It’s a loose paraphrase of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen.” This story had eluded scriptwriters for years.
The actual Andersen stories often bring in explicit Christ figures. Andersen was an interesting figure. Abused as a youngster bent on story writing, he clearly understands the implications of Christ and perhaps his stories are all the more poignant for his suffering. He was reportedly bisexual by desires, but never consummated any kind of union.
Right, agreed on all points. I loved ‘The Snow Queen’ as a child along with all his work. One of my favorites is still ‘The Fir Tree’ which is impossible for me to read aloud to the end.