Review: Frozen

Review: Frozen
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Official 'Frozen' Poster.

      'Walt Disney Studios' continues to challenge and to improve itself in animation by delivering once again a great movie, which may be the best animated movie of 2013 by far.

"Kristen Bell".

"Idina Menzel".

      In the Kingdom of 'Arendelle, a young Princess named 'Elsa' was born with the magical power of creating and manipulating ice. When 'Elsa' slips one day and accidentally hurt her little sister 'Anna', their parents banishes them from the outside world with the hope of protecting them and allowing 'Elsa' to control her powers. This breaks the close sisterly bond that the two sisters once shared. Years later, when the coronation day of 'Elsa'(Idina Menzel) arrives, the gates of the palace opens for the world to meet the new Queen and allows 'Anna'(Kristen Bell) to mingle between people and meet the seemingly handsome Prince 'Hans'(Santino Fontana). However, when 'Elsa''s emotions starts to destabilize her powers, that threatens the survival of the kingdom and the people, she decides to run away. But it’s up to 'Anna', along with the unconventional cave man 'Kristoff'(Jonathan Groff) and his reindeer to find 'Elsa'. We also meet in this movie the funny snowman 'Olaf'(Josh Gad), the Duke of Weselton(Alan Tudyk), the Troll King 'Grand Pappie'(Ciarán Hinds) and the owner of Wandering Oaken's Trading and Post 'Oaken'(Chris Williams).

"Jonathan Groff".

"Josh Gad".

      'Walt Disney Studios' has been on a winning streak when it comes to animated movies such as 'The Princess and the Frog' and 'Tangled' . Over the past few years it has been able to deliver standout animated family movies that not only changed positively the traditional 'Disney' fairy tale stories but also challenged 'Pixar' in terms of quality and success. And 'Frozen' is one of these movies that will also challenge 'Pixar''s animated movies and will keep 'Walt Disney''s winning streak alive and going on strongly. This movie has been in the drawers of  'Disney' for a long time failing to see the light of day. But after the exceptional success of 'Tangled' in 2010, this movie began full production being based on 'The Snow Queen'. And what the writers and producers were able to come up with will surely become one of the new classic movies and stories of 'Disney''s long list of fairy tales.

"Santino Fontana".

"Alan Tudyk", "Kristen Bell" and
"Idina Menzel".

      Directors "Chris Buck"('Tarzan') and "Jennifer Lee", who is the first female director of a 'Walt Disney' feature film, did a stupendously incredible job with this movie. The directing styles brought out the beauty of the world they created. They also penned the screenplay and story of this movie along with newcomer "Shane Morris". And as you notice, they touched upon many elements that many movies have been tackling such as the dangers of alienation and reality of relationships. That is why the movie came out as sophisticated as it is and allowed people of all ages and genders to enjoy it. But still there was no substantial creativity in the way the story was going. But the dealing of the issues mentioned and the clever characters development and interactions made the story successful. The score composed by "Christophe Beck"('Pitch Perfect' and 'The Muppets') also did an amazing job highlighting the movie.

"Idina Menzel".

"Kristen Bell", "Josh Gad" and
"Jonathan Groff".

      The animation and special effects on this movie were magical, which is one of the reasons why this movie was so enjoyable to watch. It applied the same technique used in 'Tangled', where it had a fantastical and cartoony feel to it. And the '3-D' effect further enhanced these effects and made this experience magical. The inspiration from the Norwegian culture and landscape was great since it brought to it certain flair. The movie as a whole had many memorable scenes such as the climax scene. The songs of this movie were written by husband-wife duo "Robert Lopez" and "Kristen Anderson-Lopez"('Winnie the Pooh'), which were creative and fun. But of course the best scene of the movie, in terms of song as well as the special effect was the scene where 'Elsa' sings the beautiful 'Let it Go' song. With the magical voice of "Idina Menzel" and the snow effects and building the ice castle, you can easily see why it was one of the best scenes. The time frame of the movie was spot on.

"Kristin Bell".

"Josh Gad".

      The cast at first may seem unusual, but their work made this cast one of the best. This was "Kristen Bell"'s first animated movie. Her voice brought 'Anna' to life, since her voice brought the quirkiness and oddness that the character had. "Idina Menzel" was made for the role of 'Elsa' the 'Snow Queen', especially with her amazing voice that was featured in the best scene of the movie. "Jonathan Groff" also brought a sense on uniqueness to this unique and unconventional character in such movie genre, which complemented the unconventional feel and approach of this movie. "Josh Gad"'s character was a great comedic addition to this movie. His clever utilization in the movie led to several funny moments, on which the marketing campaign of 'Frozen' was centered on. "Santino Fontana"'s character's twist was an appreciated one. The remaining actors who provided their voices also performed well when needed and helped the movie overall.

      'Frozen' will become one of the iconic fairy tale animated 'Disney' movies over the coming years, which thanks to its success will allow 'Walt Disney Studios' to continue on delivering similar, updated and inventive fairy tale movies.

Official 'Frozen' Poster.

-'Frozen' Info:
-Starring: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk,Ciarán Hinds and Chris Williams.
-Based on: 'The Snow Queen' by Hans Christian Andersen.
-Studio(s): Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
-Directed by: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee.
-Story by: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Shane Morris.
-Music by: Christophe Beck.
-Running Time: 108 minutes.
-Budget: $ 150,000,000.
-Box Office: -Domestic(US): $ 398,402,000.**
                   -Foreign: $ 674,000,000.**
-Ratings: -IMdb: 8.1/10.
               -Rotten Tomatoes: 89%.
               -Metacritic: 74%.

               -PERSONAL RATING: 8.6/10.     

**Still Showing in Theaters Across The World.

-'Frozen' Trailer: