"The Next Right Thing" is an encapsulation of that pain, said Bell, and a tribute to their strength. Songwriter Kristen Anderson-Lopez told The New York Times that another collaborator, Andrew Page, who had a leading role in the music production for both films, lost a daughter. Co-director Chris Buck lost a son the week that the original Frozen hit theaters in 2013. Some of the most memorable music from the film is rooted in deep, personal loss. "And then that turned into something much more profound for our songwriters." "I said, I really want a song about what she's going to do when she doesn't know what to do" Bell said. "Hello darkness, I'm ready to succumb" are some of the song's darkest, existential lyrics bred from the idea of codependency, Bell said. Anna grapples with the unknown in mournful ballad, "The Next Right Thing." With this challenge cut out for Anna, Frozen II exhibits a melancholy rare for a kids movie. Movies Disney Animation Chief Jennifer Lee Is The Queen Behind Elsa And Annaīell said she told Lee, "I really would like to see Anna face her codependency head-on." And yet they have a spirit of growth and they feel their own power." "They feel so vulnerable because they're often the smallest person in the room. "There's something inside all of us that feels so vulnerable and powerful. Like children, the film's princess protagonists, sisters Elsa and Anna, exhibit vulnerability and power at the same time. Since its release last month, the follow-up feature has iced out the competition.īell thinks the key ingredient to that magical recipe is rooted in the realness of the characters in Frozen II. Why on earth wouldn't it be great?" said Bell in an interview with NPR's Weekend Edition. "In my mind, if you make a recipe and the cake comes out great, you make it again the next day with the same ingredients.
Its 2013 prequel busted box office records and earned an eye-popping a $1.27 billion globally. Kristen Bell knows that Frozen II has big snowshoes to fill. Kristen Bell attends the world premiere of Disney's Frozen II held at Dolby Theatre last month in Hollywood.