History YMMV / FrozenII

* DiscreditedMeme: The movie contains two references to "Let It Go"'s overexposure, both showing even Elsa's embarrassed by it. Notably, when she hears a snippet of it, her response is to groan, cover her ears, and shake her head while smiling sheepishly.

** Poor Kristoff's main contribution to the movie is his RunningGag of failing to propose to Anna. After his song about this little subplot, Kristoff is literally "Lost in the Woods" for slightly over 40 minutes. He just vanishes completely until the climax, where he abruptly shows up. It gives the impression the writers didn't know what to do with him apart from the proposal gag.

** [[spoiler: Considering how his own father [[FantasticRacism was prejudiced against magic-users]]]], did King Agnarr have any anti-magic prejudice himself, which is why he thought the best way to help Elsa control her powers was to suppress them [[note]]If he did, it obviously wasn’t as extreme, since he did genuinely love Elsa regardless of her powers and didn't show any disapproval when he saw her and Anna playing with them in the first scene.[[/note]]? [[spoiler:By extension, considering how Iduna hid her Northuldra heritage from everybody except her husband to protect herself from the anti-Northuldra prejudice that the people of Arendelle had, did that mean she went along with the [[WellIntentionedExtremist well-meaning-but-misguided]] decisions of how to handle Elsa's powers because she feared that if word got out it would expose her true heritage?]]

** Anna's song "The Next Right Thing" shows her overwhelmed with grief, yet finding the strength to carry on with the mission one step at a time after [[spoiler: Elsa and Olaf both [[DisneyDeath die]].]] It obviously reflects the grieving process after the death of a loved one, and co-director Chris Buck has stated that the song was largely inspired by his own experience with grief after [[OutlivingOnesOffspring his son died in a car accident.]] However, Anna's voice actress Creator/KristenBell has also pointed out that the song parallels her own struggle with clinical depression and anxiety (in fact, "do the next right thing" [[ActorInspiredElement is her personal self-motivating mantra]]), so there's applicability in pushing forward and doing what needs to be done even when you feel like you can't bring yourself to do it.
** The plot involves the characters finding out why Northuldra and Arendelle broke out into a fight 34 years prior, even when Arendelle built a dam to bridge them to the Northuldra's forest as a peace offering. [[spoiler: However, as they dig deeper, Elsa and Anna discover that their grandfather, [[BitchInSheepsClothing King Runeard]], actually built the dam because he knew it would deplete Northuldra's resources. [[FantasticRacism He didn't trust the Northuldra because they practice magic]], so he decided to sabotage their resources so he could force them to trade with his kingdom and submit them to his rule. Runeard then murdered the Northuldra leader in cold blood to cover this up, while he was tricked into letting his guard down underneath the impression that they were going to have a peaceful conversation, no less, leading to the conflict between the two cultures]]. While the story was written with the historical and current discrimination the Sámi people suffer from the dominating Nordic cultures in mind (since Northuldra and Arendelle are the respective {{Fantasy Counterpart Culture}}s of the Sámi and Norway), it can be easily applied to any ethnic group that has a history of being persecuted because their traditions and way of life was viewed as "wrong" by a dominating culture [[note]]Such as the Indigenous Americans and Australians having their cultures systematically destroyed and threatened by European settlers, religious minorities facing persecution for not following the mainstream religion (regardless of what region of the world they live in), Japan's cultural genocide against the Ainu people, etc.[[/note]].

%%Please see the movie's main discussion page to discuss whether this is an Esoteric Happy Ending or a BittersweetEnding.* EsotericHappyEnding: [[spoiler: The movie ends with Elsa staying in Northuldra and Anna becoming queen of Arendelle. While the movie shows that they keep in touch, Elsa presumably visits regularly, and all the characters look happy, some viewers see it as a BittersweetEnding because of [[HeterosexualLifePartners the sisters]] not living together anymore. In the first movie, Anna and Elsa are shown to suffer greatly from their separation after the childhood accident; they restore their bond and live happily for three years, and now, they are separated once again, probably for the rest of their lives.]]

** The Northuldra people [[spoiler: are now free after 34 years of being trapped in the Enchanted Forest. They have a whole country to explore now]].

** Many felt the film could have further explored [[spoiler: Elsa's decision to abdicate the throne to Anna and the changes that will take hold in Arendelle with this new clean slate. The finished film mostly indicates the change in Arendelle itself with Anna, the one who took responsibility for undoing the damage from the mistakes of Arendelle's past, becoming the new queen and unveiling a statute to honor love between Arendelle and Northuldra]]. Adding to audience's desire for more exploration of this is the fact that there are several known deleted sequences that would have explored this further, but were cut from the final draft:

** After plenty of people criticized the King and Queen for their [[WellIntentionedExtremist well-meaning but misguided]] decisions in raising Elsa, this movie fleshes out their characters and better explains the reasoning behind their actions, [[spoiler: including revealing that their tragic voyage was a mission to learn more about their daughter's powers.]] The prologue also makes how caring they are clearer.
** The first film's reveal of Hans being the villain caused some disappointment in viewers, with many lamenting that the film could have been interesting enough ''without'' a black and white antagonist. In the second film, [[spoiler: the instigator of the conflict, King Runeard, is long dead before the story starts]], and the main narrative is entirely driven [[NoAntagonist without an active villain]].
** The first film was criticized for MonochromeCasting, many debating over whether this was justified due to the historical Norwegian-inspired background or not justified due to the numerous other liberties taken with the setting. The second film has more citizens of color in Arendelle (explained in the art book as the result of Arendelle opening its gates again), with a black character even joining the main cast in the form of Mattias. The film's story also prominently revolves around Norway's indigenous people, [[https://tinyurl.com/ttfaqtc the Sámi]] and reveals that [[spoiler: Queen Iduna was one of them, making Elsa and Anna mixed race]].

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Detractors of the film have taken issue with the premise it shares with Disney's other recent animated sequel, ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', where two characters who share a close bond go explore a new world together, [[spoiler: with one of them gradually coming to resonate with the new environment and choosing to abandon their previous life in order to stay there, which some fans feel [[HappyEndingOverride effectively undermines everything that was built up in the preceding film.]]]] It doesn't help that many high-profile works in 2019 end on a similar note, such as ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'', ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'', and ''Film/MaleficentMistressOfEvil'', to name just a ''few'', meaning ''Frozen II'' didn't really break new grounds by having the story ended by [[spoiler:separating the previously inseparable main characters for the sake of character development]]. Needless to say, some fans got pretty tired of this trend.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: If the animation was gorgeous in the first film, in this one it's nothing short of ''breathtaking'', especially during the heartstopping sequences for "Into the Unknown" and "Show Yourself". The film's water effects are also near-photorealistic, particularly during Elsa's taming of the Nokk and [[spoiler: the tidal wave in the climax]].

* CompleteMonster: [[YMMV/{{Frozen}} King Runeard]]. See that page for details.

* CompleteMonster: See [[YMMV/{{Frozen}} here]].

* HoYay: There's some between Ryder and Kristoff, considering how both become friends almost immediately and Ryder himself states that he "doesn't know much about girls", despite having a sister.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The film ''really'' wants you to know that Prince Hans [[spoiler:and King Agnarr]] are bad guys. Numerous jokes are made at the former's expense and the characters regularly bemoan how terrible he was or have some sort of petty insult towards him. Anna and Olaf almost directly tell the audience that [[spoiler:King Agnarr’s]] actions go against everything Arendelle stands for as if they didn’t trust the kids in the audience to get it on their own.

* FanPreferredCutContent:
** Many felt the film could have further explored [[spoiler: Elsa's decision to abdicate the throne to Anna and the changes that will take hold in Arendelle with this new clean slate. The finished film mostly indicates the change in Arendelle itself with Anna, the one who took responsibility for undoing the damage from the mistakes of Arendelle's past, becoming the new queen and unveiling a statute to honor love between Arendelle and Northuldra]]. Adding to audience's desire for more exploration of this is the fact that there are several known deleted sequences that would have explored this further, but were cut from the final draft:
** On a symbolic level, the deleted scene "Home" showed a statue of Runeard that would be later [[spoiler:replaced by the pro-love statue of Agnarr and Iduna]], making the message of choosing love over fear clearer. Concept art also shows a rejected ending that [[spoiler:would have destroyed the castle and have it be rebuilt in a style that combined Arendellian and Northuldra architecture]].
** When it came to policy, there was "A Place of Our Own," in which [[spoiler:Anna declares her intention to rebuild the castle with "no secrets, no deceit, new rules, even!"]], and another deleted scene, "The Secret Room," which went into more detail about what rules would be replaced. The latter scene would have established Northuldra as a forbidden language in Arendelle at the start of the film.

** The named villagers of Northuldra are essentially reduced to their basic character traits. Ryder likes reindeer and wants to explore the outside world, Honeymaren is a friendly girl who talks to Elsa about their experiences [[spoiler:and asks her to stay in the north]], Yelena is established as a responsible leader, but none of these characters really do anything in terms of plot or have any meaningful interaction with the main cast [[note]]Ryder has a minor subplot about helping Kristoff to [[spoiler:prepare his proposal to Anna, which leads to Kristoff leaving the group and completing his character arc]], but this contributes little to the main narrative[[/note]].

* {{Anvillicious}}:
** The film ''really'' wants you to remember that Prince Hans was a bad guy, since numerous jokes are made at his expense and the characters regularly bemoan how terrible he was and often have some sort of petty insult towards him.
** The film also has Anna and Olaf almost directly tell the audience about how bad [[spoiler:King Agnarr]] was and spell out how his actions go against everything Arendelle stands for. You’d reasonably assume that the characters were going to actually break the fourth wall to tell kids watching he was wrong as if they didn’t trust them to get it on their own.