Wait, That Never Happened! (Frozen Coloring Book Edition) โ๏ธ๐
Before the movie was released on November 27, 2013, they released a bunch of promotional materials such as music videos, storybooks, toys, and the like. One of which was a coloring book titled Journey to the Ice Palace, with art illustrated by "Disney Storybook Artists." Ooh, mysterious...
Much like many books, there were numerous illustrated scenes that we either never see in the final film or are only slightly altered here and there. Obviously, they changed some scenes after they gave the marketing team the go-ahead to promote the film. Some of them have colored versions too, from storybooks. It's all very Mandella-effect-y!
Let's try to spot the differences, shall we?
Little Anna shivering after Little Elsa accidentally hits her with her magic! In the movie, we know she was knocked unconscious.
Agnarr carrying Little Anna as they visit the trolls in the Valley of the Living Rock. It should be Iduna. Even the storybook has her carry her little girl.
Kristoff and Sven overlooking Arendelle on what seems to be a clifftop. This is how they were introduced in the book. In the movie, we first see them selling ice in town, sharing a carrot. The closest we got of this in the final film was this scene of Anna and him.
Anna holding Elsa's gloves during her coronation ceremony! As we know, she actually places her gloves down on a satin pillow that the bishop was holding. I made a post about this recently, which ultimately inspired me to make this new post!
Hans putting a flower on Anna's hair. But there is a version of this in the book where she doesn't have the flower.
Elsa looking at Hans this way as he and Anna ask for her blessing of their marriage. In the movie, Elsa doesn't really pay attention to him all that much, seeing as she was already so overwhelmed by the whole marriage thing in general to even worry about who the fiancรฉ was.
Elsa sitting on an ice throneโwhich I also posted about! In the film, we never see her create one.
Anna and Elsa arguing in her ice palace with hostility. Very similar to the storyboard for the deleted song, Life's Too Short. In Frozen, we know the scene was replaced with a reprise of For the First Time in Forever, showing a very anxious Elsa and an optimistic Anna, both exhibiting deep love and care for one another in their own ways. In here, they were fighting and insulting each other. #Not our Anna/Elsa! I'm so glad they changed it.
Gran Pabbie with a cane and a slightly different design.
Elsa isn't shackled (yet) during the dungeon confrontation with Hans. We know that she already had those on before she even woke up.
And finally, my favorite! Hans still conscious after the whole scene where Anna freezes and his sword shatters. Then, before he "finishes the job," Kristoff comes in to stop him. In comparison, Hans, in the film, flies back and is knocked out by the force of the sword shattering on Anna's frozen body. Later, Kristoff was about to deal with Hans when he woke up after the thaw, but Anna stops him.
Interestingly, this scene is actually still in the Junior Novel!
Not a surprise because this book was also released before the film. They probably took it out because they wanted Anna to be the first to punch himโfor the girl-power-ness of it all! In the coloring book, she still does, so that means we could've had the KristAnna couple both punching Prince Douchebag. Not to mention, Kristoff VS Hans! Sigh, remember what they took from us...
She is beauty, she is grace, she will punch you in the face!
There are a few more, but those were the ones I found to be the most interesting! It's always fascinating to me to see alternate scenes and 'what could have been's for this amazing film and IP that is Frozen, and how every little change made the film into what we all now know and love.
To end, let's have a throwback to this iconic meme post featuring one of the pages in the same coloring book.
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