To Build a Snowman' and 'Let It Go', which even though is over played and used way to many times in adverts, make the film watchable and as loved as it truly is. The singing is excellent and really fits with the film.
And finally, I had to make a complaint about the pronunciation of Anna because no matter what anyone says anything spelt A n n a is pronounces An-ah not Ah-nah.
So in conclusion, yes I dislike the film 'Frozen' and yes I will not change my opinion even though the soundtrack is great.
On the other hand, talking about the ending makes me want to move onto the plot of the film. Yes the plot is slightly more interesting than some films, but it is still disgustingly cliché and for the most part - predictable I'm afraid to admit. Like of course Elsa would get out of control and Anna would go
find her and team up with someone. And of course one of the boys would turn into an arsehole.
The film itself is overrated in all honesty. The plot is not as good as it should be to be completely honest. For me the one thing that salvages the film that has won 62 awards to date, is the soundtrack. The soundtrack is without a doubt the best part of the film, with some lovely songs including 'Do You Want To Build a Snowman' and 'Let It Go', which even though is over played and used way to many times in adverts, make the film watchable and as loved as it truly is. The singing is excellent and really fits with the film.
And finally, I had to make a complaint about the pronunciation of Anna because no matter what anyone says anything spelt A n n a is pronounces An-ah not Ah-nah.
So in conclusion, yes I dislike the film 'Frozen' and yes I will not change my opinion even though the soundtrack is great.
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