Music of Frozen

Frozen is the movie that got me addicted to vivisecting movies to see what went wrong. Before that, I was a simple story junkie, looking for the next movie good enough to get me on a high. The medium didn’t really matter–movies, books, even video games if they were inspired enough. But then came Frozen, which felt like second rate cocaine cut with sugar. It had all the elements of a standard, feel good movie–a strong, independent heroine, a relationship that went beyond Eros love, and most of all, singing. However, the movie didn’t sit right with me, and it took the second and third rerun to see why.

I’ll quickly run through my main gripe with music because it’s 3:30 AM and I have a Stats test tomorrow. The music was great. Pretty catchy, pretty awesome. However, I felt like the plot didn’t really build off of the songs at all.

1. Vuelie (ft. Cantus)[1] Oh man, I LOVE this song. It’s got this awesome ambient tribal vibe going on. I was pretty disappointed when it was used a grand total of two times.
2. Frozen Heart[2] As far as I understand, this song didn’t add much to the film. The men that sing this song don’t play an important role in the film. I don’t think they ever reappear?
3. Do You Want to Build a Snowman?[3] This is the song that makes most people go aww ;) To me, it’s the song that sets up the relationship. And to me, it seems that these sisters are really not that close to each other at all. Like I said before, the montage didn’t really make me care about the relationship. To see a montage done right, watch Up by Pixar. Also, they never build a snowman together. Seriously. What the heck, Elsa.
4. Love is an Open Door[4] Prepare to be misdirected! I feel like this song was only included to attempt to throw off the audience about the true meaning of the meaning of the story, if you get my meaning. Meaning that the director wants you to think the movie is about Eros love when it’s really about Agape/Philia love.
5. Let it Go[5] Ah, the big one, the bread winner! First of all, I love this song. Idina Menzel deserves every accolade she will receive. However, does it really fit the film? It’s a coming of age/character development song–the only problem is that her character doesn’t develop at all after singing this song. Elsa sings about stuff like I don’t care/what they’re going to say and The fears that once controlled me/can’t get to me at all. But… almost nothing in that song is true about her as a character at that point! Elsa remains a static character up until the end. So while the song was great, it made me feel slightly… out of sync with the movie.
6. In Summer[6] Am I missing something, or is this song completely unrelated to the movie? It doesn’t advance the plot, it doesn’t reinforce any themes, the only thing it does is somewhat establish a comedic relief that literally wandered in halfway through the film.
7. For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)[7] Again, I LOVE Idina Menzel’s part in this song. This song undermined everything Let it Go tried to establish. Also, it made me support their relationship even less, although I suppose that can vary from person to person. For one thing, I was slightly upset by their lack of ability to talk through the problem like royalty.
8. Fixer Upper[8] I fucking hate this song. It’s like watching retards sing about love while a woman dies of internal hemorrhage. Also, misdirection song #2.

Welp. Maybe more tomorrow/later today. Disagree?