Wish Analysis Pt. 2/3

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.

Some things never change, Happy 4th Anniversary to Frozen II ❄🍁

Was going to make an OFA poster but I'm running out of time so Happy 6th Anniversary to Olaf's Frozen Adventure as well 🔥

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

Frozen 3 & 4 Theories and Analysis

So the Frozen 4 announcement

I am cautiously optimistic and here's why - I had previously said that I think they should make 4 movies to match with the seasons and I think that is exactly what they are doing.

3 and 4 will be Spring and Summer, though not in that order necessarily. And yes I know the first movie had brief summer, but c'mon guys we all the first movie was winter! The bulk of that movie took place in winter and that movie explored wintry themes!

Frozen was winter. It explored the dual nature of winter - beauty and danger. How winter can be as much fun as it can be dangerous. How viewing through love or fear can make all the difference. It discussed how to survive the winter, you have to let people in. How love can thaw the cold. How the primary focus during this time of year is to hold onto each other until the warmth returns. It was all metaphorical, but still.

Frozen 2 was autumn and this one was almost certainly not metaphorical. Autumn is considered the transformational season. We are moving from Summer to Winter. Nature is decaying, the harvest has come, and we must release what we no longer need. Elsa transformed and let go Queen of Arendelle for The Fifth Spirit. Anna transformed and let go of Princess of Arendelle for Queen of Arendelle. Olaf literally said that Enchanted Forests are, metaphorically, places of transformation.

Now for Frozen 3 and 4... the narrative, in my opinion, could work with Summer into Spring, but also Spring into Summer

Spring is considered the season of rebirth - the growing fruit that came from decay and death (autumn and winter). Rebirth is healing, murky, and in the beginning it can be difficult. But it also means hope. The air is light. The warmth is coming. Snowbells and daffodils are breaking through the frozen grounds. The worms are waking. Life is returning! To many, this is their favorite season (warm after the cold, but not heavy like summer).

Summer is the season of celebration! Warmth has returned! Life is flourishing! It is so green and so hot that even the nights are a comfortable temperature. All plant-life, insects, and animals are awake! It's time to go on vacation, go to the beach, travel the world! It's a time to be lazy because it is just so hot. In the old days, they valued this season because they had survived the winter! We are alive! Let's party!

So in terms of F3 and F4 (with absolutely no plot beats to go on except for the seasonal metaphors), it could either be:

F3 is Summer. Anna and Elsa have actualized and they are doing what they have always wanted to do! What they were always meant to be! They are killing it as the Fifth Spirit, there is a wonderful peace between the two lands. They are happy... until something comes along to threaten that peace. Something bad enough to shake up the stability they thought they had... leading to F4 with Spring. Whatever they went through in F3, the next installment is the time of healing and hope. But this rebirth is easier than what they went through in F1, because they know who they are now and they love each other all the more.

OR

F3 is Spring and they are appreciating all the fruit that this new world they have created has to offer. It's a difficult peace to be sure. The Northuldra and the Arendellians are still having trouble getting along, and it brings visible stress to the sisters. Whatever happens in this installment leads to the breaking down of something because rebirth is hopeful, but not stable. But it is an aha! moment for the sisters because it leads to even greater stability that can be felt in F4 - the installment of summer and truly the everlasting happiness the sisters and their family and poeples have been hoping for.

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

The Theory of Magic

Magic works a little differently in every fantasy universe. Some things are typically consistent however, like that magic follows emotion. Frozen definitely follows this but the Frozen universe also has some very unique elements to its magic.

Here’s the basic theory: Memory is magic and magic is powered by emotions and the memory of emotions. The two most powerful emotions are love and fear, but love is always strongest. Many emotions can fuel magic, but only love and fear can create life. This is shown by how Elsa creates life with her magic, both in Frozen and Frozen Fever. Magic and memory are inextricably intertwined.

I wrote this paragraph (inspired by Myth: A Frozen Tale) as a poetic version of my interpretation of the beginning of magic. It was intended to be a passage from Secrets of the Magic Makers.

“In the beginning there was memory. In the beginning there was magic. Magic flowed through the air, fire, water, earth. It danced on the glow of the aurora. It sang with the clouds painted by the setting sun. Magic and memory swirled together in an endless, beautiful harmony. And our world danced. And out of this magic was born life. Ahtohallan emerged from the sea, the perfect combination of magic and memory, uniting them and bringing spirit to the elements of nature, letting the world shine with life.”