If you or your child cannot get the song "Let It Go" off their heads, it means you or your child makes the right choice of watching this film, even for ten times! Congratulations to this theme song for being nominated for best original song (even though I believe that this should won the award) and for winning as best animated feature film (Golden Globe Awards)!
So obviously "Let It Go" is my favourite song in this film. Reasons?
1. Idina Menzel is an amazing Broadway singer, and her voice fits Elsa (my favourite character) so perfectly!
2. The lyrics describes Elsa's situation clearly, and when she sings it, her movements and facial expressions matches the lyrics like a flowing waterfall.
3. The song matches Elsa's feelings of trying hard to control her snow and ice powers.
4. Hello??? It's Disney! Disney makes the best original songs in the entire history of mankind!
My favourite part of the "Let It Go" scene is when Elsa transforms herself into a lonely but free queen in a sparkling ice-blue dress, a snowflake cape that flows behind her, and her side braid down on her left shoulder. Seriously, this is one epic transformation since magical girl anime series are born (Cardcaptor Sakura and Heartcatch Pretty Cure for example)!
Here's the link to watch this scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSFlvxnbgk
While watching this clip, observe as Elsa moves gracefully to the rhythm of the music. You'll never regret on how wonderful Elsa acts here.
Another song that gets me is "Do You Want To Build A Snowman", and this is sung when Anna knocks on Elsa's song throughout her childhood because she wants Elsa to play with her. Before this happens, Anna and Elsa were close sisters @ best buddies. Anna was fascinated by Elsa's powers that she had fun playing in her "winter wonderland". Suddenly, when Anna jumped on mountains of snow that grew bigger every time Elsa summoned, she accidentally slipped on the icy floor and shot a wave of sharp ice at Anna's right eye. It froze Anna unconsciously, causing a streak of her brown hair to turn white. And after a concerning conversation with her parents and the king of a pack of trolls, Elsa was forced to control her powers by locking herself up away from anyone else, including Anna. When little Anna sings this, she is begging and pleading desperately for Elsa to come out and play with her. However, as time passes, Elsa is still not convinced by Anna because she is bottled up by her worries of seeing her powers getting stronger than before. And in the second half of the song, viewers grab their tissue boxes and cry silently as they watch the parents of the two girls killed in a overturned ship which is caused by an extreme turbulence of the ocean and a rainstorm. Then, there's the funeral of the king and queen (16-years-old Anna is the only one who attends). The song ends with Anna in black knocks on Elsa's door, convincing her for one last time to open the door: "Please I know you're in there,
People are asking where have you been.
They say have courage, and I'm trying to
I'm right here for you, just let me in.
We only have each other, just you and me.
What are we gonna do, do you want to be build a snowman?"
Anna's voice (voiced by Kristen Bell, btw) nearly shatters when she sings the last line, and I was in tears..like really bad. If you don't cry in this scene, then that means you don't have a heart. Anna faces such a heartbreaking situation, and she really pours her feelings into this song.
Okay, enough with the songs. Now let's talk about the story. As expected from Disney, the story line is just amazing. It just flows smoothly and each scene is shown in consistent timing. One of my favourite scenes is when Anna and the gang meets Olaf, an alive snowman who is built by Elsa. Yup, an alive snowman. He's just so, so, SOOO adorable that I want to hug him lots and take him home with me! And Josh Gad is the perfect Olaf because his voice and laugh matches the snowman's awesome klutzy behaviour and cheesy humour. Anyway, in this scene, Olaf at first scares the hell out of Anna that his face is kicked off and rugby-caught together with Kristoff (voiced by Jonathan Groff) , an ice worker. Kristoff has his steadfast, loyal reindeer named Sven, and he definitely looks funny in white ice chains that tangled round his antlers. I also love Olaf's scattered body. His head, small chest, and big bottom would make a perfect backup for a losing football match (I'm just kidding XD). But the way his body separates off like puzzle always got me laughing. And oh! You wouldn't want to miss him singing "In Summer" because this is seriously the cutest song ever! You can check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFatVn1hP3o
A snowman can dream of impossible things, can't he? =D And his dream of experiencing summer comes true. But it happens bit by bit. First, he sees heat for the first time when he lights up the fireplace in the Anna freezing scene. And then, he has his personal flurry in the ending as well as his first sneezing after sniffing his first sight of flowers. So, this is a good pace of time telling the viewers on how Olaf gets to make his dream come true.
Another scene that I love is the climax, that is when all of the main characters are in this frozen sea (where the ships are). Viewers definitely have a mixture of emotions: tension, sadness, horror, and joy. It's impressive that the characters are all in the same setting, and there's just so much going on, yet the film show each little scene well. The most intensive part is when Anna freezes into a statue while protecting Elsa from being killed by Hans. Honestly, I find Hans' sword being crashed and shattered by Anna's frozen hand is extraordinary. Anna's love for Elsa pushes Hans the surprising antagonist away. And I absolutely love the twist of the quote "An act of true love will thaw a frozen heart". It doesn't have to be a true love's kiss! And it doesn't have to be from a guy! True love can be family love, just like Anna who sacrifices herself for her beloved sister! Now that's what I call a twist! Way to go, Disney! So sister love breaks the spell from Anna successfully, and this gives an answer for Elsa to thaw the frozen kingdom of Arendelle. The twist helps the protagonist to solve the problem. That's epic as well!
Okay, this the last scene that I love, and that is the kiss between Anna and Kristoff. Cutest. Couple. Ever. Hehe... yup I'm a fan of final kisses =P.
The graphics are amazing too. Kuddos to this film, viewers go ooh and ahh as they gaze at the wonderfully, computer-animated, scenery. It's like as if the snowy mountains and ice caverns bring viewers to Norway for real! And the ice tower Elsa builds? Oh! Don't get me started! Because I can go on and on AND ON about how I wish I can live in it! The blue ice gleams in the sunlight and the structure is just gorgeous! And who would ever refuse to stand on the balcony of the ice castle???? It's like Simba who goes up Pride Rock! See the comparison??? Stepping onto a structure with pride and dignity!!!
As one of the critics says: "Disney's best since The Lion King".
I wish I can talk more about this film, but time tells me to stop here. I might write a second part of this review..maybe..we'll see. Overall, I would definitely rate this film five stars and describe this in one word, phenomenal.
By the way check out my drawing of Elsa and Olaf, two of my favourite characters in the movie. =)
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