After the dominating success of Disney and Pixar’s Frozen, take a look as to what made the movie so successful.
If you haven’t had the chance to watch Frozen yet, do yourself a favor and run down to your nearest Target to buy it. Yes, buy it because once you watch it the first time, you’ll want to watch it over and over again.
This November 2013 film began at a slow and steady pace and gradually took over movie theaters everywhere. It wasn’t until mid-December that the movie really took off. Apart from the movie, the soundtrack also topped the Billboard charts where it is currently sitting at the number one spot for its eighth week.
Frozen tells the story about sisters Anna and Elsa who must run a Kingdom after their parents pass away. They must use the power of sisterhood to unfreeze their Kingdom after Elsa unwillingly uses her freezing powers to drop temperatures and create a mini ice age. After an accident when they were younger, Anna’s recollection of Elsa’s powers is wiped away and Elsa must hide her powers, meaning she must break the strong bond she shared with her sister. At the end of the movie, both sisters show their true love for each other and the Kingdom is returned to its beautiful state.
One strong theme throughout the film is the unneeded marriage to be happy. This is shown when Anna tries to marry Prince Hans the same day she meets him. It creates tension between Anna and Elsa when Elsa tries to intervene the marriage, which ultimately leads to the freezing of the Kingdom. This strongly resists previous Disney princess movies where they meet a prince, fall in love and marry him to live happily ever after. Though it’s not the first Disney princess movie to show that a prince isn’t necessary to live happily ever after (Brave took the cake on that one), it is the first Disney princess to show that the bond of sisterhood and family is the best bond you can have.
The characters in this movie also create a memorable film much like other Pixar movies. In Frozen, Olaf, Anna and Sven shine through as some of the funniest and most sincere characters in Disney history. The quirky and innocent sayings from Olaf give the film a humorous touch to go with the loving story of Anna and Elsa.
Apart from a visually stunning film, Frozen provides viewers with constant songs throughout the movie that are infectious and full of happiness. All the songs featured in the movie are a part of the Frozen soundtrack. Billboard reported that the soundtrack is heading for the longest run at the top spot since Adele’s 21. No other Pixar movie has even come close to accomplishing this feat.
To justify the support for Frozen, it won Best Animated Feature at this year’s Academy Awards and it also won for Best Original Song for “Let It Go” as performed by Idina Menzel (aka Adele Dazeem per John Travolta).
On March 31, BBC reported that Frozen became the most successful animated movie ever, surpassing Toy Story 3 and The Lion King. The film has made $1.072 Billion so far and is continuing its success long after its release.
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