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Frozen 2: A Continuation of Success

Since its release in 2014, Frozen has become one of the biggest and most popular Disney movies of all time. The movie has earned approximately $1.2 billion since the box office release, as well as two different academy awards and one the most listened to, if not annoying, soundtracks of all time. The film is the fifth highest-grossing film to ever exist and the highest-grossing animated movie of all time, during its release. (New Yorker Article). With Disney setting such a high standard for one of their movies, I feel as if it would be a challenge for them to achieve such feats as that again, right?

Well, even if it is, Disney is still going to try. Recently, a new trailer was released for Frozen 2. The movie has been announced since last year, and even got its own teaser in Ralph Breaks the Internet in 2017. However, we never got to see anything more until now. 

The trailer has left many fans both excited and confused at the same time. Many were excited to see their fan-favorites returning, like Anna and Elsa, but were also a little confused at the more "edgy" approach Disney took this time around, myself included, despite not actually enjoying the movie at all. However, it seems, according to comments on YouTube, that many fans are interested to see how the new look and ideas that the producers have will make the movie.

The original directors of the first movie, Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, who is also now head on Disney Studios, have been confirmed to return to direct the sequel. The original producer of Frozen, Peter Del Vecho, is also returning, which has many fans incredibly excited to see what they bring to the big screen this year. Also confirmed for the sequel is most of the original cast from the first movie. 

Despite the trailer only being released a few days ago, many fans have already come up with several ideas or theories about the plot of the movie. These range from Olaf, the fan-favorite talking snowman, getting a girlfriend to Anna and Elsa learning they are not biological sisters. There were even several petitions made upon release of the trailer, as well as right after the release of the first movie, petitioning for Elsa to get a girlfriend in future movies, should they be created. Well, the time has come and many fans are eager to see if their idea will be true. 

In my opinion, it is more than likely than Frozen 2 will be a complete blockbuster. So many people, both young and old, enjoyed this movie (even though I am not one of them). Should Disney do anything at all like they did in the first movie, I believe that this will have similar results, or perhaps even surpass, its predecessor in terms of its grossing as popularity.