kongisking
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Okay, been deliberately holding off talking about this to wait until I'd seen it more than once to properly analyze and absorb it. Now that I've seen it twice, I think I can now accurately judge it.
Has anyone seen this yet? If not, and you consider yourself to have even a smidgen of love for Disney, you owe it to yourself to give this a look. I have been vocal (obnoxiously so) about my affection for Enchanted and Tangled, but Frozen is the first Disney movie in a long while that genuinely moved me like the Renaissance films did with its story, characters, and message. My barometer for how truly good a Disney movie is if it makes you weep (in a good way), and this did so, so hey, I thought it was great.
The voice acting is superb by everyone. Even that snowman character, who looked Jar-Jar-level annoying in the trailers, turned out to be genuinely lovable and a really good character. But the two biggest strengths of this one are the songs, and the animation. I mean, holy cow. I am a huge fan of Disney in 2D, but this film makes one heckuva argument for why CGI can be equally effective. The snow and ice effects are breathtaking, as is the superb and subtle animation of the characters. Anna and Elsa both register so strongly partly because their animation feels so real, so sincere, so genuine.
And those songs...hey, I loved the ones in Enchanted and Tangled too, but this stuff is the best since The Lion King. A hilarious and sweet number about Anna's excitement over meeting new people, an effective and atmospheric opening tune that brought back memories of Brother Bear, and one song that had me laughing, feeling sympathy, and then outright holding back tears within only three minutes.
But the show-stopper, as you all may have heard, is 'Let it Go', sung by that living personification of phenomenal singing called Idina Menzel. A powerful, exhilarating and joyous power ballad, this sucker belongs up there with the all-time great "don't give a crap anymore" songs. I wanted to stand up and clap after this one, people. I mean, damn.
The only gripes I have are ones that, if you think about them, are actually quite ingenious subversions of the Disney formula, so they don't bother me too much. For instance, there's no real front-and-center villain, which is kind of a let-down as Disney Villains are one of the things I look forward to most with new animated canon features from this company. Also, the third act does get into some cliches for a while, but, avoiding spoilers here, there is a purpose to that which makes it all worth it in the end.
By the end of this movie, I felt an incredible rush of gratitude toward Disney. This is the movie that should convince the skeptical that they still have that amazing magic that made them titans in the first place, and I absolutely can't wait to see their next one. Frozen was a utter delight, and if any of you are parents, you can't possibly do better than this for a nice family outing this holiday season. Seriously, people, please see it. Reward Disney for their marvelous work here, they deserve the money this time.
And if anyone else has seen it already, I'd love to hear some other thoughts and opinions.
Has anyone seen this yet? If not, and you consider yourself to have even a smidgen of love for Disney, you owe it to yourself to give this a look. I have been vocal (obnoxiously so) about my affection for Enchanted and Tangled, but Frozen is the first Disney movie in a long while that genuinely moved me like the Renaissance films did with its story, characters, and message. My barometer for how truly good a Disney movie is if it makes you weep (in a good way), and this did so, so hey, I thought it was great.
The voice acting is superb by everyone. Even that snowman character, who looked Jar-Jar-level annoying in the trailers, turned out to be genuinely lovable and a really good character. But the two biggest strengths of this one are the songs, and the animation. I mean, holy cow. I am a huge fan of Disney in 2D, but this film makes one heckuva argument for why CGI can be equally effective. The snow and ice effects are breathtaking, as is the superb and subtle animation of the characters. Anna and Elsa both register so strongly partly because their animation feels so real, so sincere, so genuine.
And those songs...hey, I loved the ones in Enchanted and Tangled too, but this stuff is the best since The Lion King. A hilarious and sweet number about Anna's excitement over meeting new people, an effective and atmospheric opening tune that brought back memories of Brother Bear, and one song that had me laughing, feeling sympathy, and then outright holding back tears within only three minutes.
But the show-stopper, as you all may have heard, is 'Let it Go', sung by that living personification of phenomenal singing called Idina Menzel. A powerful, exhilarating and joyous power ballad, this sucker belongs up there with the all-time great "don't give a crap anymore" songs. I wanted to stand up and clap after this one, people. I mean, damn.
The only gripes I have are ones that, if you think about them, are actually quite ingenious subversions of the Disney formula, so they don't bother me too much. For instance, there's no real front-and-center villain, which is kind of a let-down as Disney Villains are one of the things I look forward to most with new animated canon features from this company. Also, the third act does get into some cliches for a while, but, avoiding spoilers here, there is a purpose to that which makes it all worth it in the end.
By the end of this movie, I felt an incredible rush of gratitude toward Disney. This is the movie that should convince the skeptical that they still have that amazing magic that made them titans in the first place, and I absolutely can't wait to see their next one. Frozen was a utter delight, and if any of you are parents, you can't possibly do better than this for a nice family outing this holiday season. Seriously, people, please see it. Reward Disney for their marvelous work here, they deserve the money this time.
And if anyone else has seen it already, I'd love to hear some other thoughts and opinions.