Frozen II
Ratings: 3.5/5
Duration: 1 Hrs 43 Mins
Director: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Release Date: 22 November, 2019 (India)
Star Cast: Kristen Bell, Evan Rachel Wood, Jonathan Groff, Indina Menzel, Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti Chopra, Alan Tudyk, Josh Gad, Jason Ritter, Jeremy Sisto, Martha Plimpton
Plot: Frozen II, is a sequel to 2013 release Frozen. The first movie was all regarding Elsa exploring her powers and being accepted by the Kingdom of Arendelle.
While in the sequel, the kingdom of Arendelle needs to be evacuated since the forces of the nature threatened to destroy it, hence Anna and Elsa, along with Kristoff and Olaf, embarks on a journey to find answers and discover the origin of Elsa's magical powers to save their kingdom.
Review: Six years later directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee returns with the sequel which sets out to explore Elsa’s powers further that gets bigger, darker and deeper. The movie takes the very Disney route of offering more of the same, but just with a fresh coat of paint.
The movie is a marvel of color and texture, it fully takes advantage of the studio’s abilities. Especially once the group arrives at their destination, a cursed woodland. The enchanted gorgeous forest, the rich red and gold leaves of the forest looks beautiful next to the steely blue ice. Even the individual freckles on Anna and Elsa’s faces are visible, and so are the little irregularities of Kristoff’s skin. Their hair looks real.
As the movie dives deeper, Elsa tames the elements, treks across the stormy sea, and discovers a glimmering glacial castle that rivals the ice palace she conjured in the first movie, the visuals are dazzling, surpassing the original. The animation is definitely the best thing about Frozen II.
A lot of warmth and affection has gone into making the sequel but suffers from our acquaintance with its characters. While each of them gets their moments, Elsa and Anna continue to be the focal points. The chemistry of Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, respectively, picks up where they left off without missing a beat. However, minor details are noticeable in each character. The new character played by Sterling K. Brown is an immediate standout.
The first half tends to be twisted, were songs have been focused on purposefully furthering the plot. Though the picturization of the music is incredibly captivating, the tracks are far too many and certainly not as catchy as the first film.
Despite some wobbliness in the beginning, Frozen II is a worthy and entertaining sequel and is almost the perfect sequel 2. Though some of the magic is gone, it is still full of joy, but with real-life emotions and true sadness behind it. The plot is engaging and more mature, much like its characters.
Overall, Frozen II tried some new thematic tricks, is a stunning eye-candy and would be enjoyable enough for its younger core audience.
