If Only Someone Loved You

[Editor’s Note: This entry contains spoiler information related to Disney’s Frozen.]

About

“If Only Someone Loved You” is a catchphrase that refers to the massive plot twist in Disney’s Frozen. The quote has been said by one of the main character’s love interests, which revealed him to be the film’s main antagonist who was only using the love of the main character to further his own agenda. Because of the impact of the revelation, the quote has evolved into a multi-pane meme, in which lovers from different medias betray their partner with the quote.

Origin

In the movie Frozen, protagonist Princess Anna must stop an eternal winter that was accidentally brought down on her kingdom by an icy spell from her magical and aloof older sister Elsa the Snow Queen. One of the supporting characters of the movie was Prince Hans who played the love interest of Anna. Throughout the film, Anna (and the audience) only saw Hans as the classic “Prince Charming” archetype usually found in fairy tales and Disney films.

Hans (left) and Anna (right) meeting each other for the first time ^[1].

Later in the film, Anna was unfortunately hit by another accidental spell by Elsa when her attempt to persuade Elsa to come back to her kingdom and stop the winter went awry. The lethal spell would turn Anna into a frozen statue if she does not receive a true love’s kiss in time. Desperate, Anna turns to Hans in hope that his love could cure her of the spell. Unfortunately, her prince could not be further from her ideal vision of her true love.

“Oh Anna, if only there was someone out there who loved you.”

Reception

The Frozen fandom were not happy.

Judging by the two pics, everyone who saw the movie were left with a massive impact due to the revelation that defied one of the classic Disney fairy tale tropes. The impact was so powerful that mainstream media began to discuss the revelation and how it affected its audience ^[2]^[3]. However, some fans from Tumblr decided to make light of the revelation.

What started as a mere joke soon became something of meme status when it became spreading like wildfire all over Tumblr after some users posted a multi-pane meme that have fictional couples filling in the roles of Hans and Anna. ^[4]
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