Thread:Dragonboy6491/@comment-25389622-20140907210809/@comment-24199126-20141103235122

Anna's revival had music. Not a power ballad like "Let It Go" but it was still a wonderful piece. Eh, some people just can't be pleased. And lucky, I need to make time to see it again. Fortunately Thanksgiving break is in a few weeks ... which happens to coincide with Frozen's release date; it will officially be one year old :D. Best not to listen to Frozen songs when doing work. It will either completely distract you or help you to weave something beautiful. But generally, school work doesn't relate to Frozen so it's typically the former. When it comes to doing work, I like to listen to the 10-hour loop of Hans Zimmer's "Time" from the Inception soundtrack. But you can't go wrong with the 10-hour loop of "Careless Whisper" (just the saxophone bit) either xD

Oh, the poll definitely is a little skewed. People just love the visuals on Elsa so I guess there is some superficiality involved; that being said, I think there's a solid amount based on relatability. Just look at Elsa's comments page to get a sense at superficiality ... eh not much we can do about that.

It was sad how Elsa kind of reverted and it seems a lot of people found issue with that. But I saw it as just another step in her character development; she needed to learn to love herself before she could begin to heal the rift between her and Anna. I'm not sure the exact quote but someone said "to love others, you must first love yourself." Elsa did precisely just that. It also made her far more complex than the typical "love yourself for who you are" character. I loved Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer movie for a similar message but it certainly was very simplistic. Elsa does a far better job of it.

We've discussed it before but some people will just hate on something simply because it's popular. I get that things can be overrated; I've thrown around that word myself before. But at least try to substantiate the claim. Simply saying "this is getting more credit than it's worth" is not constructive criticism at all. There's always got to be a why. I do my best to teach these so-called critics a lesson though ;)

Oh wow; judging from your reaction, this person's drawing skills must have been formidable. That's why I don't go searching for these kinds of things without having my "suspicious content" vision on. I literally scroll through as carefully as possible; if I don't see the content, I can't rage about it. And Cinderella was pretty gruesome. The stepsisters didn't just try to put the slipper on ... one chopped off her toe and the other sliced off her heel just to try to slip their feet in. And then the prince figured out they weren't the ones because birds started cheeping about blood in the shoe. Definitely don't take offense with what others are exploring. It doesn't taint the original at all and the fact they go to such lengths to produce such a work suggests it means something to them too. I don't think it's appropriate but hey, if it enlightens them, who am I to judge? I wouldn't say I'm fascinated with death to the extent these people are, but I do often think about it. I mostly think about the sensation ... I can't imagine feeling and thinking nothing. Some people just like turning to their inner darkness I guess. So long as they don't go on a shooting spree, they can do whatever they want. Who knows? It might be a source of meaning for them.

Yeah the quote is true. I just remembered Joseph Stalin said it; talk about a grim guy. When 9/11 happened, I remembered newspapers would have a daily column about those who perished so that the deaths could actually be individualized. I was only seven at the time so I didn't understand the immediate scope of the event; I was just happy to be home from school early and was angry to see that my television programs had been cancelled to showcase "some burning buildings." I was pretty ignorant back then ... still am xD

Yeah, my shifts can occasionally be promising; usually with regards to food that clubs and organizations can't finish. Everyone in the office just pigs out. But sometimes, the haul stinks ... once, a club only had cotton candy. And when I got on the job, I would be friendly to people but you kind of just learn to be mean when you have to. Some people really are way too pretentious. Regarding the iTunes download, if you got the DVD already, don't. It doesn't have that much extra content, which is a shame. I was always hoping for a huge behind-the-scenes section for Frozen but Disney didn't really deliver in that regard. In fact, behind-the-scenes in general just don't seem to be that popular anymore. I remember with old films like Jurassic Park they'd have like a 40 minute look at the making of the film along with many other extras ... but now, we get little 5 minute snippets. I appreciate the hour-long special of The Story of Frozen but still not enough :(

I'd hate it if work and home were combined. Sound like it would be a horrible world. Fortunately, we haven't reached that level ... yet. And I definitely do not want to be treated as if I'm at Maitland Jones' level. So glad I'm done with Organic Chemistry <.<. But I wonder if he's ever seen Frozen ;)

I haven't seen any of the other books so I can't judge but they're bound to have at least something to add. The ghosts bit could add to the castle's history I guess ... and I've heard A Sister More Like Me reveals more about Elsa and Anna's personalities. If Olaf has shown us anything, it's that children can be remarkably poignant. I'm sure kids understand the film but it's simply harder for them to express. On a subconscious level, they certainly can make sense of it. Now granted, their thinking isn't quite that complex but children definitely get the gist of a film. When I saw LoTR at the age of eight, I didn't see the big parallels between the events of the story and WWII but I understood that even the smallest person, Frodo, could make all the difference.

Hmmm I gotta say, I think Hans has the best Disney villain voice. Although a lot of people have a strange fascination with Claude Frollo's ... Protagonist-wise, Elsa has a great voice; the mix of the hint of vulnerability and pure vocal power is just an amazing contrast. I think Rapunzel had a pretty good singing voice too. I still think it's funny how both Idina Menzel AND Kristen Bell auditioned for Rapunzel.

We've definitely touched on the whole visual appearance of the characters before. I can't understand why people blame a film for trying to make character's aesthetically pleasing. We have an hour/two hours to connect with these characters, the best way to get through is a good initial impression. Granted, it's not all a film maker should rely on but I don't think there's any question Frozen drew us into the film. Did Frozen challenge stereotypes? Yes. Does that mean it needs to be the film that puts down all stereotypes? No. How would that even be possible. I don't know if you've ever seen the show Community but it's about a group of people who bond at community college despite initially hating the school. Anyways, the school has a mascot called the Human Being and in an effort to be as "un-racist" as possible, they got rid of any distinguishing characteristics that would classify the mascot as a particular race, i.e. no Asian eyes, Irish chins, etc. In the end, "not being racist" became the "new racism". Frozen did a good enough job dispelling bad stereotypes that I think we can let making the characters beautiful/handsome go... that's right people, LET IT GO ;)

Regarding your edit, people see two people who can manipulate ice and pair them together. I guess Elsa can be with Iceman from the X-Men too ... some people. See now that's being superficial. Making characters look nice for a film is one thing. Completely basing a relationship on similar abilities is quite another.