Elsa and Friends Keep the Magic in ‘Frozen 2’: Review

Whether you loved it or hated it, the original Frozen was nothing short of a phenomenon. Personally, I really enjoyed the first one. It was a fresh new take on the whole Disney Princess paradigm. So when it broke record after record and had its hit song literally EVERYWHERE, everyone knew it was only a matter of time before it got its own sequel. But can returning directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee catch lightning in a bottle twice?

Back to Arendelle Frozen 2 takes place 3 years after the original adventure with Elsa (Idina Menzel) happily sitting upon the throne of Arendelle with her sister Anna (Kristen Bell) by her side. But when a literal call to adventure arises, it’s up to them, along with Kristoff (Jonathan Groff), Olaf (Josh Gad), and Sven to uncover the mystery of the Enchanted Woods and the truth about their parents’ tragedy. F2 does a great job of progressing the story of these characters. Everyone feels authentic to the original, as does the story. Anna is still a firecracker but she is understandably wary of her sister trying to shoulder everything on her own again. Elsa is more secure in herself and her powers, yet still fights with her own feelings about “protecting” her sister. Kristoff wants to move forward with his relationship with Anna and Olaf… is Olaf, I’ll admit I related way too much to him in this movie with his growing outlook on life. These characters work well off of each other. These feel like real relationships that have been growing for year…