#redeemhans

Me: ... 26 is the double of 13.

What did you just said?!😡😡😡🤬🖕🖕🖕

in a hans hyperfixation era hhahahhaahhaahhaha

Another day, another bag featuring the Frozen Four and friends.

This post mostly refers to Prince Hans from Frozen, but can also be read regarding my feelings towards the redemption trope (both in media and in real life) as a whole. As well as my thoughts and views as to why bringing him back in a future Frozen project (be it another sequel or even a TV series) wouldn’t be a bad idea.

Might write a longer and more in-depth post in the future regarding Hans’ character, but we’ll see where this goes.

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“Hans does not deserve to get redeemed. His actions should not be ignored and there’s nothing he can do to atone or change himself for the better.”

I have seen this counter-argument countless times as to why even the slightest suggestion to redeem Hans is moronic and completely far-fetched, and I think part of that is due to a lot of folks outright misconstruing what a redemption arc really entails.

Unlike what you might think, no, it does not mean that a villain is automatically forgiven for their wrongdoings, nor is that excusing their actions or assuming they were good all along, that ‘they just weren’t given the chance to prove it.’

No. It’s about someone realizing that their entire philosophy is wrong, and that their actions have consequences and ramifications that affect themselves and others around them; it’s about learning humility, admitting you’ve made mistakes, and trying to better yourself even if other people around you don’t think for a second that you can change, that you can even try to atone for the things you’ve done; that you will take any criticism that comes your way because you know you deserve it, yet not letting it detain you from becoming a better person.

That, is what redemption is.

And in regards to Hans, I will say right now that I truly believe he should suffer consequences for his actions in Arendelle. Regardless of what his upbringing might have been like, it does not excuse in any way his attempts to commit regicide nor manipulating someone’s feelings to serve his agenda. Elsa and Anna have all the right to hate him.

Which is why I think all of this would be a terrific foundation for a redemption journey for him. Character wise, we know he’s a person who’s very skillful at masquerading himself, and being the youngest of a very large family, which just brings so many storyline possibilities that could be mined and explored even if they hypothetically don’t bring him back to redeem him. Actually developing his character and not making him one-note, for instance, given that lots of people have big issues with his twist reveal in the first Frozen for a reason. See Elizabeth Rudnick’s A Frozen Heart book (before you point it out, yes, I’m aware that it’s not canon to the movies) as an example to how interesting a character Hans can really be if given the chance.

And the most important part of any redemption story is the journey. It would have to be developed well, be believable and take its time. I’m going to make the most obvious comparison here, but think of Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender. His story-arc is pretty much the pinnacle of how any atonement story should be written. Apply this blueprint to Hans and he could very well become one of Disney’s most complex and interesting characters in their pantheon.