Frozen

Disney's Frozen was a difficult movie for me to watch because the plot was confusing. The characters felt bland with basic motives. The movie seemed overrated despite its popularity among children. Overall, I found the story hard to follow and the tropes confusing, with convenience prevailing, especially the way the plot was more overcomplicated than it needed to be. It made problems worse by extending the runtime.  The problems were solvable and simple, but there were way too many songs.

The characters felt very bland and uninspired to me. They were basic loving parents who oddly went off and were no longer in the picture. The stone troll things were funny, but they never gave the best advice and rolled themselves into stones. Anna and Elsa were the closest sisters until Anna was injured. Then Anna became the sister who wanted the relationship but never said why. She is the sweet one who was always adventurous and loyal.

Elsa seemed more like the villain than the heroine. Her powers seemed controlled, then she lashed out depending on the plot. Her icy, cold demeanor seemed off-putting, and she wasn't that interesting. She caused the cold at the end and then did something positive, but her emotions were still all over the place, with little character development.

Olaf was too goofy for me, with the top puns and not-so-funny behavior. His humor didn't make me laugh, and he felt like another annoying side character that wasn't necessary.

Hans was the generic, power-hungry guy who seemed trustworthy almost immediately and was really evil. He was so typical, it seemed. He would have been a good character in a better plot. He eventually was defeated, no surprise.

Kristoff was the good, caring guy to assist the ladies. He was faithful and friends with the rock trolls. He was also generic, with little character development. He helped save the day and was the good, poor guy trope.

The plot starts with a normal character introduction, then takes a turn when the advice was not to lock your daughter in her room. The parents disappear, and the sisters don't see each other for quite some time. Finally, when Anna threw the party, Elsa finally came out of her room. They reconnected, but the party went badly, with Elsa running away. The plot becomes worse as Anna hands over the kingdom to Hans, a guy she just met. The rest of the time, they are in the woods where they meet Kristoff. Elsa was then causing problems by turning the kingdom cold with her frozen heart. With the advice of the stone trolls, there is sacrificial love. The soldiers come for Elsa, and eventually Anna stands in the way of the attack and comes back to life. These miracles fix everything, and they must save their kingdom from Hans. The miracle of sister power proves stronger, and all ends happily ever after. This movie had so many songs throughout.

The most annoying part was how many songs came in so many scenes. The songs never appealed to me, and the plot felt silly, especially if Elsa was trained to control her powers and not hand off the kingdom to a guy you do not know. The animation is always great, but the plot was ridiculous. The plot holes were great too, including who ruled the kingdom while they were young. Maybe it was made when I was an adult and was not in the same place as the little girls. I can take a missing love story, but not a long, roundabout plot if the parents even stayed.

Overall, Frozen felt overrated because of its plot and characters. The songs and tropes were obvious, and the movie did not grab my attention. It follows the main themes of princess movies, but the answers felt too simple, and the story took the most difficult route. I couldn't connect with the characters, and it doesn't have the magic of the old movies from when I was a kid.