Frozen

This is one of those films that you could watch over 100 times and still not become bored. It is almost flawless- the animation is beautiful, the characters are brilliant, the story is interesting- with several shocking twists , the songs are all catchy and memorable- overall, this is yet another triumph for the Walt Disney Animation Studio.

The story centres around two sisters- Anna and Elsa. Both are Princesses and one was born with a incredible power- the ability to create ice and snow at her fingertips. When Elsa accidentally injures Anna whilst they are playing as children, their parents decide that the safest course of action is to seperate the pair. As they grow up, Elsa's powers slowly grow stronger and are finally revealed at her Corination. Fearing for the saftey of the citizens of her Kingdom, she flees, inadvertently creating an eternal winter as she goes. It is now up to Anna- and the friends she meets on her journey, including Ice harvester Kristoff, his pet Reindeer Sven and the hilarious Snowman Olaf- to save the Kingdom from it's icy fate by finding her sister.

What I mostly love about this film is the way that so many Disney stereotypes, from Evil Queens to the idea of love at first sight- are completly subverted. It is so new and yet it is still able to feel like a classic Disney movie- it could be shown alongside the greatest films of the Disney Renaissance and you would not be able to tell the difference.

The characters are also interesting and unquie- I especially love the two sisters, as they are both brilliant- Elsa is a complex, fansinating and overall wonderful character and Anna is refreshingly quirky  and arkward- what other Disney Princess could sing the line 'Don't know if I'm elated or gassy, but I'm somewhere in that zone'?

Another great thing about this film is the animation, as the snow is absoulutley stunning and the backgrounds are spectacular. I also liked the character designs, however, they do follow the style of Tangled a little too closley- there is nothing really new.

That's another problem with the film- certain sections feel very Tangled-esque- but luckily the section that most closley resembles Disney's previous fairytale blockbuster passes quickly and it soon develops into it's own story.

Additionally, some of the storylines are a little underdeveloped- for example, we never find out the source of Elsa's powers and some elements of the plot seemed to come out of nowhere. Although I liked the plot developments, I wish they had been a bit more foreshadowed.

However, overall Frozen is a fantastic film that is a worthy entry to the Disney Animated Canon.