Let it Go!

**SPOILERS**

During our Disney princess discussion, I tweeted "let's discuss Frozen because that's the next generation of Disney."  Shockingly, my tweet received a high amount of favorites, which made me realize exactly how this new movie is affecting our generation.  So naturally, last night I went ahead and re-watched Frozen but this time from an analyzing perspective.

In order to further understand the depth of Frozen, you must know the basic premise.  IMDB describes the plot as a fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.  Oddly enough, the plot does not sound too far off from most Disney movies, yet somehow Frozen is currently the highest grossing animated film ever. It is even being turned into a Broadway Musical!  Why you may ask?  Is it because of it's catchy tunes or the many A-List actors that lend their voices to the characters?

Personally, I believe it's popularity stems from the empowering message it sends to its viewers.  It is one of the first movies of its kind to address the importance of girl power!  Instead of your generic message about the need for every girl to find her true love in a man , Frozen uses the power of reality in their plot.  It focuses on how  nothing is more important than the bond shared between two females because through thick and thin we stick by each other.  Boyfriends come and go but our girlfriends are forever.

I also really enjoyed how the movie offered a different dynamic of true love.  Rather than Anna ending up with somebody she just met since she is told to believe love at first sight, she ends up with Kristoff.  Anna and Kristoff have an actual basis for their romantic relationship, they are good friends and are willing to do anything for one another.  I am a firm believer that the best relationships stem from strong friendships and I think this movie really fed into that statement.  

Frozen not only has great messages throughout the movie, but they are real.  They appeal to both sexes and almost every age group, my little cousins cannot stop watching it and my mom adores it.  Plus there is me... I may have seen it more times than I am willing to admit for fear of being forever judged.  The plot of Frozen is changing the way we view princesses and possibly animated movies forever.  Also, it's phenomenal soundtrack does not hurt its popularity one bit.