Man, I hate Disney movies. That isn’t entirely accurate. What I don’t like is the level of polish that accompanies computer-animated features from Disney and Pixar. Pixar manages to retain a certain level of character, but Disney tends to suck the character out of most of the proceedings. While I understood the character arcs in this movie, the two main characters - Anna and Elsa - don’t have any unique performance elements. There are plenty of calculated humor beats.
The strangest thing about this movie is how it was received. Elsa was the one that everyone was into. But she’s not the main character. She has the strongest arc, but she also doesn’t have the strongest character. It’s easy to get caught up in her super powers, I guess.
The songs are passable. Some of them are well-written, particularly In Summer, and to a lesser extent, Love is an Open Door and Fixer Upper. Let It Go has one of the strongest hooks, but… I find the vocal especially annoying. Her approach to singing it is grating, and the animation during that segment lends a degree of sexuality to her character that seems strange. She does a hip-wiggle as she walks toward the camera. Very weird.
In general, it seemed kind of boring.
The one bright spot was the comic relief of Olaf, played by Josh Gad. This was one of the rare spots where I felt like he was able to bring his own nuance to the character. There were gags that were mostly unfinished, and this really helped to liven the movie up. I didn’t care much about the comic animation for him, but the voice performance was really solid.
Why do kids like this? Cause it came out at the right time. Sadly, I personally believe this is just as forgettable as most Disney movies.
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