Frozen (2013)

Academy Awards, USA 2014

Winner Oscar	Best Animated Feature Film of the Year Chris Buck Jennifer Lee Peter Del Vecho
	Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song Kristen Anderson-Lopez (music and lyrics) Robert Lopez (music and lyrics) Song: "Let It Go"

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Disney)

In a rushed opening, two young sisters live a privileged life in a castle as daughters of the King and Queen. Th elder sister possesses some kind of magical power which she struggles to control, leading to her inadvertently injuring the younger sister. She is admonished by her parents to conceal the power for the rest of her life, effectively ending the relationship with her sister. As young adults, they still struggle to connect, even on the day the older sister is to be crowned the new queen. They get into a tiff over her new boyfriend, unleashing an unending winter on the entire country and sending the queen into hiding in the mountains. The younger sister goes after her, getting help from a friendly mountaineer, his reindeer and a goofy living snowman. They find her but quarrel, with the younger sister's heart being turned to ice that only an act of "true love" can reverse. They rush her back to her boyfriend for a life-saving kiss, but he turns out to be a heel. She thinks she might love her mountaineering friend, but instead sacrifices herself to save her sister, thus fulfilling the act of true love and thawing her heart. Her sister also learns to control her powers and frees the country from its icy grip. Over-plotted bad sister versus good sister nonsense, with terrible comedy relief and songs that belong on one of those reality TV competition shows.