Elsa from Frozen was originally intended to be an evil queen with an army of snow monsters. That's according to the animated film's producer Peter Del Vecho, who says they completely re-wrote the ending. "When we started off, Anna and Elsa were not sisters," he told EW. "They weren't even royal.

Was Elsa originally a villain?

In original drafts, Elsa was intended to be even darker than her literary counterpart, being a ruthless evil monarch that sought to rule the nearby kingdom. Her backstory changed often, but the most common one was that she was a mischievous rebel as a child, who was ostracized due to her behavior and powers.

Is Elsa good or bad in Frozen?

Elsa was never a bad person, but she was always taught to conceal herself and her feelings. She was taught that the only way others would accept her was if they didn't know about her ice powers. She was implicitly taught by her parents that she was bad, even though that was not their intention.

What was the original story for Frozen?

Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Snow Queen", the film depicts a princess who sets off on a journey alongside an iceman, his reindeer, and a snowman to find her estranged sister, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped their kingdom in eternal winter.

Who is the true hero in Frozen?

The true hero is: Anna! Of course it's Anna. She's brave and true and takes the same risks as Elsa without the fallback of ice magic to save her.

DO NOT FACETIME ELSA (FROM FROZEN 2) AT 3AM!! OMG SHE ACTUALLY ANSWERED! *ELSA CAME TO MY HOUSE*

Who was supposed to be the villain in Frozen?

Elsa is the hero in Disney's animated sensation Frozen, but the original idea for the movie had her as the villain - with a very different look. Disney's Frozen originally had plans to make Elsa the villain of the story and give her an entirely different look.

Was Hans always bad in Frozen?

In Frozen, Hans goes from a courtly charmer to a power-hungry villain. According to Hyrum Osmond, one of the supervising animators for Hans, Hans initially appears as a handsome, dashing character. The crew wanted the audience to fall in love with him and the relationship he could have with Anna.

What is the mistake in Frozen?

Revealing mistakes

Towards the end of the movie, when Kristoff is holding Anna in his arms, his thumb passes through her torso for a moment. When Anna and Kristoff first meet Olaf, Anna throws Olaf's head back onto his body. At this point, from our perspective Anna is on the left and Kristoff is on the right with Sven.

Why did Hans betray Anna?

Hans reveals he didn't actually love Anna, but was only using her to become the king of Arendelle. He reveals his matured plot to marry Anna, kill Elsa and become king of Arendelle through ascension, verbally abusing her in the process by pointing out how easy she was to deceive compared to her sister.

What happened to Elsa's parents in Frozen 1?

Frozen explicitly shows the audience that Iduna and Agnarr's ship has sunk, killing both of the young princesses' parents. It's later revealed in Frozen 2 that the king and queen were traveling to Ahtohallan, a magical glacier in the north, and Frozen's sequel again confirms that Anna and Elsa's parents died at sea.

Did Elsa's mom have powers too?

The implication, and it's only ever just that, is that Elsa and Anna's mother is herself somehow attuned to the magical forces such that Elsa was given the gift of superpowers. (Why Anna never received such powers is equally vaguely defined: just as Elsa and Anna's father had no powers, so too would she be power-free.

Does Elsa really love Anna?

The filmmakers changing their minds and making Elsa and Anna sisters instead actually saved the movie. Their relationship — the love they have for each other, and the lengths they're willing to go to save the other — is the beating heart of Frozen.

Who is Elsa's girlfriend in Frozen 3?

There hasn't been any indication that Elsa will have a girlfriend in Frozen III. That said, some fans have theorized that Honeymaren, a member of the Northuldra tribe, will be Elsa's girlfriend in the next Frozen film. Honeymaren was introduced in Frozen II as a resident of the Enchanted Forest.

Why wasn't Elsa the villain?

In Disney's original script, Elsa was actually the villain of the movie. She was conceptualized quite differently, and intentionally cursed Arendelle with an eternal winter. Later, the writers switched up the script so that Elsa could become a more nuanced, complex character, rather than a one-dimensional villain.

Is Elsa selfish Frozen?

Elsa can be little self-centered sometimes. It does not mean she is unaltruistic or narcissistic, but her instinctive reaction to things often is "well how does this affect me?" It's a natural reaction for someone who has spent most of her life keeping her own company.

Who is the real villain in Frozen 2?

It makes them think they can defy the will of a king! Runeard voicing his disapproval of magic. King Runeard is the posthumous main antagonist of Disney's 2019 animated feature film, Frozen II. He was the ruler of Arendelle, and the father of King Agnarr.

Why didn t Hans marry Elsa?

Originally, it was Hans' plan to marry the soon-to-be queen regnant of Arendelle so he could rule the kingdom with her by his side (or more likely Elsa as queen, but with him as the prince consort, it would give him considerable political power), but gave up on the idea when he got word of her dislike of being close to ...

Did Hans actually like Anna at first?

When he first meets Anna, before knowing who she is, they sort of sink into each other's eyes. So Hans does find Anna genuinely attractive - at first. However, when he gets to know her better his opinion changes, very dramatically so.

Why doesn t Elsa want Anna to marry Hans?

This was the reason, when she met Prince Hans who gave her so much importance; she thought it was true love. Elsa is more matured and knew that her sister and Hans cannot marry because they don't know each other properly, and they have been together only for one day.

Is Frozen about autism?

Although Elsa's disability is encoded as a magical ice power, the language the film uses to talk about her condition maps on to the experiences of people with physical, mental, and intellectual disabilities in recognizable ways.

Why is Frozen 2 controversial?

(Note: Much of Frozen 2 appears to be a reaction to the reaction the first film received for not including many people of color and for “whitewashing.” The problem with how Frozen 2 handled this is that they really couldn't up and change the race of the lead characters, so instead they just had them retroactively ...

What is the saddest part of Frozen?

Saddest: Anna's Accident

There's an air of playfulness and adventure surrounding both of them, but that's abruptly cut short when Elsa accidentally hurts Anna with her power one night. The near-fatal injury is one that Anna appears to quickly get over -- but Elsa is never the same afterward.

Did Hans want to marry Elsa?

Hans knew that as the heir, Elsa was the preferable bride, as his marriage to her would ensure his swift ascension to the throne. But when the prince heard that Elsa kept her distance from others, he realized that he would have to change tactics and had no qualms whatsoever in planning for the queen's death.

Why did Hans turn evil?

So Hans was this lovely guy during the movie and suddenly he is just evil. Supposedly his plan was to charm the kingdom into letting him be the ruler, but all his nice scenes were basically him faking everything. But how does that make sense.

What if Hans married Anna?

But Hans would become King Consort. Being married to Anna would not give him a claim to the throne. Instead the next in line after Anna would be any brothers or sisters of Anna and Elsas dad, and it would keep going up.