Disney PlusFrozen (2013)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film focuses on universal themes of familial love, self-acceptance, and overcoming fear, which lack a strong inherent political valence and are addressed through apolitical solutions like personal growth and emotional connection.
Frozen features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps. However, its narrative subtly challenges classic fairy tale conventions by presenting a charming prince as the antagonist and highlighting sisterly love as the ultimate form of 'true love,' rather than romantic love.
Secondary
The film includes a very brief, incidental depiction of a same-sex couple through Oaken's family. This background detail is neither central to the plot nor elaborated upon, resulting in a neutral portrayal that avoids strong positive or negative arcs.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents. While Elsa possesses powers, her actions against male antagonists involve the use of her ice magic or summoned creatures, not close-quarters physical fighting.
Frozen is a loose adaptation of 'The Snow Queen,' introducing many new characters and significantly altering the original story. The main characters inspired by the source material, such as Elsa (The Snow Queen) and Anna (Gerda), retain their original gender. No established character from the source material undergoes a gender change.
Frozen (2013) is an original animated film, and its main characters were created for this production. There is no prior canon, source material, or historical record establishing their race before this film's release. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.4
7.2
Critic Ratings
8.9
7.5
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