The girls love her, dress like her and sing along with the songs in the movie. That is basically the way the popularity of the movie heroine grew.
First the younger girls were introduced to Elsa and Anna in the movie and then came the "Frozen Sing-a-Long" with young girls coming to the sing-a-long fully prepared to participate dressed in the Elsa or Anna costumes. Now, Disney recognizes a phenomena too tempting to leave alone.
Both female characters in "Frozen" are strong women. They grow up challenged by their own separate realities. Elsa becomes a Queen in her homeland, but, her strongest characteristic emerges when she flees her kingdom supposedly in the best interest of the people. Anna, Elsa's sister, braves all to return her sister to her rightful place.
These characters are not Snow White or Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella; they don't have to be rescued by men; it is the men that have to be rescued by them.
For the first time in Disney history a Prince Charming is a real louse. The young people in the audience witness a loss of love when Anna realizes she is the pawn in a wicked scheme fashioned by her prospective husband. Elsa ultimately is the one with the most wisdom in warning her sister about ill intentions of quickly established love relationships.
At one point Elsa even has her own militia man when a "Frozen Yeti" is conjured to fight invading forces from her homeland. There is no misunderstanding that this one time princess grows into a self-assumed woman that masters her life challenges along the way.
This is the theme through the entire action packed "Frozen." One sister stumbling and the other the heroine. Ultimately, Elsa's wisdom wins out and the true sisterly love the two heroines share proves the truest love that existed.
It is truly a departure of Disney's passive and dependent heroines of the past. It is a welcome change.
March 13, 2015
Patrick Kevin Day
During (click here) a call with investors on Thursday, Disney made official its intention to produce a sequel to the $1.2-billion-earning "Frozen." That film's massive success may finally show the entertainment giant that its princesses don't always have to play second fiddle to the male characters. Here's a quick look at how past Disney princesses have reflected their times....
First the younger girls were introduced to Elsa and Anna in the movie and then came the "Frozen Sing-a-Long" with young girls coming to the sing-a-long fully prepared to participate dressed in the Elsa or Anna costumes. Now, Disney recognizes a phenomena too tempting to leave alone.
Both female characters in "Frozen" are strong women. They grow up challenged by their own separate realities. Elsa becomes a Queen in her homeland, but, her strongest characteristic emerges when she flees her kingdom supposedly in the best interest of the people. Anna, Elsa's sister, braves all to return her sister to her rightful place.
These characters are not Snow White or Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella; they don't have to be rescued by men; it is the men that have to be rescued by them.
For the first time in Disney history a Prince Charming is a real louse. The young people in the audience witness a loss of love when Anna realizes she is the pawn in a wicked scheme fashioned by her prospective husband. Elsa ultimately is the one with the most wisdom in warning her sister about ill intentions of quickly established love relationships.
At one point Elsa even has her own militia man when a "Frozen Yeti" is conjured to fight invading forces from her homeland. There is no misunderstanding that this one time princess grows into a self-assumed woman that masters her life challenges along the way.
This is the theme through the entire action packed "Frozen." One sister stumbling and the other the heroine. Ultimately, Elsa's wisdom wins out and the true sisterly love the two heroines share proves the truest love that existed.
It is truly a departure of Disney's passive and dependent heroines of the past. It is a welcome change.
March 13, 2015 Patrick Kevin Day
During (click here) a call with investors on Thursday, Disney made official its intention to produce a sequel to the $1.2-billion-earning "Frozen." That film's massive success may finally show the entertainment giant that its princesses don't always have to play second fiddle to the male characters. Here's a quick look at how past Disney princesses have reflected their times....
