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How Are The 'Frozen' Characters Unique? It Is All In The Details
Frozen characters Anna and Elsa are like two peas in a pod. They are sisters yet are distinctly different from each other. Apart from hair colour and clothes, there are more nuanced differences.
Anna and Elsa are like two peas in a pod, as they are sisters, and yet are distinctly different from each other. Apart from the obvious changes in hair colour and clothes, there are more nuanced differences. These differences emerge from the two sisters' personalities - the warm, awkward and expressive Anna and the kind, proper and controlled Elsa. The question, how would these different personalities act in a certain situation, guides the character design.
On
'Frozen
2
Country
Day'
in
October
at
the
Disney
Animation
Studio,
the
filmmakers
showed
a
glimpse
of
the
number
of
iterations
it
took
to
get
an
angry
Elsa
and
an
angry
Anna
absolutely
right.
While
the
poised
Elsa
gets
angry
but
at
the
same
time
is
seeking
a
solution
for
the
situation,
younger
Anna
simply
reacts
to
the
situation
and
her
expression
is
more
undisguised.
This
is
how
the
characters
evolve
and
appear
distinct
in
an
animated
movie.
The filmmakers have to endow the characters with a personality and stay true to the character through the film. In fact, the questions, what would Anna do and what would Elsa do, helped form the blueprint of the two characters. Not just their expressions, but also their choice of clothing reflects who Anna and Elsa are.
Elsa is magical, of course, and one of the perks of being such is that you can design your own clothes! Or so we think. So, Elsa's clothes are not made of materials you would traditionally find in Norway, where Arendelle is located. She weaves her dresses from the icy blue threads she spins; her clothes have a light, icy, magical quality. Elsa's clothing is also replete with motifs associated with ice. You will find traces near the bodice, at the hems.
Anna's clothes are designed to show her connection to her roots - the Kingdom of Arendelle. Her dresses have motifs associated with her home. The filmmakers have used these personality clues abundantly throughout the film. Remember these details when you watch the movie and you will learn much more about the characters than what simply meets the eye.
