The Warmth of Winter

Rating: 8/10 (23 February 2014)

Trying to keep yourself away from a loved one is hard, especially when you're doing it for their best interest. Even more so when they are unaware of why you are causing this pain upon them. Elsa has to give up countless memories and cherished moments, and must live in isolation from her sister despite being siblings in the same household. They both have to live a deprived childhood for each other's sake due to Elsa's extraordinary yet dangerous powers.
With all the loneliness and death that surrounds them, it's astonishing at how positive they can still be. Anna's still vibrant and both sisters desperately want to spend time together again, but don't know how. It's only a long and arduous trek in arctic conditions that appears to be Anna's final hope after a cold childhood.
Watching this movie was definitely an enjoyable experience. Despite all the hardships the sisters encountered, I couldn't help but be happy. Regardless of the weather or events transpiring around them, we see there is strength in love. That nothing can break family.
I honestly can't remember watching a movie in which I smiled so much--inside and out.