Summary of Frozen 2 Script Doctor

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In "Frozen 2 Script Doctor," a YouTube video, a script doctor dissects the development of Elsa in the film Frozen. Elsa is originally conceived as a powerful queen of a non-white forest people, but her white-ness is a source of tension. When Anna leaves to follow her, Kristoff sings a sad song about the possibility that Anna will break up with him. Elsa's character growth is not explored in-depth, but Anna's relationship with her mother is explored in more detail.

• 00:00:00 The writer of "Frozen 2" provides a 1-paragraph spoiler summary of the movie, including the fact that Elsa is the fifth spirit and can control all the elements, except ice. The writer also points out inconsistencies in the plot, such as the girls changing clothes and the supposed presence of the wind spirit, which is invisible.
• 00:05:00 The main complaint in "Frozen 2" is that it is vague and does not satisfactorily address the characters' development. Anna and Elsa are barely interacted with, and the majority of character interactions are with Anna and Kristoff. A quest or roadtrip movie is typically a great opportunity for team-building and bonding, but this is not even really a question movie; Elsa and Ona are separated very quickly, and Elsa is pushed down a waterfall and into an ice cave by a magical force. The resolution of the story is not satisfying.
• 00:10:00 In "Frozen 2 Script Doctor," a YouTube video, a script doctor dissects the development of Elsa in the film Frozen. Elsa is originally conceived as a powerful queen of a non-white forest people, but her white-ness is a source of tension. When Anna leaves to follow her, Kristoff sings a sad song about the possibility that Anna will break up with him. Elsa's character growth is not explored in-depth, but Anna's relationship with her mother is explored in more detail.
• 00:15:00 This YouTube video "Frozen 2 Script Doctor" provides a transcript of how the author thought the story of Frozen 2 would play out. The author imagines that Elsa meets a corrupting influence early in her journey, and that this character helps her find answers to her questions about her powers and her place in the world. The video also provides a summary of the same scene in the movie, which is good news as it means that the scene will not be cut from the final version.
• 00:20:00 In "Frozen 2," Elsa is revealed to be the fifth spirit of water, and she helps her sisters Ana and villainess unite all the elements to maintain balance in nature. While on their way to find Elsa, Ana and the lizard get trapped in a cave. Elsa uses her ice powers to contain the lizard, but Ana becomes angry and leaves. Elsa and the lizard eventually escape and Elsa tries to convince Ana she's on the wrong side.
• 00:25:00 The writer suggests that Frozen 2 be animated and developed simultaneously with Frozen 3, in order to soften the blow of the long gap between the two films. He also proposes that Frozen 3 have an end card about Frozen 2 continuing the story.