Facts About "Frozen"

I'm pretty sure that most of you have seen "Frozen" by know. It is one Disney's most successful animated films up till now. Even before it was released, it was in the center of attention because of its famous(or infamous to some) OST "Let It Go", and its pre-released cover by Demi Lovato.

The movie now has a vast fandom(as well as a bunch of anti fans, but haters gonna hate, right?) and many hidden facts about the movie are being uncovered. Some are really intersting, some are just theories but are still fun to think about. Let's get started!

1. The storyline of Frozen was based on the classic story "The Snow Queen". 


If you recall, Elsa's magic power was to control water, or more specifically snow and ice. This is based upon Hans Christian Andersen's classic. The story is about two children named Kai and Gerda. Long story short, Kai is kidnapped by the Snow Queen, and Gerda saves him. The Queen, after taking Kai away, freezes his heart and makes him forget about Gerda and his family. However, Gerda comes searching for Kai and breaks the evil spell with her "innocent and kind child heart". Sound's familiar to Frozen's storyline of "act of true love", right?

2. Elsa was originally planned to be the antagonist of the movie.



Originally, based on the story of the Snow Queen, Elsa would have been the evil sister of Anna who froze the country of Arendelle. (The original concept art aboves shows the more sinister, mean version of Elsa. *shudder*) However, the directors decided to change the story completely after listening to Idina Menzel's "Let it Go", changing Elsa from the villain to one of the most loved characters from Disney.

3. The characters names come together to form...

The name of the original story's writer, Hans Christian Andersen!
The names of Hans, Kristoff, Anna and Sven, when said quickly, can sound like the classic writer's name. A tribute to the great storyteller, I guess. There is no proof behind whether this was intended or not, but still, it seems like a pretty sound theory, right?



4. "Love is an Open Door" is the first ever Disney duet between a princess and the villain.

 I don't know about most of you, but I never really guessed that Hans was the villain until the end. That charming face and that great voice, who could ever imagine? But now that I think about it, it was pretty obvious, because if Hans and Anna were to be together, then Kristoff would have just become the sad thirdwheel of the relationship, This would have ruined the storyline and would have been a waste of the character of Kristoff at all. Anyway, Disney did its best to deceive us. It even gave the bad guy a duet with the princess. I was in love with Hans myself by the end of this song.

5. Elsa is the only Disney princess who is NOT a teenager.

Okay, technically she is a queen, not a princess, but still. Most Disney princesses are actually younger than you would think. Ariel was 16, Pocahontas 18, Mulan 16, and Snow White 14!! Anna in Frozen was 18 and Elsa was 21. 18 is still pretty young so I can share Elsa's concern with Anna marrying someone "she just knew for a day".


6. Both Elsa and Anna originally auditioned to be Rapunzel.

Elsa's voice actor, Idina Menzel(or Adele Dazeem) and Anna's voice actor Kristen Bell both auditioned for Rapunzel from Disney's 2012 film "Tangled". But I'm guessing they're both pretty satisfied with where they ended up right now.

7. Tangled, Frozen and The Little Mermaid are all in the same universe.

This one is just a theory. But it 's still pretty interesting. The theory is that Anna and Elsa's parents were going to Rapunzel and Flynn's wedding when their ship wrecked. The sunken ship from The Little Mermaid is supposedly their ship. 3 years later, Flynn and Rapunzel make a return trip to Arendelle for Elsa's coronation. Arendelle is supposed to be a edited version of Norway, Tangled Germany, and the Little Mermaid Denmark. And Denmark is between Norway and Denmark. It's an interesting theory, with quite substantial proof.




There are several more theories and hidden facts about Frozen besides these, but trying to explain all of them would take forever.(Thanks, Frozen fans.) Buzzfeed gave us a huge list that probably contain most of the ones introduced above and still many more. You could check it out if you wanted. I hope this was interesting!

“Up” Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories are always fun to read. Sure, some of them are pretty messed up and don't make any sense, and most of them are likely to "ruin your childhood", but its like watching a scary movie. You know you'll regret after but you still do it. And while some of them can be absolute BS, others can actually be pretty convincing. One of these movies with surprising conspiracy theories is the movie "Up".


Now, most of you will know this movie. It's basically about an old man and a little boy traveling around the world in a floating house. It's mostly well known for its heart touching love story at the beginning of the movie, which lasts only 5 minutes but is still "a better love story than Twilight". Really, if this scene doesn't drive you to tears, I don't know what will.

But behind this sad love story, one Pinterest user is claiming an even sadder back-story. 

The claim is that "Up" is all actually an imaginary story that never happened, and Carl actually died at the beginning of the movie.

(Yes, Seriously.)

This theory was just mind-blowing to me when I first saw it. Like, my mind literally popped. Like a balloon. *POP* More specifically, this balloon.

(Ok that was a pretty bad joke. Sorry.)

The full theory is that Carl passed away in his sleep at the beginning of the movie. 

Russell, the boy who shows up at Carl's door, isn't actually the little Asian-American Boy Scout you think he is. He is actually a guardian angel that is helping Carl and guiding him to heaven.

Seems pretty far off, doesn't it? Ok, lets go into the details.

You see throughout the movie that Russell is obsessed with his Boy Scout medals. 

"See these? These are my Wilderness Explorer badges. You may notice
one is missing. It's my Assisting the Elderly badge. 
If I get it I will become a Senior Wilderness Explorer!"

The "Assisting the Elderly" badge mentioned here is the last badge that Russell has to get, or his "wings" to become an angel. Wow, deep right?

The final destination that Carl is trying to reach is called "Paradise Falls". 

Many people tend to refer to Heaven as "Paradise". Coincidence? I think not.

The last reason this theory is so convincing isn't one that is mentioned by the Pinterest user but I thought that it could be one. As I said above, "Up" is basically about a house flying through the sky. And where is Heaven? Yep, up in the sky. With the help of his guardian angel and talking dog, Carl is trying to get to his final destination and reunite with Ellie.

Those who have seen the movie might be reacting like, "What?", because the movie ends with Carl and Russell heading back to the city. Not heaven. Not at Paradise Falls. But I, as a supporter of this theory, think this was just a play in Pixar's part not to make their hidden meaning so obvious. 

Most of these theories are not always confirmed, but they're still fun to read. It's interesting to think about movies and stories in another angle, to assume the producers' intentions.

Personal Thoughts on the movie “Tangled”

If you grew up watching Disney movies like Cinderella or Disney shows like Hannah Montana or Lizzie McGuire, you will probably have watched Tangled at least once. Tangled is definitely my favorite Disney princess movie up till now. As most of you will know it’s a remake of the classic fairytale Rapunzel. The story is somewhat different though. 
In the original story, a pregnant woman and her husband steal some vegetables from a witch’s garden. When caught, they promise to give up their baby to the witch. The witch then locks up the girl in a tower and keeps her there. Now, this story is pretty lame. The only reason the witch keeps the girl is purely out of revenge for the vegetable thieves. That witch should’ve missed those veggies a lot; she even names the girl after them-“Rapunzel”. WHO names a kid after a VEGETABLE?

What makes this story even more lame is that it’s the typical “prince saves tragic beauty from danger” story. Rapunzel, being the stupid girl she is, has no desire to leave the tower at all until a prince “somehow” passes by and discovers her. Falling in love with someone she just met and trusting that person with all her heart, Rapunzel would make a terrible feminist. (On the other hand, our Disney princess Rapunzel seems to be the model of feminism)

Now, the Disney version of the story makes so much more sense. Well, of course the part about the magical flower growing from a “drop of sunlight”? No. That just doesn’t happen. But since the story is fiction anyways let’s just ignore that.

So, moving on, in this version the witch, Mother Gothel, actually has a reason to kidnap the girl. Her hair has the same power as the “magic golden flower”, which makes a person young again if they sing a creepy song about a shining flower. Because Gothel is obsessed with youth and beauty she locks Rapunzel up and raises her as her own child.

Rapunzel in this story actually does have a desire to leave the tower, to see the “floating lights”. Not a really good reason, and she still only feels the want to leave once a year. She’s probably a sociopath. The only other person she’s ever met is her “mother”, and the only friend she has is the chameleon Pascal (She can talk to animals, apparently.). Isn’t it normal to get tired of that life in a few years? Oh well, at least she tried harder than the older version of herself.

Another point that’s different is that Flynn Rider, the main guy character, isn’t a prince. He wasn’t even looking for Rapunzel! She has to beg him to take her to see the floating lanterns(when she was okay with not going outside for the last 18 years…?) Flynn at first sees her as a nuisance, unlike the fairytale prince who immediately falls in love with the girl he just met after climbing up her hair. But eventually he falls in love with her(What are the odds?) Admittedly Flynn is one of the main reasons I like this movie so much. I mean, look at that face. Who can resist that “smoulder”?

Growing up with Disney films, Disney remakes of classic fairytales are always fun to watch. Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast were all great remakes that stuck to the storyline of the original version(although some with happier endings). However Tangled was one that broke away from its original and created a totally different story. And I must say, this was a great move on Disney’s part. While I made fun and nitpicked the flaws of the movie, I definitely recommend it to those who haven’t seen it yet.