My Review of Frozen 2 and How We Made Olaf Snowman Sundaes!
After loving the original Frozen movie so much, I wasn’t sure what to expect with Frozen 2! I had read some good reviews about Frozen 2, but most did mention there could be some intense parts. I was a little worried about how my sensitive 8 yr. old would do with the intense scenes since the last superhero movie we took him to was a disaster. Parents of young children rest assured it went well and ended on a happy note, as it usually does with a Disney movie. I do however have some advice. See my Mom tip below.
Mom tip: If you have a young child or a child who tends to be sensitive to intense movie scenes you may want to let them bring a stuffed animal along to hug. I wish I had let my youngest bring his stuffed Olaf along, to hug during moments he might have deemed scary. However, he was fine during Frozen 2, and especially after he had seen the whole movie and realized that everything works together for good in the end. As Olaf sings in the movie, “This will all make sense when I’m older…”, apparently, even when your kids are just a few minutes older at the end of the movie. There were several young children in our movie theater, and no one was crying, so don’t worry. It is a great movie for the whole family. If you do have young children, we would suggest trying to go during the weekday, and early morning or afternoon times. These were always the best movies times for us when we had young children. Usually, people don’t mind as much if they make noise, and we usually didn’t have any problems with my kids sitting still as long as they had something to drink and a snack. This movie also has lots of scenes with music which tend to hold the attention of little ones more too.
I have to tell you, my kids were listening to the Frozen 2 soundtrack for days before the movie even came out. They loved the songs! It was a nice little preview for what the movie was going to be about, so if you haven’t been able to go to the movie yet, get the soundtrack! We love it. You can access it on Amazon Music, just click this link here.
I’ll tell you my favorite parts of the Frozen 2 without giving away any important pieces. I love how the movie starts out. It definitely gives more insight to the relationship that Anna and Elsa had with their parents and each other, as there is a special scene where their Father tells them a true to life bedtime story about his experience in the Enchanted Forest. Then, there is a lovely scene where their Mother tucks Anna and Elsa in. Parts of it were in the previews, so I’m not giving anything away. As a Mom, it was a precious scene. It ended up being one of my favorites.
There were a lot of fun and funny scenes in this movie. I love how all of the characters interact with each other. There is a lot more development to everyone’s relationships. I love how loyal Anna and Elsa are to each other and how loyal they are to Arendelle. Anna’s not going to let Elsa leave her behind this time, and they all work together to fix the past and save Arendelle. Neither Anna nor Elsa give up when things get hard, and it’s a really good example for kids to keep trying. When they aren’t sure what to do, they just do the next right thing.
Olaf was a hit in Frozen 2! I believe he was an even bigger hit than in the original Frozen. He definitely will melt your heart. Olaf was hilarious and kept most of the intense scenes light with his constant jokes. My kids loved the scene where he sang, “When I am Older”. In fact, when we got home my boys decided to make Olaf inspired ice cream sundaes. They used ice cream for the body and cut strips of Hershey bars for the arms and hairpieces. Chocolate chips and a carrot decorated his face and body. They were thrilled with this simple Olaf themed dessert.
With me being the hopeless romantic that I am, I love the sappy side of Disney movies. I was more than happy that in Frozen 2 they continued developing Anna and Kristoff’s love story. Sven was still by Kristoff’s side all the time, offering him some much-needed advice! Kristoff and Sven’s interactions were funny in this movie as well, helping to make Frozen 2 a much more lighthearted movie.
My husband’s favorite part was when Kristoff sang “Lost in the Woods”. We feel like it channels anyone who was born in the 80’s inner child. It reminded him of several songs he loved growing up.
In summary, this is definitely a movie for the whole family! If you haven’t seen it yet, during the holidays would be the perfect time to go for a family activity that everyone will love. Don’t forget that you can get free tickets to see Frozen 2 now through 1/31/2020. It did take me 4 days to get my tickets instead of the 2 days they mention on the Fandango website, so just be prepared. It’s totally worth it for free tickets!
My kids (and let’s be honest – me too!) want to see this so bad!! Soon. Soon. haha Thanks for the review!
It was really good! We all enjoyed it. You can get free tickets with the Yoplait Yogurt deal!
Sounds like you all had a great time and enjoyed the movie! Nice to know the second one doesn’t disappoint as so many sequels do.
It definitely did not disappoint, and I won’t be surprised if we soon hear about a Frozen 3.
Oh we cannot wait to see this – and make sundaes too! great idea!
Thank you! Have fun!
Thank you for the advice my grandson is autistic and very sensitive but he has been begging to go! Love Olaf amazing
I think he will like it. I have a cousin that is autistic, and he loved it. There is a lot of music in it, which my kids tend to love.
Your boys look like they had fun. The sundaes are awesome!
Thanks! They did have a fun day.
Great review. I don’t have any little’s, and so it took until my niece came to visit me before I saw the first Frozen, and I really enjoyed it. So I am sure to make sure I will see this one, even if I don’t have my niece with me.
Yes, you should. The adults in our family tend to love Disney movies too.
Great review! Now I’m even more excited to see it than I was before!!
Thanks! I was impressed by it.
Who does not love Olaf. We all want to see this movie.
I appreciate this review as I’ve been contemplating whether to take my kids or not. Thanks for sharing your insight and tips.
Yay, I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did.
oh we are totally making olaf sundaes
Yay, have fun!
May 22 year old is so excited to see this movie. Disney always comes through with amazing cinema experiences.
They do! It was great!
Great review. Frozen is one of my favorite Disney movies, as I am one of 3 sisters, and I can relate to the movie. I am excited to see Frozen 2 this weekend. I love the Olaf sundaes!
Thank you! My boys had a lot of fun making the sundaes. Sisters are precious.
What a fun time!! We can’t wait to see it
I hope you enjoy it!
Can’t wait to see this on Thanksgiving!
Let me know how you like it.
Cute sandwiches and good review! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I wish I had somebody to go with! My son enjoyed the first movie but now that he is nearly 13, I am not so sure I can convince him to go with me. I guess we’ll have to wait until it comes out on Disney Plus. It looks like a fun movie!
My 11 yr old son loved it, but he loves all things, Disney. It has a lot of music in it and we thought it was funny. You should definitely find someone to go with. Also, did you see my post on how to get free tickets on Fandango from the Yoplait Yogurt deal? You can’t beat a free movie.
Those Olaf Sundaes look so yummy!
Thanks! My kids enjoyed them.
I think this is an awesome and accurate review. My 3 year old daughter was freaked out in some scenes but I think it’s because I accidentally made her think it was a scary movie! I was trying to prepare her that she might get scared but that she could hug me and that it would all end up okay like it always does. Poor thing was anticipating scary even when there wasn’t any. I really liked this sequel and recommend it!
Thank you, Christina. It’s hard to know sometimes how much to prepare them.
Such a great review! We may need to venture out and see this!
Yes, do it! We actually look forward to going again while it’s still in theaters.
I can’t wait to see this movie with my girls. Thank you for this post, you have such a beautiful family!
We saw this yesterday and we thought it was amazing! We laughed so much at Olaf and the kids couldn’t get enough of it
I’m so glad you liked it too! Olaf was so great!
I saw Frozen 2 last week with 11 members of my family. We all loved it! I’ll be writing a review.
Great! I can’t wait to read your review.
This is very helpful, we have an almost 4 year old who loves Frozen, and we have been debating if we should take her to see Frozen 2 in the theater.
I’m glad it helped you decide. We want to go again. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
I remember seeing the first one as soon as it came out but we haven’t seen this one yet. I’m sure it wont be long!
I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Cute idea with the snowman sundaes!
Thanks!
Sounds like you made an event out of the movie! Looks like a great time!