Enjoyable Disney movie that trumped Tangled.

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2014)

Frozen did not particularly capture my attention at first glance. I thought it looked like the second try at Tangled with a quirky and relatable protagonist who just happens to be a princess. Also related was the element of supernatural and the rogue love interest. I believe that Frozen far outshone Tangled in the execution of the storyline and the introduction and development of these characters. Anna, the parallel to Rapunzel, was not expected to be the main character in the movie since her sister, Elsa, was the one with extraordinary powers. Once it was apparent that Anna was the main character, I thought the story would focus on the relationship between her sister and she. However the story took a turn when Anna becomes all alone in a castle full of people and her own sister.
As the Pandora's box was opened and hell freezes over. Elsa and her overpowered Iceman\Frozone type abilities flees to the mountains to be free. As Anna sets out to get her estranged sister back, she encounters the other main characters Christoff, Sven, and Olaf. The chemistry between these animated characters was pristine and was perfectly balanced between a comedy and a quaziserious musical. Although the plot was very predicable, I enjoyed seeing it play out. I have alternate theory about the main antagonist. The seemingly "Prince Charming" Hans, manipulates everyone until the very end of the movie. However I believe that the main villain was Elsa. Supposedly she could not control her powers at all, even after almost 18 years of isolation trying to perfect them. And then all of the sudden she has complete control and can even uncreate what she has done with a wave of her hand. The only time she seemed truly happy in the movie is when she is alone in her own ice castle worrying only about herself and not caring if she hurt anyone else. That seems more sadistic than Hans to me, but that obviously was not the writers intentions. Overall, this was a fantastic movie and my favorite Disney movie since Aladdin.