Frozen Is Cool! Elsa the Snow Queen Rules!

I think my all-time favorite funny moment with Olaf is when he gets impaled because of how reacts to it: calm, casual, and since he clearly can't feel the pain, he just laughs it off, like it's nothing serious. Even before, he doesn't look where he's going and just walks into the icicle and only notices when he finishes talking.

However, while it may be a funny moment, it's actually a subtle and somewhat scary foreshadowing of the moment when Elsa strikes Anna in the chest.

See the "striking" similarities between the two scenes?

First of all, the icicle is a result of Elsa's magic, and is very sharp. So then when Anna gets hit, the impact of Elsa's ice probably feels like a sharp icicle to her.

Secondly, Olaf gets pierced in his midsection, approximately in the spot where the heart would be located. And the heart is approximately in the center of the chest, just the spot where Anna gets hit.

Need I say more? ;)

When you first see Frozen, you might think that its title makes perfect sense, more so than its original title of "The Snow Queen," the fairy tale upon which it is based. The fact that the film takes place during a cursed, eternal winter helps to fit the title perfectly, but it is more than that. It also refers to the estranged, or "frozen," relationship between Anna and Elsa, and the "frozen heart" that needs to be thawed.

Basically, the film represents a theme of frozenness, or coldness, in both figurative and literal terms, especially with the theme of the "frozen heart." In fact, during the film, "frozen heart" is said a total of seven times, four of which are stated in the opening song "Frozen Heart."

It should be noted that all four of the main characters have some sort of "frozen heart" at one time or another during the film, with three of them having one as a way of concealing their true selves or feelings.

Variations of these two words include:

Other times the word "frozen" is said out loud includes:

Among other examples that show or say something ice or frozen-related in the film include the following examples:

All of the songs in Frozen have some symbolic meaning to them, but "Frozen Heart" definitely has a lot of meanings even just from a few words of the lyrics. Being the opening song, "Frozen Heart" seems to describe Elsa and her powers of ice and snow. But if you think more carefully and listen to it several times, it actually appears to be more of a narration and foreshadowing of the entire story. 

The first verse seems to be a description of Elsa's powers: she was born with them, there is beauty in them (being a wonderful sight to little Anna), but also great danger (from the moment she strikes Anna). These are the two sides of this magic, with "the force" being Elsa herself since she has that power. The lines also seem to refer to Elsa as a person: as she grows up, she becomes a beautiful woman and remains a loving sister to Anna (by staying away to protect Anna), but she also sees herself as a force of destruction to Arendelle. Because of this, Elsa shuts Anna out and represses her magic and true personality out of fear. This makes it seem like she becomes a cold and heartless person, or have the said "frozen heart worth mining"...even though she still loves Anna and longs to be with her again.

The second verse seems to be a message to Anna, telling her that she has to reach out to Elsa. She has to take the risk to go after Elsa after she runs away in order to save her sister from herself. By the time she finds Elsa and her palace, Anna finally understands why Elsa had been distant as they grew up. Seeing the beauty of Elsa's magic, but also the danger it can create, makes Anna realize that Elsa shut herself out in order to maintain safety for other people. Even after this truth comes out, Anna still loves Elsa and is probably the only person in Arendelle who does not fear her. Furthermore, to get through to Elsa and have her come home, Anna has to split the metaphorical "ice" that grew in Elsa's "frozen heart" by showing her love. In this case, it is sibling love, and Anna shows just that by sacrificing herself before Hans can kill Elsa. From Anna's act, which thaws (or "breaks") her frozen heart, Elsa is able to realize that love is the key to controlling her powers. With love in mind, Elsa breaks the eternal winter curse over Arendelle. It can be said that love is the key because it is the warmest emotion of all and truly prevails over fear.

As the next couple of verses are short, they can all be combined to represent Elsa and her magic. While "Let it go" is a very obvious reference to her signature song, "Watch your step" refers to the fact that has Elsa literally has to watch her steps by watching every single one of her emotions in order to keep her powers in check. And while her powers make her strong at the right times, even physically, if she lets fear, stress, or unhappiness overcome her too much, she can and will lose complete control of her powers and only unleash strong danger. The biggest examples of this are when she freezes all of Arendelle and strikes Anna in her heart.

The last two verses are almost a word-for-word repeat of those at the beginning at the song, with a couple of changes. "There's beauty and there's danger here" is most likely another reference to the beauty and danger in Elsa's powers. Finally, "Beware the frozen heart" could be represented as a warning about Elsa, as well as a foreshadowing (and danger) to when Anna's heart is struck and frozen by Elsa, but also as the proper closing to the song and introduction to the story.

So while the song seems to be a foreshadowing reference to Elsa and her powers, some of it may also be an allusion to Hans in conjunction with Anna's remark at the end of the film: "The only frozen heart around here is yours." This means that "Beware the frozen heart" also acts as a warning of Hans's true nature. Before this line, the lyrics in the middle of the song can also refer to Hans's character and Elsa's powers simultaneously: