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redbrunja ([personal profile] redbrunja) wrote2014-01-05 12:18 pm
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Let The Storm Rage On | The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway

I've been avoiding reviews and commentary about Frozen because I wanted to experience it as unbiased as I could, but last night I saw it and:

  • I FUCKING LOVED IT.

  • Seriously, I laughed SO DAMN MUCH.

  • I cannot stress how glad I am that Kristin Bell is finally in a movie worth/that I have some desire to see.

  • I was a little disappointed that Elsa/Kristoff and then Anna/Hans didn't end up together. When Anna and Hans were having their cute duet I was really hoping that they'd end up together, instead of doing the cliche 'first guy is the wrong guy.' Plus, Elsa MADE ICE. Kristoff WORKS WITH ICE. I was imagining Kristoff and Elsa at Anna's wedding, off in a corner together, going 'knew him ONE DAY and she decided to marry him.' 'I know, right? Who does that?'

  • I loved that the 'act of true love' turned out to be an action that Anna took but I still think Disney needs to rewatch Mulan and Anastasia and take notes on who to write climaxes for their heroines. (That's what she said.) The last thirty minutes were BY FAR the weakest part of the movie.

  • I was also rolling my eyes at the fact that they imported the horse from Tangled into this movie.

  • Let It Go was just AMAZING.

  • I cannot stress how happy I am that the resolution of Elsa's arc was using her magic and rediscovering the joy; I have no time for stories that declare magic as evil Just Because.

  • qualapec and I sent some quality time after the movie talking about how much we'd like to see Elsa and Anna's country attacked and how we'd enjoy seeing Elsa just CURB-STOMP whoever dared attack her country.



This is definitely going on my top five movies of 2014 (regardless of release date, I organize movies by when I see them). (Or maybe not, depending on how/if my opinion changes based on commentary.)
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[identity profile] qualapec.livejournal.com 2014-01-07 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad you liked it!

I loved that the 'act of true love' turned out to be an action that Anna took but I still think Disney needs to rewatch Mulan and Anastasia and take notes on who to write climaxes for their heroines. (That's what she said.) The last thirty minutes were BY FAR the weakest part of the movie.

Honestly, I think they need to reevaluate their narratives for lady heroes in general. Since the end of the post-renaissance period, I kinda feel like they've been writing more to the mythology of the Disney Princess (for instance, Mulan was so amazing because 1) she wasn't a princess, 2) she saved her entire country). One reason why I love Frozen so much is because it's a step away from that, back towards the way things were, especially with Elsa and the emotional complexity of her story, but ultimately it's still not quite there. I'm still so, so, so glad that the relationship between the sisters and how important it was to both of them is the thread that carried through from the beginning to the end, and that although they had relationships with men for better or for worse, it was ultimately their relationship that drove the story and kept Elsa from going down the dark path she could have. SO MANY FEELINGS.

qualapec and I sent some quality time after the movie talking about how much we'd like to see Elsa and Anna's country attacked and how we'd enjoy seeing Elsa just CURB-STOMP whoever dared attack her country.

CURB-STOMP is such a beautiful word.

I was actually just thinking more about this, and about how literally all of Arandelle's local allies - and even rivals - that sent people to the coronation would have gotten a front row seat to the power of its queen, which kind of has fascinating political ramifications.

[identity profile] redbrunja.livejournal.com 2014-01-29 08:55 am (UTC)(link)
Yep. I definitely think that Disney needs to take a hard look at what they’re doing and what’s working, and what works in the short term but doesn’t hold up. (For example, of recent Disney Princess movies, I feel that only Brave doesn’t have glaring problems in hind-sight.) I’m really curious to see what I think about the upcoming Disney movie set in Polynesia.

Curb-stomp is just a good phrase.

I was actually just thinking more about this, and about how literally all of Arandelle's local allies - and even rivals - that sent people to the coronation would have gotten a front row seat to the power of its queen, which kind of has fascinating political ramifications.

Yes, ESPECIALLY because the way that Frozen plays out, rivals and allies have a good look at the power of the queen as well as the potential instabilities of her rule. Like, if I was working against that country, (if this wasn’t a Disney movie, people would have died) I’d think about working against the queen by stressing the fact that she killed/could have killed/damaged a lot of people's livelihoods/etc. There is a potential wedge there.
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