She had become me, the part of myself that I hated.Īnyway, having chosen to throw out all composure because she lost control once, Elsa continues by singing:Īh! Up until this point, Elsa had been controlled by fear. From this point onward, Elsa was no longer Elsa. Knowing how much frustration, self-hatred, shame, and helplessness this idea had caused me, I couldn’t help but project my feelings upon Elsa. I would fight a certain sin for a while, but then when I would slip up, I would just “let it go” and continue in sin for months before being convicted again and fighting to regain self control, and then the process would repeat again and again each time that I slipped up. It was completely ludicrous, my mind told me, yet I was guilty of living in sin for years because of this idea. The idea that, for some reason, one slip up meant that all self control should be thrown out hit me hard on a personal level. However, I was now at attention, waiting to see what could be concluded about the film’s creators’ worldviews. Until this point in the movie, I had been completely sucked in, experiencing, not thinking. Somehow, the fact that the people now know about her power completely changes everything, and instead of trying to regain her composure, she decides to revel in her inner turmoil: Next she sings about what she had previously been telling herself: The wind is howling like this swirling storm insideĬouldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I tried She follows this by acknowledging her inner turmoil and her failure to control herself: The snow glows white on the mountain tonight The song begins by establishing the setting: Having lost all self control, hurting many people and their livelihoods, she storms into the mountains and begins singing “Let It Go” as she builds a castle of ice. She then loses her composure and her ability to control her powers, resulting in a massive snow storm and eternal winter that freezes the entire kingdom. In the ensuing fight, Elsa’s powers are accidentally exposed. Elsa, however, believes the two are acting too hastily, and won’t allow it. During the course of the festivities, Anna falls in love with and is engaged to the impressive Prince Hans. When Elsa comes of age, it is time for her coronation. Unfortunately, before too long, calamity strikes again and the girls’ parents are lost at sea. After the event, Elsa is kept away from Anna so that she won’t hurt her again, and in the years of separation that follow, a rift grows between them. Unfortunately, all memory of Elsa’s powers must be swept from Anna’s mind in order for her to be healed, so Anna has no memory of what has occurred. The princess’ parents rush Anna off to be healed by some trolls. However, everything goes wrong when Elsa, the older sister, accidentally freezes her younger sister Anna’s head while using her magical powers to create an indoor winter wonderland. At the very beginning of the film, we learn that there are two sisters, princesses, who share a deep love for each other. As such, we will endeavor to unlock its significance and meaning by examining the song’s setting, content, and context.īefore we can examine the song, we must examine the events within the story which led up to it. Indeed, because it is mostly targeted to young people, children and teens, it is also an important puzzle piece for putting together the puzzle that is our culture’s future. Consequently, it is also important for examining today’s culture.
The song’s prevalence has made it an important aspect of today’s cultural landscape. But Beyond that, nearly everyone that I know has at least most of the song memorized. On YouTube the song has reached almost 160,000,000 views, at the 86th Academy Awards it won the award for Best Original Song, and it is the first song from a Disney animated musical to reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 since 1995. “Let It Go,” the most popular song from Disney’s 2013 animated musical Frozen, has been a smashing success.
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