Frozen 2: Even Queen Elsa Is Sick Of Let It Go

Queen Elsa really has “let it go,” and is now actually pretty sick of the song that defined her for so long. Frozen 2 is already a box office success, earning a cool $127 million at the domestic box office during its opening weekend and scoring the highest ever opening for a Disney animation movie. This accolade is hardly surprising; while the reviews for Frozen 2 aren’t as glowing as the first movie’s, the box office success has come about simply because audiences still have overwhelming affection for Frozen and its central characters – Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven – 6 years after its release.

Frozen 2 has a darker, more complex storyline than Frozen, reflecting the fact that its original audience will also have matured. Elsa is struggling to find her place in the world, and while she is now comfortable with her powers, she wants to know how she came to have them and how best to use them. This results in a journey, both physical and emotional, for sisters Anna and Elsa as they deal with insecurities, fears, doubts and life moving on. For Anna, this involves letting up on the tight protective grip she holds on her sister, and instead focusing on her future with Kristoff and her life in Arendelle.

Meanwhile, Elsa must find her rightful place, and move on from past traumas. That also means dealing with memories, and some of them are a bit embarrassing for her now. Everyone knows that the song “Let it Go” was the defining moment of Frozen, both in terms of Elsa’s personal growth, and also as the cinematic highlight of the movie. However, in Frozen 2, when Elsa is sifting through memories, a flashback of her singing the song makes her cringe.

I Elsa trawls through a lot of old memories, from happy times with Anna as children, to taking great pleasure in smashing an ice sculpture of Hans as she thinks of how he nearly killed her. So it’s strange in some ways that she’s embarrassed by “Let it Go,” since it was the moment that she finally felt free enough to use her powers to build an amazing ice palace. However, her reaction is most likely an acknowledgement of how annoying the song became, especially for parents who were subjected to it on a constant basis for many, many months.

“Let it Go” sold a massive 10.9 million copies back in 2014, and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. You can have too much of a good thing, though, and for many out there “Let it Go” just became too much, prompting director Jennifer Lee to apologize to parents. Undoubtedly, many adults out there will appreciate Elsa’s fun little nod to their suffering, especially since their own kids will now be older and are probably a little embarrassed by how obsessed they were with the song 6 years ago. The good news (or not so good depending on how you look at it) is that Frozen 2 now has a whole new soundtrack for kids to play repeatedly throughout the holidays.

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Becky Fuller
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Becky has been writing for Screen Rant since 2014. She has a degree in musical theater and performance and thinks that musical soundtracks should form a fundamental part of everyone’s daily existence.
She spends her time at Screen Rant writing about all of the things she loves, mainly Disney, Harry Potter, family movies and of course, anything that might have a little bit of singing in it. She also has a deep affection for Netflix Marvel shows, movies and TV shows that focus on character, and pretty much anything that represents quality British movies or TV programs. Becky thinks that Paddington 2 might well be the best movie ever made.
Becky also works as a theater critic, and divides her time between watching theater, movies, and TV. Sometimes she does other things, like working as a fitness instructor or taking pictures of her cats, and she attempts to raise three children.

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