Escaping Marshmallow: Unused Clip vs. Final Film

Now that Frozen has become such a huge phenomenon, there are a lot of scenes and songs that many people have memorized and grown to love. So I wondered if any of you remember this deleted/alternate scene that was shown months before the film was released. It was the scene where the group escapes from Marshmallow, and if you watch it next to the same scene in the final version of the film, you’ll notice some key differences between them. Of course, the most obvious is that the unused scene ends with the group encountering a snowstorm, which turns out to be because of Elsa. This seems to indicate that the scene may have been made when Elsa was supposed to be the villain, but it remains unconfirmed.

This forgotten scene now seems very rare and hard to come across anywhere, because it’s not among the deleted scenes on the Blu-ray/DVD of the film. Although I have seen it occasionally on YouTube, it isn’t on there too long because sooner or later, Disney has it removed due to copyright infringement issues.

However, because this scene differs from the final version, I wanted to do an analysis on it if I could, and I couldn’t have done it at all, including acquiring gifs showing the major differences, if it weren’t for my good friend arrendelle, who made a three-part gif set to show the two different scenes. ;) Here are the links to all three parts:

Because they both show the escape from Marshmallow, the final scene is played out similarly to the unused scene, including the actions performed by the characters and their lines. At a first glimpse, it’s not difficult to notice that another major difference between them is the shading, lighting, and picture focus. The deleted scene looks somewhat darker, duller, and a little out of focus than the film scene, which definitely shows a sharper picture quality with the brighter colors and lighting. Other differences include the way characters look when they speak or perform their actions, as well as the background soundtrack and sound effects.

So for this analysis, I chose to discuss and point out sections of both scenes and highlight the differences between them. And since I can only hold ten gifs, I picked out those that showed the most distinct differences. Particular ones include when Anna points out that the beast is coming their way, then when she refuses to jump over the cliff. This stands out to me because the final scene instead reflects her fearless nature, regarding when she excited to jump off the cliff. Apparently, the production was still in the process of developing the characters when this scene was released.

Deleted Footage

The scene begins with showing some snow-covered trees, behind from which Kristoff and Anna emerge. Anna briefly falls down, then Kristoff helps her up. They begin to take off again before they realize they have come to the edge of a cliff.

before they realize they have come to the edge of a cliff. After they comment on the drop, Kristoff ties the rope around Anna’s waist. She gasps upon hearing Marshmallow roaring and briefly places her hands on Kristoff’s arm before he turns around and starts digging the snow anchor.

before he turns around and starts digging the snow anchor. With wide eyes, Anna looks ahead and points in Marshmallow’s direction as she nervously states, “Uhhh…he’s coming!”

From off-screen, Anna asks, “What if we fall?” and briefly points to and looks at the ground. Kristoff assures her that due to all the snow on the ground, they will land on it like a pillow, e nding his line with “probably.”

Kristoff assures her that due to all the snow on the ground, they will land on it like a pillow, After Kristoff says they will jump after he counts to three, Anna looks over the edge again before she laughs nervously and says, “No, no, no, no. No way. No. I’m not going.”

The trees are shown again, and Olaf emerges from behind them before he trips. When he stands up, he notices how disorganized his body is , so he quickly reassembles himself.

, so he quickly reassembles himself. As he calls to Anna and Kristoff ( saying his name correctly ), Marshmallow sneaks up behind him. The appearance of Marshmallow includes what look like large tree trunks for arms, sharp ice spikes running down his back, and his body sections look similar to that of a basic snowman, without any real special or distinct features.

), Marshmallow sneaks up behind him. When Anna and Kristoff try to get down the rope, after Anna tells him to go faster, h e says, “Stop squirming!”, then she adds, “Keep moving!” before Marshmallow begins to pull them back up. As he does, Kristoff cries, “Hey!” while Anna shouts, “No, no!”

before Marshmallow begins to pull them back up. Once Marshmallow has pulled them back up, he holds on to the rope while he roars out snow right in Anna and Kristoff’s faces. Then Anna takes Kristoff’s knife and cuts the rope, sending them falling while Marshmallow (who appears to look disappointed) watches from the cliff’s edge.

Then Anna takes Kristoff’s knife and cuts the rope, sending them falling Upon landing, Anna’s body is positioned so that it appears diagonal rather than the direct front. She comments that Kristoff was right about how they would land, then she laughs before she notices Olaf.

She comments that Kristoff was right about how they would land, Sitting right at Kristoff’s feet, Olaf taps them and softly exclaims that he can’t feel his legs. He turns around when Kristoff immediately sits up and states that it’s because the legs are his own. It’s noticed that his clothes are barely covered in snow.

He turns around when Kristoff immediately sits up and states that it’s because the legs are his own. Looking to his right , Olaf sees his bottom heading in their direction and asks Kristoff to grab it. Kristoff scoops Olaf up just as he grabs the bottom and puts him back together. Olaf hardly gets a chance to say that he feels better before he is almost blown away.

, Olaf sees his bottom heading in their direction and asks Kristoff to grab it. and puts him back together. Immediately afterwards, a blizzard begins blowing their way. While Kristoff holds Olaf, he comments that they have to survive it, and Anna, who puts her hands up for protection says that the blizzard is actually her own sister. It then transitions to a spot in the mountains, where the source of the storm is shown to be Elsa. She dissolves the snowflake above her head before shooting ice from her hands towards the camera.

Final Footage