Let It Go
Disney's latest installment in the princess franchise, Frozen, was released in late 2013. The movie is inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's story of The Snow Queen. The movie follows the story of two young princesses, Elsa and Anna. Elsa had been born with ice powers, she is able to shoot icy blasts, create snow, and freeze things with only her hands. After an accident, Elsa is forced to hide her powers and lock herself and Anna inside the castle away from the people of Arendelle. When Elsa comes of age, she is crowned queen of Arendelle, but, her icy secret is exposed at her celebration. She flees the town and ends up casting an eternal winter. Anna takes it upon herself to find her sister and save Arendelle.[3.0]
Elsa and Satan: Similarities
Some say Elsa can have some relation to Satan. Though the argument may not be strong, the similarities are there, including the fact that they are both forced into isolation in a harsh surrounding (however, in Elsa's case, this surrounding is by choice). Satan is forced into the pits of Hell while Elsa flees her city for the in the solitude of her ice palace. [3.1]
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Anna
The younger of the sisters, Anna can be described as a Christ-Figure. According to the Deseret News "the Christian message is that people are sinners and have these broken relationships and that Christ comes and takes on the punishment for that sin, dies a death that he didn't deserve, and then is resurrected and then brings reconciliation through people" [3.2].
When Elsa is unable to control her powers, she breaks many of her relationships including the bond with her sister as well as the trust of many of Arendelle’s people [3.2]. Anna takes responsibility and risks her life to find her sister in order to restore the faith of her people and protect them from harm. Later she ends up sacrificing her own life in order to save Elsa’s. One of the most important factors, the resurrection is what truly makes Anna a Christ-figure. Anna dies in order to save her sister though it is her sister who has neglected and harmed her. She is nursed back to life through the power of Elsa's love. This love makes the temperatures of Arendelle rise again while warming the hearts of the townspeople who have now reconciled with Elsa and everything appears to have a “happy ending”. |
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Sacrificial Love
This movie displays a lot of sacrificial love. Even in the beginning Elsa sacrifices her powers in order to protect her sister from further harm. Anna returns the favor with a sacrifice of her life in order to save Elsa’s. Disney took a different approach to the art of sacrificing yourself for love in this movie, instead of the typical confession of true love, it takes on family values. This is very important to the Christian community as well as most people regardless of their faith. Mark Henn says that parents can use this movie to talk about importance of family values rather than many of the other Disney movies who focus their love in only romantic ways [3.2].