First Term Paper Outline - Frozen (Laws of Physics)

Introduction

1. Animated Feature Film/Introduce: Frozen (2013, 1hr 42 min)
2. Thesis: In the 2013 Walt Disney Animation Picture, Frozen, physics deviates from normal physics  in several ways; even though, the film seems to be placed in our reality

Body Paragraphs

1. Exaggerated Paths of Action
1. Anna throwing a statue head of a man into the top of the cake (00:15:05).
2. Kristoff being thrown out of the Trading Post into the snow (00:38:14)
3. Kristoff, Anna, and Sven jump a 30 foot span to get away from a pack of wolfs (00:43:02)
4. Anna throwing snow ball at big scary snowman (00:58:48).
5. When Sven bucks Kristoff off himself so that Kristoff makes it to the other side of the water (01:24:28).
2.  Motion Blur and Stretch
1. Anna being pulled away to dance with the Duke of Weselton (00:21:30).
2. During the “Let It Go” song, Elsa’s face stretches in odd shapes when she uses her power (00:32:20).
3. When Anna punches Hans in the face and knocks him off the ship (1:29:20). 
3. Supernatural Powers
1. Elsa’s snow and ice making powers.
2. When the Trolls are in rock form moving and transforming (00:06:25).
3. Elsa making her own clothing and shoes with her power (00:34:16).
4. Elsa making it summer again with the power of “love” (01:28:00).

Conclusion

1. Physical laws are mostly followed throughout the film; however, they are broken when it is called for in the scene.
2. This variation of the normal physical laws makes the film more entertaining for the audience of all ages.