I have watched Frozen. Heh I understand why it earned billion dollars even if story is too simple.

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I havent watched Frozen before because I never thought of it as interesting since it didnt look interesting.

But then I read that it made billion dollar profit, which made me wonder and I became curious.

So I watched it, and yeah, its definitely entertaining even tho the story doesnt really move anywhere at all.

The whole  story is basically just queen being unable to control her power. Everything relates to that point alone.

Still, the ending was rather beautiful and kinda makes up for the first hour of mostly non-interesting too simple story.

I would say that its the ending which made it popular. Its the last 40 minutes which make it worth.
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But then I read that it made billion dollar profit, which made me wonder and I became curious.
It made money because it was a PG-rated Disney animated movie with a decent soundtrack that appealed to all ages. People didn't know whether the story would be great or not until they watched it, at which point they had already bought a ticket. The Phantom Menace is one of the highest-grossing movies of all time, even adjusting for inflation, and it's just because the previous installments in the series were good (except the holiday special).
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Frozen was a musical tailoring to children. This fact by itself carried at least 60% of its sales. And it was the overwhelming factor in DVD sales, since every 6 year old girl begged her mom to buy it so she could replay the "Let It Go" scene and sing along fifteen times a day. If it were a normal film, it'd be remembered today as just another expensive flop.
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People didn't know whether the story would be great or not until they watched it
People tend to recommend good movies they watched to friends, and companies work same with what they promote.

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Frozen was a musical tailoring to children. This fact by itself carried at least 70% of its sales.
I mean, if it was bad, I doubt people would promote it as much. Even children have standards.

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People tend to recommend good movies they watched to friends
Yeah, but advertising and company reputation play a role too. Sometimes those are what drive the hype.
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And it was a decent movie, even though it wasn't one of the greatest ever.
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And it was a decent movie, even though it wasn't one of the greatest ever.
That depends, what person likes? People like different things. I think its better than many other disney cartoons.
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The story was decent by the standards of a children's movie, and very few people would complain that it sucked unless they were comparing it to a film made for adults.

But again, the soundtrack was everything. I don't know how old you are, but I remember what it was like in 2013 and 2014. "Let It Go" was a huge cultural phenomenon at the time. Not just Frozen; this one song by itself was an omnipresent force in our society. It was sung by every little girl in America, and probably some little boys too. Heck, one of the most well-known users in the history of debate.org, a user named imabench, had Elsa as his profile pic for like 5 years straight, to the point where, when he posted, his identity was instantly recognizable before you even read his name. And he was a grown man.

When you combine this with everything else in the movie that people liked (the gorgeous visuals, Elsa's sparkly dress, Olaf the snowman, the other songs in the soundtrack, etc.), we're pretty much talking a movie as big in 2013 as Star Wars in 1977. If you're truly watching this for the first time in 2024, then you may think I'm exaggerating. But I'm not.
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The story was decent by the standards of a children's movie, and very few people would complain that it sucked unless they were comparing it to a film made for adults.
It was better than even most movies made for adults. I have watched lots of movies. Most suck.


If you're truly watching this for the first time in 2024, then you may think I'm exaggerating. 
I knew it was popular. It was everywhere. But I didnt get to watch movie itself until now.