I am 30… something and I love Disney’s Frozen. There I said it. Not that I was really hiding it, you see. If you’re friends with me on any sort of social media you’ve probably seen the GIF reblogs on Tumblr, my friends posting Let It Go in 25 languages on my wall and let’s not forget the amount of times I’ve listened to the soundtrack on Spotify.
Here’s the rub. I don’t like animated films. Yes, the Disneyland Annual Passholder isn’t really into animation or cartoons or animated TV. I didn’t see the final Toy Story, or any of the Cars (though it’s one of my fave Dland rides), or any Shreks or Monsters Incs or Brave or even Tangeled. So, why do I find myself singing LET IT GOOOO LET IT GOOOO at the top of my lungs whenever the mood hits me?
I think there are many reasons why it’s a Beyonce stopping juggernaut and they don’t even need to be married to HOV or be Blu Ivy’s mom. Here’s why…
Anna and Elsa
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Let’s get this out of the way first, I definitely think I’m more an Anna than and Elsa which flies in the face of the complicated, loner, deep thinking that us free thinking, “all the feels” internet ladies like to think of oursevles. And that’s ok. I’m way more an Anna in more than just hair color. Deep down I identify with her klutzy, goofy, grace-less tumbling about which my manboyfriend can tell you about for days. If I can fall off/over/up/down/or on to it, I’m going to and not really care mind you. I’m also way more likely to be singing Do You Want to Build a Snowman (it doesn’t have to be a snowman), cause like Anna, I am a younger sibling and like to have someone around at all times.
Besides the obvious attributes, I think girls and boys can identify with these sisters because who hasn’t been the shunned sibling or friend or gone through a change or awakening that they think no one else understands? Yup, Disney you have our numbers.
Olaf: Big, Dumb Oaf
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Sure, Olaf is the quintessential gay best friend, only kinda dumb and without any clue. Which ya know, is good cause I bet Olaf would be a freaking blast at the Mad Tea Party (“da club” at California Adventure that starts at 7PM. I know) after 1.5 margaritas at Downtown Disney.
The Boys
Kristoff and Hans. Hans and Kristoff. Don’t you love it that the stereotypical Prince turned out to be a terrible gold digger who didn’t give a crap about Anna and was just using her for her connects and moola. RUDE. And of course the sweet guy just trying to help turns out to be the better man. Who woulda thunk it?!
The Twist
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In true Disney Princess fashion Anna needs a true love’s kiss to break the spell/curse/whatever it is that’s freezing her heart and of course we think it’s gonna end up being good guy Kristoff but NOOOOOOO it’s not and yea, Anna and Kristoff couldn’t share a true love’s kiss after, like, what, a day of knowing each other? So in not-expected-at-all Disney fashion Anna’s true love’s kiss comes from her ELSA!! HER SISTER!!!!! Cause duh, who loves you most, your own damn family! Cue the Nikki tears in the theater.
THE SONGS!!!1!!
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Let’s be honest, the animation is great, the story is wonderful, Anna and Elsa are perfect, this is a return to Disney Animation magic blah blah blah, Frozen is really about the MUSIC!! If you’re like me you’ve been singing and watching every little cover and four year old sing these songs on video. Give the songwriters Kristen Anderson and Bobby Lopez a huge standing O cause dammit if I don’t find myself singing those songs in line at the Post Office, to my two year old niece who tries to sing with me, to myself, to the the car next to me in traffic (LET IT GOOOO let it gooo, you’re not getting over in this laaaane!), to the guy who held the door open for me at the grocery (Love is an open dooooorrrrr Thank you for opening the DOOOORRR!), and to my roommate (for the first in foreverrrr there’ll be silverware and clean platesssss!). No one is safe, no one is immune.
Or my personal favorite parody of Let It Go called F*ck It All! NSFW, clearly.
Check out all these other fan created homages to the Frozen soundtrack and what the songwriters think.
Maybe I’m the only one out there in weird love with Frozen but I have a feeling if animation hating me likes Frozen there’s gotta be more out there like me. Come on… anyone?? Who will I see on January 31st when Disney sends Frozen back to the theaters in a SING-A-LONG-VERSION!?!?!?! Bouncing snowflake and everything. What is life?
