Okay, everyone. Real Talk. Have you ever seen a movie that you really liked, but then started hating for 'no reason'?
I
think there really isn't any point in me drumming up suspence anymore,
since you already know what I'm reviewing. You read the title, so why am
I trying to act impressive?
No reason, I just like to over-do things. But I'm telling you, the only overdone thing here, is my toast. :)
So,
Frozen. *takes a deep breath* I'm going to try and be as unbiased as I
can during this review. I'm going to acknowledge what it does right,
what it does wrong, and I won't be bashing it to a pulp just because I
don't like it. Oh, and one more thing...
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!
So,
Frozen. The plot is standard Disney fare. Princesses (Anna and Elsa)
get caught up in some problem, needs help from some wandering guy
(Kristoff) with an animal, exactly what you'd expect from Disney. The
animation is done really well, and the attention to detail is quite
impressive in certain scenes! The dialouge stays funny when it needs to,
but still transitions into the serious portions without any real
contradiction. Another thing that makes this movie 'memorable' is the
characters themselves. Olaf has some of the best lines in the entire
Disney franchise, and his curious-yet-naive personality fits him really
well! Also, the soundtrack for this movie is quite catchy.
Now, for what I don't like... *Inhales like crazy*
While
I know that a lot of people like positive reviews, I'm going to tell
you all real quickly 2 reasons why I choose to usually review things I
don't like.
Reason
#1: "All comedy is derived from grief". I like being funny when I do
these reviews, so choosing a book/movie/topic that I'm not fond of
allows me to express myself in a way that is humorous to the audience.
Reason
#2: "It's easier to tell you why a car doesn't work, rather than why it
does work". What it means is that it is much easier to tell you the
flaws of media, rather than what makes it good.
So, with that out of the way, let's get straight to the broken car reviewing- er, Frozen. No, I don't plan on reviewing cars...
First
issue, this soundtrack is TOO catchy. Some of the music is nice and
upbeat, but other songs get grating over time because they feel either
out of place or too slow to match the mood. The (in)famous 'Let It Go'
is something that I enjoyed only a few times before starting to hate it
because of how slow the lyrics are, and the logic behind it. So, Elsa
was isolated in her castle, she escapes it to feel 'free', but her idea
of being free involves isolating herself into another castle? I don't
understand the logic behind that.
Next
problem, some of these characters aren't the greatest. Actually, what I
mean to say is that everyone is a great character EXCEPT Anna. She
isn't a mean character, but she does little to progress the plot, and it
often feels like she impedes the story, rather than progressing it. Her
foolishness got her hurt by Elsa in the intro, HER stubborness drove
Elsa off the edge and made her flee Arendelle, HER persistence got her
hurt by Elsa in the Ice Castle, HER cluelessness got her to get Hans
into the Castle to take over, oh, and speaking of Hans...
This
movie did not need a villain. It really didn't, and the movie would
have been much better without one, since the whole conflict of the movie
revolves around Elsa, who is NOT a villain. Until his unveiling near
the end of the movie, Hans is one of the most likeable characters in the
entire movie. Him revealing to be the villain feels like a Last Resort
effort on the behalf of Disney, because he steps out of characteristics
that have already been established. Also, he did NOT know about Elsa
having ice powers until AFTER the blessing request that he made with
Anna, so that means that Hans must have been a good guy, but changed his
mind during the event of the film FOR NO REASON. I imagine this choice
like this:
Phil: Well, looks like we're just about finished with the script for Frozen!
Franklin: Looks nice so far! Wait a minute, I just realized something... we don't have a villain!
Phil: Okay, but it's too late to introduce a new character to the plot, so what should we do?
Franklin: Let's throw darts do decide which character turns evil!
Phil: Sounds great!
-_-
Back
on the subject of Anna, she does do a few things to help progress the
story, such as purchasing those tools for Kristoff and saving Elsa's
life near the end (before getting chilled), but she just feels like a
dead weight to the plot. Not a 'Jerk' kind of dead weight, similarly to
characters like 'Patrick Star', but enough to make you mad at her after 2
or 3 viewings of the movie. I know none of the problems she caused were
voluntary on her part, but if you were to discover that your sister had
magical Ice powers and then she proceeded to freeze the entire region,
wouldn't you start focusing more because the situation is tense?
And
that's all I got to say for Frozen. I wouldn't say it's a bad movie,
but it defenitely doesn't deserve all the money it makes. Highest
Grossing Animated Film? Yeah, that doesn't seem at all like a scam. So,
if I don't like the movie, then why did it sell so well?
It has 2 Princesses. Olaf is funny. Let It Go is catchy the first time through. But that's about it.
I
don't give scores to my reviews anymore, but if I honestly had to grade
Frozen, I would personally give it only about a 7/10. It's good when
it's good, but bad when it's bad.
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