Can I say something even crazier? :D

[eldarwannabe]

I saw Frozen in theaters on Thanksgiving, and while it had flaws, I have already heavily recommended it to a few people.

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[90scartoonman]

I read Snow Queen before this, it's a very different story, and I expected it to be having seen the trailers (so it's not even as close as Little Mermaid was), and I was surprised they even had Anna have ice in her heart like Kai had with the mirror shard. I think it would've made a good Disney movie, it might've been tough to do the whole "By the time they came back, they were adults" thing because it's more a surprise when you're reading it. I'm still hoping for a Disney adaptation of Cupid and Psyche, which gave me a similar vibe. As for the Bechdel test, at least we still have Brave

[eldarwannabe]

I don't think the original story could have been adapted exactly, but I agree that it could have been a good Disney movie. I didn't really walk in with any expectations, though, because I mostly avoided a lot of the ads and press. I came out of the theater really pleased! (Oh man, have I not spoken to you about Brave yet? We need to have that conversation later

[90scartoonman]

Well Disney doesn't adapt stuff exactly anyway, they put their own twists on it and Snow Queen could've had a lot from the source material and been a Disney classic. I'm not complaining with what we got, though. I avoided a lot of ads and press too (although I did want to know the voice cast, so I looked that up), and no, I don't think we had an in-depth Brave discussion

[eldarwannabe]

1 - It's on youtube! Victory!

2 - That is AWESOME. I hope this trend of "non-romantic love" continues in other places. I'll put the show on the list, although other things (catching up with Arrow) are going to have to take priority for a while. Honestly, the biggest reason I wasn't watching it is because I was so ticked they weren't just adapting Fables. >.>

3 - Rapunzel and Eugene are in the crowd before Elsa's coronation! Which basically reinforces the fan idea that Tangled and Frozen take place in the same universe.

My roommate pointed out last night that it was probably more Elsa's parents that were to blame in terms of her mentally unhealthy childhood. Which is a good point. But it's obvious that the movie doesn't want us to see them as the bad guys, even though they handled that situation badly.

I mentally urge child protagonists to go talk to adults while reading all the time, now that I'm oooold. Harry Potter, you are eleven years old DO NOT GO INTO THE THIRD FLOOR CORRIDOR GO CALL MCGONAGALL.

[90scartoonman]

I like non-romantic love too, as long as they don't get rid of the romance entirely. Arrow's probably my favorite show right now. I was annoyed that it wasn't Fables too, but aside from Snow White and one or two others, they don't really repeat Fables characters or stories.

Wow that's awesome! Better than House of Mouse, Kingdom Hearts, or even Sofia the First, now we have cameos in movies! (although some other Disney cameos muddle things, like Bambi's mom showing up constantly).

I guess the parents were just kinda there to get the plot rolling. As for Harry, Dumbledore is too aloof, and he obviously couldn't trust Snape, but you are certainly right about McGonagall.

[eldarwannabe]

I think Frozen did a good job of balancing romance and non-romance. My roommate is a HUGE Arrow fan and keeps giving me sad puppy eyes when she watches an episode and awesome stuff happens and she can't talk to me about it. So...Arrow is probably my top Show To Watch right now.

Bambi's mother cameos are just horrifying. I much prefer adorable happily-ever-after cameos.

Always trust McGonagall!

[90scartoonman]

Arrow is probably my favorite show right now.

As for Bambi's mother...it's like Cain and Abel in Sandman, her role is to die, that's why she's famous and that's why she'll keep coming up. I like happy cameos too, but I'm having trouble remembering them...even Pumbaa was dead and mounted on a spit in Hunchback.