Frozen II
Director: Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck
Cast: Idina Menzel, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristen Bell, Mattea Conforti, Hadley Gannaway, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Sterling K. Brown, Alfred Molina, Jeremy Sisto, Jason Ritter, Aurora, Delaney Rose Stein
Elsa (Idina Menzel), the Snow Queen of Arendelle, has an extraordinary gift -- the power to create ice and snow. But no matter how happy she is to be surrounded by the people of Arendelle, Elsa finds herself strangely unsettled. After hearing a mysterious voice call out to her, Elsa travels to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond her kingdom -- an adventure that soon turns into a journey of self-discovery.
Identity is a powerful theme in this film, particularly for the character of Queen Elsa as she learns the truth about her magic and finds a beautiful, shared connection between Queen Elsa’s ice magic with her mother, Queen Iduna’s childhood home of Northuldra.
When Anna and Elsa are still children, their parents tell the girls a special bedtime story about how their parents met in Northuldra when the two kingdoms came together to broker peace with each other. Iduna was a child of the forest, possessing the unique ability to communicate with the four Spirits of the Forest, and Agnar was a young prince, trying to live up to his father’s high expectations. Gale, the Wind Spirit, saved the children from perishing in their parents’ battle by leading Prince Agnar away from the battle towards the beautiful girl, Princess Iduna, who was dancing in the wind. When Prince Agnar is thrown against a stone, and his life was almost lost, beautiful princess Iduna called out to the Spirits and asked them to spare the life of young Prince Agnar… and because the Spirits had been angered by the battle and the forest was melting into the mist, Princess Iduna went with Prince Agnar, hiding in the wagon to watch over him on his journey home to Arendelle.
Queen Iduna plays a significant role in Queen Elsa’s journey to understanding and embracing this ice magic that she spent most of her life hiding behind her deep-rooted trauma of hurting her sister with her magic instead of protecting her sister from a fall, and her gloves that she wears like shackles of protection because her father told her to “conceal her power rather than feel it” and Elsa’s memories were not made beautiful. She had to live with that trauma, and she’s only just discovered her ability after shedding her armor. Queen Elsa has embraced her magic, and the ice is beautiful and creative again, reflecting the Queen’s inner joy… and in Frozen 2, Queen Iduna is the one who gave her daughter a most precious gift in her bedtime story and heartfelt lullaby that she sings to her daughters. In the song, Queen Iduna weaves a pocket of much needed wisdom that her daughter would need later in life and the daughter only heard her Mother’s voice later when she had made peace with herself and was ready to embrace her own power… a journey that my life is reflecting in its own way and why Queen Elsa is one of my favorite Disney Queens. and someone I am inspired by and aspire to be like, and I love that we both get to take this beautiful journey with our mom’s and it’s the same story, down to the detail of Mother leaving a secret message for her daughter to find later. I have now been getting unexpected letters from my mother and messages from both of my mom’s as I have been on my own journey to finding who Keriane really is when all the choking weeds and trauma have been burned away and new life is able to flourish where the other fell. I enjoyed sharing this healing journey with some of my favorite Queens this year.
Queen Iduna’s good deed she performed by saving Prince Agnarr from death after the Arendellians were banished, someone not from her tribe, this act was remembered by the magical spirits, and that memory is what allowed Elsa to gain her precious ice magic… and why the spirits send the Call to Elsa in order to awaken the magic within her and set her on the quest to reclaim the forest and reveal the truth. This is proven by the Voice singing her haunting melody just after Prince Agnar has fallen… and it is this same Voice who calls to Elsa in her dreams to embrace her true identity as the Snow Queen.
While this seems, on the surface, to be a precious family moment, if we listen to what the King and Queen are telling Elsa, we understand that this is actually the secret that Elsa needs to understand who she really is… Elsa and her mother, Queen Iduna, share a very special connection. They are two sides of a bridge… and as Elsa grows up to become Queen Elsa of Arendelle, we hear that same echoing call reaching out to her… but only she can hear it. Her father’s bedtime story told her the history of her magic and her mother’s heritage. The Queen’s haunting lullaby gave Elsa the secret information that would later lead her to finding the truth about her magic and her parent’s fate. And I notice that wise Queen Iduna makes a point of shooing her husband and Princess Anna off to sleep first before sharing a precious moment alone, with just Iduna and Elsa, where Iduna sings the song of her motherlove to Elsa, before Queen Iduna gives her own life in her search to find answers about her daughter’s magic. Iduna left her precious daughter with the clues she would need later, when Elsa became Queen, to embrace her magic and her true identity as the Snow Queen of the North, while Anna became Queen of Arendelle in her own right, with Kristoff and Olaf and Sven by her side and her bridge to her beloved sister strong and safe now, with both daughters safe and happy and making their beautiful Queen Mother Iduna proud.
There is also clear evidence of Queen Iduna watching over Anna, as well. When the story begins, Anna is of a different mindset than Elsa. For her, she FINALLY has the perfect family and the happy life that she’s been yearning for, but she’s holding onto this literal security blanket too tight and not having enough faith in herself or in her family and she keeps jumping to conclusions and results that were simply not true and getting herself lost in the hugeness of life. While Queen Iduna sent Anna off to sleep first, her daughter does get to share in the perfect family moment, with her father telling the sisters a bedtime story about their secret past. I think there is a reason Elsa is frozen and Olaf vanishes and Anna is left completely alone to heal the situation. Princess Anna must finally realize that she is a beautiful, strong Queen in her own right. This is her test… does she leave the dam intact or does she break the dam and sacrifice Arendelle, knowing her people are safely on high ground and will be spared, and she she sees that the dam was actually a trap to create a war between the two kingdoms. Anna makes the right decision when she chooses to draw the Earth Giants and use their boulders to break the dam. There are two moments when Kristoff proves himself a worthy match for Anna. When Anna is leading the Earth Giants to the dam, she is almost crushed by their flying boulders when Kristoff and Sven save Anna’s life again… but this time, Kristoff says, “What do you need?” and allows Anna to lead this charge with his support. When Anna is running to get off the dam before the stones shatter the structure, she almost falls, but brave Kristoff is there to catch his beautiful Queen and keep her safe. And Anna’s success was rewarded when Queen Elsa returns from sparing Arendelle its destruction. Elsa tells her beloved sister that the Spirits all agree that Arendelle should live on with Anna taking her sister’s place as the new Queen of Arendelle, with her family surrounding her with their love and support in a good way and building a beautiful bridge connecting the sisters and healing their broken bond while also restoring dear Olaf the snowman to life and telling her sister of Arendelle’s safe
When Elsa is playing Charades with her family, she hears the Call again… and this time, it causes her to withdraw to her bedroom, seeking the comfort of her mother’s special scarf… the same scarf she wore when telling her daughters the special bedtime story and lullaby. I love that Elsa uses this special keepsake in the same way I do with my collection of family blankets. I always wrap up snug in my Mama’s lime green robe (I did appreciate the symmetry that I do this for comfort too) When Anna finds her sister, she is immediately concerned because, as she says, Elsa only wears her mother’s scarf when she’s upset about something… clearly, the mysterious voice is upsetting her, and she is worried because Elsa wants to freeze this precious moment in time, so it lasts forever and she doesn’t want to go forward… and when Anna comes to check on Elsa, her sister starts to tell Anna about this mysterious Voice that is calling to her, that only she can here, but at the last moment, she doesn’t tell Anna the truth. Elsa wraps the scarf around herself for support and sugarcoats the truth by confessing that she doesn’t want this wonderful life they have now to change and her ruin things again. (again, as an older sister, I have done the same thing to protect my siblings from my burdens). Anna comforts her sister by reminding her of that last night with their parents and they sing their mother’s lullaby as they snuggle together in bed… and this time, Anna is taking the maternal role and holding her sister and stroking her nose to help her sleep… much as Queen Iduna did when they were children. The moment Elsa answers her mother’s call, the Spirits are ignited again and they come to Arendelle. I notice, as well, that when Elsa hears the siren’s call again, Anna is asleep beside her in the bed, and their mother’s scarf is draped protectively over Anna as Elsa leaves… a sure symbol that their mother is watching over both of her daughters. I do love that once again, in this moment, Queen Iduna is speaking to Elsa alone, so her daughter can hear her with no distractions and understand her new voice.
When Elsa and the others arrive at the mysterious Enchanted Forest that has, until this point, been just a simple fairytale, Elsa’s magic awakens one of the four Elements; a Wind Spirit, whom Olaf names Gale. After confirming that Elsa is worthy, Gale shows them a frozen statue… a moment frozen forever in time of their father and the mysterious Northuldra girl who saved the prince’s life and wears a very familiar shawl. Kristoff tells the sisters that the girl who saved their father was from Northuldra. When Elsa and company are confronted by the Northuldra and refugee soldiers from Arendelle, Elsa tries to convince their leader that she is here peacefully, but they are upset by seeing an Arendellian who possesses magic and they will not believe Elsa’s story. The Fire Spirit shows up just in time, and after a fiery debut that separates the sisters, the Fire Spirit comes to rest in a hollow tree and he and Elsa make friends... and in this moment, we hear the Voice calling Elsa again… another sign that Elsa’s journey is leading her towards the truth she’s been searching so long for… and she understands that she must keep following the Voice north to Attahallan and its river of memories.
When Elsa and Anna are searching for clues, we hear Elsa using the Call… but this time, the Call does not answer her back. Instead, Gale shows up and leads the sisters to their parents’ lost ship, which is stranded in the Enchanted Forest. When the sisters search the ship, they learn the truth… that their parents were really going to find Athohallan and the source of Elsa’s ice gift, so they could protect their daughter and help Elsa learn to control her magic. The King and Queen died while journeying across the treacherous Dark Sea to find the answers… and this vision, along with her fear of hurting those she loves again, are what compel Queen Elsa to send Anna and Olaf away. The sisters learn the truth of this when Elsa uses her magic to see her parents’ last memories together… and she is devastated when she realizes that they died for her sake. This is the catalyst which causes Elsa to break her promise to Anna that they would find the truth together. Elsa could not bear to lose her sister and Olaf, and she wasn’t willing to endanger them by allowing them to accompany her across the dangerous Dark Sea. This step of the journey had to be taken alone. As she battles the treacherous and stormy sea, Elsa tames the Nokk (water spirit) by confronting him in the Dark Sea and using her ice powers to freeze the water horse, creating a bridle and reins to control it. Initially trying to drown her, the horse-shaped spirit submits to her strength and becomes a loyal ally that carries her across the sea to Athohallan… and this is the moment that we hear the Voice calling Elsa home again. When Elsa follows the Voice deep into the glaciers, she finds her mother’s spirit waiting there, giving Elsa the courage she needs to embrace her new identity as the Snow Queen and the Fifth Spirit, forever connecting Elsa with her mother.
Elsa also learned the truth of why her grandfather built the dam… not as a token of friendship, but as a trick. Her last breath is taken when Elsa uses her magic to send this truth to Anna… and this is finally Anna’s moment to shine. With Elsa frozen in Athohallan, Anna must finish the journey alone by having the Earth Giants crush the dam. Her courage and swift judgement earn the approval of the Spirits, who consent to spare Arendelle. Furthermore, they agree that Arendelle shall remain permanently connected to the Enchanted Forest through the bridge formed by the sisters' bond.
© 2026 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.
Director: Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck
Cast: Idina Menzel, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristen Bell, Mattea Conforti, Hadley Gannaway, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Sterling K. Brown, Alfred Molina, Jeremy Sisto, Jason Ritter, Aurora, Delaney Rose Stein
Elsa (Idina Menzel), the Snow Queen of Arendelle, has an extraordinary gift -- the power to create ice and snow. But no matter how happy she is to be surrounded by the people of Arendelle, Elsa finds herself strangely unsettled. After hearing a mysterious voice call out to her, Elsa travels to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond her kingdom -- an adventure that soon turns into a journey of self-discovery.
Identity is a powerful theme in this film, particularly for the character of Queen Elsa as she learns the truth about her magic and finds a beautiful, shared connection between Queen Elsa’s ice magic with her mother, Queen Iduna’s childhood home of Northuldra.
When Anna and Elsa are still children, their parents tell the girls a special bedtime story about how their parents met in Northuldra when the two kingdoms came together to broker peace with each other. Iduna was a child of the forest, possessing the unique ability to communicate with the four Spirits of the Forest, and Agnar was a young prince, trying to live up to his father’s high expectations. Gale, the Wind Spirit, saved the children from perishing in their parents’ battle by leading Prince Agnar away from the battle towards the beautiful girl, Princess Iduna, who was dancing in the wind. When Prince Agnar is thrown against a stone, and his life was almost lost, beautiful princess Iduna called out to the Spirits and asked them to spare the life of young Prince Agnar… and because the Spirits had been angered by the battle and the forest was melting into the mist, Princess Iduna went with Prince Agnar, hiding in the wagon to watch over him on his journey home to Arendelle.
Queen Iduna plays a significant role in Queen Elsa’s journey to understanding and embracing this ice magic that she spent most of her life hiding behind her deep-rooted trauma of hurting her sister with her magic instead of protecting her sister from a fall, and her gloves that she wears like shackles of protection because her father told her to “conceal her power rather than feel it” and Elsa’s memories were not made beautiful. She had to live with that trauma, and she’s only just discovered her ability after shedding her armor. Queen Elsa has embraced her magic, and the ice is beautiful and creative again, reflecting the Queen’s inner joy… and in Frozen 2, Queen Iduna is the one who gave her daughter a most precious gift in her bedtime story and heartfelt lullaby that she sings to her daughters. In the song, Queen Iduna weaves a pocket of much needed wisdom that her daughter would need later in life and the daughter only heard her Mother’s voice later when she had made peace with herself and was ready to embrace her own power… a journey that my life is reflecting in its own way and why Queen Elsa is one of my favorite Disney Queens. and someone I am inspired by and aspire to be like, and I love that we both get to take this beautiful journey with our mom’s and it’s the same story, down to the detail of Mother leaving a secret message for her daughter to find later. I have now been getting unexpected letters from my mother and messages from both of my mom’s as I have been on my own journey to finding who Keriane really is when all the choking weeds and trauma have been burned away and new life is able to flourish where the other fell. I enjoyed sharing this healing journey with some of my favorite Queens this year.
Queen Iduna’s good deed she performed by saving Prince Agnarr from death after the Arendellians were banished, someone not from her tribe, this act was remembered by the magical spirits, and that memory is what allowed Elsa to gain her precious ice magic… and why the spirits send the Call to Elsa in order to awaken the magic within her and set her on the quest to reclaim the forest and reveal the truth. This is proven by the Voice singing her haunting melody just after Prince Agnar has fallen… and it is this same Voice who calls to Elsa in her dreams to embrace her true identity as the Snow Queen.
While this seems, on the surface, to be a precious family moment, if we listen to what the King and Queen are telling Elsa, we understand that this is actually the secret that Elsa needs to understand who she really is… Elsa and her mother, Queen Iduna, share a very special connection. They are two sides of a bridge… and as Elsa grows up to become Queen Elsa of Arendelle, we hear that same echoing call reaching out to her… but only she can hear it. Her father’s bedtime story told her the history of her magic and her mother’s heritage. The Queen’s haunting lullaby gave Elsa the secret information that would later lead her to finding the truth about her magic and her parent’s fate. And I notice that wise Queen Iduna makes a point of shooing her husband and Princess Anna off to sleep first before sharing a precious moment alone, with just Iduna and Elsa, where Iduna sings the song of her motherlove to Elsa, before Queen Iduna gives her own life in her search to find answers about her daughter’s magic. Iduna left her precious daughter with the clues she would need later, when Elsa became Queen, to embrace her magic and her true identity as the Snow Queen of the North, while Anna became Queen of Arendelle in her own right, with Kristoff and Olaf and Sven by her side and her bridge to her beloved sister strong and safe now, with both daughters safe and happy and making their beautiful Queen Mother Iduna proud.
There is also clear evidence of Queen Iduna watching over Anna, as well. When the story begins, Anna is of a different mindset than Elsa. For her, she FINALLY has the perfect family and the happy life that she’s been yearning for, but she’s holding onto this literal security blanket too tight and not having enough faith in herself or in her family and she keeps jumping to conclusions and results that were simply not true and getting herself lost in the hugeness of life. While Queen Iduna sent Anna off to sleep first, her daughter does get to share in the perfect family moment, with her father telling the sisters a bedtime story about their secret past. I think there is a reason Elsa is frozen and Olaf vanishes and Anna is left completely alone to heal the situation. Princess Anna must finally realize that she is a beautiful, strong Queen in her own right. This is her test… does she leave the dam intact or does she break the dam and sacrifice Arendelle, knowing her people are safely on high ground and will be spared, and she she sees that the dam was actually a trap to create a war between the two kingdoms. Anna makes the right decision when she chooses to draw the Earth Giants and use their boulders to break the dam. There are two moments when Kristoff proves himself a worthy match for Anna. When Anna is leading the Earth Giants to the dam, she is almost crushed by their flying boulders when Kristoff and Sven save Anna’s life again… but this time, Kristoff says, “What do you need?” and allows Anna to lead this charge with his support. When Anna is running to get off the dam before the stones shatter the structure, she almost falls, but brave Kristoff is there to catch his beautiful Queen and keep her safe. And Anna’s success was rewarded when Queen Elsa returns from sparing Arendelle its destruction. Elsa tells her beloved sister that the Spirits all agree that Arendelle should live on with Anna taking her sister’s place as the new Queen of Arendelle, with her family surrounding her with their love and support in a good way and building a beautiful bridge connecting the sisters and healing their broken bond while also restoring dear Olaf the snowman to life and telling her sister of Arendelle’s safe
When Elsa is playing Charades with her family, she hears the Call again… and this time, it causes her to withdraw to her bedroom, seeking the comfort of her mother’s special scarf… the same scarf she wore when telling her daughters the special bedtime story and lullaby. I love that Elsa uses this special keepsake in the same way I do with my collection of family blankets. I always wrap up snug in my Mama’s lime green robe (I did appreciate the symmetry that I do this for comfort too) When Anna finds her sister, she is immediately concerned because, as she says, Elsa only wears her mother’s scarf when she’s upset about something… clearly, the mysterious voice is upsetting her, and she is worried because Elsa wants to freeze this precious moment in time, so it lasts forever and she doesn’t want to go forward… and when Anna comes to check on Elsa, her sister starts to tell Anna about this mysterious Voice that is calling to her, that only she can here, but at the last moment, she doesn’t tell Anna the truth. Elsa wraps the scarf around herself for support and sugarcoats the truth by confessing that she doesn’t want this wonderful life they have now to change and her ruin things again. (again, as an older sister, I have done the same thing to protect my siblings from my burdens). Anna comforts her sister by reminding her of that last night with their parents and they sing their mother’s lullaby as they snuggle together in bed… and this time, Anna is taking the maternal role and holding her sister and stroking her nose to help her sleep… much as Queen Iduna did when they were children. The moment Elsa answers her mother’s call, the Spirits are ignited again and they come to Arendelle. I notice, as well, that when Elsa hears the siren’s call again, Anna is asleep beside her in the bed, and their mother’s scarf is draped protectively over Anna as Elsa leaves… a sure symbol that their mother is watching over both of her daughters. I do love that once again, in this moment, Queen Iduna is speaking to Elsa alone, so her daughter can hear her with no distractions and understand her new voice.
When Elsa and the others arrive at the mysterious Enchanted Forest that has, until this point, been just a simple fairytale, Elsa’s magic awakens one of the four Elements; a Wind Spirit, whom Olaf names Gale. After confirming that Elsa is worthy, Gale shows them a frozen statue… a moment frozen forever in time of their father and the mysterious Northuldra girl who saved the prince’s life and wears a very familiar shawl. Kristoff tells the sisters that the girl who saved their father was from Northuldra. When Elsa and company are confronted by the Northuldra and refugee soldiers from Arendelle, Elsa tries to convince their leader that she is here peacefully, but they are upset by seeing an Arendellian who possesses magic and they will not believe Elsa’s story. The Fire Spirit shows up just in time, and after a fiery debut that separates the sisters, the Fire Spirit comes to rest in a hollow tree and he and Elsa make friends... and in this moment, we hear the Voice calling Elsa again… another sign that Elsa’s journey is leading her towards the truth she’s been searching so long for… and she understands that she must keep following the Voice north to Attahallan and its river of memories.
When Elsa and Anna are searching for clues, we hear Elsa using the Call… but this time, the Call does not answer her back. Instead, Gale shows up and leads the sisters to their parents’ lost ship, which is stranded in the Enchanted Forest. When the sisters search the ship, they learn the truth… that their parents were really going to find Athohallan and the source of Elsa’s ice gift, so they could protect their daughter and help Elsa learn to control her magic. The King and Queen died while journeying across the treacherous Dark Sea to find the answers… and this vision, along with her fear of hurting those she loves again, are what compel Queen Elsa to send Anna and Olaf away. The sisters learn the truth of this when Elsa uses her magic to see her parents’ last memories together… and she is devastated when she realizes that they died for her sake. This is the catalyst which causes Elsa to break her promise to Anna that they would find the truth together. Elsa could not bear to lose her sister and Olaf, and she wasn’t willing to endanger them by allowing them to accompany her across the dangerous Dark Sea. This step of the journey had to be taken alone. As she battles the treacherous and stormy sea, Elsa tames the Nokk (water spirit) by confronting him in the Dark Sea and using her ice powers to freeze the water horse, creating a bridle and reins to control it. Initially trying to drown her, the horse-shaped spirit submits to her strength and becomes a loyal ally that carries her across the sea to Athohallan… and this is the moment that we hear the Voice calling Elsa home again. When Elsa follows the Voice deep into the glaciers, she finds her mother’s spirit waiting there, giving Elsa the courage she needs to embrace her new identity as the Snow Queen and the Fifth Spirit, forever connecting Elsa with her mother.
Elsa also learned the truth of why her grandfather built the dam… not as a token of friendship, but as a trick. Her last breath is taken when Elsa uses her magic to send this truth to Anna… and this is finally Anna’s moment to shine. With Elsa frozen in Athohallan, Anna must finish the journey alone by having the Earth Giants crush the dam. Her courage and swift judgement earn the approval of the Spirits, who consent to spare Arendelle. Furthermore, they agree that Arendelle shall remain permanently connected to the Enchanted Forest through the bridge formed by the sisters' bond.
© 2026 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.