Cold as Ice

Rating: 1/10 (25 October 2014)

According to IMDb, this forgettable title is better than Cinderella!! I have never seen an animated film that has been premeditated as much as this. I'm serious. Everything is a mess. Nothing feels natural. I get the feeling that the writers weren't capable of the level of commitment to simplicity to meet the brief. We don't need plot twists in everything today. With a simple narrative, you can really work some personality into the characters, obtain a depth of atmosphere, & release your grip on a set formula to create something truly unique.
There are so many plot holes. For every good idea, there are 3 bad ones.
I really love the idea of bringing back music in films. I believe Disney's best films are musicals. But the music is just forgettable & conservative. I cannot tell you how much opportunity there was for a girl who has magical powers for a huge over the top set piece! We could have had spinning icicles, singing snowmen, icebergs turned up-side down for drums etc. But ALL the songs are so.. insipid. I happen to be a producer myself, & I noticed that all the songs had a very clean adult conservative "Studio" sound to them. Bass guitar, orchestra, vocals. Boring. I would have created a piece with just mallets, Bells, a few synths & a Deep Bass to it. But I suppose that is TOO young, fresh, & drastic for the multi-millionaire, old timers, in their wood-floor furnished studios. Such a wasted opportunity.
The main aspect of the story that really gets my moose up is the question of the protagonist. Elsa is a fascinating character at the start. The whole mystery with how she got her powers is never addressed; typically. She is the main character at this point. But then the plot comes in & ruins everything. We barely see or hear a peep out of her until the main chapter where she runs off. And we're meant to care about this? It would have been nice to see her struggle more, to see how regretful she is, & how she is tempted to see her sister, Anna. But instead, she comes off as a stroppy stolid stoic drag queen.
The parents dying can be seen from a MILE off. Once again, the plot interferes with what you know you would enjoy the most. Everything is forced. Kristoff, works selling Ice! This feels as though it's meant to tie up with the powers that she has for creating ice. But it's never addressed! Elsa shuns her sister at every opportunity, runs off, & hides away ALL to "protect her sister" but freezes her heart at the first opportunity after not much very clunky dialog & even creates a huge massive Ice Monster which throws her off a cliff. None of which makes any kind of sense. But oh.. ha ha the snowman is funny ha ha! I loved the snowman part so I'll give this a 10/10! This is what these silly little girls must be doing.
Because there is NO WAY that this awful mess is anywhere as good as Cinderella. FACT.
Quote of the film: "The Past is in the Past" - Genius! What a joke this rating system is.