Frozen
Frozen
Frozen
Princess Elsa of Arendelle possesses magic powers that allow her to control and create
ice and snow, often using them to play with her younger sister, Anna. After Elsa accidentally
injures Anna with her magic, their parents, the King and Queen, take both siblings to a colony of
trolls led by Grand Pabbie. He heals Anna, but alters her memories so that she forgets about
Elsa's magic. Grand Pabbie warns Elsa that she must learn to control her powers, and that fear
will be her greatest enemy. The King and Queen isolate both sisters within the castle, closing the
castle gates to their subjects. In an effort to protect her sister from her increasingly unpredictable
powers, Elsa ceases all contact with Anna, creating a rift between them. When the sisters are
teenagers, their parents die at sea during a storm.
Following her twenty-first birthday, Elsa is to be crowned queen of Arendelle. She is
terrified, however, that the kingdom's citizens might find out about her powers and fear her. The
castle gates open to the public and visiting dignitaries for the first time in years. Among them are
the scheming Duke of Weselton and the dashing Prince Hans of the Southern Isles, the latter of
whom Anna falls in love with at first sight. Elsa's coronation takes place without incident, but
she still remains distant from Anna. Hans proposes to Anna, but Elsa objects. Hurt and confused,
Anna protests, begging Elsa to explain her fear and isolation. The emotional strain causes Elsa to
accidentally unleash her powers before the court. Branded a monster by the Duke, Elsa flees to
the North Mountain, where she finally acknowledges her powers, building a palace of ice in
which to live a hermit life. In the process, however, her magic unintentionally engulfs Arendelle
in an eternal winter.
Anna ventures out to find Elsa and end the winter, leaving Hans in command. She gets
lost, collecting supplies at Wandering Oaken's shop. She meets an ice
harvester named Kristoff and his reindeer, Sven, convincing them to take her to the mountains.
An attack by wolves leads to Kristoff's sleigh being destroyed. On foot, they meet Olaf, a
cheerful snowman brought to life unknowingly by Elsa, who offers to lead them to her. When
Anna's horse returns to Arendelle without her, Hans sets out to find Anna and Elsa, accompanied
by the Duke's minions, who have secret orders to kill Elsa.
Reaching the ice palace, Anna meets Elsa. When Anna reveals what has become of
Arendelle, a horrified Elsa confesses she does not know how to undo her magic. Her fear causes
her powers to manifest themselves once more and she accidentally freezes Anna's heart,
poisoning her. Elsa then creates a giant snow monster named Marshmallow, who chases Anna,
Kristoff, and Olaf away. Realizing the effects of Elsa's spell on Anna, Kristoff takes her to the
trolls, his adoptive family. Grand Pabbie reveals that Anna will freeze solid unless "an act of true
love" reverses the spell. Kristoff races Anna back home so Hans can give her true love's kiss.
Hans and his men reach Elsa's palace, defeating Marshmallow and capturing Elsa. Anna is
delivered to Hans but, rather than kissing her, Hans instead reveals that he has actually been
plotting to seize the throne of Arendelle by eliminating both sisters. Hans locks Anna in a room
to die, and then manipulates the dignitaries into believing that Elsa killed her. He orders the
queen's execution, only to discover she has escaped her detention cell.
Olaf frees Anna, and they venture into the blizzard outside to meet Kristoff, whom Olaf
reveals is in love with her. Hans confronts Elsa outside, claiming that she killed Anna, causing
Elsa to break down and abruptly stop the storm. Anna spots Hans about to kill Elsa; she leaps in
the way and freezes solid, stopping Hans. Devastated, Elsa hugs and mourns over her sister,
who thaws out, her heroism constituting "an act of true love". Realizing that love is the key to
controlling her magic, Elsa ends the winter and gives Olaf his own snow flurry to survive the
warmer climate. Hans is arrested and exiled from the kingdom for his attempted assassination,
while the Duke's trade links with Arendelle are cut off. Anna gives Kristoff a new sleigh and the
two kiss. Both sisters are reunited and Elsa promises never to lock the castle gates again.