![]() ![]() But Frozen II considers more of the complexities of an overheating planet than any other Disney film - or any fictional movie I can think of, to be totally honest. Moana, for example, rescues her island home from threats inspired by Pacific Islanders’ struggle against climate change. ![]() But that means making some sacrifices, like accepting that their own city, which was built on a floodplain at the mouth of a river, might not make it.įrozen II isn’t the first Disney movie to make climate change an important plot point. And taking down the dam is the only way to set things right and save their kingdom. Elsa and Anna learn the truth: Their grandfather’s motives may not have been so pure, and their entire society was made possible by screwing over the original inhabitants of the land. The cause of this disharmony, we learn, is a dam that Elsa and Anna’s grandfather built many years ago, supposedly as a “gift” for the tribe of indigenous people upriver of Arendelle. The four elemental spirits of earth, air, fire, and water are upset, so the princesses must journey north to the enchanted forest and restore harmony between humans and the environment. A series of intense natural disasters strike Arendelle one night, and people flee the town to escape the buffeting winds and shifting earth. But this peaceful scene doesn’t last long. The sequel begins about where the original film left off: with the first movie’s small-time villain, Hans, vanquished, Anna and Kristoff happily together, and Elsa queen of the bustling little kingdom of Arendelle. To support our nonprofit environmental journalism, please consider disabling your ad-blocker to allow ads on Grist.
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