Dyer compares “Frozen” and “Frozen II”

This Nov 22, after six years, Disney released the long-awaited sequel to Frozen. It’s a well known fact that sequels are almost never better than the original, but Frozen 2 may have achieved equal standing through its excellent soundtrack.

The most iconic and popular song from Frozen, “Let it Go,” instantly stood out among the other songs in the movie. While the other songs weren’t necessarily bad, they were clearly inferior to “Let it Go,” which received mainstream praise, including an Oscar for best song.

The sequel, however, has no song that immediately jumps out at me as the best. However, this is not due to a lack of strong songs, but rather an abundance of strong songs. Foremost among these songs are “Into the Unknown” and “All is Found”, both of which are as good as, if not better than, “Let it Go”.

The thing that surprised me the most about Frozen 2 was how funny it was. Frozen was funny in a childish way, mainly featuring silly jokes from Olaf. Frozen 2, on the other hand, is legitimately one of the funniest Disney movies I’ve ever seen. On numerous occasions, the entire theater would burst into laughter after a comment by Olaf. The difference is that in the new movie, Olaf’s jokes seem to be geared to a larger and older audience, rather than just children.

However, there were downsides to Frozen 2. The excellent songs and humor came at the expense of the plot, which often felt rushed. The whole thing felt somewhat contrived and coincidental. There were several scenarios where the plot seemed to advance too quickly at the expense of the watcher’s understanding.

Despite that, the slightly lackluster plot didn’t interfere too much with the overall movie, as the plot was never meant to be the defining feature. Due to the sequel’s superiority in humor and music, it seems to be a slightly better movie overall, but definitely a more entertaining one.

Movies such as Frozen 2 have achieved such support from the teen audience due to the nostalgia factor. These animated Disney musicals are similar to movies released in the 2000s and earlier, and remind teens today of what it was like to be a kid.