Article by Polygon: It explains why Disney’s “Frozen” caught lightning in a bottle with its two female leads. The article goes on to compare this constellation with other Disney movies and how Disney’s executives still don’t seem to have understood why centering on relationships between women may be a formula for success.
The first paragraph lists the actual key to the films success, the rest of the article makes a poor attempt to spin a counter narrative to the obvious and fails.
No way this “key” was more important than the soundtrack, an excellent teardown of unrealistic romantic expectations, and the hardships and power of sibling relationships.
Disney made a great movie about two sisters finding their way, they don’t need to make 100 other movies along the same theme for its own sake.