There are funny moments, but the whole thing does feel less 'fun'. There are several strong songs, not quite the strength of the first film but that was a high bar to clear. In addition, the threads themselves have a lot going on that is hard to translate for children - the link to past generations, the origin of powers all sorts of things like this rob it of impact because it feels less smooth - you can hear the gears grinding as it moves along. As a result the plot feels convoluted due to the number of threads that don't have direct relationship to one another. It feels like it was written by a committee, and puts too much effort into keeping all the characters busy by giving them something to do. In the meantime Frozen made over a billion dollars, with hit records, merchandise, stage shows etc, so the sequel was not a great surprise - but it is a bit of a disappointment. Of course it is naïve to think that any sequel is made out of love for the audience etc and without money in mind, but usually it doesn't feel so brazen as this and that impression is not helped by Disney digging up its own back catalogue to remake and resell them. Six years is not a particularly long time to wait for a sequel, but in the case of Frozen it is hard not to feel that the decision to return was totally motivated by money-making potential and not much else.
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