We’re all familiar with classic “true love” story: the prince rescues the princess (a.k.a. the damsel in distress) and they both live happily ever after. Most of us probably grew up watching Ariel, Jasmine, Belle, Snow White, Aurora, and Cinderella get their happily ever after through “an act of true love” (most notably true love’s kiss, which has the power to lift spells). But Disney’s newest animated film Frozen turns the tables on what an act of true love is, showing that romantic love is definitely NOT the only kind of true love out there. There is a deeper, familial love, that can break a spell just as well as a kiss, and Frozen depicts that kind of love in a most articulate way.
Right off the bat we feel the love between Elsa and Anna
They are not only sisters, but also best friends
Elsa’s power to make snow and ice brings joy to the both of them until Anna gets injured in the head by a blast of ice; they have to be separated and Anna’s memory of her sister’s power is wiped clean.
Anna is clueless as to why her sister never leaves her room anymore and won’t hang out with her, but she never gives up.
After Elsa’s powers are exposed, she flees Arendale and leaves the town in an endless winter.
Anna believes that she alone can convince Elsa to reverse the cold because they are sisters and she is the only one who truly understands Elsa.
With love in her heart, Anna embarks on a journey with Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven the reindeer, up the North Mountain, to bring Elsa back home.
Elsa refuses to leave her ice palace and runs Anna, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf off with a crazy snow monster (but not before she accidentally strikes Anna in the heart with an ice blast).
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The only way Anna can survive is by an act of true love. Though, at first, we all assume Hans (who turns out to be the bad guy) must kiss Anna to thaw her heart,
Disney throws in one big plot twist
leaving us on the edge of our seats, thinking everything is over as Anna turns to ice after throwing herself in front of the sword meant to kill Elsa, until…….BAM!
Elsa saves the day by realizing just how much Anna loves her, and that she loves Anna that much, too.
Throughout our lives we focus on finding our true love, our soul mate, “the one”– we never really stop to think about the deep love we have for our family. Sure we love our parents and siblings, but who has ever really thought about a princess being rescued by their mom, dad, sister, or brother? In the end, this movie shows us the strength and importance of a love between sisters, strong enough to thaw a frozen heart.