by TheLionPrince » August 8th, 2014, 8:28 pm
[quote="gotprincesskiara"]My thoughts on Frozen are, why dont they just make it a Broadway musical already,[/quote]
They are making it into a Broadway musical. It probably requires a great deal of time since they have to flesh the plot out more with new songs, and get the visual effects right in order to make the snow on stage look believable.
Frozen definitely ranks high in all of the Disney animated movies produced under its division after the release of The Lion King with The Princess and the Frog, Tarzan, Mulan, Lilo & Stitch, Tangled, and Wreck-It Ralph not too far behind. The movie just took a whole different direction with the typical fairy tale narrative, and it felt fresh and novel. I believe the movie generates its popularity from Elsa and her character arc being relatable with audiences and the soundtrack with "Let it Go" as the highlight. In contrast to The Lion King where all the songs were great and helped drive the narrative, Frozen's songs feel hit-or-miss and lacked a singular musical theme most notable in Disney films like The Little Mermaid having the songs resemble calypso music, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin modeling its songs after Broadway show tunes, and Hercules's are based on gospel. "Frozen Heart", "Do You Want to Build a Snow Man", "Let it Go", and "Fixer Upper" (in contrast to the fan base, I really like the song) were fun to listen. "In Summer" distracted from the plot for a moment, and "Love is an Open Heart" sounds like it came from High School Musical and Glee. "Reindeers Are Better than People" was short and sweet, but nothing too memorable.
The characters are likeable at best, and I believe people judge too harshly on the parents. The animation and the visual effects were fluid and amazing, and I hope to see the film in 3D sometime soon. I have mixed feelings about the villain since it feels so contrived, and the story did so well without a villain in the first two acts. Other than that, it's really disappointing they didn't produce the movie in traditional animation.
In conclusion, when all is said and done, let Frozen stand the test of time, and given TLK has for 20 years with its characters, themes, and songs still popular as ever, it's best we give Frozen the same honor.
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TheLionPrince on December 11th, 2014, 9:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.