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[u/bootyshaker-900]

I remember back when I was little, I had a frozen lanyard for my library card and one day, the librarian asked me which of the sisters I liked more. when I said Elsa, she laughed and said that I must only like her for her dress because Elsa was a really selfish character...

first of all, lady I was like 8, what are you doing saying that I shouldn't like a character based off her design. and second, choosing yourself after following other people's rules for your whole life is selfish? wow ok. and sure, she left Arendell under snow, but she couldn't have known that. in for the first time in forever reprise, she looks genuinely shocked when anna says that Arendell is under snow. and at the time in the movie, she didn't know how to fix what she had done.

also, she feared of what would happen if her powers kept spiralling out of control so her choosing to leave to the mountains was a smart move on her part. making it so it would be hard for people to get to her while also choosing a place that was already used to large amounts of heavy snow, so she couldn't do much damage.

she stayed away because she knew what would happen and chose to minimise the damage.

it's a really bitter memory because it was like saying that I'm not allowed to like a character due to one out of context flaw that if you were actually paying attention to the movie, you would have the full story behind all her choices.

sorry for the long rant but just wow, the audacity of some people sometimes.

[u/Okquickfart1578]

I hate when people say stuff like that why burst the kids bubble? Just leave it people like that white Elsa and Anna were created to show that others that are different doesn’t mean they’re selfish. You’re a good person OP keep going.

[u/bootyshaker-900 → u/Okquickfart1578]

It's very obvious that both sisters have flaws that get them in bad situations, Anna is too quick to trust and very standoffish. She keeps pushing Elsa about what's wrong in a PUBLIC SPACE and won't take no for an answer, yes she had been pushed away for years but that is not an excuse for her actions, she is 18, she should know better. Elsa is obviously avoiding the problems rather than facing them, and let's not forget the parents... Teaching a 10 year old that she needs to hide away from the world and suppress her powers instead of teaching her to use them safely is a big red flag for me, sure they were looking for a short term fix but it's not going to help in the long run, plus they died when she was possibly around 16 so she lost her support that she needed, I'm not bashing the characters, but it's obvious they all have flaws that they could have handled better.

[u/Okquickfart1578 → u/bootyshaker-900]

I feel like you’re just seeing as flaws rather than handling the situation how they were doing in that time because that’s not how they would’ve reacted they would’ve killed Elsa for having powers. Her parents did their best to make sure their daughter didn’t destroy everyone she knew and loved. Anna got upset because in her mind this was the first and only chance she got a true love Yeah they have flaws but that isn’t just them. They were handling the situation as best as they could. You’re pointing out situations where if you were in that time, you wouldn’t have done better.