Um, yeah. That's what the article's about. That she's used to them here in the PacNW and is shocked that they don't exist other places. I'm shocked too.

It's entirely possible my kids and I will be up front acting out the parts, not just singing along. We're pretty serious about this.

I can't wait to find out which 1,000 screens. Will there be one in my town?!!! Omg!

Yes, I feel like people are doing them wrong. I wear spanx tights 3-4 days a week and they are awesome.

Agreed. I am happy to have my daughters see this movie. We've already seen it twice in the theater. We love the theme of sisters helping each other and sisterly love being the strongest love in the movie. We've talked a lot about Elsa's complex and powerful nature. Elsa is by far their favorite character. Which I…

You need to see the Station Agent.

You're right about Anna. It's something to be very, very careful of. I'm speaking from experience in the domestic violence arena. "Quick involvement" in a relationship is a hallmark of an abuser. It's something to watch out for. There are a lot of stories of successful relationships that started with instant "true…

Excellent point, thank you. I'm so sorry about your sister.

Fistbump for having seen the second sequel, e.g. Cinderella 3. It's the best of the Cinderellas. No fairy godmother to help; Cinderella saves herself; Charming has to prove himself by saving her too. Not perfect, but pretty good stuff.

I disagree and think Hans' turnaround is one of the best aspects of the movie. Instant, "magical" love can't be trusted. It's a classic hallmark of a partner who turns out to be abusive. Elsa and Kristoff were absolutely right when they cautioned Anna to take a little more time to get to know the guy. I appreciate…

Would Puppy be because Hush Puppy was so kick-ass in Beasts of the Southern Wild? Pepsi I cannot find a justification for. There was Sodapop in the Outsiders, but... no.

... and yet even a month later, people are complaining about spoilers. How long does she need to wait to write an article about an interesting plot twist that's a spoiler?

One of the things you pick up on here, which I assume most kids won't, is that the true villains of the movie are the parents. They teach their daughter to be afraid of and repress her true nature. A nature that can be glorious and beautiful and fun as well as dangerous and scary. Because they teach her repression,…

Yes, all of this. I didn't like the creepy brainwashing in Tangled, and I didn't like the mom-poisoning in Brave. Frozen rocked, and my girls love Elsa as much as I do.

Yes! I loved that line too. Hmm, I think we may go see it again this weekend.

Here's what the Bitch commenter said: "As a counselor who works with domestic violence survivors, I loved that the charming prince turned out to have malicious intentions. One of the primary characteristics of an abuser is "quick involvement" and the movie showed a great example of that!"

You're so right. The Atlantic piece is delusional. A commenter on the Bitch site pointed out that Hans' actions are textbook for an abuser: come out of nowhere with lavish promises of true love and grand romantic gestures, so that expectations are heightened and unrealistic. I definitely want my girls to have a…

Yes! My 9- and 11-year-olds felt the same way. And, they both like the complicated. almost-evil snow queen Elsa better than sweet, sympathetic Anna. (And they love Totoro and My Little Pony, so I'm right with ya.)

Yah, I was wondering if we'd seen the same movie. As I recall, she didn't end up in "true love" with Kristoff, but it might have been headed that way. The true love was between the sisters.

Oh, man. I thought it was a handbell team. And I was like, whoa — they should be proud! I want to know when the handbell team goes on tour!