Name: Hope Brockway's review of Disney Frozen Cinestory Comic by Disney
Item: Disney Frozen Cinestory Comic
Rating: 3
Author: Hope Brockway

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Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf along the way, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. Featuring a foreword by Leonard Maltin, the Cinestory tells the story of Frozen with images from the movie.

Disney Frozen Cinestory Comic

Hope Brockway

Warning: There are spoilers for the movie Frozen enclosed, but, since this is basically a retelling of the movie, there are some spoilers for the book too.

Confession: I've never been the hugest fan of Frozen. I mean, it's good, but I'm one of those people who believe Tangled was a better movie and thus should have gotten all the attention. But it's okay. I'm not salty at all. 

In conclusion, I suffer from comparison. 

I added this book to my tbr eons ago and, since I now have this Kindle Unlimited free trial, I decided to try it. 

As advertised, this book is almost exactly like the movie. I mean, line by line. The author did cut some scenes and flesh out some things, but, since the writers at Disney are such excellent storytellers, it didn't add much to the story. We do get some of Hans's backstory, which was interesting, but it sacrifices Elsa's POV. And, for this story to work, we need Elsa's perspective. Cutting out her POV made her feel like the villain Disney originally wrote her as. This changes the story. It felt almost shocking when we see Elsa at the end, sobbing over Anna's frozen body (yeah, this is a kid's story). 

Adding Hans's perspective also eliminated the plot twist. Since we've seen into Hans's throne-grabbing mind, it's not so shocking when he refuses to kiss Anna. 

So, in my opinion, all these things change the story. And I know this book is written as a companion to the movie. Pretty much the only people picking this book up are fans who know and love the movie. I kind of felt this book uncalled for. I mean, it was entertaining, but I felt like I should watch the movie instead. 

All in all, this book wasn't so bad. It felt a lot like the movie, and I thought the author did a great job of getting Anna, Kristoff, and Hans right. It did add some interesting scenes and ideas, but, with Frozen II's release I felt like some of the ideas were proved wrong.

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