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Movie Notes: Disney’s Frozen

Disney’s Frozen isn’t your typical princess movie. Shannon discusses the strengths and shortcomings of the mega-hit animated film.

Princesses isolated in a castle, magical powers, absent parents, and a handsome prince who proposes after a giddy night of romance. Check, check, check, check. Frozen starts by fulfilling many of our expectations for a Disney feature. However, there is a twist: All of the above occurs in the first twenty or so minutes of the movie. Rather than a wedding and a slow fade to happily ever after, the movie spends its remainder telling a story about love that is quite different from what we’ve come to expect from the company that’s made its fortune selling little girls the idea of falling in love at first sight.