Hi people and parents!
I’m writing an essay that includes the Disney movie Frozen, but b/c of limited space, I don’t think I can fit in a clarification phrase saying “Disney’s more recent animated movies”. So I was wondering if admissions officers would be able to tell what I’m talking about if I mention “Frozen”, allude to it being a movie, and mention some background story details + Anna&Elsa’s names. How many parents here haven’t heard of the movie, don’t know much about it, feel lost w/o a proper explanation, etc.?
Thanks!
My kids are well past the Frozen age, and I certainly know all about it.
I would know it’s an animated Disney movie but I wouldn’t know the names of the characters or much about the plot. “Frozen” merchandising is everywhere you look so I don’t think you’d find many adults who were wholly unaware of the movie. The problem might arise with an essay that assumed knowledge of plot or character. IOW, if you were using Mulan (a movie I do know) and said “I was like Mulan when she faced the Huns” a reader unfamiliar with the movie wouldn’t know if you meant flirtatious, scared, determined, or some characteristic. If you said, Like Mulan, I faced my fears and, determined, overcame them" the meaning would be clear to all.
I think Frozen is more recent and most parents know it more than Mulan. Just say: The Disney movie Frozen. You’ll be okay.
Or just “Disney’s Frozen” if you are really short on space…
Agree, say Disney’s Frozen. I know Let it Go, or is it Snow. And Elsa, I think? My kids were too old for Frozen. Oh yeah, an annoying snow man called Olaf. And Idina Enzel sings the song. No idea about the plot.
I’ve certainly heard of Frozen but I’ve never seen it. If someone started talking about something from the plot I wouldn’t have any idea what they were talking about.
Being a contrarian, if you have to ask, cut it. That said you can’t be that compressed that you can’t make room for a short clarifying sentence.
“if I mention “Frozen”, allude to it being a movie, and mention some background story details + Anna&Elsa’s names…” Sounds like you’re already including plenty of words about it, maybe too many? I agree you can save a number of them by just referring to “Disney’s Frozen.”
Just be sure all this is relevant to an admit review. It’s not like a hs essay.
Adcoms know what’s going on around them. Some are younger, some have kids or grandkids. And Frozen isn’t some obscure film.
If you say Disney’s Frozen you are probably fine. I think I know Elsa and Olav because they appear in crossword puzzles. And yes I vaguely know that annoying song “Let it go”. Most of the readers are pretty young, I think they’ll recognize the references. I’m not a fan of Disney movies, but I think I’m in a minority!
In my experience the shorter the essay the better. So cut, cut, cut!
Note: Don’t assume that everybody loves this movie, or the incessantly played song from it.
What everyone else said. I’m completely out of the demo, I had little or no interest in it when it came out, and I wish I knew less about Frozen than I do. I wouldn’t hold it against a kid if he or she loved it, but I would wonder about the kid if Frozen seemed like the pinnacle of his or her experience as an aesthetic consumer.
“I’m not a fan of Disney movies, but I think I’m in a minority!”
One of my happiest parenting milestones was the kids aging out of Disney.
I don’t know anything about Frozen: the character, the music, etc. I have been assuming it’s a retelling of the Snow Queen tale, but have no idea.
I know of Frozen, but having a brief clarification is always a good thing, especially when you don’t know who the reader is. I would try to find a couple of words to make it clear – perhaps even if you just have room to say Disney’s Frozen it would help.
An Adcom who didn’t know “Frozen” would have to be very out of touch. Like a wooly mammoth or something.
What’s the context? How do you have space to talk about background story details and the main characters’ names, but not space for a clarification phrase?
As a reference point, my son put in his essay the title of a YouTube video that nobody would know without a Google search. If understanding the movie is necessary to you making a point, find a way to explain it. Otherwise, “Frozen” would be enough.
I heard my two nieces 6 and 11 singing the song couple times.
When I heard the younger one complaining and crying about something, I told her “Let it go!”.
I actually think that if you need to explain it to make a point, you might want to rethink the overall impression.
I’m not crazy about cartoons, in general. Or all the Disney films where the poor little thing loses its mother.
My kids are grown, but I have watched Frozen. I saw it on a plane ride because it was free and I had heard that the songs were good. I recall that the movie featured two sisters, one of whom was a princess of some sort. And there was of course adversity involved. The kingdom had to be saved. I don’t recall much more than that.