Frozen II

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The sequel to Frozen, the fourth animated installment in the franchise, and the 58th film in the Disney Animated Canon, Frozen II (occasionally rendered as Frozen 2) follows Elsa, her sister Anna and their friends Olaf, Kristoff and Sven into a journey to discover Elsa's origins and save their kingdom Arendelle from destruction after a mysterious voice calls out to Elsa. It was the last animated feature by Disney of the 2010s, as it was released on November 22, 2019 to generally positive reviews, praising its darker tone, artistic direction and musical performances.

Tropes used in Frozen II include:

• Abdicate the Throne: Elsa relinquishes her throne in favour of her sister Anna after taking on the mantle as the Fifth Spirit and the protector of the Enchanted Forest.
• Actually Pretty Funny: Olaf acts out the word "Elsa" by doing a Sexy Walk in imitation of the "Let It Go" performance. His creator was amused.
• Always Night: The Enchanted Forest following the curse that ensued after a battle between the Northuldra and the Arendellian delegation led by King Ruenard.
• Answering Echo: Played with, with the mysterious voice that Elsa hears throughout the movie, particularly during the song "Into The Unknown". She hears it before saying anything, but it does seem to respond when she begins to call out to the world at large.
• Arc Words:
  • "Water has memory,"
  • "The next right thing,"
• Does This Remind You of Anything?:
  • The dam subplot, where King Runeard constructed a dam ostensibly as a gift to the Northuldran tribespeople but was actually a way to subjugate them by cutting off their resources, is fairly reminiscent of the Alta controversy. Said controversy stemmed from a hydroelectric dam in Alta, Norway proposed since the 1960s, and clashes ensued between the Norwegian government and the Sámi people who weren't at all pleased with what would arguably disrupt their traditional way of life.
  • Runeard's subjugation of the Northuldra was also reminiscent of the real-world religious discrimination the Sámi people faced when Nordic Christian missionaries deemed Sámi people as pagans reputed to be skilled in magic and witchcraft, and thereby they should be (forcibly) converted to Christianity. Similar parallels were also drawn with Indigenous American tribes whose beliefs were challenged and supplanted by foreigners, e.g. the criticism levelled against Spanish Franciscan missionary Junípero Serra who in the late 2010s and early 2020s had mouments defaced and institutions named after him to be renamed as a result of his (alleged) human rights abuses against Indigenous tribes.
  • "Water has memory" is a common excuse by homeopaths when confronted about the efficacy (or lack thereof) of their dilutions, arguing that water somehow retains a "memory" of what it was mixed with, thereby supposedly retaining the properties of the other substance even if the resulting dilution removed all traces of the ingredient the water has been mixed with. Olaf cheekily played with it by saying "Oh, yeah. Water has memory. The water that makes up you and me, has passed through at least four humans, and, or animals, before us," implying that bodily excrement would be reflected in the water to Sven's disgust.
• Elemental Embodiment: Earth is represented by a band of stone giants, water is in the form of Nokk, a horse, fire is represented by a salamander named Bruni, and wind is an amorphous yet sentient entity, whom Olaf nicknamed "Gale".
• Fantasy Counterpart Culture: The Northuldra people which more or less stood in for the Sámi (though Kristoff himself is confirmed to be of Sámi descent).
• High Heel Hurt: In contrast to Elsa being very much used to strolling around (and running) in stilettos, her younger sister Anna is clearly uncomfortable with wearing them all day, when she took off her heels after the "Some Things Never Change" musical number.
• Irony: Elsa freezes to death in the climax, and that's despite her proclaiming "the cold never bothered me anyway" in the first film.
• Letting Her Hair Down: Used for symbolism as in the first film. As she reaches Ahtohallan she finally undid her braid, figuratively setting herself free from all the chains that bound her.
• Mythology Gag: In a flashback sequence, a young Agnarr says he was reading a book from "some Danish author". That Danish author turned out to be Hans Christian Andersen, whose Snow Queen tale inspired the Frozen mythos.
• Stock Footage: Scenes from the previous films are projected during the Ahtohallan climax scene where Elsa meets a vision of her late mother.