Frozen 2 - Teaser Trailer Review
The first teaser trailer for Frozen 2 has arrived. Does it deliver?
Thoughts: No one saw the massive success of the first Frozen film coming. The film grossed over a billion dollars, and rode on the back of the success of "Let it Go". I personally wasn't the biggest fan of the film, simply because at a certain point, the songs became so overplayed that the film itself lost all appeal.
But regardless of what people like, who clearly weren't the targeted demographic, think, a billion dollar speaks for itself. The sequel was going to get made. It was rather surprising that it took this long, but it's coming. the first teaser is here.
What's very interesting is the tone. As I have said before, if a trailer doesn't show you much, it has to cement a tone. And this tone is very, very different from what any of us expected, and from what the tone of the first film was. It was actually a little dark, and it had a drive to it. It almost felt like an action film, from where Elsa is trying to escape the island at the beginning, to the end where Anna slashes at the camera.
I will say, although it mostly worked for me, the one shot that I audibly laughed at was Kristoff riding Sven and an army of reindeers. It's one thing to take yourself seriously, which is completely okay. It's another to take something seriously that really isn't quite serious. The determined, angry look of a man riding a reindeer didn't quite click with me. Every time I see the trailer, it pulls me out.
Other than that, I enjoy the music. I thought at the beginning it didn't quite work, but then the dark tune shifts to a vocal piece, and I really liked it. I don't know if it's a one-off piece of music just for the trailer, but I'm actually hoping a little that it will be part of the final film.
It looks like the film will be heading for a fall theme as well, as you see the right orange maple leaves prevalent throughout the entirety of the short amount of footage. It would be interesting to see 4 Frozen films, each set in a different season.
Did it Raise Excitement? I still wouldn't quite say that I'm excited for this film. It's just not for me; but I know that Disney will put out quality. Their animation studio almost always does. And the animation is only getting better. The opening shots of the ocean almost looked real; that's a true testament to how far technology has come.
But regardless of what people like, who clearly weren't the targeted demographic, think, a billion dollar speaks for itself. The sequel was going to get made. It was rather surprising that it took this long, but it's coming. the first teaser is here.
What's very interesting is the tone. As I have said before, if a trailer doesn't show you much, it has to cement a tone. And this tone is very, very different from what any of us expected, and from what the tone of the first film was. It was actually a little dark, and it had a drive to it. It almost felt like an action film, from where Elsa is trying to escape the island at the beginning, to the end where Anna slashes at the camera.
I will say, although it mostly worked for me, the one shot that I audibly laughed at was Kristoff riding Sven and an army of reindeers. It's one thing to take yourself seriously, which is completely okay. It's another to take something seriously that really isn't quite serious. The determined, angry look of a man riding a reindeer didn't quite click with me. Every time I see the trailer, it pulls me out.
Other than that, I enjoy the music. I thought at the beginning it didn't quite work, but then the dark tune shifts to a vocal piece, and I really liked it. I don't know if it's a one-off piece of music just for the trailer, but I'm actually hoping a little that it will be part of the final film.
It looks like the film will be heading for a fall theme as well, as you see the right orange maple leaves prevalent throughout the entirety of the short amount of footage. It would be interesting to see 4 Frozen films, each set in a different season.
Did it Raise Excitement? I still wouldn't quite say that I'm excited for this film. It's just not for me; but I know that Disney will put out quality. Their animation studio almost always does. And the animation is only getting better. The opening shots of the ocean almost looked real; that's a true testament to how far technology has come.
Trailer Rating: 7/10
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