Everyone remembers Anna and Elsa from the hit movie, Frozen, released on November 27, 2013. Now, almost six years later, we have finally received the sequel everyone has been waiting for. Everything seems to be going well in the kingdom of Arendelle after the so-called “happily ever after” given to us at the end of the first movie. However, soon into the film, Elsa begins to hear a solo voice singing from a distance. She soon discovers that this is a siren only Elsa herself can hear. The citizens of Arendelle begin having some troubles when an earthquake strikes that sends everyone to the mountains. 

The whole gang, including Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Sven, and the lovable, Olaf, moves deeper into the hills to discover a mysterious mist. The group soon meets two different groups that they realize have been trapped in the woods, fighting, for thirty years. One of these groups includes many Arendelle soldiers, and the other, a tribe of people called the Northuldra who welcomes magic into their lives. Elsa decides she must travel to Ahtohallan, a supposed magical river that her mother would tell her about, to search for answers to the problems of the mist. Anna and the rest of the group know that they must go with her for her protection. 

In the original, “Frozen,” we understood how Anna felt about being alone in her castle, and while now having Kristoff and the rest of her family, it is clear to see how far she has developed from her nearly dead mindset. However, after Elsa had finally gained confidence in her powers after the adventures in the first movie, we can now see that most of that confidence is gone. Almost all trust she had created with her powers has disappeared, and her character development has gone almost backward. Anna seems to spend a lot of her energy attempting to protect Elsa from a permanent fear of losing her. Everyone else seems to have stayed almost the same as they were in the first film. Olaf still holds his witty charm, and Kristoff is very involved in his relationship with Anna, as, throughout the whole movie, all he wants to do is propose. Other characters are introduced, seemingly deepening the whole plotline of the movie.

Now, for one of the biggest elements in any Disney classic. The music. Everyone knows and loves the outstanding song from the first film, “Let It Go,” with it’s deeply written lines. In Frozen II, Elsa seems to have two show-stopping songs: “Into the Unkown” and “Show Yourself.” These songs slightly show Elsa’s emotional connection to the previously mentioned siren she had heard, while both leading to a so-called plot twist, although to anyone other than children could be deemed predictable. Either of these could be named the standout song of the movie, even if they may not reach the same emotional heights that “Let It Go” did. The other songs from the movie such as “Lost in the Woods” and “When I Am Older,” both add their touches of wit while being sung by Kristoff and Olaf. Anna has only one solo number, “The Next Right Thing,” which seems to be dark and bittersweet while demonstrating slight 

determination, showing the opposite mood of how Anna seemed to be in the first movie with her song, “For the First Time in Forever.”

When compared to the original, “Frozen II,” seems to hold the position of being a classic franchise, and although the storyline may be less straightforward than the original, it is a clear development from how Arendelle was left. While some of the magic may lack from the first movie, “Frozen II” is a fitting way to possibly end the series of the two sisters’ promise to always protect each other, whom they love, and their kingdom.