People need to Let It Go, but it's a strong animated movie

Rating: 8/10 (6 November 2014)

I'm not massively well acquainted with Disney animation. I don't dislike the films at all, but I've seen fewer animations recently so I haven't seen so many. Frozen has taken the world by storm and become the highest grossing animated film ever, so eventually I had to see what the fuss was about. A princess goes to find her sister after her sister's icy powers trapped the kingdom in an eternal winter, encountering some other interesting characters along the way. Frozen didn't quite live up to the hype. It has a couple of dips and is just another Disney film. It doesn't deviate from the Disney formula that much. I agree. Let It Go. However, Frozen still exceeded my expectations. The animation, although the characters look a bit weird, is dazzling. The songs are all catchy and the scenes in which they are performed are full of energy and charisma. The famous Let It Go sequence, although I don't quite get why the song was so universally loved, is still an awesome song and has a good message.
The reason for Frozen's success isn't Let It Go. The reason it's a good film is because it's an involving, affecting and well written screenplay with moving messages, some (though not many) subversions of Disney clichÃ©s- especially with the main villain- and the various moving messages throughout. The way the act of true love which saves the main character is the love between sisters instead of the love between prince and princess is unexpected and clever. Also, the film has various suspenseful set pieces and in general it's a strong storyline. It may not entirely deserve the universal critical acclaim but it's the only memorable animated film to come out of 2013 and completely deserved the Oscar. "Some people are worth melting for" is the best line of dialogue to come out of 2013 in my opinion and Frozen is proof a secondary Disney renaissance may possibly be on the horizon. Frozen is a strong animated effort, although due to the hype it may not live up to expectations for new viewers, and will be a good winter movie in future.
8/10