Post by Swindle on Mar 19, 2014 23:18:23 GMT -8
Bought this blu ray as a blind buy.
Trailers made it look like some kind of weird buddy movie with a snowman. However, it is really a pretty strong allegory for anxiety people feel and about two sisters reconnecting. Disney subverted quite a few tropes in this movie and pushes audience expectations every which way. The 'love song' comes very early in the movie, way too early, and is secretly the villain song, quite clever and if you listen to Hans in it, you can actually understand how he is playing Anna. So, her desire to make connections has left her open to being conned. While, on the other end of spectrum, Elsa can't control her ice powers and has closed off the castle (Anna: I can't live like this anymore). She thinks she's a danger to her sister and everyone else, so she cuts herself off emotionally.
Once Elsa is exposed, she runs off to a mountain and does this big power ballad, casts off the old conservative clothes she's always wore, the gloves, builds a big Ice Palace and becomes one of the most overtly sexy Disney princesses ever. The only way you can remove your mask is to remove yourself from society, so here, her victory is very costly because now she's in self-exile (and she doesn't know what she's done to the kingdom). Seen some people claim this is Elsa as a gay icon, think that misses the point of what she's going through and the pressures she feels from society. She's been hiding her powers literally by covering up in modest clothing. I buy more into her finding her own womanhood, embracing her powers and finding a self image she's conformable with (women aren't pure objects that must be completely non-sexual in image, duh).
She actually gives 'life' to two snowmen, one this huge monster guard and the other, Olaf. Although never stated in the film, seem to be different aspects of her personality, one rage and anger and the other all the good feelings she's repressed ( Olaf likes warm hugs). Anna goes after her to save the kingdom from eternal snow and accidently gets struck by one of Elsa's ice blasts. Only thing that can save a frozen heart is an act of true love, the trolls say. So, Hans has to be evil to give the movie that big dip. Then Anna thinks a kiss from the guy who's been helping her out might save her, actually, nope. Hans is trying to kill off Elsa in the climax and Anna blocks the killing blow right as she's turning to ice. So, there's your act of true love. Anna then goes back to normal because love melts. And after understanding her sisters sacrifice, Elsa finally figures out she's been going about this wrong the entire time. The only way she can control her powers, end this winter is to let her sister in, to 'open the door.' So, love melts and with that she finally can save the kingdom from the snow.
Two songs don't really need to be in the movie, Olaf's In Summer, which is filler, and the Trolls Fixer Upper, although that is catchy.
Always thought Princess and the Frog was Disney's first attempt at a feminist princess movie, only problem, the lead felt like she came out of marketing research. Anna and Elsa feel more real to me.
Trailers made it look like some kind of weird buddy movie with a snowman. However, it is really a pretty strong allegory for anxiety people feel and about two sisters reconnecting. Disney subverted quite a few tropes in this movie and pushes audience expectations every which way. The 'love song' comes very early in the movie, way too early, and is secretly the villain song, quite clever and if you listen to Hans in it, you can actually understand how he is playing Anna. So, her desire to make connections has left her open to being conned. While, on the other end of spectrum, Elsa can't control her ice powers and has closed off the castle (Anna: I can't live like this anymore). She thinks she's a danger to her sister and everyone else, so she cuts herself off emotionally.
Once Elsa is exposed, she runs off to a mountain and does this big power ballad, casts off the old conservative clothes she's always wore, the gloves, builds a big Ice Palace and becomes one of the most overtly sexy Disney princesses ever. The only way you can remove your mask is to remove yourself from society, so here, her victory is very costly because now she's in self-exile (and she doesn't know what she's done to the kingdom). Seen some people claim this is Elsa as a gay icon, think that misses the point of what she's going through and the pressures she feels from society. She's been hiding her powers literally by covering up in modest clothing. I buy more into her finding her own womanhood, embracing her powers and finding a self image she's conformable with (women aren't pure objects that must be completely non-sexual in image, duh).
She actually gives 'life' to two snowmen, one this huge monster guard and the other, Olaf. Although never stated in the film, seem to be different aspects of her personality, one rage and anger and the other all the good feelings she's repressed ( Olaf likes warm hugs). Anna goes after her to save the kingdom from eternal snow and accidently gets struck by one of Elsa's ice blasts. Only thing that can save a frozen heart is an act of true love, the trolls say. So, Hans has to be evil to give the movie that big dip. Then Anna thinks a kiss from the guy who's been helping her out might save her, actually, nope. Hans is trying to kill off Elsa in the climax and Anna blocks the killing blow right as she's turning to ice. So, there's your act of true love. Anna then goes back to normal because love melts. And after understanding her sisters sacrifice, Elsa finally figures out she's been going about this wrong the entire time. The only way she can control her powers, end this winter is to let her sister in, to 'open the door.' So, love melts and with that she finally can save the kingdom from the snow.
Two songs don't really need to be in the movie, Olaf's In Summer, which is filler, and the Trolls Fixer Upper, although that is catchy.
Always thought Princess and the Frog was Disney's first attempt at a feminist princess movie, only problem, the lead felt like she came out of marketing research. Anna and Elsa feel more real to me.