Im Not Sure About A Tumblr Post, But The Directors Addressed This At One Point! It Used To Be On The

I’m not sure about a tumblr post, but the directors addressed this at one point! It used to be on the Frozen wiki. It’s not there anymore, but I have screenshots!

Hey if anyone can help me find the OG post that said Elsa’s power is Magic and Anna’s power is Love, that would be great because I love that theory and I have been walking around with it in my head for years but I feel weird talking about it when I can’t remember where on this hell site it came from

Ooh I hadn’t considered that, but I love it! Frozen is so much about opposites and that duality is especially apparent in Elsa’s power. From love & fear to beauty & danger, it is clear that Elsa’s power can and does represent both for us as viewers and in her own view of herself. Her powers shift as her view of them does throughout the story.

Now I’m really curious and I’m gonna have to pay special attention to which hand she is using next time I watch the movies! 😂 I know a lot of times she uses both, which could represent how she’s accepted both sides of her power exist, but that she chooses how she uses it.

(also, I’m not actually a leftie haha, sorry if that was misleading lol)

I had noticed this a while ago but just learned something in Latin class today that makes this even better, so here we go:

When Anna pulls off Elsa’s glove at the coronation, she pulls off the left glove, which means that all of Elsa’s accidental magic as she flees Arendelle was with her left hand. Traditionally, left handedness and the left hand in general was associated with evil, or the devil. Even the Latin word for left or left handed, siníster, also means harmful or ill-omened. For many years, left handed people were considered strange or wicked and were forced to use their right hand instead. I think this was absolutely an intentional detail that reinforces Elsa’s negative perception of her magic, up until “well now they know,” when she pulls off her other glove and starts using both hands. The magic that caused the initial destruction in Arendelle was from her left hand and therefore symbolically associated with evil in her eyes and the eyes of the townspeople.

Wish Analysis Pt. 2/3

The songs in Wish felt very classic with a modern twist, which I loved. They somewhat followed the established “song formula” with Welcome to Rosas as the opening song, This Wish as the I-want song, This is the Thanks I Get?! as the villain song, and I’m a Star as the fun, upbeat “wake up song.” A couple of the songs were very unique though. At All Costs is really interesting as one of the few times the hero sings a duet with the villain (I think Love is an Open Door is the only other time?). In this song, Asha sings about protecting and following the wishes wherever they go, while Magnifico sings about holding the wishes and keeping them as his own. In addition, Magnifico is controlling the wishes and moving them around to create his view of perfection, while they are naturally flocking to Asha. And Knowing What I Know Now! This song, man, it was incredible. And very unique to have a power song for the heroes in a Disney movie. It wasn’t so much the “all hope is lost, but I’ll find the answers within” like I am Moana (although I do love that too), it was more of a “now is the time to fight back,” rallying song. And This Wish (Reprise) was beautiful! I was sobbing so hard. This was sort of a “all hope is lost, but I’ll find the answers within” song, but it was unique in the aspect that it brought everyone together and wasn’t just about the main character’s development. It was also unique that the song itself was the climax of the movie. It was so amazing, visually and thematically and musically and I just LOVE IT.

I’m only on the first couple pages and I’m already in tears ELSA OPEN THE DOOR

Ok like as a Frozen superfan I am excited by the prospect of having more Frozen content (and more songs 😍) but as someone who loves the story analysis aspects and themes, Frozens 3 and 4 scare me. I’m so afraid they will do something that will mess up the beautiful story they’ve told up til now. Frozen and Frozen 2 (supplemented by the books and shorts) are one complete story. There are very few loose ends after Frozen 2 like there were after Frozen. All the characters are happy and, thematically, they are where they are meant to be. Even Polar Nights felt a bit forced. Don’t get me wrong, I liked PN, but it didn’t feel like a story that was particularly relevant to the characters’ (particularly Elsa and Anna’s) growth and thematic development. All this to say, I am apprehensive about the prospect of future Frozen movies. Obviously, when it comes time for trailers and promos and eventually release, I’ll be ridiculously excited, but I’m also scared of them ruining it. 😭

Ok I wrote this earlier right after seeing the announcement, but now I’m kind of feeling better. Still scared, but now excited is taking over haha 😂 Thinking of new story and songs and costumes and story and plots is making me very intrigued and I’m really very excited to see where they’re going with the story.

Kind of all over the place, sorry!

I just saw Wish and it was amazing!! I actually made this quick art for my sister from one of the first trailers. Anyway Star is adorable the end.