Frozen Will Melt Your Heart

How do you entertain a 3 year old who only wants to play WII or football (neither of which I am very good at) - well of course, you take him to a movie!  I had just talked to daughter Jen about Frozen - so off we went - on one of the coldest days of the year mind you - to the nearest theater - about 30 miles away.

The real test of a Disney movie - does it hold the attention of a 3 year old boy?  Frozen certainly did.  I am not sure what I enjoyed more:

• The actual movie
• Seeing so many families out together on a Saturday afternoon
• The squeals of little ones throughout the movie - those deep belly laughs we all love
• Running into my BFF who was their with her family 
• Looking over at our 3 year old in the lap of his Papa Jay smiling as they eat an entire large popcorn

Anna, a fearless optimist, sets off on an epic journey - teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven - to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. From the outside Anna's sister, Elsa looks poised, regal and reserved, but in reality, she lives in fear as she wrestles with a mighty secret-she was born with the power to create ice and snow. It's a beautiful ability, but also extremely dangerous. Haunted by the moment her magic nearly killed her younger sister Anna, Elsa has isolated herself, spending every waking minute trying to suppress her growing powers. Her mounting emotions trigger the magic, accidentally setting off an eternal winter that she can't stop. She fears she's becoming a monster and that no one, not even her sister, can help her. Written by DeAlan Wilson for ComedyE.com

I will admit I don't get to many animated films these days.  (In the past year I have seen two - The Croods and Frozen).  One thing seems pretty consistent though:  Girl gets into trouble, Girl meets boy, Girl is rescued, Girl falls in love, Girl lives happily ever after with said boy.  SPOILER ALERT:  This movie is different!  These girls don't need any boys!!  As a matter of fact, they learn a couple of lessons the hard way about who you can and can not trust - and at the end of the day, it's family that wins.  I sure wish real life always turned out that way.  Sigh.

The star of the show was this little guy - I swear the cutest thing I have seen in a long time:

Anyway, not much more to say - the little ones in the theater loved it, and so did the rest of us "big kids".  Well worth the $50 spent on a Saturday afternoon.