Popping your finger on the scale of 1 to 10 for Frozen is particularly hard. I think firstly anyone who sees it should consider that they are watching a children's movie, and they should expect some degree of melodramatics, sing-a-long sing songs, and the inevitable American twang on some of the voices.
Besides these, it is a good film. Enjoyable. If I was 5 years old right now, I would be raving with excitement and adore for it. The movie has achieved it's purpose, entertaining it's target audience, and actually entertaining beyond these boundaries. I saw the film with my mum and brother, and as predicted my 10 year old brother thought it didn't have enough cars, machinery and explosions in (make sure you double check that you are not expecting this from Frozen as cars, machinery and explosions are not really included).
The animation in this film plays a large part in the success and watch-ability of the movie; you will hear other critics mentioning it, it's quite extraordinary. And as boring as this sounds, it is as though you could be living in their world. In other words, the animation is so detailed, there are lots of lovely vibrant objects on the screen to look at, examine, and indulge on.
You may have heard some viewers explain how predictable the very predictable story line was, and how they predicted the right predictions and predicted the predictable story line. Hhm. I would like to comment on how complex the story line was (for a children's movie), and how this enabled the movie to be actually rather interesting. There were a selection of characters popping up here and there, some good, some evil, it certainly kept me on my toes; who would I suspect as being the ultimate evil next?
This movie was a refreshing musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen and manages to evoke the appropriate emotions in the characters and has stuck a balance between cheeky wit, and the old-school-romance-let's-get-on-with-the-story-now-please matter.
I didn't get on as well with the first 20 minutes of the film, the overly cheesy hit "Love is an Open Door" has hijacked my mind for at least 4 days now. Is this arguably one of the movie's successes?
Maybe. Annoying parts and elements to movies generates interest, and singing, researching and contemplating these parts affects everyone in different ways. After the *tiny* inaccuracy hiccups and getting familiar with the solemn sister Elsa in the first 20 minutes, the film develops flair and originality as more characters trickle in. But this is the beauty of a story, eh?
Have a little patience with Frozen, it may just melt your heart.
Link for the trailer if you're interested is here.
8/10
