I finally watched the newest Disney Animated film a few weeks ago, "Frozen," and let me just reiterate how a movie trailer misleads you tremendously. In this case, it was such a surprisingly good story. Two sisters, princesses...one who's withdrawn over her incredibly dangerous powers, and the other one wishing she could have a playmate again. For the first time in a long time, Disney decided to make the love story an unconditional love story instead of a romantic one. You see Elsa choosing to isolate herself in order to obey her parents' wishes and keep from harming her little sister Anna... and Anna, in return, has no idea what's going on, and grows up lonely. One of my favorite montages involves the two sisters growing up with a door between them, and Anna constantly knocks and pries her sister to "let her in." Even when they become orphaned, you can see that Elsa has drifted apart but Anna persists in keeping them close.
Such incredible storytelling.
In other news, I feel like I have a new boost of confidence this year to go further in art, to actually do what I to do professionally. I want to work in an animation studio and feel less intimidated by the technology that comes with it. My biggest fear... which has remained idle from the past three years... is debt. I'm almost done in paying off my first student loan from the Academy of Art, and now I'm ready to get back to school and commit to a program I feel more comfortable with. I'm almost 30, so it's now or never!
Anyway, that's how I feel right now. I'll be checking out some schools and saving my money, as usual. Can't jump into this yet.
