‘Frozen 2’ Review: Did it need to happen?

Everyone was clearly dying to know what happened to Arendelle six years after the original

Frozen was released. Frozen 2 became the most successful animated film, but left older

audiences confused as to why.

For children, mediocre plotlines don’t matter as much when there’s magic, pretty princesses,

love, and catchy music. I found myself wanting to see the sequel of Frozen simply because I

loved watching Elsa and her magical ice powers. And of course, there was a lot of magic, and I

mean a lot of magic involved in Frozen 2. 

The story’s basic premise is of Elsa, one of the main characters with the ice magic, hearing a

melodic voice in her head, and adventuring to discover her past and the root of her magical

powers. In the beginning of the movie, Elsa and Anna’s mother sings a song about a river that

can uncover the past and truth about anything. 

I absolutely loved the song, it was calming, and pretty to listen to.

The movie then transitions to present day, where Elsa suddenly hears a voice in her head. She

asks one of the castle staff if he heard it too, and Elsa finds that only she hears the voice.

Of course, Olaf is back and annoying as ever, but a few times around he makes quite funny jokes

and actually gets a laugh out of me. Not only is Olaf a clueless character, but he’s even darker in

this movie. He asks Anna a lot about growing up and facing change, and how he has no control

over maturing and facing reality. A child probably has no idea what he’s talking about, but

myself being older, I found it kind of strange for Olaf, in spite of his usual bubbly character.
 I think the problem that I had with this movie is the random backstories brought up in the film

that had no mention in the original Frozen. To me, it felt like Frozen didn’t need a second movie

to follow up. The original movie ended powerfully and every conflict was solved. Elsa accepted

her powers in the end, and they lived happily ever after.

Suddenly, there’s a magical forest that’s kept an older generation of Arendelle trapped inside.

Suddenly, there are five spirits, and suddenly there’s a river that unravels truth. Oh- and how

come the father nor the sisters knew that their mother was Northuldran? Did she just not tell Elsa

and Anna?

Frozen 2 honestly felt like a group of people sat at a table, each shouting random ideas, and

everyone was like “Oh, that’s good, write that down.” 

It also bothered me that Anna spends so much energy trying to spend time with Elsa and do

everything together, with Elsa somewhat agreeing, but the two of them separate at the end of the

movie. Just when I thought Elsa becomes responsible for her power and herself, she gives up the

crown to Anna, thinking she is a better queen, and decides to live in the enchanted forest. But for

what reason? Honeymarin, one of the natives from the forest simply says “You know, you

belong up here.” Or something like that. Sure they didn’t end on bad terms or anything, but I felt

like Anna would want to physically see and spend time with Elsa.

During the climax of the film, Elsa freezes to death. I don’t know if that scene was meant to be

shocking or what, but it didn’t really affect me. She ‘froze’ because she discovered the truth

about her grandfather in Ahtohallan. ( The magical river that speaks truth ) I feel like it would be

a lot cooler if Elsa lost control of her powers in desperation to find the truth, and froze herself. If
you compare the way Elsa froze to how Anna froze in the first movie, it’s almost exactly the

same. Maybe Elsa struck herself on accident, like how Anna was struck in the heart.

But besides the sloppy plot, this movie had fantastic cinematography, the details on the

character’s clothes were amazing, and honestly, the songs were pretty good. The character

designs, Elsa’s pretty magic, and overall environment kept me captivated during the film. 

I’ve had “Show Yourself” and “Into the Unknown” on repeat for weeks after the film’s release. 

The movie was super enjoyable to look at, but honestly, it wasn’t necessary. Frozen 2 wasn’t an

amazingly great movie, but it isn’t awful, either. I would watch it over and over again just like I

did the first movie, and I would definitely suggest someone to watch it and see what they thought

of the film. You can obviously tell that effort was put in the film, and even though it probably

wasn’t intended to be a cash grab, the movie made tons and tons of success regardless of the

shaky plot, and praise for the animation.