Talk:Frozen/@comment-61573-20140808104224/@comment-25389622-20150204235558

It all seems reasonable for Kristoff to traverse that distance given the time parameters, not difficult at all when you consider the proximity of the characters relative each other. Maybe he rubbed his jaw because the shock wave caused him discomfort, or he just landed awkward and hurt it then. Kristoff appears in that he walks into the shot, and then Sven comes to his side.

I think the main reason for the ship being there was mainly so that the film did not lose its momentum by having to watch the characters walk to land. I could spend time speculating as to why the ship was under the ice, but from a filming/technique standpoint, this makes sense to do it like this (also, Elsa could have re-floated the ship by forming ice underneath it, as ice is buoyant). And the same for the pile of ice: it's just to take Hans out of the shot so that we can have the big moment after.