In myriad ways, “Frozen II” feels more like a follow-up to Pixar’s “Brave” than it does an extension of Disney’s earlier (very loose) adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen.” Gone is the need for a conventional villain gone are any expectations of princes charming or otherwise gone are the gowns that have shaped young women’s dreams of prom and wedding attire for more than a century. As with snowflakes, no two are alike, and this gorgeous, glittering reunion of siblings Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa ( Idina Menzel) proudly flaunts its own identity, even while taking care to incorporate so much of what worked about the original - like a steady stream of wisecracks from wonderstruck snowperson Olaf (Josh Gad). Ironically, “Frozen” fans may secretly be wishing for a more straightforward rehash, and to them, the best advice comes in the form of three little words: “Let it go” - a mantra they’ve surely internalized since the first movie.
Certainly, screenwriter Jennifer Lee (who once again co-directs with Chris Buck) would be foolish to stray too far from this formula, but “Frozen II” is anything but a mindless remake. Released in 2013 to a record-scorching $1.29 billion, “Frozen” was such a huge hit for Walt Disney Animation Studios that many of its fans were probably assuming its sequel would play it safe and deliver more of the same: a sparkling 21st-century fairy tale in which a pair of wide-eyed heroines shrug off the need to be rescued by men, demonstrating the power of self-reliance and sisterly love.
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