Grief and The Next Right Thing | Frozen 2 Video Essay

[@IsabelsChannel]

this movie's plot is a bit wack but god when it hits, it HITS and the visuals shine and the music soars and it all just makes me feel SO much

[@IsabelsChannel]

also sweet baby kitty, I miss her 💕

[@IsabelsChannel]

-I have made a mistake live responding to this video instead of waiting to the end of the video omg- but now that I've reached the end, this video is incredible, you're incredible, I love you, and your strength inspires me constantly

[@toon4thought]

You summed up my thoughts perfectly. Film's a mess, but it's a damn BEAUTIFUL mess.

[@tacoreibrown6560]

oh i have issues with the plot as well, but the visuals and the soundtrack eats badlyyy

[@TheLeastOfficialOfBros]

2:50 that's why seeing Frozen 2 hit different for me upon second viewing. The family cat was diagnosed with breast cancer and we had to put bandages over her tumor so she wouldn't lick it and bleed, and we gave her medication for the pain but all she did was sleep. We hoped it was operable but the final vet visit made it clear that wasn't the case and we decided to put her down. I could hardly get out of bed the next day, and the next day my elderly cat ran away, and a week later we found her body. After burying 2 beloved pets within a week of each other I just kind of shut down, from April to about July every memory is fuzzy at best.

[@nonawolf]

Thank you for sharing with us, this year has been a huge challenge for me and I’ve been through those stages of grief and loss and listening to this video made me feel so less alone so thank you. We’ll keep doing the next right thing

[@snbsixteen6stars201]

Recently lost my older sister to depression and burnout not long after her birthday so this movies song now rings all to real to me, the dutch mental health profession has bin a overbloded mess after covid

[@offbeatkiki]

🫂 i'm so sorry

[@love70730]

Mom has been fighting pancreatic cancer since 2022. Grandfather passed a few years prior from same cancer…I struggle trying to keep my head above depression constantly.

[@HarryThomasPictures]

The Next Right Thing is the most underrated Frozen 2 song how does it not get talked about in comparison to the other Frozen 2 songs like Into The Unknown, Lost In The Woods and Show Yourself. It's the most mature Disney princess song I've ever heard we need more like it. Frozen 2 is underrated in general and I hope Frozen 3 and 4 have more songs like Next Right Thing. So sorry about your cat she was blessed to have you. I lost my dog Rambo in June this year still miss him!

[@yaelsafiya]

watching this after coming home from my great grandfather's memorial service, the most recent in a line of losses in my family over the past year, was really nice and comforting

[@colinvandenberg3446]

Society at large tends to take for granted just how essential art is to the human experience. O ur lives would be infinitely worse without art to help us process our emotions, and even media that isn't great overall can change lives.

[@liamfitzgerald1400]

I am forever a Frozen 2 defender. It has many rough aspects but there were so many things about it that really resonated with me emotionally when I saw it I can't really hold anything but love for it. Thank you so much for sharing these vulnerable emotions, and I hope you have a lovely day

[@Fragheadasmr]

I’m so glad you made this video, as this sequence has stuck with me since I watched it back in 2019. My younger brother and I went to the theatre to watch this together and this scene made us both cry, as we lost our dad not long before this. The song spoke to us and our situation so perfectly.

[@toon4thought]

Ugh, listening to this vid really moved me. I'm glad you are using these outlets to help yourself during such undeserved times, and I wish you all the best going forward, no matter what comes.

[@beanieboyreviews]

I probably shouldn’t have watched this at work because I was crying a lot

[@ilikemovies22]

Might just be me but I missed the notification for this?? Weird. Glad I saw it, this is one of the best and obviously most personal Frozen 2 appreciation videos I’ve ever seen. This scene has always stuck in my mind despite the fact I’ve only seen Frozen 2 the one time when it came out, and I think you hit the nail on the head in describing it as one of the least corporate, manufactured moments in a Disney movie in awhile. It’s genuinely beautiful and left a significant impact on me and a lot of people. Lovely video.

[@dude2499]

God the one thing that hits about this song is how much of a mantra of it was through 2023. But what really did it in was when I met Anna at Disneyland this year. I told her about this song and how it helped pull me through. She told me “I’m glad you’re here to tell me this. If shows how strong you are.” I managed to not cry, but it was hard. Just to hear that from someone, that you’re still here despite one of the roughest years of my life, it was cathartic and relieving to hear you have someone, even if they were a complete stranger, in your corner….It’s why I still cry when listening to this song.

[@NerdAboveALL8]

I didn't anticipate crying while watching this video, but I sure did. Your videos have resonated with me more than I could have ever hoped for, so this is a thank you for always putting a little more joy into my day.

[@giangeegibb]

Welcome back! I'm so sorry you've been through so much hardship this year, and I hope things continue to improve and get better. I'm glad there have been bright spots for you this year as well!

[@omnibecca7479]

I saw Frozen 2 in theaters, and I started bawling when this song happened. I had just lost my first childhood cat very recently before and I was still processing when I saw the movie. I hated the movie, but I appreciated this scene. I was able to use the song as almost instructions so I could process. I’m so sorry for all the pain you’ve endured this year, and I hope your life improves from here. Thank you for your video ❤

[@PoetryAndTofu]

Perseverance makes no sense in the face of such misery as its happening, but as we look back on it a year later....many years later, it changes us in ways you've described being changed. But for good or bad or in between, it builds us up a little more. I hope your journey through grief continues to lighten up but also that you remain strong through it. Most everyone in this comment section will have been through tragedy at some point, so I'm sure i speak for a lot of us when i say, we empathize heavily with this vid...i know i do.

[@xanatooth]

To this day this song always wrecks me it's one of three songs( others being lullaby and my r ) that will always get a tear from me for coming at the exact right moment. I am happy to see someone else appreciate it as much as I do, for this song truly matters, to anyone who has ever been at a true low point in life the creator understood exactly why it is important

[@indigosakura]

I lost my dad week after my birthday last year. Due to non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis, Or year and a half I gave him medication’s. I took him dialysis everything. My family did everything we could to keep him alive. Then there came a point when he couldn’t sit up at a 90° angle without being in pain. That’s when he went on hospice. Then the day after Thanksgiving, he was gone. Weirdest things that trigger my grief for him. Driving by places I used to take him movies I watched with him. I am even tearing up right now as I write this comment. Thanksgiving this year is gonna be hard. Love you, dad miss you.

[@TropeAnatomy]

Thanks for sharing such personal stories 💙 hope these videos continue to be an outlet for you and things better. Been a pretty rough year for me too so this was cathartic. Glad I found the cover on your bands channel because I wanted to hear more lol

[@corduroycrook]

Glad to have you back homie 😃

[@mathieuleader8601]

my cousins when they where small really liked Frozen so I browsed the web to find out what all the fuss was about I found a fact that Olaf is actually 4Ft something the fact that Olaf is only slightly shorter than my mum to be rather disconcerting and in regards to your previous video that delved into Arthur I always remember this episode of Arthur from its later era where Alan AKA The Brain goes to a councillor to deal with the sense of grief and trauma that happened when his family's ice-cream got destroyed in a hurricane and that councillor was voiced by the same person that was the voice for Elsa.

[@SapphireLeto]

I'm so sorry for your losses and all the challenges you've been going through. It's just shitty. No other way to put it. But I want to say, you aren't alone in your pain, or finding solace I. This song. It got me through some very dark months in 2021. The Next Right Thing is a good way to get through when everything is dark and lonely. The Next Right Thing was the only thing that let me feel strong. You can be strong. Take care of yourself Kiki. And if it helps at all, you have a beautiful voice.

[@averyeml]

When the first Frozen came out I actually watched it and hated it. I saw it the one time in theater and was underwhelmed and annoyed by I don’t even remember what/why anymore, and then hearing Let It Go a bazillion times just bugged me, even though it was absolutely undeniable that Idina and the soundtrack in general went so hard. But then a few months after it came out I got the chance to see it again and it just clicked. Don’t know why but now it’s great. Frozen 2 was the opposite almost. Saw it for the first time and blindly had a blast but in the time sense the mess of it sort of dragged the majority of it down, except for this moment. This moment and this sentiment of doing the Next Right Thing has shone out like a beacon. I was surprised by this moment on the first watch but it turned into a thing that floored me every time after.

[@NormDeMoss]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

[@Arosukir6]

Thank you for sharing this with us, though I'm so sorry you've had to go through so much. Grief is no joke, and it will likely keep hitting you years later (I know it still does for me). But while time may not heal all wounds, it can at least lessen them. I hope that things will look up for you from here on out. That you will be able to claw back all the joy you can. You deserve as much. We all do.

[@epicgam2317]

Ah Kiki, I’m so sorry. I hope things get better.

[@CHANIMATES]

Personally in my opinion even with everything frozen 2 got wrong it could have been at least a ok movie if they simply didn't call it frozen 2

[@anthonyvelez1569]

I love your voice sm

[@rowlandandrew9597]

Hi the next right thing is a great song And I love it because like you said in your video every one has to deal with losing people they care about mine was my best friend 2019 I figured the best way to honor him was to live my life to it's fullest but I still miss him every day

[@JorgiPorgie117]

Welcome back 🐐

[@heyitsnovaa]

Good to see you again

[@Charlotte-hv6ll]

Great video, leaving a comment for the algorithm

[@patricklauer4452]

For keeks: 🫂🫂

[@TheTiredPotato]

Frozen makes me angry af bcs they got SUCH GOOD PIECES but they are in the middle of nonsense bullshit, they don't commit to the themes, they don't commit to the dark emotions And that takes the whole weight of amazing scenes

[@zainmudassir2964]

Hope you review Velma season 2. Scrappy doo needs redemption

[@droidcomplex]

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