Frozen, the Academy Award winning animated film, is the next to be featured in the Campus Activities Board’s ongoing series of movie nights. The film will be shown in the Phelps Theatre March 12 and 13. Students who attend the event will be able to simulate the traditional movie-going experience with free candy and drinks provided by the CAB office.

Loosely based on “The Snow Queen,” by Hans Christian Anderson, Frozen follows the story of Princess Anna as she tries to save her sister Queen Elsa from the citizens of Arendelle who believe she is a soceress after they learn she has the power to create ice and snow.

Though the film’s premise is the type a person would expect from a kids’ movie, it does make it a difficult for mature audiences to enjoy. Full of cliches and illogical character actions, it is perhaps the overusage of classic fairytale magic, however, that is to blame for some of the film’s more eyeroll-inducing moments that older audiences occasionally suffer through.

The film’s beginning is by far the worst part of the movie. Without really providing much of an explanation for Elsa’s magical powers, the film casts the audience right into the middle of her struggle and does very little to help make her a relatable character. She is instead written very one-dimensional, which leaves viewers to focus primarily on her younger sister, Anna, who happens to fall in love ridiculously easy and is also very underwritten.

Fortunately, the film starts to pick up once Anna begins searching for Elsa after she runs away from the citizens of Arendelle out of fear of them and her own powers. Once this happens, the audience is able to move past all the exposition and finally enjoy the actual plot. This, however, is not enough to redeem the movie on its own.

It isn’t until Josh Gad finally shows up as the lovable goof snowman Olaf that the film truly becomes enjoyable. His chararter is undoubtedly the funniest part of the movie and perhaps the only thing that will get mature audiences to actually enjoy it.

The film’s musical element serves as a throwback for older audiences to Disney’s earlier films — which were almost always full of song. The very first song in the film actually feels very reminescent to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ “Heigh-Ho” number. Despite the momentary nostalgia, though, the music quickly shifts to modern pop sound and the song lyrics quickly begin to feel like forced rhymes.

In the end, the majority of the songs become unnecessary and seem only to slow down the overall story without really adding anything of value to the film.

It seems the only things that makes any of the songs tolerable are the voices of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel, who play Anna and Elsa respectfully. Of the two, though, Menzel is definitely the better singer, which is unfortunate since her character has fewer songs to sing.

Ultimately, Frozen proves to be an adequate family film worth a few laughs, but a little light on takeaway messages. It is definitely meant more for the enjoyment of kids than the enjoyment of adults.