History Awesome / FrozenII

* Not to be outdone, Anna also gets the chance to show off her BadassNormal moments as well in the final act. Despite hitting a nasty DespairEventHorizon after Elsa and Olaf's deaths and discovering the awful truth about her [[VillainWithGoodPublicity apparently kind]] grandfather and the foundation of her beloved kingdom, she overcomes her grief and picks herself up to do what must be done: destroying the dam. Even if it means Arendelle will be destroyed, even if she has to do it all by herself, even if she would most likely get herself killed, she still soldiers on. She begins by waking up the earth spirits from their slumber and luring them to follow her to the dam. With a little help from Kristoff and Sven, she makes it there and convinces Destin Mattias to stand down and help her lure the earth spirits. All their combined efforts allow the spirits to finally destroy the dam, removing the curse and reviving Elsa - who proceeds to save Arendelle from destruction at last.

* When the dam falls and the waves come crashing down, it's a veritable tsunami crashing down the fjord towards the castle and town. But then, suddenly, there Elsa is, riding the Nokk hell-for-leather along the top of the rushing water, only to wheel just meters in front of the castle. The sight of that ice wall erupting to turn away the water is absolutely breathtaking.

* Kristoff's proposal to Anna is awesome, as opposed to Hans's shallow proposal. Instead of imitating her to show how supposedly "connected" and "destined" they are, Kristoff drops all pretentions and just tells how amazing he thinks she is and how much she means to him.

* Give it to the soldiers defending the dam too. When Anna comes to them with a story on how they've been deceived every bit as much as the people of the land, they really have only her word on the matter, and yet without hesitation let her go ahead with her plan to destroy the dam, they start beating their shields to get the rock giants' attention to ''help'', despite the danger they'd be in.

* Kristoff's proposal to Anna is this, as opposed to Hans's shallow proposal.

** The best part? He succeeded in what he failed to do in the first film, which is to save Anna and get to actually do something useful.

* Give it to the soldiers defending the dam too. When Anna comes to them with a story on how they've been deceived every bit as much as the people of the land, they really have only her word on the matter, and yet without hesitation let her go ahead with her plan to destroy the dam, they start beating their shields to get the rock giants attention to ''help'', despite the danger they'd be in.

* At the end of the movie, the ''Dark Sea is entirely frozen.'' Elsa's powers are on an entirely new level.

* Give it to the soldiers defending the dam too. When Anna comes to them with a story on how they've been deceived every bit as much as the people of the land, they really have only her word on the matter, and yet without hesitation let her go ahead with her plan to destroy the dam, they start beating their shields to get the rock giants attention to ''help'', despite the danger they'd be in. You can see why they were picked for such a dangerous tour of duty.

* "Show Yourself" is just one massive awesome moment for Elsa. The same person who is going out of her way to find the source of the mysterious voice, encouraging it to finally appear before her, used to be an extreme case of TheShutIn. If that isn't the clearest case of CharacterDevelopment in the franchise, nothing is.

* Not to be outdone, Anna also gets the chance to show off her BadassNormal moments as well in the final act. Despite hitting a nasty DespairEventHorizon after Elsa and Olaf's deaths, she overcomes her grief and picks herself up to do what must be done: destroying the dam. Even if it means Arendelle will be destroyed, even if she has to do it all by herself, even if she would most likely get herself killed, she still soldiers on. She begins by waking up the earth spirits from their slumber and luring them to follow her to the dam. With a little help from Kristoff and Sven, she makes it there and convinces Destin Mattias to stand down and help her lure the earth spirits. All their combined efforts allow the spirits to finally destroy the dam, removing the curse and reviving Elsa - who proceeds to save Arendelle from destruction at last.

* "Into The Unknown". As Elsa starts to give in to her wanderlust for adventure, she uses her ice magic to conjure up images of the enchanted woods, reindeer prancing, her parents playing as kids, and the four spirits dancing to life around her, all while she joyously harmonizes with the spirit that's been tempting her to leave home. Like the climax of "Let It Go", it's easily one of the most visually beautiful sequences in the Disney canon, and it seems to draw influence from the Disney classic, "Fantasia".

** Kristoff himself gets an awesome moment in the climax. He not only saves Anna from getting crushed by the rock giants, but he also helps her get to the dam faster, and finally helps Mattias save Anna from falling to her death after the dam is destroyed.

Even by Disney standards, ''Frozen II'' is one powerful movie. Here are some examples in Frozen II that show just why.

Even by Disney standards, Frozen II is one powerful movie. Here are some examples in Frozen II that show just why.

* Throughout the movie, Elsa fights and tames three out of four elemental spirits in Northuldra with her ice powers. She disintegrates the small tornado the air spirit creates ''while she's still within it'', outfights the agile and destructive fire spirit before charming it with her ice magic, and finally ''taking on the water spirit as it mercilessly attacks her in the middle of a raging sea'' '''''and wins''''', all by herself. These certainly demonstrate Elsa not only as one of the most powerful characters in the movie but in the entire Disney canon, period. She truly has come a long way from "Conceal, don't feel!" The Water Spirit fight is a particular highlight because she's entirely in its environment and the limits of her magic are challenged for once, at some points dispersed by the waves. She wins the fight in part through physical endurance and determination.

* Even more awesome, she's speaking from experience of what fear is capable of. It made her own loving parents unable to trust their daughters to see the world, it made her unable to trust herself to control her powers. [[CharacterDevelopment She's come a long way]] from the girl who roiled her in her own anxieties.

* The timing of Kristoff's proposal to Anna is this on both an In-Universe and a Meta level. As opposed to Hans's sudden and shallow proposal, it just goes to show developing [[RealityEnsues real]] love at your own pace, be it three years (in the movie) or six years (in real time), is more meaningful than [[FourthDateMarriage finding love overnight]].

* The whole mythology of the movie is [[http://www.naclhv.com/2020/01/a-systematic-mythology-of-frozen.html deep and rich and awesome]] - people are initially confused by it, but everything makes sense upon some reflection, and then it becomes intricate and glorious.

* The whole mythology of the movie is [[http://www.naclhv.com/2020/01/a-systematic-mythology-of-frozen.html deep and rich and awesome]] - people are initially confused by it, but everything makes sense upon some reflection, and it becomes intricate and glorious.

* The whole mythology of the movie is [[http://www.naclhv.com/2020/01/a-systematic-mythology-of-frozen.html deep and rich and awesome]] - people are initially confused by it, but upon some reflection everything makes sense, and it becomes intricate and glorious.

* The whole mythology of the movie is [[http://www.naclhv.com/2020/01/a-systematic-mythology-of-frozen.html deep and rich and awesome]] - people are initially confused by it, but upon some reflection it becomes intricate and glorious.

* The timing of [[spoiler: Kristoff's proposal to Anna is this on both an In-Universe and a Meta level. As opposed to Hans's sudden and shallow proposal, it just goes to show developing [[RealityEnsues real]] love at your own pace, be it three years (in the movie) or six years (in real time), is more meaningful than [[FourthDateMarriage finding love overnight]].]]
* At the end of the movie, [[spoiler: the ''Dark Sea is entirely frozen.'' Elsa's powers are on an entirely new level.]]

* The timing of [[spoiler: Kristoph's proposal to Anna is this on both an In-Universe and a Meta level. As opposed to Hans's s sudden and shallow proposal, it just goes to show developing [[RealityEnsues real]] love at your own pace, be it three years (in the movie) or six years (in real time), is more meaningful than [[FourthDateMarriage finding love overnight]].]]

* What's more awesome, she's speaking from experience of what fear is capable of. It made her own loving parents unable to trust their daughters to see the world, it made her unable to trust herself to control her powers. [[CharacterDevelopment She's come a long way]] from the girl who roiled her in her own anxieties.

* Throughout the movie, Elsa fights and tames three out of four elemental spirits in Northuldra with her ice powers. She disintegrates the small tornado the air spirit creates ''while she's still within it'', outfights the agile and destructive fire spirit before charming it with her ice magic, and finally ''taking on the water spirit as it mercilessly attacks her in the middle of a raging sea'' '''''and wins''''', all by herself. These certainly demonstrate Elsa not only as one of the most powerful characters in the movie but in the entire Disney canon, period. She truly has come a long way from "Conceal, don't feel!"
** The Water Spirit fight is a particular highlight because she's entirely in its environment and the limits of her magic are challenged for once, at some points dispersed by the waves. She wins the fight in part through physical endurance and determination.

** What's more awesome, she's speaking from experience of what fear is capable of. It made her own loving parents unable to trust their daughters to see the world, it made her unable to trust herself to control her powers. [[CharacterDevelopment She's come a long way]] from the girl who roiled her in her own anxieties.

* When the dam falls and the waves come crashing down, all seems lost -- it's a veritable tsunami crashing down the fjord towards the castle and town. But then, suddenly, there she is: Arendelle's Queen, riding the Nokk hell-for-leather along the top of the rushing water, only to wheel and make her final stand just meters in front of the castle. The sight of that ice wall erupting out of nothing to turn away the water is absolutely breathtaking.
** Notice that the symbol at the centre of the wall isn't her signature hexagonal snowflake - it's the elemental vegvisir, with the fifth spirit symbol in the middle. Elsa and the spirits (or at least the Nøkk) are ''working together'' to calm the water.

* Elsa riding the Nokk back to Arendelle immediately after unfreezing and then using her powers to stop the water from the newly destroyed dam from flooding the kingdom. The giant wall of ice she conjures to save the city is awesome all in and of itself.

* At the end of the movie, [[spoiler; the ''Dark Sea is entirely frozen.'' Elsa's powers are on an entirely new level.]]