Frozen (Review)

I judge books by their covers and movies by their previews.

Going in to see Frozen, I was leery. Where was there room for a talking snowman in my beloved fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson? Why was a boy saving the day in my girl power tale? Based on the previews, I expected nothing more from the film than a comedic snowman and a boy saves the princess and they live happily ever after love story that only Disney can achieve.

I wasn’t sure if I was going to actually see the movie in the theaters.

But then it released and everywhere I turned I heard nothing but rave reviews. People whose opinions I trusted lauded the movie.

So I gave it a chance.

If you haven’t see Frozen yet, what are you waiting for? Go. Shoo. Stop reading this immediately and get to the theater. I’ll be here when you come back.

Okay, just in case any of you did not take my advice to go watch it, I’ll try to keep this review spoiler free.

The musical score was excellent. The characters burst into song from one minute to the next and the songs told a story. A beautiful story. Idina Menzel killed it as the voice of Elsa. (Seriously, can she sing every part ever? Please?) Kristen Bell did a remarkable job as the voice of Anna.

After watching the movie, seek out some of the behind the scenes footage, watching the two women play off of each other while recording is pretty awesome.

Even beyond the musical numbers, Frozen was spot on. There was character growth. And it was a love story… but the romantic love interests paled next to the true message of the story—love for family and the bond of sisterhood.

I would say more, but it would risk spoiling the movie.

Instead. Go see it. And then bask in the glorious message of the film.

Because even though it veered significantly from Hans Christian Anderson’s tale… it’s still a beautifully told story and worth watching again and again and again.