Saturday 27 August 2016

How Frozen copied Naruto


Frozen. The film we all know and love. Today though, I'm not going to tell you about how great the film is. Instead, I'm going to present to you a theory, a movie theory.

Theory: Elsa is Sasuke with Naruto's powers.

First let's start with the similarities between Elsa and Sasuke.

Looks:
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Look at what Elsa is wearing before she leaves home and 'transforms'. Darker colors. Pay attention to the blue and black in particular.

Now look at what young Sasuke wears before he leaves home.
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Again, primarily blue and black. Darker colors.

Now look at what Elsa wears after she sings "Let it go".
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Instantly, it looks different. It's a much lighter color than before, you'll also notice that it's a lot more revealing than her previous dress.

Now look at Sasuke after he leaves Konoha.
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Again, it's a lighter color and much more revealing. (I mean look at him he's practically shirtless!). Notice any similarities yet? Well keep reading, we're just getting started.

Note: Sasuke and Elsa are also both left handed.

Story:

I'm assuming that all of you reading this know the story of Elsa. But, if you forgot here's a quick recap.

Elsa is born with magical ice powers. However, when she is young, an accident almost causes the death of her younger sister, Anna. She is isolated for the rest of her childhood and teenage years. Tragically, she loses her parents. Her powers, increase in size and she cannot control them. She leaves home, fearing for the safety of those around her. Anna and her friend, Kristoff pursue after her and risk their lives in the process. Eventually, she returns home.

Now look at Sasuke's story.

Sasuke is born a prodigy and gifted with sharingan eyes. When he is very young, he loses both his parents and is separated from his brother. He blames himself for this. He grows up isolated and lonely. His powers grow in size. He leaves home at a young age to find more power so that he can avenge his parent's death. His friends pursue after him and fail at first. But, he eventually returns home.

These stories are definitely very similar, apart from their powers and reason for leaving home. (We'll get back to that in a while)

Let's run through a checklist


  1. Have special powers: Check
  2. Lose parents: Check
  3. Get separated from sibling: Check
  4. Grow up in isolation: Check
  5. Leave home: Check
  6. Friends pursue them: Check
  7. Eventually return home: Check
There is also quite a bit of symbolism in their clothes.Image result for elsa coronation

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Look at Sasuke's headband and Elsa's tiara. They are both symbols of commitment and loyalty to their village and kingdom respectively. They are also symbols of honor and responsibility. Both of them consciously lose these items to signify their severing of ties to their place of origin.

Personality

Sasuke and Elsa have remarkably similar personalities. They are both usually calm and level headed as you can see in the above pictures but when pushed they can act aggressively and violently, often on impulse.

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Both of them have violent outbursts of aggression from minor provocations. Remember when Elsa freezes Anna's heart after getting frustrated by Anna's insistence to return home or when Sasuke attacks Naruto after he annoys him.

Both have a soft side though, one that occasionally shows up in Frozen and Naruto. As children, both of them had fun-loving, charming personalities.
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As adults however, they have outgrown their immature, turbulent ways and become calm, wise and sensible.
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Alright, now lets talk about the similarities between Elsa and Naruto.

Their powers: Elsa is extremely powerful. Naruto is also extremely powerful. Elsa's powers can be used for destruction or for creation. We see that she is able to create life, in the form of Olaf. Naruto is also able to use his powers for destruction. But, he also has life giving powers. We see that, towards the end of the series, he is able to revive Might Gai after he dies.
Both these characters also feel like monsters because of their seemingly uncontrollable powers. As children they have little control over it. It's only through the power of family that they learn to master their powers. For Elsa, her sister helped her do it. For Naruto it was his mom. 
In the beginning, both of them are isolated thanks to their powers, later both are cheered by their village or town because they saved them. For Naruto, this happened when he defeated Pain. For Elsa, this happened when she stopped the eternal winter.

So there you have it. The similarities between Elsa and the two main characters of Naruto are staggering. Let me know if you liked this theory and if you want to see more of this. Suggestions are welcomed.

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