"Frozen" Director Jennifer Lee Apologizes to Parents for "Let It Go"

NBC Los Angeles ^ | 12-16-14 | Francesca Bacardi

[dfwgator]

"Merchandising, merchandising, where the real money from the movie is made."

[lee martell]

That song “Happy” is one of the rare examples of good, fun non-vulgar popular music written and performed by today’s musicians.

[Bratch]

5 reasons why Frozen’s Let It Go is so addictive

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3. It's emotionally complex

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Let it Go is unusual, because rather than being a love song or a positive anthem, it is tonally quite dark. Musicologist W Anthony Sheppard pinpoints the song’s negativity: “There are five ‘don’ts’, four ‘nevers’ and three ‘nos’ in the lyrics.”

“Hit Disney songs are usually so optimistic,” Wiley agrees. “They’re about love or happiness, but Let It Go starts from a pessimistic place and even when it makes its journey from a minor key to a major one, it's optimistic in a closed, selfish way.” Hence, Sheppard explains, the song’s final unfinished chord. Elsa may be happy in her isolated kingdom, but the rest of the world is plunged into winter as a result.

“You can’t tell if it is a Disney villain song or a Disney princess song”, Kirke says, “and that’s it’s appeal. It calls to mind Ariel’s Part of Your World in The Little Mermaid, but it’s an expression of latent power. That has a considerable psychological affect on children of a certain age.”

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[FrdmLvr]

I found it to be as well.

[cport]

From the same article...

2. It appeals to a broad audience

Out of context, Let It Go still works. “If you take it out of Frozen, Let It Go’s messages of liberation and self-acceptance are just as strong,” Hexel says. “It’s important because it means the song has the widest possible appeal.” Hence it being labelled “an aperitif for adolescence” and “a coming out anthem for a new generation” by the media.

[Dr. Sivana]

Now she wants an American Girl doll. Those are over $50...at least the Frozen dolls are cheaper.

Way over $50. They ARE better made (though like almost all, still in Red China). In our case our eldest daughter's love for her historical doll got her to read the books, and the books are decent with some good history. They have made her an avid reader, so for us it was worth it.

[Zionist Conspirator]

The song is also well known for when on the Academy Awards, (a drugged-out?) John Travolta butchered the name of the singer, Idina Menzel, somehow managing to call her “Adele Dazeem”.

How the mighty have fallen.

[Zionist Conspirator]

I never heard of Jennifer Lee either.

Just kidding!

[RginTN]

I saw on amazon.com American Girl dolls selling for over $120...might just cave and buy since the niece is learning to read and I want her to learn to love reading early.

[cloudmountain]

Lol. Good one.