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Feeling Safe?

I finally got around to watching Frozen . I don't have any small children of my own and wasn't really interested in it for my own viewing pleasure, so it took a long time. I didn't know the songs, didn't know the characters, didn't know the storyline. We were watching a friends' child last weekend, and the child really wanted to see Frozen, so we did. Overall, it's cute and has nice jokes and beautiful animation. I can tell they spent a lot of money on the soundtrack. I probably won't watch it again, being well outside of the target audience. There was one poignant moment that stood out to me, though.  Anna, the red-headed sister of magical-powered Elsa, came to retrieve her (very dangerous) sister and bring her back to their town. Elsa warned Anna that she needed to stay in her ice castle and couldn't return because she was a danger to everyone. Anna said: You don't have to protect me; I'm not afraid.  Boom. That line. Feeli...