Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Frozen, An Analogy

Like most parents with children under the age of 8, I've seen my fair share of Frozen.  On repeat, daily.  It's gotten so bad, that we only let Charlotte watch it once a week.  (Judge me all you want for letting my two year old watch TV, but a woman has to shower once and a while.) This movie's plot just leaves me with more unanswered questions EVERY single time I watch it.  Welcome to my soap box. 

First things first, Anna and Elsa both look like they have fetal alcohol syndrome.  I realize this isn't a plot hole, but it just hast to be said.

Short, flat nose? check!
Wide set eyes? check!
Small, thin upper lip? Yup
The only thing that's not on par, is her HUGE eyes.  Those eyes, they haunt me in my dreams.

What happened to Kristoff's parents?  Didn't they have some kind of will in place that left him with a relative or something instead of getting ice from god knows where, then living with trolls?  Where are child protection services? The people of Arendale probably should pay closer attention to where their tax money is going. 

Is Elsa's magic genetic? How did she get it? After she hits Anna with it in the head, and they rush her to the trolls, maybe they could have slipped that in. 

Speaking of when they take her to the trolls, why are the parents fully dressed and ready in the middle of the night? Queenie is wearing a tiara!


We've  all seen the spoof, that the movie should have just ended at the first visit to the trolls.  They tell her parents not to fear the magic, it's her worst enemy.  So, what does her brilliant father do? Locks her up, and tells her, "Conceal it, don't feel it." WHAT! She's the future queen.  Isn't that the exact opposite of what we should be teacher our daughters? Feel it, and let me know about it.  Then we can talk about it.  Also, this is literally the exact opposite advice that the trolls gave her.  Where is their follow up appointment?  Did Queenie drink heavily during her pregnancies? Evidence!  


Since her Dad is a dumb ass, this question maybe preemptively answered, but why is Anna locked in the castle too? Her memory was replaced, she doesn't know Elsa has unexplained magical powers.  She should maybe step out every now and again.  The other thing that blows my mind about Anna in the castle, how the hell did she not know they have 800 salad plates? She spends her life in that place.  800 salad plates is a lot of plates, and I'm assuming they are part of a set.  This can't just be some small storage room.  Even if it is, she's roamed the castle all day, every day, she should have come across said room.

Does Elsa have a bathroom in her bedroom? She must, because the ladies would have crossed paths from time to time.  Does her servants deliver her food through a slot prison style? She's had a lot of time in that bedroom. 10+ years of solitary confinement is a little harsh for hitting her sister.  I mean, that's going to mess a person up.  What did she do in there? Crosswords? Candy Crush? She really should have the whole magic thing under control by now.

Then Anna meets a ginger during coronation day, and gets engaged.  This doesn't surprise me, the girl didn't know about massive quantities of dishware.   But, really, why does Elsa go ape shit on her? Why does she even care? She hasn't seen her in YEARS. 

During let it go, she sings, "I am one with the wind and sky." I hate that line.

When she creates Olaf, why is he suddenly living? Why wouldn't the ice castle be alive too? Or her cape? Olaf is the best character in that movie, so I'm glad he can talk.  But, a talking cape would have been AWESOME.

How are these girls standing the cold? They are walking around in flimsy dresses.  Is an unusually high body temperature also part of her magic?  It's not like they have an extra inch of fat to keep them warm.  One word, hypothermia.

When Anna and Kristoff go on their adventure, how did Anna learn all these crazy life skills? Lighting a log and throwing it at the wolves chasing them.  What. 


Does Anna go through too many trust exercises? She seems to blindly trust anyone that gives her a second look. I just googled how long reindeer live, and it's 20 years, so that question has just been answered. You get a pass there Sven.

How does Ginger catch up with Anna and Kristoff so fast? Anna appears to have left days ago, based on Hans giving away all of Arendale's trade-able goods, how did he get there right after them?  He didn't have Olaf to tell him about the ice stair case. 

After, Elsa hits Anna in the heart, why doesn't she immediately collapse like she did when she got hit in the head? The troll says the heart is harder to heal, how does she even get back to the trolls?  Not to mention, run away from a snow creature, jump off a cliff, u know, just the basics.  Really, how did Elsa not realize she hit her?  All that solitary confinement, you would think she's gone over that moment in her head millions of times.   Oh that's right, she's a narcissist. 

I can't even go into the part about the trolls.

When Ginger announces Anna is dead, why did no one check for her body? Just leave her in a separate room by the fire? For how long? You'd think someone would have rushed in.  Nope, Ginger, you're the king now. 

How did Anna's love for Elsa save her?  She doesn't even know her.  She sat outside her room talking into a key hole for years.  You'd think she despise her.  She didn't even know anything about love either, because her parents sucked.  How did they die in a ship wreck anyway? What year was this movie supposed to be set in? Why wouldn't the just take a plane? Was it a fishing trip? Or maybe they were filming an episode of whale watchers. 

When Elsa does come back, why does everyone suddenly embrace her?  They should have some major questions for her.  No, let'st just go ice skating and hold hands.  She should really be evaluated by a medical professional.  If only just to make sure all her limbs are there after all that prancing around in the cold.

That really is just the tip of the ice berg.  I've worked myself up in a frenzy even writing this.  Stupid Frozen, and it's enchantment on my daughter.