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stevenpiziks) wrote2013-12-01 04:01 pm
stevenpiziks) wrote2013-12-01 04:01 pm
Frozen
Yesterday I dragged Darwin to see FROZEN with the boys and me. I mean--animation! Disney! It'll be fun! About halfway through the show, Darwin leaned over and muttered to me, "We need to talk about your taste in films."
I couldn't contradict him.
FROZEN was awful. Yeah, the animation was lovely. It always is these days. But the story was muddled and full of holes.
(MILDLY SPOILERIFIC STUFF FOLLOWS.)
So Princess Elsa develops snow magic powers. Why would this mean she has to be isolated from the entire world? How would making her cold and unfeeling prevent her from misusing her power? It seems like that would turn her into a little psychopath. And who was running the kingdom with the king and queen dead and both princesses closed up behind "locked gates" for all those years?
The movie lacked for a clear antagonist, too. At first it looked to be the visiting Duke of Wesselton, but he was nothing but an annoyance. The movie has a secret villain, but his identity isn't revealed to Anna or the audience until the movie is nearly over. When Elsa flees the castle in tears because she's lost control of her power (and why would a simple pair of gloves stop her ice powers when later her ice breaks her free of a pair of iron gauntlets?), it looks like Elsa might turn into the antagonist, but Anna firmly maintains Elsa would never hurt anyone. And she doesn't. Even the big snow creature Elsa conjures up to defend her ice castle doesn't do anything but roar. As a result, the movie is utterly lacking in tension. Not once do we ever worry the characters are truly in trouble.
And how does Kristoff suddenly become family with the trolls? That came out of the blue. The opening sequence shows him as a boy cutting ice with a bunch of guys we assume are his family, and then we see him spying on some trolls doing magic, but nothing happens to show Kristoff losing his human family or having any other connection to trolls. Other than plot convenience.
And finally, WHY IS IT BAD THAT ELSA HAS ICE POWERS? Holy shamoly! You mean we have a queen who can freeze an entire fleet of ships at will? Let's train that little sucker up! No one will be able to invade us, like ever!
The story wanders around, looking for something to do, pulling the audience along with it like a bunch of lost puppies. Even the musical numbers were mediocre.
A true disappointment and a waste of money.
I couldn't contradict him.
FROZEN was awful. Yeah, the animation was lovely. It always is these days. But the story was muddled and full of holes.
(MILDLY SPOILERIFIC STUFF FOLLOWS.)
So Princess Elsa develops snow magic powers. Why would this mean she has to be isolated from the entire world? How would making her cold and unfeeling prevent her from misusing her power? It seems like that would turn her into a little psychopath. And who was running the kingdom with the king and queen dead and both princesses closed up behind "locked gates" for all those years?
The movie lacked for a clear antagonist, too. At first it looked to be the visiting Duke of Wesselton, but he was nothing but an annoyance. The movie has a secret villain, but his identity isn't revealed to Anna or the audience until the movie is nearly over. When Elsa flees the castle in tears because she's lost control of her power (and why would a simple pair of gloves stop her ice powers when later her ice breaks her free of a pair of iron gauntlets?), it looks like Elsa might turn into the antagonist, but Anna firmly maintains Elsa would never hurt anyone. And she doesn't. Even the big snow creature Elsa conjures up to defend her ice castle doesn't do anything but roar. As a result, the movie is utterly lacking in tension. Not once do we ever worry the characters are truly in trouble.
And how does Kristoff suddenly become family with the trolls? That came out of the blue. The opening sequence shows him as a boy cutting ice with a bunch of guys we assume are his family, and then we see him spying on some trolls doing magic, but nothing happens to show Kristoff losing his human family or having any other connection to trolls. Other than plot convenience.
And finally, WHY IS IT BAD THAT ELSA HAS ICE POWERS? Holy shamoly! You mean we have a queen who can freeze an entire fleet of ships at will? Let's train that little sucker up! No one will be able to invade us, like ever!
The story wanders around, looking for something to do, pulling the audience along with it like a bunch of lost puppies. Even the musical numbers were mediocre.
A true disappointment and a waste of money.