History WesternAnimation / Frozen2013

* ProphecyTwist: "Only an act of true love can thaw a frozen heart" is assumed to refer to Anna's still beating, ice-cursed heart, and an act of another toward Anna, such as a TrueLovesKiss. [[spoiler:In the end, Anna's selfless act thaws Elsa's (figuratively) "frozen" heart and her own literal one, and Elsa's love for Anna unlocks the part of her magic that undoes ice-curses.]]

* DysfunctionJunction: Everyone has or is implied to have a DarkAndTroubledPast, and as a result, Anna is a [[FearlessFool reckless]] LoveMartyr with an AmbiguousDisorder, Elsa is a BrokenBird suffering from anxiety and InternalizedCategorism, Hans is TheSociopath, and Kristoff is a bit of a [[HatesEveryoneEqually misanthrope]].

* ShesGotLegs: During "Let It Go", tellingly in the line when Elsa sings about not being a good girl any more, the camera pans up her newly created dress which has a split up to the thigh on the right side.

* FriendlessnessInsult: A very cruel example occurs [[spoiler:when Anna, while slowly freezing to death, tells Hans that only an act. He asks "a kiss of true love?", touches her face with apparent tenderness, bends to kiss her... just to retreat and says: "Oh, Anna. If only there was someone out there who loved you." before revealing his intention to get rid of Elsa and Anna to get the throne of Arendelle. It is particularly nasty because Hans knows how lonely and desperate for affection Anna is, and doesn't hesitate to rub how few people she has in her corner in her face.]]

** A royal's spouse doesn't automatically inherit the throne. The next person who is set to inherit the throne would acquire it, regardless of marriage. Any cousins of Elsa or Anna that happen to exist would likely inherit the throne from Elsa, definitely not Hans. For a real life reference, [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Elizabeth II]] of England's husband was never the heir to her throne.

** A blink-and-you'll-miss-it point in "Let It Go" when Elsa's braid has to go through her arm on the far side of her body to end up where it does. The animators couldn't do it realistically and still keep the flow of Elsa's movements, so they pulled a NecessaryWeasel.

** A royal's spouse doesn't automatically inherit the throne. The next person who is set to inherit the throne would acquire it, regardless of marriage. Any cousins of Elsa or Anna that happen to exist would likely inherit the throne from Elsa, definitely not Hans. For a real life reference, [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Elizabeth II]] of England's husband was never the heir to her throne.

->"Gliiide, and pivot, and gliiide, and pivot, and gliiide, and pivot..."

** Kristoff is implied to have become a [[GrumpyBear cynical loner]] due to a DarkAndTroubledPast, while Anna is an outgoing WideEyedIdealist who has had a traumatic past herself but is still more [[ShelteredAristocrat naive]],[[note]] Kristoff's EstablishingCharacterMoment implies experiencing violent encounters in his past, while Anna's trauma has been [[ParentalNeglect emotionally-based]].[[/note]] and the two initially butt heads. {{Subverted}} over the course of their adventure. Kristoff [[CharacterDevelopment begins]] to [[DefrostingIceKing warm]] up, [[TheParagon is inspired by her fearlessness and open heart]]. Anna meanwhile has her optimism and faith repeatedly tested and [[CharacterDevelopment comes to have a more sophisticated and less naive worldview]], but after [[spoiler: a talk with Olaf helps her work through her HeroicBSOD]], she [[DoubleSubverted retains her energetic nature and chooses to remain warm-hearted]]. And as Kristoff remains TheStraightMan of the cast, by the end of the film, [[{{Reconstruction}} the two have come to better appreciate each other's personalities]].

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Hans threatens both the Weselton Duke [[spoiler:and Elsa]] with charges of treason. Treason is defined as the act of a citizen committing a crime against the Head of State, something neither the Duke (who is not a citizen) [[spoiler:nor Elsa, the Head of State herself]] could be charge with.

* LockedIntoStrangeness: When they are playing as children, Elsa accidentally hits Anna in the head with a blast of her magic, and a lock of Anna's hair turns platinum blonde. The platinum blonde streak persists as she grows up, but is gone after she is fully unfrozen at the end.

** Her plan to find Elsa and bring back summer. She's so quick to undertake the journey that she leaves unprepared for the ordeal. She also has no assurance that Elsa will want or know how to thaw the EndlessWinter the [[AnIcePerson the snow queen's]] powers created and is acting out of optimism and [[UndyingLoyalty faith]] in her [[BigSisterWorship sister]], but without a backup plan. She's right about [[HeroWithBadPublicity Elsa not being malicious]] and [[PowerIncontinence the curse on the kingdom being an accident]], but it ultimately takes more than words of support to [[TheParagon show]] Elsa [[ThePowerOfLove how to thaw.]] {{Lampshaded}} by Kristoff:

* GoodPrincessEvilQueen: Zigzagged. The "Good Princess" part is played straight, but the "Evil Queen" part is subverted. Princess Anna is a compassionate, goodhearted princess, who saves the day when Queen Elsa causes trouble after being crowned queen -- in part because she is able to perceive that Elsa is NotEvilJustMisunderstood, even in the midst of the the EndlessWinter that descends over the entire kingdom after Elsa reveals her powers and runs away. The majority of the harm Elsa does mostly has to do with [[PowerIncontinence not knowing yet how to handle her power]]. However, Hans plays on this trope when he tries to get the throne by vilifying Elsa and claiming to be be married to the tragically dead Princess Anna.

* ViewerPronunciationConfusion: Anna's name is pronounced with a soft O instead of a soft A to sound more Norwegian (Ah-nuh), though many viewers use the more common pronunciation (Ann-uh).

* FracturedFairyTale: The movie has many of the classic Disney elements; the {{Plucky|Girl}} [[WideEyedIdealist Idealist]] Princess who believes in LoveAtFirstSight, the [[AnIcePerson Powerful]] [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Sorceress]] who curses the land and/or protagonists, a RaceAgainstTheClock to save the princess (with TrueLovesKiss no less) and a PrinceCharming waiting in the wings. Except, Elsa didn't curse the land on purpose; it's just a case of PowerIncontinence taken UpToEleven. Anna's naive belief in LoveAtFirstSight proves to be disastrous, as Hans turns out to be the BigBad, and was manipulating her naivete to get the throne. Finally, the curse is ''not'' broken by TrueLovesKiss, but instead a HeroicSacrifice, on Anna's part. We never find out if the kiss (from Kristoff) would have worked.

%%* LanternJawOfJustice: Rugged mountaineer Kristoff possesses one of these and is a powerful and heroic man.

* MythologyGag:
** Recursively: In "For the First Time in Forever", [[http://a.dilcdn.com/bl/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/12/Lisa_Swing_Painting_Part_21.jpg Anna jumps in front (and assumes the pose of)]] [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Fragonard%2C_The_Swing.jpg this]] painting, which was the basis for the art style of ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''.
** [[AllThereInTheManual In the script]], there are minor characters called [[Literature/TheSnowQueen Gerda and Kai, the names of the main characters in the Andersen tale that inspired the film]]. Both work at the castle. Gerda is a portly servant, while Kai is the servant who introduces the sisters at the coronation ball.
** The names of four of the leads? [[Creator/HansChristianAndersen Hans, Kristoff, Anna, Sven]].

* AdaptationTitleChange: ''Frozen'' started as an adaptation of ''The Snow Queen''; however, the story ended up being changed so much that the title was changed along with it. Some translations still call it ''The Snow Queen''.

* AdultFear:
** For starters, having one of your children born different in a way that will most likely cause her to be misunderstood, feared, and judged by the people around her -- and worse, in a way that means she can quite easily maim, cripple or even ''kill'' anyone, including your other child.
** Though the catchiness of "Frozen Heart" might mean you don't notice it right away, the ice harvesters are so engrossed in their work that they completely forget about the young apprentice struggling to keep up with them. Either that, or they don't care at all about Kristoff...
** Someone you believed loved you, and considered a "soulmate", was just using you the entire time and leaves you to die when you outlive your usefulness, while ''also'' trying to murder your ''sibling'', whom he accuses of murdering ''you''.
** Your closest friend/family member suddenly shuts you out of their life, and you don't even know ''why''. Try as you might, you can never get a straight answer out of them.
** From the other side, not being able (more to the point, not even ''allowed'') to explain what's wrong, and more so, not in any way they'd be able to understand.
** Your own family has been lying to you for your entire life.
** Even though you're doing your best to raise your children and protect them, you might still be causing them deep psychological damage.
** Similarly, accidentally harming your loved one in spite of doing everything you could to protect them from yourself.
** Hiding parts of one's self away, not being allowed to use/learn to manage your skills.
** A troll decides she's going to keep Kristoff and Sven without even considering he might have a family. [[note]]Kristoff later says he and Sven were alone before the trolls took them in, but the fact remains she had no way of knowing.[[/note]]

* LockedIntoStrangeness: When they are playing as children, Elsa accidentally hits Anna in the head with a blast of her magic, and a lock of Anna's hair turns [[SkunkStripe platinum blonde]]. The platinum blonde streak persists as she grows up, but is gone after she is fully unfrozen at the end.

* FracturedFairyTale: The movie has many of the classic Disney elements; the {{Plucky|Girl}} [[WideEyedIdealist Idealist]] Princess who believes in LoveAtFirstSight, the [[AnIcePerson Powerful]] [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Sorceress]] who curses the land and/or protagonists, a TimedMission to save the princess (with TrueLovesKiss no less) and a PrinceCharming waiting in the wings. Except, Elsa didn't curse the land on purpose; it's just a case of PowerIncontinence taken UpToEleven. Anna's naive belief in LoveAtFirstSight proves to be disastrous, as Hans turns out to be the BigBad, and was manipulating her naivete to get the throne. Finally, the curse is ''not'' broken by TrueLovesKiss, but instead a HeroicSacrifice, on Anna's part. We never find out if the kiss (from Kristoff) would have worked.