Is Disney's 'Frozen' A Fairytale or Myth? Is it both?
Is 'Frozen' a fairytale or is it mythology? The makers of 'Frozen' realised that they had both a fairytale and mythology running together in the first film.
Is
'Frozen'
a
fairytale
or
mythology?
The
makers
of
the
Disney
film
'Frozen'
realised
that
unknowingly
they
had
both
a
fairytale
and
mythology
running
together
in
the
first
film.
What's
the
difference?
You
will
be
informed
when
you
study
the
two
lead
characters
-
sisters
Anna
and
Elsa.
Here
Anna,
undoubtedly,
is
a
fairytale
character.
She
is
the
ever-optimist.
Director
and
writer
Jennifer
Lee
says
about
Anna
and
Elsa:
"These
characters
are
only
human,
they
are
not
magical,
but
often
enter
into
the
dangers
of
a
magical
world.
They
go
into
the
belly
of
the
beast,
suffering
hardship
and
loss
with
great
struggles,
yet
rise
triumphant."
Elsa,
on
the
other
hand,
brings
the
slightly
darker
undertone
to
the
film
with
her
mythic
character.
Lee
says,
"Mythic
characters
are
magical
but
it's
not
aspirational,
it's
about
the
hard
answers
and
truths
that
we
face.
There
can
be
a
tragic
aspect,
too,
so
in
that
way,
they
teach
us
about
ourselves."
Elsa,
at
first
burdened,
comes
to
terms
with
and
finally
owns
her
magical
powers
but
now
they
will
be
tested
to
the
limit.
She
works
hard
to
be
a
good
Queen
and
must
embark
on
this
uncharted
journey
to
quell
the
threat
she
senses
exists
to
her
kingdom.
Anna,
who
is
her
knight
in
shining
armour,
promises
to
be
by
her
sister
always
and
to
never
let
her
face
anything
alone.
Although
Anna
has
her
happily-ever-after,
she
must
follow
her
beloved
elder
sister
"who
carries
the
weight
of
the
world
on
her
shoulders
and
does
things
the
rest
of
us
can't",
according
to
Lee.
Mythic
characters
also
suffer
a
tragic
fate,
and
that
may
have
been
true
of
Elsa,
but
for
Anna
in
the
first
film.
In
the
sequel
too,
we
can
see
Anna
sticking
close
to
Elsa
to
protect
her
from
harm,
risking
her
own
life
in
the
way.