I was really excited for this movie, due to the people who worked on Wreck-It Ralph and all the positive reviews I've read about it. This was not worthy of all the hype it has been receiving.
First off, the story is ok. The first act takes a long time to get off the ground and it doesn't really take itself seriously and nothing really major is at stake until the third act. Until then the plot is exactly weighty with the consequences of a full out winter in the middle of summer except of one quick scene. Pretty much any of the scenes with Elsa are guaranteed to be more mature than the main plot.
Second, the songs don't work too well. They pretty long and the plot pretty much stops when they start singing. Not to mention all the songs are pretty peppy sounding and don't have too much variety.
Third, the characters aren't really up to par. Anna is a generically quirky, clumsy and energetic. We're supposed to see her as a sad figure that was trapped in the castle like Elsa but I did not find her interesting. Kristoff had this problem too with him being antisocial for one scene and that trait dropped. Olaf I liked alot because his comedy was the only one that worked naturally for me. Elsa is such a tragic figure that I love her too. I absolutely hated the Trolls. They're annoying, obnoxious and the way they're so overly close to Kristoff that they wanted Anna to dump her fiance for him is pretty creepy.
The visuals are amazing but it doesn't save the movie from a "B" grade. The Mickey Mouse short preceding the movie is pretty amazing too.
Ignore the Hype
I was really excited for this movie, due to the people who worked on Wreck-It Ralph and all the positive reviews I've read about it. This was not worthy of all the hype it has been receiving.
First off, the story is ok. The first act takes a long time to get off the ground and it doesn't really take itself seriously and nothing really major is at stake until the third act. Until then the plot is exactly weighty with the consequences of a full out winter in the middle of summer except of one quick scene. Pretty much any of the scenes with Elsa are guaranteed to be more mature than the main plot.
Second, the songs don't work too well. They pretty long and the plot pretty much stops when they start singing. Not to mention all the songs are pretty peppy sounding and don't have too much variety.
Third, the characters aren't really up to par. Anna is a generically quirky, clumsy and energetic. We're supposed to see her as a sad figure that was trapped in the castle like Elsa but I did not find her interesting. Kristoff had this problem too with him being antisocial for one scene and that trait dropped. Olaf I liked alot because his comedy was the only one that worked naturally for me. Elsa is such a tragic figure that I love her too. I absolutely hated the Trolls. They're annoying, obnoxious and the way they're so overly close to Kristoff that they wanted Anna to dump her fiance for him is pretty creepy.
The visuals are amazing but it doesn't save the movie from a "B" grade. The Mickey Mouse short preceding the movie is pretty amazing too.