Frozen (2013 movie)

***Frozen*** is a 2013 American computer-animated musical fantasy movie. It was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale _The Snow Queen_. It is produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.

_Frozen_ received positive reviews from movie critics. It animated film nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film.

## Plot

Anna and Elsa are two princess sisters who live in Arendelle. Elsa, now queen of Arendelle, has the power to create snow and ice and work with them, but she loses control of her powers and puts the people of Arendelle in danger. Not wanting to hurt anyone, Elsa runs away and builds an ice palace for herself. Meanwhile, Anna sets off in the snow and ice to bring Elsa back and make things right with her. On the way, she meets Kristoff, a friendly ice seller, and Olaf, a funny snowman created by Elsa who dreams of seeing the summer.

A prince named Hans wants to marry Anna, but later reveals that he only wants to marry her to take down Elsa and get her royal status. As Hans raises his sword over Elsa, Anna stops Hans and freezes because of the cold. Elsa weeps out of love for Anna, and this thaws Anna back to life. Seeing this, Olaf realizes that an act of true love is what thaws a frozen heart. With the power of love, Elsa stops the icy spell over Arendelle, and all of Arendelle live happily ever after, including Olaf, who is able to see summer with a snow flurry over his head to keep the summer heat from melting him.

## Cast

- Kristen Bell as Princess Anna
- Idina Menzel as Queen Elsa
- Jonathan Groff as Kristoff
- Eva Bella as Young Elsa
- Josh Gad as Olaf the Snowman
- Santino Fontana as Hans
- Alan Tudyk as the Duke of Weselton
- Ciarán Hinds as Grand Pabbie, the Troll King
- Paul Briggs as Marshmallow the Snow Monster
- Maurice LaMarche as King Agnarr
- Jennifer Lee as Queen Iduna

## Production

Plans to make a movie based on _The Snow Queen_ were started in the 1940s. The writers were not sure how its story could go and so the movie could not be made. Later, in 2011, the writers finally found a story to use for the movie and the production team began making the movie, naming it _Frozen_. The plans said that _Frozen_ would be hand-drawn, but the team later decided to use computer animation. It took only two years to make _Frozen_, which was a very fast production time for a computer-animated movie.

_Frozen_ is also one of the most difficult animated movies to make. The animation team had to travel to a snowy area in Wyoming so that they could study the behavior of snow and simulate that with a computer. They also used a program that could generate a lot of strands for Elsa's hair. An average human has about 100,000 strands of hair, while Elsa's hair was made of 400,000 strands.

### Creation

Most of the songs were made by husband and wife Robert and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, while the movie's background music was made by Christophe Beck. The first song in the movie, "Frozen Heart," was made by South Sami composer Frode Fjellheim and is in a traditional Sami style called Vuelie.

### List of songs

This is a list of songs heard in the movie _Frozen_. These can be found on the movie's soundtrack CD. The CD also has the background music pieces used for _Frozen_.
1. "Frozen Heart" (sung by a group of icemen)
1. "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" (sung by young Anna)
1. "For the First Time in Forever" (sung by Anna and Elsa)
1. "Love Is an Open Door" (sung by Anna and Hans)
1. "Let It Go" (sung by Elsa; most popular _Frozen_ song)
1. "Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People" (sung by Kristoff)
1. "In Summer" (sung by Olaf)
1. "For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)" (sung by Anna and Elsa)
1. "Fixer Upper" (sung by the trolls)
1. "Let It Go" (sung by Demi Lovato; end credits)

## Criticism

The character Kristoff is meant to be Sámi, a member of an indigenous group that lives in northern Europe. Some viewers complained that Kristoff was not a good way to show Sami because he is light-skinned and blond. Although, today, some Sami look like Kristoff, most have darker skin and hair. When making the 2019 sequel, _Frozen II_, Disney signed a contract with Sami leaders and hired Sami experts to make sure the culture would be shown respectfully.

### _Frozen Fever_ (2015)

***Frozen Fever*** is a short movie made by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It continues the events of _Frozen_. It was released with the longer movie _Cinderella_ on March 13, 2015. The movie is about Elsa who catches a cold and finds it hard to surprise Anna on her birthday. _Frozen Fever_ runs for about 8 minutes. It has one new song sung by Elsa.

### _Olaf's Frozen Adventure_ (2017)

***Olaf's Frozen Adventure*** is a short movie made by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It was released with the longer movie _Coco_ on November 22, 2017. It was later shown on ABC on December 14. The short movie is about Olaf the snowman who is looking for the best holiday traditions for Anna. It runs for about 21 minutes. It has four new songs.

### _Frozen II_ (2019)

The full length sequel, _Frozen II_, was released on November 22, 2019. The movie is about how Anna and Elsa and everyone else discover how Elsa found her powers and how the sisters start to really grow apart, with songs like Into the Unknown.

## Infobox (movie)

- **name**: Frozen
- **image**: Frozen Logo Black.svg
- **caption**: Logo for _Frozen_
- **director**: Chris Buck
- **producer**: John Lasseter
Peter del Vecho
- **screenplay**: Shane Morris
- **story**: Hans Christian Andersen
- **starring**: Kristen Bell
Idina Menzel
- **music**: Christophe Beck
- **studio**: Walt Disney Animation Studios
Walt Disney Pictures
- **distributor**: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- **runtime**: 102 minutes
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **gross**: $1.275 billion