Can you be a good person and still not particularly enjoy Disney’s latest movie Frozen? Not according to popular belief. It was announced earlier this week that the hit movie is the highest grossing animated movie of all time. Its soundtrack has spent eight weeks at the top of Billboard 200, the longest run since Adele’s 21 in 2012. It has been lauded by fans as a progressive Disney movie with two strong female protagonists. I think that we have a case of overhype on our hands. Now hold yourself back, Internet trolls, and listen to my reasoning.

Frozen was good. Were there some positive messages? Yes. Was it life changing? No. Were there some negative messages hidden within a plot? Of course. Frozen is a Disney movie after all. I’m all about taking a piece of creative work and interpreting it in whatever way you want (whether that be support for healthy body images or sexual preferences). So, after reading numerous articles that Frozen was life changing, I knew that I had to check it out.

The list of hidden negative messages in Frozen is extensive. So I’ll try to keep this brief.

Let’s start from the beginning with Elsa and Anna’s relationship. After Anna is frozen, Elsa is far too willing to relinquish their relationship. As an older sister, this felt creepy. Couldn’t the two still interact in a limited context?

Then the parents die. Why does someone have to die in every Disney movie? Was this punishment for their role in helping Elsa keep her secret? Parents do not need to be terminated for someone’s life to get better. Take notes, Disney.

The character Prince Hans lacked thought and depth. Throughout the movie, Prince Hans is portrayed as someone who wants to help. At the end, when he leaves Anna to die in the room, it’s a startling 180 degree turn from the character that viewers thought they knew. What is Disney trying to establish with this abrupt change? From there on out, a gruff mountain man who doesn’t seem to have much going on intrigues Anna. He doesn’t seem princely, but Anna doesn’t care. Disney implies from the beginning that Anna is willing to settle for anyone by having her character get engaged to a man she has known for one day.

Frozen is based off of a Hans Christian Anderson story titled “The Snow Queen.” I’m not saying that the original story was better, but the plot had some female heroines that could have been included to add more depth to the plot. The plot of the original story has at least four female characters, but Disney still only uses two female protagonists in Frozen. The majority of characters in Frozen are male. Disney could have easily not included any male characters and instead focused on the relationship between the two sisters. Instead, they’re still implicitly stating that a heterosexual love story is needed for an interesting plot.

Frozen is good. But it isn’t as good as the hype makes it seem. See it if you haven’t already, but be warned: If you’re looking for a movie chock full of life lessons, this is not the one for you. Disney did their best to create a progressive film but sadly fell short.