A fresh and thoroughly enjoyable Disney movie.

Rating: 9/10 (3 January 2014)

I wasn't too eager about seeing Frozen, but once I actually saw it, I loved it! I didn't think Tangled was as fantastic as the hype suggested, which led me to believe that Frozen would turn out the same - I was mistaken. Frozen is a movie that looks trite based on the trailer, but is actually highly original, funny, and even moving. I had the mistaken idea that the leading protagonist, Anna, and her sister, Elsa, were enemies. Rather than venturing into the "evil step/sister" cliché, this movie ventures deep into the relationship between the two sisters through the use of substantial character development. I saw true emotion and sisterly love between Anna and Elsa; they obviously cared deeply about each other. That's a type of love that one seldom sees in animated films, whether it be Disney, Pixar, or Dreamworks. No, love between two characters is typically shown as a romance between the heroine and hero. In this case, however, we see a strong bond between two well-developed characters that doesn't rely on cliché. Aside from well-developed characters, this movie had a very unique script, both dialogue and plot. There was enough humor and clever jokes to make me laugh several times throughout the movie. That being said, the jokes weren't forced in any way, and always arrived when necessary, and stayed away when unnecessary. I loved how the humor was gauged perfectly at the middle-ground, where kids, teens, and adults alike could laugh. Last but not least, I'd like to say that there were several songs throughout this movie - more than I was expecting for sure, but DON'T let that turn you away from seeing it! The songs were very well done; the lyrics were great and the voices were superb. All in all, this was a great Disney movie, and easily one of the best animated movies in the last few years. I highly recommend.