A Timeless, One-Of-A-Kind Modern Classic

Rating: 10/10 (8 October 2019)

Frozen is among one of the best films in the history of computer animation, if not the history of motion picture in my fallible, human opinion and analysis.
The story is both touching and moving as it is very relatable for everyone regardless of their backgrounds. With gritty humors that aren't overused balancing the depth of its emotional parts and values, Frozen explores a theme rarely explored by films in general, about siblings growing up and discovering the true meaning of love and family after being separated when everything seems right at some point in time. Despite being inspired by a fairy tale (Hans Christian Andersen's "Snow Queen") and having magic as one of its key elements, creative liberties were taken into account to successfully deliver the philosophical themes and messages about separation, psychological growth, self discovery, freedom, determination, romance, acceptance, family, and happiness; making Frozen a meaningful, entertaining, and educative fantasy-adventure movie with a bit of everything from all the movie genres in the right amount of pace and duration.
Frozen's hallmark also comes from its array of unique characters with deep personalities and characterizations. The characters are relatable as they are flawed like any normal people and their hurdles are understandable when compared to what a person may endure in life. Even the presence of the movie's antagonist subtly explains the message that one should never judge a book by its cover and life will not always go as one might plan and expect. These, along with the passionate, hearty acting and charming vocals from Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars), Idina Menzel (Wicked), Josh Gad (Book of Mormon), and a host of other talented casts bring their respective characters to a vivid, living state and the movie to whole other level of quality entertainment.
The gorgeous animation is supplemented by various sub-elements that correlate and unite together to form nothing short of a marvel in a film. First, the production team and animation department greatly incorporated actual realism and scientific researches into the movie; the production team incorporated Scandinavian geography, environment, cultures, traditions, arts, history, mythology, and consulted with experts to create astonishing details with the visuals, costumes, landscapes, kingdom, architecture, towns, and runic languages just to name a few. Some of the other scientific researches conducted include the animation team's study of snow and meteorology to create life-like snow and the creation of a special new animation program just for this purpose called Matterhorn, a visit to an ice hotel in Quebec to study how lights would reflect on icy surfaces for scenes in Elsa's ice palace, the study of trichology and the creation of another new program called Tonic to animate the characters' hair and strands. Next, simple gestures, colors, and lighting are utilized not just to spice each frame, but to also symbolize what the characters are experiencing and aligns remarkably well with the cinematography.
The songs are not just catchy and iconic to each of the characters, but also excellent in terms of the build-ups, tunes, melodies, and earworms; not to mention they are used to advance the plot forward, enrich the characters' personalities, and open for interpretations for audiences of all ages to relate. The music and score suit and elevate every single part of the movie from the very first opening seconds until the end credits scene while paying homage to the Scandinavian lore and cultures.
For everyone who may dislike or even actively hate Frozen without ever seeing it, it's highly advisable to watch it thoroughly with objectivity and not with subjectivity before judging the quality of it and pretty much any other movie. It is also a perfectly normal, human thing to criticize or not like something, but it would be a rather immature act for criticism to be done with apathy, ignorance, disrespect, and hatred. And it also must be noted that a great story or film doesn't necessarily require action scenes and violence.
Finally, no human is perfect and nor will they ever be, not to mention their creation; but all in all the flaws of this movie (mainly about the controversial decision a minor character took early on in the film and the plot twist close to the ending) are rather minuscule and eclipsed by the truth that Frozen has plenty of brilliance of its own to which they are proven by the numerous awards it has rightfully earned.
Frozen is without a doubt considered a modern classic or perhaps even a timeless classic for many, and is a personal all-time favorite movie that is now a part of my life and literally changed me to become a better human being.