On Snow [Review for Disney's Frozen]

*Warning: Unmarked spoilers for the second half of the movie may follow. If you haven't seen Frozen yet but still want to in the near future, I don't advise reading this blog post.*

Dear White Witch (née Jadis),

Elsa is way better than you. 

Sincerely, 
A Concerned Fan

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So I finally saw Frozen recently, after it was ordered from Amazon and shipped to my family's house because we never saw it in theaters and we were too lazy to drive five minutes to the nearest BX/Target and get it on DVD.

Also, because Amazon is usually cheaper.

Anyway, I finally saw Frozen. I am now sick of it because all the songs have been in my head ever since. But I saw it, so now I'm going to review it.

Onward we go, I guess.

Good/Favorite Bits:

• The songs. Dear StarClan, the songs. They're amazing (except for Love is an Open Door, which kind of annoyed me--but more on that later), and once they get in your head, they won't quit. But they're nonetheless amazing. 
• Anna. Just... Anna. She is so cute, especially as a kid. Really, it's like the animators looked at Rapunzel from Tangled, said, "We can do cuter", and then did.
• Disney seemed to have a blast upending its own stereotypes in this movie, which I always enjoy. The first love doesn't win the girl, the concept of True Love isn't all about your boyfriend kissing you (boy, did I enjoy that one), and the overall theme is love--real love, not just love of the romantic sort. 
• Olaf. I tend to despise kiddy comic relief characters (seriously, don't even get me started on Jar Jar Binks) but Olaf is really just too funny for me to hate. And that's a good thing. 
• Kristoff. Just... Kristoff. 
• Also, I kinda hate to admit this, but Hans really is gorgeous. (Anna's words, not mine.)

Bad/Least Favorite Bits:

• The very end of Hans's Villain Monologue. I was loving it right up until he said (in response to Anna's "You won't get away with this") "Oh, but I already have."
  ARGH.
  I really can't express how much I despise that line. In my opinion it sent all of Hans's characterization up to that point straight through the window as he became yet another Cliché Disney Villain™. Some of that characterization was recovered when we got to admire his acting skills in the next scene, but still...
• As stated above, I really didn't like Love is an Open Door... which is odd, because I really was enjoying the music up to that point. It's probably because it was yet another Cliché Falling-in-Love-Sequence Song™, which are pretty common in Disney movies. It might also be because it was almost immediately preceded by two other songs, both of which were more original and more moving. It got to the point where Love is an Open Door started and I thought Really? More singing? 
• And... that's really all I've got. 

Conclusion:

Frozen is probably the best Disney movie you'll see for a long while. If you haven't seen it already, I highly recommend buying or renting it. It's fresh and original, but not so much as to be unrecognizable as a Disney film, and it's got a great moral and a heartwarming ending. 

All in all, I give it four and a half out of five stars:

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And so, another blog post ends. Next review will probably be My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (don't laugh), unless I come up with something else or think of another good topic. 

See you next time, and have a Happy April!