The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Animation · Family · Adventure · 2017
Olaf is on a mission to harness the best holiday traditions for Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff.
Movie details
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
2017 Animation · Family · Adventure 22m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
Olaf is on a mission to harness the best holiday traditions for Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Olaf's Frozen Adventure?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Stevie Wermers-Skelton · Kevin Deters
Written by
Jac Schaeffer · Brian Kesinger
Josh Gad
Olaf (Voice)
Kristen Bell
Anna (Voice)
Idina Menzel
Elsa (Voice)
Jonathan Groff
Kristoff (voice)
Eva Bella
Young Elsa (voice)
Chris Williams
Oaken (voice)
John de Lancie
Mr. Olsen (voice)
Court is in session
Put Olaf's Frozen Adventure on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.