Sadly, “Frozen 2” did not live up to expectations. It disappointed not only me, but plenty of other fans. “Frozen 2” takes you on an emotional rollercoaster, including Olaf's amazing singing skills, the plot was nothing compared to the original. Small incidents were made into huge deals, which was unnecessary.
Among the main criticisms of Frozen 2 are that a lot of the introduction feels like it's moving the characterization backward, it doesn't hit the emotional depths of the first, and while the story is ambitious, it doesn't quite work in execution.
It's hard to get away from the characters, or “Let it Go”. People don't like having things shoved down their throats. Second, and going along with the overplayed nature of Frozen, is the perspective that it's, if not bad, less good that some other recent princess movies.
Frozen II grossed $477.4 million in the United States and Canada and $976.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.453 billion. It was the third-highest-grossing film of 2019, the tenth-highest-grossing film of all time, and the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time.
Some parts may be difficult for younger or sensitive kids, although my kid was fine. For several minutes of the movie, two main characters are thought to be dead and we see the intense grief of a remaining character. If this upsets your kids but they still want to watch, you may tell them the ending will be happy.
(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 ...
On February 8, 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Frozen 3 is in the works, along with Toy Story 5 and Zootopia 2. While news of a third Frozen film was a welcome one, we have yet to hear more details about the movie or see a trailer. Here's everything we know about Frozen 3.
The film covers deep and heavy topics unknown to Disney princess films. The first Frozen broke the Disney formula by sharing “true love” doesn't need to be romantic. The second film addresses loss, grief, depression, and how to find hope and personal growth through life's uncertainties.
In an overall sense, Frozen 2 has a better storyline than its predecessor. It deals with some heavier themes, has different consequences, it's just stronger overall. Frozen 2 goes deeper, and digs into Elsa and Anna's background in some new ways.
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.
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.
What sets Elsa apart from the mass array of Disney princesses is her inner battle with mental illness, anxiety and depression. In Frozen II, Elsa is the only person who can hear a voice but everyone couldn't.
So, even though the mission of Frozen 2 was to explain the lore of Elsa and Arendelle, large chunks of this backstory were cut from the film by Disney. What is left is a confusing, hard-to-follow mess that feels less like a compelling story and more like a YouTube explainer video.
Frozen 2 picks up a few years after the first movie, with Anna and Elsa living happily in Arendelle. After Elsa hears the call of the "unknown,", she and Anna explore the wider world to find out the source of Elsa's spiritual powers.
Frozen 2 went through several changes during its development process, including removing a disturbing feature from one character. In Disney's Art of Frozen 2, the filmmakers note that creating the Wind Spirit was an interesting challenge for the movie.
But she also has hidden disabilities — obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety disorder. So Elsa, the queen whose hidden condition is dramatically revealed, feels like an ally. "Elsa says, 'I don't care what they're going to say,' and I love that line," Liebowitz says.
While it's true that the center of Frozen as a franchise has always been the relationship between Elsa and Anna, Frozen 2 gives Anna and Kristoff a rather elaborate plot about getting engaged; meanwhile, when it comes to love interests, Elsa gets nothing.
Honeymaren, a member of the Northuldra tribe who was trapped in the Enchanted Forest by the curse, could return for Frozen 3 as Elsa's girlfriend based on the two characters' shared chemistry.
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.
While many viewers knew that she'd surely be alright since this is a Disney film and love cured a frozen heart before, the confirmation of Elsa's death via Olaf's disappearance made it that much darker in the second film.
In addition to the violent scenes mentioned above, Frozen 2 has some scenes that could scare or disturb children under five years. For example: There are creepy eyes and shadows on the wall of a cave that Olaf passes through. The images might frighten some young viewers.
The utter joy of Frozen is that it behaves like a classic fairytale but then bends all the rules. One of the key reasons why it's not just another animated Disney princess movie franchise is the strength of its writing, which carried consistently and powerfully through from the first movie to the sequel.
