Nominated for a Grammy, Golden Globe, and an Oscar, Disney’s new animated film Frozen is the fourth highest grossing film of 2013 with 348.6 million dollars (via Billboard).

The enchanted and musical story of Frozen, directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, is loosely based on The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, written in 1845. His story follows two children, Kai and Gerda, in a struggle between good and evil. The story is well-loved and has been printed in many different forms of media over the years.

The film is produced by Peter Del Vecho, and the new storyline and screenplay was written by Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, and Shane Morris.

The New York Times described how the film is radically different from the classic princess love story that has characterized Disney for years. The princesses of the movie, Anna and Elsa of Arendelle, show bravery and courage that used to be reserved for only the princes.

Junior Meredith Delp has seen the film three times and enjoys the music and storyline that Disney has created.

“I thought the storyline was nice because it was contemporary,” Delp said. “But not taking it too far to the point that Disney was trying to be too different.”

The film depicts the story of two princess sisters named Anna voiced by Kristen Bell, and Elsa voiced by Idina Menzel. Elsa, the eldest, has an uncontrollable power of freezing everything she touches. Out of fear, Elsa hides away from her little sister, Anna. On the day of her coronation, Elsa accidentally shows her power to the kingdom when Anna announces her engagement to a man that she just met, Hans, voiced by Santino Fontana. Elsa runs away from the castle in her kingdom of Arendelle and builds a ice castle in the mountains. Anna then goes on a quest to find her sister, and on her way, she meets a man named Kristoff, voiced by Johnathan Groff, and his dog-like reindeer, Sven. Together, along with a lovable, funny snowman named Olaf voiced by Josh Gad, they try to find Elsa and save Arendelle from the eternal winter that Elsa caused.

Sophomore Laura Willem liked the sisterly aspect of the film because of her close relationship with her own sister.

“I thought [the nontraditional story] was cool because usually when there is someone saving someone, it’s a prince,” said Willem. “So having a sister thing is cool especially because I saw it with my sister.”

The film was a musical with catchy, fun songs by Christophe Beck. The soundtrack reached number one on iTunes above Beyonce’s new album. In fact, Billboard says that it is the first soundtrack to spend three consecutive weeks as number one since High School Musical 2. Overall, it has sold 769,000 copies.

“I liked [the music] because it was more musical-type music,” said Willem. “It wasn’t just random pop music like some Disney movies.”

On January 31, via the official Frozen website, the film was released in theaters as a sing-along version in which viewers follow the bouncing snowflake as they sing.

“People are going to want to come back because they’re not just seeing the movie now,” said Delp. “They are having a fun experience with their friends.”

One of the songs, entitled “Let it Go” is sung by Idina Menzel as Elsa. It was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar. Some fans around the world translated the song into 25 languages in this video. Singer Demi Lovato also recorded a “Single Version” that is included on the soundtrack.

Since the movie has such an all-star soundtrack, it is no surprise that on January 13, Disney announced that Frozen will be transformed into a Broadway musical. Right now, however, all actress and actors that will be involved are a mystery according to NYU News. Rumors include Laura Osnes, who was Cinderella in Broadway’s Cinderella, and Krysta Rodriguez, who was in Broadway’s First Date.

Science department teacher Gregory Brobst attended the movie with his four-year-old daughter Caroline.

“I am really excited about [the musical],” said Brobst. “I really want to go see it, but only if they can get Idina Menzel to reprise her role as Elsa.”

Though Frozen has Broadway and sequel rumors, the movie continues to be extremely successful. In fact, it has two apps available on the App Store. One is a “storybook” that tells the storyline of the film, and the other is a game called “Frozen Freefall.” Nintendo has also jumped on the Frozen bandwagon by creating “Frozen: Olaf’s Quest,” released on November 19.

On March 18, Frozen is coming out on DVD. It will be available as a Blu-ray and DVD with digital copy or a digital HD DVD. Rated PG for some action and mild rude humor, the film is available in 3D and realD 3D and runs for 102 minutes. In addition to the actual film, the DVD will include a theatrical short entitled “Get a Horse.” Also, the making of Frozen will be shown through commentary from the leading actors and actresses along with deleted scenes.

Overall, Frozen is fun, musical film that appeals to the entire family. The songs are catchy and inspired, and the actors voice performances are top-notch. Audiences will continue to be captivated by this newest magical story from Disney.