About
Frozen is an animated Disney film released in 2013. The film follows Queen Elsa, who has the power to create ice and snow out of nothing, and her sister Anna, who grows up with no knowledge of her sister’s ability.
Origin
Frozen was released on November 27th, 2013.[1] The film stared Kristen Bell as Anna, Idina Menzel as Elsa, Jonathan Groff as Kristoff and Josh Gad as Olaf.
Premise
The film opens with princess Elsa and her younger sister as young children. As they play one morning Elsa accidentally injures Anna with her icy powers. A magical troll is able to heal Anna, but also erases on her memories of Elsa’s powers. Elsa spends the rest of her childhood and adolescence with as little contact with others, including Anna, as possible as her powers get more powerful and uncontrollable. When their parents die Elsa most open the palace to the public for one day for her coronation. When Anna meets a prince who proposes she asks for Anna’s permission, but she refuses. The fight between them reveals Elsa’s powers to the kingdom and she flees, unintentionally setting off an eternal winter in her wake. Anna goes after her to talk to her, on her way meeting Kristoff, and ice delivery man who begrudgingly agrees to help, and a magical snowman named Olaf. When she reaches Elsa they fight again, and Elsa unintentionally hits Anna’s heart with her ice. Kristoff takes her to the magic trolls, who are also his adoptive family, who explains only an act of true love can save her. Kristoff, who has fallen in love with Anna, rushes to bring her to her fiance. He drops her off, but it turns out Hans only wanted Anna’s kingdom, and does nothing to stop her death, while he imprisons Elsa. Sensing Anna might be in trouble, Kristoff hurries back, just as Elsa escapes her prison. As Anna sees Kristoff, she also sees Hans about to kill Elsa, and she runs towards them, stopping the sword just as she freezes to death. She quickly thaws as saving her sister was an act of love, and Elsa’s love for Anna helps her to thaw the kingdom and gain control of her powers; she reclaims her thrown with Anna by her side.
Reception
Frozen was a critical and commercial success. The film earned a 89% on Rotten Tomatoes[2] and a 74 on MetaCritic.[4] The film broke the record for best performing opening weekend for a Disney film, grossing $67.4 million.[3] It grossed $347.8 million overall. On January 13th, 2014, Disney confirmed a stage musical adaptation of Frozen would be created, and