It’s been two and a half years since Frozen first captured our collective imaginations and made us all start asking each other to build snowmen, and honestly? We love Frozen just as much now as we did the first time we saw it. Here are six reasons why:

1. Showcasing a sibling relationship is beautiful and necessary.



There are movies about romantic love and movies about friendship, but not enough movies about what it’s like to have a sibling. Anyone with a sister or brother knows how powerful Anna’s insistence that Elsa would never hurt her is. Frozen taps into a one-of-a-kind relationship that many of us have, but most of us don’t see represented on-screen as the focus of an entire film all too often.

2. Olaf is pure brilliance.



Some sidekicks are adorable. Some are funny. Some are wise. Olaf is all of those things and more. If you’d have told us before Frozen that a snowman could be so lovable and have so much personality, we might not have believed you. But here he is, skull-less, bone-less, and perfect.

3. The movie is full of rich symbolism.



There’s “Frozen Heart,” which subtly foreshadows the events of the film when you’re just five minutes in, and then there are Hans’ and Elsa’s gloves, which symbolize their secrets and the revelations of those secrets. Movies with depth always give us a lot to unpack, and we’re willing to bet that’s part of the reason why so many of us have seriously enjoyed watched Frozen approximately a zillion times.

4. The voice cast has become iconic.



Josh Gad’s understated hilarity as Olaf, Kristen Bell’s infectious jolliness as Anna, Idina Menzel’s powerful resonance as Elsa … we could go on, but we think you get our point. We can’t imagine anyone else voicing any of the characters, and that’s how you know the cast did something really special here.

5. Hans is fascinating.



Like everyone else, our feelings on this guy are pretty complicated. “Love is an Open Door” is the sweetest, he took great care of Arendelle while Anna was away, and he saved Elsa from the Duke of Weselton’s henchmen in her ice castle … and then he turned out to be a complete and utter traitor. Even after the shock wore off from our first viewing of Frozen, we still can’t help but be charmed by pre-traitorous Hans. What could that mean except that Hans is a really interesting character with layers?

6. “Let It Go” is empowering in a profound, unique way.



There are many beautiful power ballads out there, but “Let It Go” is special for one really important reason: it’s not about overcoming obstacles, it’s about learning not to look at yourself as an obstacle. It’s about accepting and loving yourself as you are, right in that moment. We all need that reminder from time to time, and “Let It Go” fills that role beautifully.

What about you? Tell us in the comments what it is about Frozen that keeps you coming back for more!

Posted 5 years Ago