I have to say, when Disney first announced that there would be a sequel to Frozen, I was mildly annoyed. I mention this in my review, but the first movie was fine. It became a cultural phenomenon and spurred millions of little kids to start screaming “Let It Go”. And then, I actually watched the movie.
It’s hard to think of a sequel that’s as good as the original movie, especially when it’s a one-off movie. I don’t believe that Frozen was ever intended to expand beyond the first movie. Of course when “Frozen Fever” took hold it was fairly obvious what was next for Disney: more money.
What I loved about Frozen 2 was the genius of the writing. So often in sequels you get everything squashed in or thrown out. You lose plots, characters, and who knows what else. All this for another grab at money. But, amazingly, Disney managed to not only include but expand on everything.
We see Arendelle some time after Else is queen. We see the trolls again. We see Elsa expand on her powers. We see Kristoff’s love for Anna. We see throwbacks to the original movie with the parent’s ship.
I really wish I knew whether or not Disney had always intended to make a sequel, and my hunch is they didn’t. Their approach to a sequel was so wonderful that I have to wonder why they didn’t put this much effort into other sequels (cough cough Rise of Skywalker).
It’s refreshing to see a sequel that isn’t haphazardly thrown together. From a writing perspective, I can only imagine the challenges the writers faced. Luckily there were phenomenal writers in the room and Disney was able to deliver another hit.
And, by the way, I’m not saying this movie was perfect. It was lacking in some areas, some songs were a bit iffy, and other minor things that stacked up. But for a sequel to be as good as this is truly a rarity.
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