This movie is brilliant. The songs are brilliant. The animation is brilliant. The story is brilliant. The characters are brilliant. Everything about it is just phenomenal.
The music is memorable, emotional, and most importantly, varied. We get a cool, chant-like opening number in "Frozen Heart," a poppy duet in "Love Is an Open Door," a Broadway-style showstopper in "Let It Go," and a great melody-countermelody balance in "For the First Time in Forever." With the exception of one (see below), none of them fall flat, and every last one not only does what it sets out to do, but blows it away.
The animation is stunning. From the colors and backgrounds to the expressions on the characters' faces, everything is done in delightfully excruciating detail. The scene where Elsa builds her ice palace stands out as some of the most spectacular visuals ever seen in any animated movie.
And the movie doesn't slack on its story or characters either. Our heroines are both wonderful characters in their own right, but what makes them stand out most is their chemistry with each other. Kristoff is also very likeable and he has some great lines, especially when he's having his "conversations" with his reindeer. And the villain, Hans, not only pulls off one of the best cons in modern film, but his reveal is marvelously set up and executed, and his plan makes him one of the most cold-hearted, diabolical villains Disney's ever created. The story subverts itself at every turn, and does it without pulling ever a Shocking Swerve or coming out of left field. And the ways it subverts itself, from the "act (from Anna) of true (sisterly) love" to the villain's reveal (a great Deconstruction of Fourth Date Marriage), are just great.
All that said, I do have a couple criticisms. One is the trolls' song "Fixer Upper" which just...doesn't fit. It's entertaining and everything, but it just comes out of nowhere and it doesn't really serve a purpose. The other is the ending. It seems rushed, Kristoff doesn't do anything, and Hans not only goes down way too easy, but he gets a disappointing "Ha ha stupid villain" ending rather than the epic death a guy like him deserved. Unlike some people, though, I didn't find the reveal very cliched, other than the one "Oh, but I already have!" line.
Brilliant. (spoilers)
This movie is brilliant. The songs are brilliant. The animation is brilliant. The story is brilliant. The characters are brilliant. Everything about it is just phenomenal.
The music is memorable, emotional, and most importantly, varied. We get a cool, chant-like opening number in "Frozen Heart," a poppy duet in "Love Is an Open Door," a Broadway-style showstopper in "Let It Go," and a great melody-countermelody balance in "For the First Time in Forever." With the exception of one (see below), none of them fall flat, and every last one not only does what it sets out to do, but blows it away.
The animation is stunning. From the colors and backgrounds to the expressions on the characters' faces, everything is done in delightfully excruciating detail. The scene where Elsa builds her ice palace stands out as some of the most spectacular visuals ever seen in any animated movie.
And the movie doesn't slack on its story or characters either. Our heroines are both wonderful characters in their own right, but what makes them stand out most is their chemistry with each other. Kristoff is also very likeable and he has some great lines, especially when he's having his "conversations" with his reindeer. And the villain, Hans, not only pulls off one of the best cons in modern film, but his reveal is marvelously set up and executed, and his plan makes him one of the most cold-hearted, diabolical villains Disney's ever created. The story subverts itself at every turn, and does it without pulling ever a Shocking Swerve or coming out of left field. And the ways it subverts itself, from the "act (from Anna) of true (sisterly) love" to the villain's reveal (a great Deconstruction of Fourth Date Marriage), are just great.
All that said, I do have a couple criticisms. One is the trolls' song "Fixer Upper" which just...doesn't fit. It's entertaining and everything, but it just comes out of nowhere and it doesn't really serve a purpose. The other is the ending. It seems rushed, Kristoff doesn't do anything, and Hans not only goes down way too easy, but he gets a disappointing "Ha ha stupid villain" ending rather than the epic death a guy like him deserved. Unlike some people, though, I didn't find the reveal very cliched, other than the one "Oh, but I already have!" line.
All in all, easy 95%. Go see it, and be amazed.