History Animation / TheSnowQueen2012

* EndlessWinter: This is the Snow Queen's goal.

The film was followed by a sequel, ''The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King'', and is slated for a third film as well.

The film was followed by a sequel, ''The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King'', and is slated for third film as well.

* {{Shapeshifter}}: Orm can turn into a weasel, a troll, and a polar bear.

Not to be confused with ''Animation/TheSnowQueen1957'', ''Anime/TheSnowQueen1977'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSnowQueen1995'', or ''Anime/TheSnowQueen'' 2005 anime.
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''The Snow Queen'' is a 2012 computer animated adaptation of ''Literature/TheSnowQueen'', directed by Maxim Shveshnikov and Vladen Barbe. It was released in Russia in 2012, and the international version, dubbed into English, was released on January 3, 2013, nearly a year before the Disney animated film ''Disney/{{Frozen}}''. It followed the original story to a point, but also added backstory for the Snow Queen, took out most of the evil mirror/devil aspects, and tried to be darker and edgier.

* AnIcePerson: The Snow Queen; she controls the North Wind, ice beasts, and cna freeze anyone to the point of death.

* AnIcePerson: The Snow Queen; she controls the North Wind.

** The witch with the garden is a nice character in the book, even though she tries to [[WellIntentionedExtremist keep Gerta with her forever]]. Here she's a villain who wants Gerta around to help her business.

Wishing to create a world where clean lines replace emotions and the wind cools human souls, the Snow Queen has blanketed the world in ice and set out to destroy all art. According to the predictions of a magic mirror, the last threat to the Snow Queen comes from the master glass-maker Master Vegard, whose mirrors reveal one's true self. The Snow Queen's polar wind kills Vegard and his wife Una, but they hide their baby boy Kai and daughter Gerda. When Kai grows of age, the Snow Queen realizes he poses a threat to her and captures him... and Gerda goes out to save him.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The Snow Queen rules the world and plans to cause eternal winter everywhere.

Wishing to create a world where clean lines replace emotions and the wind cools human souls, the Snow Queen has blanketed the world in ice and set out to destroy all art. According to the predictions of a magic mirror, the last threat to the Snow Queen comes from the master glass-maker Master Vegard, whose mirrors reveal one's true self. The Snow Queen's polar wind kills Vegard and his wife Una, but they hide their baby boy Kai and daughter Gerda. When kai grows of age, the Snow Queen realizes he poses a threat to her and captures him... and Gerda goes out to save him.

* OutrunTheFireball: In the prologue, Gerda and Kai's father tries to outrun the North Wind's wave of ice. After a while, it catches up to him.

''The Snow Queen'' is a 2012 computer animated adaptation of ''Literature/TheSnowQueen'', directed by Maxim Shveshnikov and Vladen Barbe. It was released in Russia in 2012, and the international version, dubbed into English, was released on January 3, 2013, nearly a year before the Disney animated film ''Disney/{{Frozen}}''.

It followed the original story to a point, but also added backstory for the Snow Queen, took out most of the evil mirror/devil aspects, and tried to be darker and edgier.

Not to be confused with ''Animation/TheSnowQueen1957'', ''Anime/TheSnowQueen1977'', or ''WesternAnimation/TheSnowQueen1995''.

Not to be confused with [[Animation/TheSnowQueen1957 the 1957 Snow Queen animated movie]].

''The Snow Queen'' is a 2012 computer animated movie directed by Maxim Shveshnikov and Vladen Barbe. It was released in Russia in 2012, and the international version, dubbed into English, was released on January 3, 2013, nearly a year before the Disney animated film ''Disney/{{Frozen}}''.