The cartoon starts with Elsa’s parents narrating about
their story of how magic of nature befriended humans that ended on a war. Then, nature created its power
not allowing any humans enter. What could be the meaning of it? Could it be
that humans are taking too much advantage over nature? Can human handle the
wrath of nature?
Elsa is alone when she hears a personal call. She strives
to find out about it. Elsa needs Anna to help her on this mission. Disney has
made an exceptionally special sequence whereby the King and Queen had two
daughters and no sons. Could there be a reason behind this? Maybe. Woman could
be referred to as Mother Nature. Feminine, subtle, yet strong. The sisters are
a symbol of Mother Nature versus human. Could it mean that Elsa and her powers
can’t stand alone but she needs Anna to balance and control it? Nature is a
powerful entity but with human, it controls and balances the ecosystem.
As the calling becomes severe Elsa and Anna stops at a
mist to surpass it. And with hand in hand, they cross into the mist. Once
entered, Olaf unconsciously says ‘this place is going to make us different’
sure enough, changes started happening. It starts with the wind, Gale. At
first, it was breezy, then it becomes stronger and it becomes uncontrollable.
Everyone flies into it, but Elsa, with the power of ice calms it down. Later,
her powers are questioned by the people who lived in the mist. They didn’t
understand what ice could do. This refers to us as normal people too who often
over look at the power of ice.
Elsa’s powers again are put to test with fire. When a
salamander called Bruni appears with fire all over the forest. Everybody runs
except for Elsa. She uses her power to put off the fire and Bruni finds comfort
on her palms and soon it becomes her friend. Here, we could see, how the power
of ice calms fire that rages across the forest. Could this incident be similar
to the forests burning at Amazon or Australia? But of course, we can’t bring
Elsa to turn the fire off there. However, I personally feel that this episode
is highlighting how nature versus nature leaves the “invaders”– us the human in
trouble. Perhaps, if we had been more careful with it, maybe nature would not
have taken its toll.
Elsa and water comes to battle when she finds out about
the death of her parents that leads her to Anthohalian. She feels the calling
becomes more intense when she reaches the ‘dark sea’. Her battle with the waves
seems like she was losing to water. However, not giving up and continuously
using her powers brings her more troubles in water with Nokk. At first, the struggle seems endless.
Logically, we know the fact that ice comes from water makes it of the same
element. Therefore, Nokk and Elsa’s battles seem like of the same kind. But,
how ice control and over powers water? She ‘tames’ Nokk instead of destroying
it and uses it to reach her destination. Soon, Nokk becomes her faithful
transportation to go places. Once Elsa reaches her destination, we can now see
Elsa discovering the fifth element. Which is her, the ice. She stands in the
middle, connecting all the other 4 elements together.
Although Elsa has controlled all 3 elements. It is the duty
of Anna to use the 4th element wisely to right the wrongs of their
grandfather. A betrayal imposed by a human towards nature (the leader of
Northuldra). She awakens The Earth Monsters and makes it destroy a man-made
water dam that was supposed to destroy a kingdom. She trusted her gut when she
knew Elsa (nature) needed her, Anna (human)’s help. Therefore, Anna and the
Arendelle’s soldiers destroy the dam while Elsa turns the rushing water away
from the kingdom by using her powers. In the end, Elsa thanked the elements and
keeps them in control. She steps down as a queen of Arendelle crowning Anna as
the queen and she goes to where she feels belonged, Northuldra.
What is the power of ice? How is ice stronger than the
rest of the element? What is the representation of Elsa? In my opinion, Elsa
represents Antartica. Today, when the power of ice has weaken, other elements
of nature seems to be running out of place. Floods, Tsunami, earthquake,
drought, forest fire, heat wave are occurring at many places around the world.
We, the humans pay the consequences of our actions. Nature was never meant to
be suppressed. We have invaded more than we should to build a modern world. We
abuse nature to its extreme. We suffer due to this but we haven’t stopped.
Despite many are against it, the rest are still invading it. Frozen 2, highlights the importance of
nature. It warns us of the effect of betrayal. Could we find Elsa to stop this?
Or Could we discover the Elsa within us to use our powers to save earth?
