

But she doesn't realize Arendelle has also frozen over, endangering the people.Īnna goes off in search of Elsa with the help of an ice harvester named Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his trusty reindeer Sven, as well as a snowman named Olaf (Josh Gad). She's exiled from the kingdom, flees to the mountains, and builds a gorgeous castle of ice and snow in which to live out her days in isolation. When Elsa turns 21, she's crowned queen but a spat with Anna after the coronation reveals her magic. In response, their parents lock them both away. When she accidentally injures her young sister Anna (Kristen Bell), local trolls heal Anna but caution that Elsa must learn to control her magic. The elder, Elsa (Idina Menzel), has the power to control and create ice and snow, but she struggles to control it. The first film told the story of two princesses of Arendelle. We awoke this morning to the first teaser trailer for Frozen 2, the sequel to Frozen, Disney's inventive 2013 re-imagining of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale " The Snow Queen." The original was such a blockbuster that it will be hard for any sequel to recreate the magic, but the new teaser certainly looks promising.

While not as good as the first, it's still a film you will want to take your family to and is a great addition to the Frozen franchise.Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell return to voice Anna and Elsa, respectively, in first teaser trailer for Disney’s Frozen 2.

Overall, I'd say this film found success in what it was trying to achieve and the message it was trying to send to its viewers, but couldn't quite live up to the whimsicality of the original. I do think this film will still appeal to many others and I, myself, am still very excited to watch it a second time. I also find irony in the fact that this film centers around change and the overall feel of the film felt like a major shift from the first. Sure there were still plenty of humorous moments, but I personally felt myself longing for more. With the more dramatic path the writers chose to take, also came more epic musical numbers and effects. I think the writing team missed the mark when trying to achieve the same quirkiness from the original. The story, for me, felt a little flat, however. Throughout the film, I found myself dazzled with the quality and beauty of the visuals that the animation team laid out. This story heavily centers around the importance of change, even if that means letting go. While the first film was brimming with quirky moments, the follow up feels a little more mature in its plot and themes. I, as well as many others, am a huge fan of the first film and the short films that followed it. It's not hard to imagine how big this movie will be.
