Frozen

Ulkar Alakbarova

2 years ago

Advertisements

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.

Credits: TheMovieDb.

Film Cast:

Anna (voice): Kristen Bell
Elsa (voice): Idina Menzel
Kristoff (voice): Jonathan Groff
Sven (voice): Frank Welker
Olaf (voice): Josh Gad
Hans (voice): Santino Fontana
Duke (voice): Alan Tudyk
Pabbie / Grandpa (voice): Ciarán Hinds
Oaken (voice): Chris Williams
Kai (voice): Stephen J. Anderson
Bulda (voice): Maia Wilson
Gerda (voice): Edie McClurg
Bishop (voice): Robert Pine
King (voice): Maurice LaMarche
Teen Elsa (voice): Spencer Lacey Ganus
Young Anna (voice): Livvy Stubenrauch
Young Elsa (voice): Eva Bella
Spanish Dignitary (voice): Jesse Corti
German Dignitary (voice): Jeffrey Marcus
Irish Dignitary (voice): Tucker Gilmore
Additional Voices (voice): Ava Acres
Additional Voices (voice): Stephen Apostolina
Additional Voices (voice): Annaleigh Ashford
Additional Voices (voice): Kirk Baily
Additional Voices (voice): Jenica Bergere
Additional Voices (voice): David Boat
Additional Voices (voice): Paul Briggs
Additional Voices (voice): Tyree Brown
Additional Voices (voice): Woody Buck
Additional Voices (voice): June Christopher
Additional Voices (voice): Lewis Cleale
Additional Voices (voice): Wendy Cutler
Additional Voices (voice): Terri Douglas
Additional Voices (voice): Eddie Frierson
Additional Voices (voice): Jean Gilpin
Additional Voices (voice): Jackie Gonneau
Additional Voices (voice): Nicholas Guest
Additional Voices (voice): Bridget Hoffman
Additional Voices (voice): Nick Jameson
Additional Voices (voice): Daniel Kaz
Additional Voices (voice): John Lavelle
Additional Voices (voice): Jennifer Lee
Additional Voices (voice): Patricia Lentz
Additional Voices (voice): Annie Lopez
Additional Voices (voice): Katie Lowes
Additional Voices (voice): Mona Marshall
Additional Voices (voice): Dara McGarry
Additional Voices (voice): Scott Menville
Additional Voices (voice): Adam Overett
Additional Voices (voice): Paul Pape
Additional Voices (voice): Courtney Peldon
Additional Voices (voice): Jennifer Perry
Additional Voices (voice): Raymond S. Persi
Additional Voices (voice): Jean-Michel Richaud
Additional Voices (voice): Lynwood Robinson
Additional Voices (voice): Carter Sand
Additional Voices (voice): Jadon Sand
Additional Voices (voice): Katie Silverman
Additional Voices (voice): Pepper Sweeney
Additional Voices (voice): Fred Tatasciore
Gothi – Troll Priest (voice, uncredited): Jack Whitehall

Film Crew:

Executive Producer: John Lasseter
Animation: John Kahrs
Color Timer: Jim Passon
Original Music Composer: Christophe Beck
Supervising Sound Editor: Odin Benitez
Story: Chris Buck
Producer: Peter Del Vecho
Production Design: David Womersley
Orchestrator: Dave Metzger
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Foley Editor: Charles W. Ritter
Dialogue Editor: Eliza Pollack Zebert
Story: Shane Morris
Casting: Jamie Sparer Roberts
ADR Voice Casting: Terri Douglas
Thanks: Warner Loughlin
Thanks: Michael Goi
Animation: Andrew Lawson
Original Music Composer: Jake Monaco
Conductor: Jasper Randall
Post Production Supervisor: Brent W. Hall
Production Supervisor: Mike Huang
Executive Music Producer: Chris Montan
Editor: Jeff Draheim
Musician: George Doering
Production Supervisor: Angela Frances D’Anna
Production Supervisor: Dara McGarry
Foley: John Roesch
Thanks: Brian Wherry
Story: Jennifer Lee
Lighting Artist: Ellen Poon
Visual Effects Supervisor: Steve Goldberg
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Christopher T. Welch
Songs: Robert Lopez
Animation: Clay Kaytis
Music Supervisor: Tom MacDougall
Thanks: Lynwood Robinson
Storyboard: Nicole Mitchell
Songs: Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Music Editor: Fernand Bos
Sound Effects Editor: Greg Hedgepath
Visual Effects: Marlon West
Foley: Alyson Dee Moore
Sound Designer: Angelo Palazzo
Sound Effects Editor: Stephen P. Robinson
Sound Effects Editor: Jeff Sawyer
Lighting Artist: Diana J. Zeng
Sound Effects Editor: Martyn Zub
Associate Producer: Aimee Scribner
Animation: Bert Klein
Visual Development: James Finn
Layout: Rick Moore
Layout: Merrick Rustia
Art Department Manager: Bill Schwab
Layout: Matsune Suzuki
Layout: Kendra Vander Vliet
Layout: Scott Armstrong
Visual Development: Julia Kalantarova
Camera Department Manager: Thomas Baker
Creature Technical Director: Jennifer Downs
Animation: Brian Menz
Rigging Supervisor: Gregory Smith
Animation: Kevin MacLean
Animation: Marlon Nowe
Animation: Mitja Rabar
Animation: Kathy Zielinski
Animation: Steve Cunningham
Visual Effects: Jessie Erikson
Animation: Mack Kablan
Animation: Mike Navarro
Animation: Valentín Amador
First Assistant Sound Editor: Pernell L. Salinas
Animation: Mario Furmanczyk
Assistant Art Director: Lisa Keene
Animation: Lee Hyun-min
Casting Associate: Cymbre Walk
Modeling: Florian Perret
Creature Technical Director: Andrew Jennings
Creature Technical Director: Maia Neubig
Modeling: Eric Provan
Animation: John Wong
Lighting Artist: Olun Riley
Lighting Artist: Jeffrey Benedict
Production Supervisor: James E. Hasman
Production Supervisor: Kristin Yadamec
Lighting Supervisor: Josh Staub
Visual Development: Michael Giaimo
Production Coordinator: Leah Latham
ADR & Dubbing: Beauxregard Neylon
Lighting Artist: Jason Barlow
Lighting Supervisor: Robert L. Miles
Lighting Supervisor: Alessandro Jacomini
Character Designer: Jin Kim
Lighting Artist: Wally Schaab
Digital Intermediate: Eliot Milbourn
Conductor: Tim Davies
Animation: Michael Kiely
Animation: Adam Green
Animation: Jennifer Hager
Animation: Daniel Klug
Supervising Animator: Malcon Pierce
ADR & Dubbing: Kristin Catuogno
Musician: James Thatcher
Production Manager: Nicole P. Hearon
Production Coordinator: Marisa X. Castro
Production Supervisor: Kelly Eisert
Production Coordinator: Brandon Holmes
Musician: M.B. Gordy
Musician: Kevin Connolly
Animation: Doug Bennett
Animation: Renato Dos Anjos
Supervising Animator: Wayne Unten
Lighting Supervisor: Mohit Kallianpur
Modeling: Samy Segura
Character Modelling Supervisor: Chad Stubblefield
Supervising Animator: Rebecca Wilson Bresee
Animation: Darrin Butters
Animation: Youngjae Choi
Animation: Christopher Cordingley
Animation: Chadd Ferron
Supervising Animator: Hyrum Virl Osmond
Animation: Amy Lawson Smeed
Supervising Animator: Tony Smeed
Musician: Matt Chamberlain
Musician: Paul S. Henning
Best Boy Electrician: Jerry Kim
Visual Development: Carol Kieffer Police
Musician: Andrew Synowiec
Musician: Wade Culbreath
Creature Technical Director: Zack Weiler
VFX Artist: Bob Bennett
Musician: Marina Manukian
Lighting Artist: Katherine Ipjian
Music Director: Andrew Page
Lighting Artist: Onny P. Carr
Lighting Artist: Jongo
Lighting Artist: Eileen O’Neill
Production Supervisor: Nathan Curtis
Lighting Supervisor: Jason MacLeod
Lighting Artist: Logan Gloor
Lighting Artist: Ka Yaw Tan
Lighting Artist: Alex Nijmeh
Lighting Artist: Jorge Obregon
Lighting Artist: Derek Nelson
Lighting Artist: Angela McBride
Lighting Artist: Jeff Gipson
Lighting Artist: Justin Dobies
Lighting Artist: Ryan DeYoung
Animation: Kira Lehtomaki
Animation: Chad Sellers
Animation: Robert Christian Huth
Animation: Alberto Abril
Animation: Andrew Chesworth
Animation: Trent Correy
Animation: Patrick Danaher
Animation: Jeffrey Engel
Animation: Jason Figliozzi
Animation: Michael Franceschi
Animation: Derek Friesenborg
Animation: Ryan Hobbiebrunken
Animation: Darrell W. Johnson
Animation: Kelly McClanahan
Animation: Matthew Meyer
Animation: Prothais Nicolas
Animation: Daniel Martín Peixe
Animation Production Assistant: Svetla Radivoeva
Animation: Joel Reid
Animation: Brian D. Scott
Animation: Benson Shum
Animation: Geoff Wheeler
Animation: Jorge Ruiz
Animation: Minor Gaytan
Creature Technical Director: Jesus Canal
Creature Technical Director: Iker J. de los Mozos
Creature Technical Director: Christopher Evart
Creature Technical Director: William D. Kastak
Creature Technical Director: Hubert Leo
Creature Technical Director: Scott Peters
Creature Technical Director: Mary Twohig
Digital Compositors: Cristian Moras
Finance: Tom Body
Finance: Frank William Knittel
Finance: Linda Y. Matsuoka
Lighting Supervisor: Amol Sathe
Lighting Artist: Mark Siegel
Lighting Artist: Gina Warr
Modeling: Irene Matar
Musician: Karl Vincent
Creature Technical Director: David J. Suroviec
Systems Administrators & Support: Rik Bomberger
Systems Administrators & Support: Thomas Greer
Software Engineer: Meghan Gillet
Software Engineer: Garret Sakura
Storyboard Artist: Marc Smith
Systems Administrators & Support: Kevin C. Constantine
Systems Administrators & Support: Kimberly M. Rios
Systems Administrators & Support: Jay D. Hilliard
ADR & Dubbing: Adam Pleiman
Animation: Andrew Atteberry
Animation: Joey Brown
Animation: Amanda Dague
Animation: Eric Daniels
Animation: Ryan Gong
Animation: Matt Kummer
Animation: Burke Roane
Animation: Miyuki Kanno Long
Animation: Joe Sandstrom
Animation: Rastko Stefanovic
Assistant Editor: Brian Millman
CG Supervisor: Frank Hanner
Character Technical Supervisor: Carlos Cabral
Character Technical Supervisor: Keith Wilson
Creature Technical Director: Jan Berger
Creature Technical Director: John Truong
Creature Technical Director: Eric Warren
Creature Technical Director: Glen Claybrook
Creature Technical Director: Casey Dame
Creature Technical Director: Rose Ibiama
Creature Technical Director: Adam Levy
Creature Technical Director: Michael Stieber
Creature Technical Director: Marc Thyng
Playback Singer: Marijke van Niekerk
Conductor: Stephen Oremus
Visual Effects Designer: Ian J. Coony
Title Designer: Jeremy Chinn
Systems Administrators & Support: Steve Carpenter
Systems Administrators & Support: Tom Corrigan
Systems Administrators & Support: Danny Jewell
Systems Administrators & Support: Michael McClure
Systems Administrators & Support: Zachary Stokes
Systems Administrators & Support: Scott L. Burris
Systems Administrators & Support: Marc Jordan
Systems Administrators & Support: Paul Takahashi
Thanks: Einar Aasen
Thanks: Cynthia Ballardo
Thanks: Claudia Batcke
Thanks: Ingrid Carter
Thanks: Tracy Farhad
Thanks: Michael Kaschalk
Thanks: Kenneth Kenyon
Thanks: Diana Kuriyama
Thanks: Eva Nordfjell
Thanks: Joseph M. Teran
Software Engineer: Jose Luis Gomez Diaz
Software Engineer: Wendy M. Tam
Software Engineer: Rosie Wacha
Software Engineer: Graham B. Whitted IV
Security: Terry Laraia
Production Supervisor: Julie Baner
Production Supervisor: Sheri Patterson
Production Coordinator: Steph Gortz
Production Coordinator: Laura M. Meredith
Musician: Serena McKinney
Modeling: Virgilio John Aquino
Modeling: Brien Hindman
Modeling: Juan Solis
Modeling: Suzan Kim
Modeling: Ryan Tottle
Lighting Artist: Adrian Iler
Lighting Artist: Blaine Kennison
Lighting Artist: MacDuff Knox
Lighting Artist: Jonathan Fletcher Moore
Lighting Artist: Amy Pfaffinger
Lighting Artist: Katie Reihman
Lighting Artist: Robert Showalter
First Assistant Editor: Anthony Durazzo
Finance: Daniel Feiner
VFX Artist: Chris Carignan
VFX Artist: John Hughes
VFX Artist: Daniel Naulin
VFX Artist: Hendrik Panz
VFX Artist: Blair Pierpont
VFX Artist: Alexey Stomakhin
VFX Artist: Zubin Wadia
VFX Artist: Mir Z. Ali
Lighting Artist: Jennifer Yu

Movie Reviews:

junijubiroke: “Frozen,” the latest Disney musical extravaganza, preaches the importance of embracing your true nature but seems to be at odds with itself.
The animated, 3-D adventure wants to enliven and subvert the conventions of typical Disney princess movies while simultaneously remaining true to their aesthetic trappings for maximum merchandising potential. It encourages young women to support and stay loyal to each other—a crucial message when mean girls seem so prevalent—as long as some hunky potential suitors and adorable, wise-cracking creatures also are around to complete them.

It all seems so cynical, this attempt to shake things up without shaking them up too much. “Frozen” just happens to be reaching theaters as Thanksgiving and the holiday shopping season are arriving. The marketing possibilities are mind-boggling. And in the tradition of the superior “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Little Mermaid,” surely “Frozen: The Musical” will be headed to the Broadway stage soon. The songs – which are lively and amusing if not quite instant hits—are already in place.

Little girls will absolutely love it, though. That much is undeniable. And the film from co-directors Chris Buck (“Surf’s Up”) and Jennifer Lee is never less than gorgeous to watch. A majestic mountaintop ice castle is particularly exquisite—glittery and detailed and tactile, especially as rendered in 3-D.

But first we must witness the tortured backstory of the film’s princesses – not one, but two of them. The script from “Wreck-It Ralph” co-writer Lee, inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen story “The Snow Queen,” has lots of cheeky, contemporary touches but is firmly and safely rooted in Scandinavian fairy tale traditions.

When they were young girls, sisters Anna and Elsa were joyous playmates and inseparable friends. But Elsa’s special power—her ability to turn anything to ice and snow in a flash from her fingertips—comes back to haunt her when she accidentally zaps her sister. (Not unlike the telekinesis in “Carrie,” Elsa inadvertently unleashes her power in moments of heightened emotion.) A magical troll king heals Anna and erases the event from her memory, but as for the sisters’ relationship, the damage is done.

Elsa’s parents lock her away and close down the castle, which devastates the younger Anna. (Of the many tunes from “Avenue Q” and “The Book of Mormon” songwriter Robert Lopez and his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, the wistful “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” is by far the most poignant.) But once they reach adolescence and it’s Elsa’s turn to take over the throne at age 18, the two experience an awkward reunion.

The perky, quirky Anna (now voiced by a likable Kristen Bell) is a little nervous but overjoyed to see her sister. The reserved and reluctant Elsa (Broadway veteran Idina Menzel) remains distant, and with gloved hands hopes not to freeze anything and reveal her true self on coronation day. But a run-in with an amorous, visiting prince (Santino Fontana) who sets his sights on Anna triggers Elsa’s ire, and she inadvertently plunges the sunny, idyllic kingdom into perpetual winter.

Flustered and fearful, Elsa dashes away in a fit of self-imposed exile – which significantly weakens “Frozen,” since she’s the film’s most complicated and compelling figure. On her way to the highest mountain she can find, Elsa belts out the power ballad “Let It Go,” her version of “I Am Woman.” This soaring declaration of independence is the reason you want a performer of Menzel’s caliber in this role, and it’s the film’s musical highlight. (Her flashy physical transformation from prim princess to ice queen does make her resemble a real housewife of some sort, however.)

Afterward, though, the story settles in on Anna’s efforts to retrieve her sister and restore order to the kingdom. Along the way she gets help from an underemployed ice salesman named Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his trusty reindeer sidekick, Sven. They all meet up with a singing snowman named Olaf (a lovably goofy Josh Gad, star of “The Book of Mormon” on Broadway) who dreams of basking in the warmth of the summer sun. This “Wizard of Oz”-style quartet makes the obstacle-filled trek to the imposing fortress that awaits. (At least “Frozen” has the decency to borrow from excellent source material.)

While the journey may seem overly familiar, the destination has some surprises in store. Some come out of nowhere and don’t exactly work. But the biggie—the one that’s a real game-changer in terms of the sorts of messages Disney animated classics have sent for decades—is the one that’s important not just for the little girls in the audience, but for all viewers. http://newmoviestream.co/watch/2294629/frozen
wish everything about the film met the same clever standard.
Andres Gomez: I was excited to watch this movie after all the buzz about it but I’ve been a bit disappointed.
Yes, the animation is great and it keeps all the typical Disney details and is funny, sometimes. In addition, it features two strong female characters that don’t need of a hero to save the story but …

… but still they are the super-beautiful and perfect Disney princesses, as if they couldn’t be normal girls from normal status, and the role of Queen Elsa is not that important as it would have expected.

Not a bad movie, but not the best and I think far from the fun I had with Tangled.
MSB: If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog 🙂
Six years later, and Frozen has left an undeniable cultural impact. From Let It Go to tons of merchandising, Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee delivered such a memorable film that people not only didn’t forget but regularly asked for its sequel. As of right now, Frozen II has claimed the third-best animated opening weekend ever, proving that the love for this franchise (I think it’s safe to call it that already) is strong. However, how great is the original movie, after all? To be honest, I never fully watched it until this past week in preparation for its sequel. It surprised me in the sense that I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Frozen is deserving of the love it possesses.

With extremely captivating characters, the story flows naturally, and the entertainment levels are always high. Whether these are due to the amazing singing sequences or to the exciting adventures, this film never stops having fun. That’s what Frozen ultimately is: a lighthearted, fun, and entertaining movie. It follows Disney’s formula for creating a variation of a story we have seen before. Characters go through a traumatic event when they’re young. They have to grow up while struggling with the aftermath of said trauma. Eventually, they overcome that obstacle and live happily ever after (or at least until the next installment).

It’s the generic and somewhat cliche Disney model for a new animated film (franchise). Nevertheless, don’t get me wrong: it works perfectly. Sure, it doesn’t bring anything new story-wise, but it’s still a great time. Despite some unnecessary and lazy exposition (the magical trolls are basically exposition devices), Frozen still delivers a truly captivating and visually jaw-dropping narrative. I do need to emphasize this: the animation is phenomenal. Elsa’s magic is seamless and beautiful. Arendelle is a gorgeous location, and the snowy mountains are impressively designed. Let It Go will always be remembered for its lyrics and melody, but the actual animated sequence is astonishing.

Every character carries a lot of expressiveness, which allows them to do basically everything. Frozen might not be a groundbreaking movie, but its compelling characters make the generic plot work. From Elsa and Anna’s complicated but heartwarming relationship to Kristoff and Sven’s camaraderie, I care about all of them… especially Olaf. I know, Olaf is simply the snowman version of a comic-relief character. He doesn’t really have a complex arc in need of extreme development. However, it’s impossible not to love him. He’s such a welcome presence in every single scene. Every single line of his is either a funny remark or a pretty valuable insight into something.

Counting him out, every other character has a very well explored arc, mainly Elsa and Anna. Their (older) relationship originates from a plot point that might be a tad exaggerated, but it’s convincing enough. Finally, the score is as important as it is fantastic. It’s an animated musical, let us not forget about that. Obviously, Let It Go is the queen of all songs due to its catchy lyrics, memorable chorus, and significance to the character. But other ones such as Do You Wanna Build a Snowman and For the First Time in Forever also carry a sweet melody plus some exquisite character and story development. That’s what I love the most about musicals and why Disney always triumphs regarding this aspect: the way a simple song can tell so much about someone or move the plot forward. In my opinion, it’s the genre’s variation of “show, don’t tell.”

In the end, Frozen might not be a groundbreaking animated film story-wise, but it delivers around 100 minutes of pure fun and entertainment. With an exceptional voice cast (Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, and Josh Gad are wonderful), Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee are able to take Disney’s formula and create a worthy variation of the classic blueprint. From the emotionally compelling and well-developed characters to the eyegasmic animation quality, Frozen is a good time from start to finish. Boasting some memorable and catchy songs, it became one of the decade’s culturally most impactful animated movies. I wish exposition wasn’t overused, and that more risks were taken concerning the screenplay, but as a Disney animated flick, it meets the company’s standards.

Rating: B
JPV852: Great animation and good voice talent, however pretty weak story but ultimately entertaining enough movie. Also found the music, outside of the song “Let It Go” (which was played to death for the past several years now) were rather forgettable and bland. **3.0/5**
r96sk: One of Disney’s best, in my opinion. Not quite top tier, but very close.
‘Frozen’ really did blow up when it was released, and rightly so. Sure it probably got overhyped but that isn’t the film’s fault. It’s a cracking watch, the pacing is absolutely spot on as are the musical numbers.

What impresses me the most about the music is that it manages to keep the storytelling alive whilst it occurs. Particularly at the beginning there are loads of songs squeezed in next to each other, which could mess with the premise building but it doesn’t – it actually enhances it. The songs themselves are terrific, with “Let It Go” obviously getting the most plaudits.

Idina Menzel (Elsa) and Kristen Bell (Anna) are excellent in the lead roles, while Josh Gad almost steals the show as Olaf – very funny character! Of course it’s aimed at the younger audience members, but it is still entertaining for us adult folk too – I’ve watched it a few times down the years and still thoroughly enjoy it.

Share this: