A good entry for Disney but it has some set backs

Rating: 8/10 (4 April 2014)

Frozen. That movie that everyone says is best animated film in years (or ever!). The movie has great animation, has a nice art style, and is full of lots of heart-warming moments... but is it good?
Even I'm not quite sure.
Frozen is a peculiar movie to me because I can't even tell what I thought of it. The movie has some great character designs, animation, and funny diaolgue, but it also manages to fall under some cliché Disney tropes, has pointless songs that only kill time, and is VERY one dimensional at times.
The premise of Frozen is that a girl named Elsa (who is a princess) has the power to create snow/ice. After nearly killing her sister Anna, she is forced into hiding and must live a dull and lonely life. This concept is actually GOOD. The parents are completely understanding of Elsa, Elsa understands the situation, is mature, and takes full responsibility. This is unique, because usually the "powerful woman" either seeks revenge, gets mad, or becomes power hungry. However, Elsa doesn't do any of those things. She remains relatively calm and tries to keep everyone safe, even after releasing her full potential.
While Elsa is very interesting--along with Kristoff--Anna does reuse some common Disney traits... the quirky girl who wants love who can be serious at times but is generally laid back and fun loving. While this is nice and all, it would be a bit nicer to see a bit more original of a character. Hans... he isn't original at all... if anything he is forced, but his character does make a very important point in the movie.
Do I need to talk about the songs? Everyone knows Let It Go by now, which is without a doubt the best song in the movie. The problem is that the rest of the songs in the movie don't hold up very well and sometimes seems like time-fillers.
Overall, Frozen is a good animated movie, but I feel as if most of the movie's enjoyment comes from the nostalgia the movie serves. This movie FEELS like a classic 90s Disney movie. The songs sound similar, the three part act feels very familiar, the actions are predictable at times (except for Anna's final choice), and most of this movie... kind of rolls without thought. Things happen in the film, but nothing happens that it really "unique", "original", or "outstanding". The movie manages to pack in a lot of heart-warming moments but isn't that simply a cheap shot? Heart-warming moments DO NOT make a good movie. They are nice, but Disney uses them so much that I'm not quite sure if I can like the movie because of it.
Long story short: Frozen is entertaining and original at times, but it also feels like a very flat and one-dimensional films at other times... and it borrows A LOT from previous Disney films.