Reflections on Frozen II

With the release of the movie Frozen 2 in the cinemas, I’ve watched it for a total of three times within the month. It’s not just the amazingly detailed animation that I’ve come to appreciate. It’s also things like character development, storyline and the depth of symbolism that the movie portrays.

For me, the character of Elsa has always been close to my heart and especially more this time around.

Elsa started off not knowing who she was back in Frozen, having to hide her powers because of so much fear and expectation to act and be a certain way for the sake of the kingdom.

Be the good girl you always have to be,
Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know.

Eventually, there came a time when she had to “let it go” and we know the history of what went down. Fast forward six years later, we see that the sisterly bond between these two Arendellian sisters still remains strong though Anna might be borderline overprotective. However, given the fact that Elsa still remains as impulsive as ever, that’s understandable.

In this current season of life as queen, we see Elsa still being restless and disturbed by the voice that keeps calling out to her. I can relate to her in the song “Into the Unknown” because as much as her heart yearns to go where this voice is calling her to, she is afraid of what she has to let go in order to pursue that. The security of having everything she’s ever wanted definitely seems to outweigh the exciting yet scary journey out into the unknown.

Everyone I've ever loved is here within these walls,
I'm sorry, secret siren, but I'm blocking out your calls,
I've had my adventure, I don't need something new,
I'm afraid of what I'm risking if I follow you.

When I reflect on myself, I have family around me, financial stability, security in knowing what I’m doing yet there is still a part of me that feels like I’m not meant to settle just for this, that there is still much for me to grow and discover out there in the world (rooted in Him).

Or are you someone out there who's a little bit like me?
Who knows deep down I'm not where I'm meant to be?
Every day's a little harder as I feel your power grow.
Don't you know there's part of me that longs to go?

For me, the part which hit me the most was when Elsa finally reached Ahtohallan which is why the song “Show Yourself” for me, is the most powerful song in the whole movie (emotionally). It tells not only her present story, but also her growth, her past and future.

She knows that this is where she is meant to be, that it finally “feels like (she is) home”. It’s not that Arendelle or her sister isn’t her home, but when Elsa says that “I am home”, I imagined it as if that one missing piece in her life story is finally complete. It’s the same as how I am an incomplete puzzle and there is only one special piece that God can make a perfect fit in.

When Elsa first explains how she felt of always having to hide, she knows that here, there is no need to hide at all because she is understood and accepted for who she truly is.

I have always been a fortress,
Cold secrets deep inside,
You have secrets, too
But you don't have to hide.

She goes on asking if “are you the one I’ve been looking for all of my life?” and it really hits me deeply because I know that Jesus is my Ahtohallan yet there is a place, a moment that I know will make sense to me as I continue to find my greater purpose here on Earth.

I've never felt so certain
All my life I've been torn
But I'm here for a reason
Could it be the reason I was born?

Could it be the convent? We won't know for now haha but I am excited for the journey ahead and I can only move forward if I allow God to take control of my insecurities, of my want for control and comfort. Only when I can confidently call God as my provider, can I reach this point where Elsa says: I am found.

I teared knowing that Elsa has finally found that sense of purpose and a place in the world that she hasn’t felt before. She’s able to see herself for who she is, and who she can be, and she’s no longer lost. Ah, how my heart ached and leaped with joy for her. ♥