A Disney movie that does not follow the usual tropes or clichÃ©s.

Rating: 7/10 (9 February 2017)

Ah! Frozen! If there is a Disney movie that can be called controversial, it probably goes to Frozen because even though there are many people who adore this movie, there are people who do not consider this film to be more than an extended music video for the song 'Let it Go' which is obviously the main highlight of this film. And then we have the ones who hate that as well.
It isn't surprising. This movie breaks quite a few(if not many) conventions commonly found in Disney movies. No cute anthropomorphic animals everywhere, no girls idolizing over 'the perfect guy'. The only non-human characters in the movie were mostly comic relief and served no great purpose except to sing terrible(at least in my opinion) songs or make some weird joke. Furthermore, the conflicts the characters face in the movie are more than "I want to be with that cute, charming prince forever" and it's not some revenge story, and nor do singing songs dramatically improve the mood of the cast.
And then there are the numerous plot holes and plot conveniences but we'll get to that later.
Needless to say, I loved it. At it's core, it's a Disney Princess movie but it hardly feels like one because it disregards ninety per cent of the tropes most of them have. Prince Charming no longer has the purest of motivations, marrying him and living a happy life forever is not the option, and if there is one thing I truly adored about this movie, it's that it promotes the fact that love is not just limited between couples and that love within the family is equally (if not more) important.
Also, superpowers in this movie are presented as NEGATIVE. It never glorifies Elsa's ice powers (unlike most other Disney movies do) and the brunt of the movie's conflict is based on Elsa's internal struggle (somewhat akin to The Lion King and Tarzan but definitely a step above most Disney Princess movies).
Another thing I loved were the characters. Each of them had a suitable amount of backdrop depending upon their role in the movie, their personalities could not be defined in less than two sentences and the two sisters mature(at least a little bit) throughout the movie. Also, needless to say, I loved 'Let it Go'.
And now the things which I disliked about the movie and so did all the haters. Firstly, I found the rest of the soundtrack to be awful and something I would always skip. Secondly, Elsa's ice powers make zero sense. She can not only shoot snowballs, but also make castles, create life, make clothes, freeze anything on touching them (speed depends on when the plot wants it to) and far more. They were never properly established. Thirdly, the plot conveniences and plot holes. They include Elsa's ice powers (as mentioned before), the travel speed of the characters (certain characters can get to places at lightning fast speeds while others take up the entire movie) and more I probably didn't notice because of the fact that I enjoyed the movie. And finally, when I talked about the great characters, I only talked about the humans. The others are all but useless and I hardly gave a damn about any of them.
Also, I've really gotten sick of all the merchandising for the movie. I guess Disney really milked this movie for all it's worth. But seriously, I face-palmed when I saw kind of products that Disney had released with the name of this movie such as duct tapes and butt wipes. Not that it's a fault within the movie but it kinda got on my nerves.
So anyways, the technical aspects of the movie were good. The animation was amazing, as always, the voice acting was top-notch, the background music was usually fitting, the sound effects were great and so were the visual effects.
So, if plot conveniences and plot holes matter a lot to you, you'll probably hate it as well. Also if you dislike the fact that a Disney movie is giving more attention to humans than to animals then you'll probably dislike it as well. I saw Frozen as a subversion of the tropes Disney usually uses (many of which I hate) and as a result I enjoyed it a lot more. And it's weird, when it comes to controversial movies, I'm usually on the negative side of the spectrum. Or anything that's popular for that matter.