When you see the movie you'll get it, lol. The melodies for some of those songs are legitimately REALLY good. The songs themselves will make you think of the things that happen in the movie, and it's such a good movie. It really is. I was shocked at how much I liked it when I saw it.
And ayu not doing rock-style songs because Japanese fans don't say they like them in polls is just a really, really misguided decision on her part, I think. :( "End of the World" was in that Tu-Ka CM and then "Duty" was her best selling original album, that couldn't have hurt too much. "evolution" and "SURREAL" are more synth-rock tracks but they're definitely rock, and they're legendary. Fans worldwide also really like rock style songs like "Memorial address," "Because of You" always went over well, and songs like "is this LOVE?" and "Microphone" have done great in concert and on TV lives, and Ayu likes those songs too.
I wish polls didn't enter into some of her decisions about that stuff so much... It's hard to look back later and think "Yeah, that was my favorite song" about a track without a nostalgic melody & feeling, you know? Polls are gonna be skewed in a sorta nostalgic direction because of it, which means more ballads and summer pop songs. But when fans actually hear these songs, they do like them.
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Originally Posted by hidekirby
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Neither the OST nor the movie is particularly good. The movie is just formatted to perform at the box office and to echoes with the majority. The OST sells because of the "broadway" approach of the songs. The score in itself is just ok. That's why a lot of people like it. But the movie in itself can't even compete with Tangled quality-wise.
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I liked Frozen FAR better than Tangled, but that's probably because I liked its message more. Tangled was just a regular fairy tale, just slightly more geared towards boys. Frozen was geared towards girls, but didn't try to stuff any stupid, unrealistic, romantic notions down our throats for once. I thought it was funnier overall too, although Tangled did have some great moments.
As for merchandising, perhaps you should tell the Disney company that the movie would be good for that! Whenever I try to actually buy merchandise, Tangled merchandise is plentiful but I can't find a single thing for Frozen. The Disney store near me has TWO endcap-size t-shirt shelves, and that is ALL for Frozen stuff. Finding Frozen birthday supplies for my daughter was like trying to pull teeth.