As a preschool teacher, I have heard several rave reviews from my three year olds in regards to the movie "Frozen". Upon reflection, I remembered the last animated movie I saw in theaters was "Despicable Me 2". (Not quite a Disney movie, but the first one was pretty incredible, the second one gave a great effort.) I had seen trailers for "Frozen" and found myself giggling even at the snowman character, who seems like he is just there for the kids, shouldn't he be annoying to people over the age of 10?
Long story short, I was grateful for the dreary weather on Saturday (is it spring, is it winter?), perfect movie conditions. I headed to Cinemagic to sit, along with several children in booster seats, to bask in the glow of what Disney movies have become.
At the end of a fast paced hour and a half, filled with a frosty whirlwind of emotions, I found myself absolutely thrilled over the movie experience I had just had. It's not everyday you find a movie with a ginger princess that you can actually relate to. She literally sings at one point about not knowing whether or not she's "elated or gassy", who can't relate to that?!
Disney movies are really smart, the messages are layered throughout. My three year olds remember the scary parts and the snowman losing his nose, a little bit older and they'll start to pick up on the strained relationship between the sisters. For me, I found that I couldn't stop smiling at the unflinching optimism that the ginger princess, Anna, carried with her throughout the movie. (I could also relate to how cold she gets in all that snow.) While the messages in the songs aren't necessarily realistic for us "adults", even a 25 year old such as myself can find themselves tapping along. (Who knew that the voice of Gossip Girl could also sing?!) When I was little, I thought you could basically sing your way through any situation (thanks Ariel, Belle...), this movie may still support that idea to those younger than me, I'm just really happy that I have some feel good songs to add to my workout playlist.
I left "Frozen" in the best mood. I'm not planning on becoming a princess anytime soon. I am almost certain that my sister doesn't have uncontrollable magic powers. Sometimes, Disney movies are the best at reminding us that there is always something positive that can be done (even in the snowiest of times). You may not have to break out in song to get there though, I'll have to keep reminding myself of this one.
A sample to further convince you, Indina Menzel should do more Disney voices, is it ironic that she played Maureen in Rent?
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