How Frozen became the catalyst for Disney's shift from male-centric tales

By Stephen Langston, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Performance, University of the West of Scotland

The landscape of animated musical films has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years. Male storylines, once the hallmark of the genre, have taken a back seat, thanks to the revolutionary success of a film that centres around the relationship between two sisters: Disney’s Frozen. Released in 2013, it marks an important turning point in the history of animated musicals.

Frozen not only provided a song every five-year-old can sing, it was also the catalyst for the…

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