Elsa (Frozen) of the song "Let It Go", with critics frequently calling her a "powerhouse". Attempts were made as early as 1937 by Walt Disney to adapt Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, "The Snow Queen", into a film. The tale focuses on two children, one named Gerda, who served as the basis for Princess Anna, and the other named Kai, who is "cursed with negativity" after his heart is pierced with a shard of glass from an enchanted mirror and is later kidnapped by the Snow Queen. However, Disney struggled with creating a believable, multi-dimensional adaption of the fairy tale's title character,
Frozen (2013 film) Disney Animation Studios effort that reaches as deep as a Pixar film." Scott Mendelson of "Forbes" wrote, ""Frozen" is both a declaration of Disney's renewed cultural relevance and a reaffirmation of Disney coming to terms with its own legacy and its own identity. It's also a just plain terrific bit of family entertainment." The "Los Angeles Times" extolled the film's ensemble voice talent and elaborate musical sequences, and declared "Frozen" was "a welcome return to greatness for Walt Disney Animation Studios." "Entertainment Weekly"s Owen Gleiberman gave the film a "B+" grade and labeled it as a "squarely enchanting fairy tale