Frozen II - The secret of Arendelle
Frozen 2 – The secret of Arendelle (also titled as Frozen II ) is a 3D computer graphics animated film in the musical fantasy genre produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in 2019 . The 58th animated film produced by the studio, is the sequel to Frozen (2013). The film was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee , produced by Peter Del Vecho and written by Lee, Buck, Marc Smith, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez . It stars the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad and Jonathan Groff. Set three years after the first film, Frozen II follows the Anna sisters ed Elsa from Frozen XNUMX , Kristoff , his reindeer Sven and the snowman Olaf as they travel to an enchanted forest to unravel the origin of Elsa's magical power .
The film was greenlit in March 2015 after a corporate debate over whether it would be perceived as inferior to the original. It used more complex and advanced animation technology than Frozen and was a cross-departmental collaboration. Anderson-Lopez and Lopez returned as writers on the film, and Christophe Beck recomposed the score. The film has been translated into 46 languages and was accompanied by Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II, a documentary series.
Frozen II premiered at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on November 7, 2019 and was released in the United States on November 22. The film received generally positive reviews for its craftsmanship, delivery, and themes; its narrative and focus drew some criticism, and the music met with mixed reactions. Frozen II earned $1,450 billion worldwide, ending its theatrical run as the third-highest-grossing film of 2019, the tenth-highest-grossing film of all time, and the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time. all times . It had the highest-grossing worldwide opening of all time for an animated film. Frozen II received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 92nd Academy Awards, among numerous other accolades. A sequel is in development.
History
King Agnarr of Arendelle tells his daughters Elsa from Frozen XNUMX and Anna that their grandfather, King Runeard, made a treaty with the neighboring tribe of Northuldra by building a dam in the Enchanted Forest (their homeland). A fight occurred, resulting in the death of Runeard and enraging the classical forest elements of earth, fire, water, and air. The elements have disappeared and a wall of fog has trapped everyone in the forest; Agnarr barely escaped, aided by an unknown savior.
Three years after his coronation, Elsa from Frozen XNUMX celebrate autumn in the kingdom with Anna, the snowman Olaf , the iceman Kristoff and Kristoff's reindeer Sven . One night, Elsa hears a mysterious voice calling her. She follows, unintentionally awakening the elemental spirits and forcing everyone in the realm to evacuate. The Rock Troll colony arrives and Grand Pabbie tells them that Elsa and the others must fix things by learning the truth about the past. Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven follow the mysterious voice and go to the Enchanted Forest.
The mist opens at Elsa's touch, as the spirit of the air appears as a tornado, capturing everyone in its vortex before Elsa stops it by forming ice sculptures. She and Anna discover that the sculptures are images from their father's past and encounter Northuldra and a troop of Arendellian soldiers who are still at odds with each other. When the fire spirit appears, Elsa discovers it to be an agitated magical salamander and calms her down. Elsa and Anna arrange a truce between the soldiers and the Northuldra after discovering that their mother, Queen Iduna, was a Northuldran who had rescued Agnarr (an Arendellian). They later learn of a fifth spirit, who will unite people with the magic of nature.
Elsa, Anna and Olaf continue north, leaving Kristoff and Sven behind. They find their parents' wrecked ship and a map with a route to Ahtohallan, a mythical river said to explain the past. Elsa sends Anna and Olaf to safety and continues alone. She meets and tames the Nøkk, the water spirit who guards the sea in Ahtohallan. Elsa discovers that her voice calling to her is the memory of young Iduna's call; her powers are a gift of nature due to Iduna's selfless rescue of Agnarr, and Elsa is the fifth spirit. She learns that the dam was built as a ploy to deplete Northuldran's resources, due to Runeard's disdain for the tribe's connection to magic and her intent to eliminate them and incorporate their region into the kingdom. Erza learns that Runeard started the conflict by killing the unarmed leader of Northuldran in cold blood. She sends this information to Anna before she freezes (causing Olaf to vanish) when she ventures into the most dangerous part of Ahtohallan.
Upon discovering the truth, Anna concludes that the dam must be destroyed to restore peace. Awaken the earth giant Jotunn and draws them towards the dam. The giants throw boulders, destroying the dam and sending a flood down the fjord towards the kingdom. Elsa is released and rides the water spirit to Arendelle, where she freezes the flood and saves the kingdom. When the fog clears, she joins Anna and revives Olaf. Anna accepts Kristoff's marriage proposal. Elsa explains that she and Anna are the bridge between people and magical spirits. Anna then becomes queen of Arendelle; Elsa becomes the protector of the Enchanted Forest, which has been visiting Arendelle since peace has been restored. In a post-credits scene, Olaf visits Elsa's ice palace and relates the events to Marshmallow (a snow monster created by Elsa as a palace guard) and the Snowgies, miniature snowmen inadvertently spawned by Elsa on her XNUMXth birthday by Anna.
Frozen 2 characters
Anna Princess of Arendelle and Elsa's younger sister, who becomes Queen of Arendelle after Elsa's abdication
Elsa from Frozen XNUMX , former queen of Arendelle and Anna's older sister, endowed with magical ice powers
Olaf , a snowman created by Elsa
Kristoff , an ice collector and Anna's boyfriend.
Sven , Kristoff's reindeer
Production
Producer Peter Del Vecho said on March 31, 2014 that he, Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee collaborated well and he envisioned another Frozen related project. The following month, Walt Disney Studios president Alan F. Horn said a sequel would not be released immediately because the studio was focusing on a Broadway musical adaptation of Frozen. In a May 2014 CNBC interview with David Faber, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company would not force development on a sequel, because it was concerned it would not measure up to the first film. Iger said the Frozen franchise "is something that is forever for the company," similar to The Lion King.
On June 10, 2014, Lee confirmed that Walt Disney Studios CCO John Lasseter had cleared her and Buck to explore a possible sequel. While working on the short film Frozen Fever (2015), they realized they were missing characters. Meanwhile, Del Vecho had been being asked by fans about the future of Frozen. Lee, Buck and Del Vecho discussed the possibility of a sequel. Buck later said, "The one thing we did right away was figure out what would be satisfying for Anna and Elsa at the end of the movie." They decided to end the sequel with Anna becoming the queen of Arendelle, while Elsa would be "free".
About 800 people, 80 of them animators, were involved in the production of Frozen II. Tony Smeed and Becky Bresee were the chief animators on the film; Hyun-Min Lee replaced Bresee as supervising animation on Anna, while Wayne Unten again served as supervising animation on Elsa as he had on Frozen. Steve Golberg was the visual effects animation supervisor. Scott Beattie was the cinema layout director, while Mohit Kallianpur was the cinema lighting director.
Frozen II capitalized on advances in technology, performance art, and skeletal animation. Before the animation began, Unten showed scenes of superheroes like Frozone to Elsa's animators as examples of what to avoid. Creating his own burst effect was so difficult for the animators that the directors asked Elsa to put a coating of permafrost on Olaf in Frozen II. Elsa's graceful movements were modeled on Frozen and modern dance, especially the work of Martha Graham.
In accordance with Disney's preference for a different style for each film and the artistic vision of the directors and production designer, the multi-departmental animation team was tasked with reconstructing the characters to be slightly different in tone and style from Frozen. They differed in "very subtle ways", with a "bottom line from the first film to the second". In addition to making the greenery in the Enchanted Forest look autumnal, the effects team applied two in-house developed applications (Vegetation Asset and Fire Tree) to enhance the film's greenery and fire animation. Lighting and special effects were applied to glacial ice, spirit magic and memory.
The first step for the animation team was studying the script and understanding the characters. Blocking (creating key poses) was next, followed by effects and layouts. Effects were proposed for the layout before the animation process to choreograph the dam collapse scene. While Frozen's biggest difficulty for Frozen has been the winter snow, Frozen II is set in the fall; his main challenge was how to consistently represent the wind and “pass it downstream”.
Technical data
Original title Frozen II
Original language English
Country of Production United States of America
Year 2019
Duration 103 min
Relationship 2,39:1
Gender animation, comedy, adventure, fantasy, musical
Regia Chris BuckJennifer Lee
Subject from the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
Story by Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Marc Smith, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
Film script J
Producer Peter Del Vecho
Executive producer Byron Howard
Production house Walt Disney Animation Studios
Distribution in Italian Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Editor Jeff Draheim
Special effects Steve Goldberg, Erin V. Ramos (supervisors)
Music Christophe Beck
scenography Michael Giamo
Art director David Womersley, Bill Schwab
character design Gregory Smith
Entertainers Trent Correy, Hyun Min Lee, Svetla Radivoeva, Justin Sklar, Wayne Unten, Michael Woodside, Yasser Hamed (supervisors)
Sean D. Jenkins Wallpapers
Original voice actors
Kristen BellAnna
Hadley Gannaway / Livvy Stubenrauch: Anna child
Idina MenzelElsa
Mattea Conforti / Eva Bella: Elsa as a child
Josh GadOlaf
Jonathan GroffKristoff
Sterling K. Brown: Mattias
Evan Rachel WoodIduna
Delaney Rose Stein: Young Iduna
Alfred Molina: Agnarr
Jackson Stein: Young Agnarr
Martha PlimptonYelena
Jason RitterRyder
Rachel Matthews: Honeymaren
Jeremy Sisto: King Runeard
Ciarán Hinds: Big Dad, King of the Trolls
Aurora Aksness: the voice
Maia WilsonBulda
Stephen John AndersonKai
Alan Tudyk: Guardsman / Duke of Weselton / Northuldri leader / Arendelle soldier
Santino FontanaHans
Paul BriggsMarshmallows
Italian voice actors
Serena RossiAnna
Sara Ciocca: Anna as a child
Serena AutieriElsa
Anita Sala as Elsa as a child
Enrico Brignano: Olaf
Paolo De SantisKristoff
Massimo BitossiMattias
Joy Saltarelli: Iduna (dialogues)
Claudia Paganelli: Iduna (singing)
Anita Valenzi: Iduna young
Stefano BenassiAgnarr
Riccardo Suarez: Young Agnarr
Rossella IzzoYelena
Davide PerinoRyder
Lucrezia Marricchi: Honeymaren
Alberto Angrisano: King Runeard
Massimo Lopez: Great Dad, king of the trolls
Alessandra CassioliBulda
Alessandro BudroniKai
Marco Fumarola: Guard / Marshmallow
Christian Iansante: Duke of Weselton
Giuseppe Russo: Hans
Dodo Versino: leader of the northuldri
Giuliano Sangiorgi: soldier of Arendelle
