Frozen Page #2

KING:

Born. And they’re getting stronger.

Grand Pabbie motions for the Queen to bring Anna to him. She

does. He examines her.

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GRAND PABBIE:

(about Anna)

You are lucky it wasn’t her heart.

The heart is not so easily changed,

but the head can be persuaded.

KING:

Do what you must.

GRAND PABBIE:

I recommend we remove all magic,

even memories of magic to be

safe.... But don’t worry, I’ll

leave the fun.

Grand Pabbie pulls out a glowing blue energy from Anna’s

head. We see her memories floating right above her. Grand

Pabbie changes all of her magical memories to ordinary

memories -- snowy play indoors with the girls in their

nightgowns changes to outdoors on the winter fjords with the

girls in winter gear. He puts the ordinary memories back in

her head.

GRAND PABBIE (CONT’D)

She will be okay.

YOUNG ELSA:

But she won’t remember I have

powers?

KING:

It’s for the best.

PABBIE:

Listen to me, Elsa, your power will

only grow.

As he speaks, he conducts the Northern Lights to show a

silhouette of an adult Elsa creating magical snowflakes.

PABBIE (CONT’D)

There is beauty in your magic....

But also great danger.

The snowflakes turn to sharp spikes.

PABBIE (O.S.) (CONT’D)

You must learn to control it.

In the Northern Lights display, the sharp spikes cause human

figures to panic and attack Elsa.

PABBIE (CONT’D)

Fear will be your enemy.

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Elsa gasps and buries her face in the King’s chest. The King

wraps his arms around Elsa, protectively.

KING:

No. We’ll protect her. She can

learn to control it. I’m sure.

Over the King’s words we...

DISSOLVE TO:

-The Arendelle castle gates shutting.

KING (O.S.) (CONT’D)

Until then, we’ll lock the gates.

We’ll reduce the staff. We will

limit her contact with people and

keep her powers hidden from

everyone... including Anna.

-The castle shutters close.

-Anna sits on her bed as Elsa’s furniture disappears.

-Anna rushes to the hall to see Elsa shut the door to her new

room. Anna watches, confused and sad.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. CASTLE WINDOW — DAY

We look out on a gentle snowfall. Little Anna skips up to the

window. She lights up at the sight of the snow and rushes

down the hall.

INT. HALLWAY, ELSA’S DOOR — DAY

Anna knocks on Elsa’s door and SINGS.

“Do You Want to Build a Snowman?”

YOUNG ANNA:

DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?

COME ON LET’S GO AND PLAY.

Anna peeks under the door.

YOUNG ANNA (CONT’D)

I NEVER SEE YOU ANYMORE.

COME OUT THE DOOR.

IT’S LIKE YOU’VE GONE AWAY.

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-INT. ANNA’S ROOM — Anna plays with two dolls, gives up, sad.

YOUNG ANNA (CONT’D)

WE USED TO BE BEST BUDDIES

AND NOW WE’RE NOT.

I WISH YOU WOULD TELL ME WHY.

-ELSA’S DOOR. Anna peeks through the key hole.

YOUNG ANNA (CONT’D)

DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?

-Anna calls through the keyhole.

YOUNG ANNA (CONT’D)

IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE A SNOWMAN.

YOUNG ELSA (O.S.)

Go away, Anna.

YOUNG ANNA:

(hearbroken)

...OKAY BYE.

-BEHIND THE DOOR — DAY. Elsa sits at the window looking out,

longingly. Suddenly, her icy hands freeze the windowsill.

-LATER. The King slips leather gloves onto Elsa’s hands.

KING:

The gloves will help.

He pats her gloved hand.

KING (CONT’D)

See? You’re good....

(starting their mantra)

Conceal it.

YOUNG ELSA:

Don’t feel it.

YOUNG ELSA & KING

Don’t let it show.

-INT. HALLWAY, ELSA’S DOOR — DAY. Anna, now 9, knocks on

Elsa’s door.

ANNA (9)

DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?

-INT. HALLWAY — DAY. Alone, Anna rides a bicycle built for

two in the hall by standing on the back seat.

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ANNA (9) (CONT’D)

OR RIDE OUR BIKE AROUND THE HALL?

I THINK SOME COMPANY IS OVERDUE...

-INT. PORTRAIT ROOM — DAY. Anna runs around the portrait

room, gaining momentum to flip over the arm of the couch.

ANNA (9) (CONT’D)

I’VE STARTED TALKING TO

THE PICTURES ON THE WALLS.

Anna lands PLOP on the cushions, then looks up at the

painting above her of the courageous Joan of Arc.

ANNA (9) (CONT’D)

Hang in there, Joan.

-INT. EMPTY LIBRARY — DAY. Looks like no one’s around.

ANNA (9) (CONT’D)

IT GETS A LITTLE LONELY

ALL THESE EMPTY ROOMS.

But then we find Anna, laying at the base of the grandfather

clock, playing with her braids, bored out of her mind.

ANNA (9) (CONT’D)

JUST WATCHING THE HOURS TICK BY.

Anna’s eyes follow the grandfather clock’s pendulum.

ANNA (9) (CONT’D)

TICK TOCK. TICK TOCK. TICK TOCK.

-INT. ELSA’S ROOM — NIGHT. Elsa (now 12) paces as she panics.

The entire wall is frozen behind her.

ELSA (12)

I’m scared. It’s getting stronger.

KING:

Getting upset only makes it worse.

The King goes to hug her.

ELSA (12)

No. Don’t touch me. I don’t want to

hurt you.

He and the Queen look at each other with alarmed sadness.

-INT. LIBRARY — DAY. Anna, now a teenager, slides past Elsa’s

room without stopping.

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-INT. KING AND QUEEN’S QUARTERS — DAY. Anna runs into the

room and throws herself into her parents’ arms.

TEEN ANNA:

See you in two weeks.

-INT. ELSA’S ROOM — DAY. Elsa curtsies in front of her

parents, formally, not touching them.

TEEN ELSA:

Do you have to go?

KING:

You’ll be fine, Elsa.

-EXT. DOCKS — DAY. The King and Queen leave on a ship.

-EXT. ROUGH SEAS — NIGHT. Lightning flashes. The sea rages in

a storm. The King and Queen’s ship is lost in the waves.

-INT. CASTLE — DAY. A portrait of the King and Queen is

covered in mourning cloth.

-EXT. CEMETERY — DAY. Anna looks small, standing before her

people, beside burial stones.

-INT. HALLWAY, ELSA’S DOOR. Anna, still in her mourning

clothes, approaches and knocks.

ANNA:

(singing)

Elsa? PLEASE I KNOW YOU’RE IN THERE

PEOPLE ARE ASKING WHERE YOU’VE BEEN

THEY SAY HAVE COURAGE

AND I’M TRYING TO

I’M RIGHT OUT HERE FOR YOU.

PLEASE LET ME IN.

Anna slides down the door and sits with her head against it.

ANNA (CONT’D)

WE ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER.

IT’S JUST YOU AND ME.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

(weak, internal)

DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?

We move through the door...

-INT. ELSA’S ROOM — DAY. Elsa is sitting in the exact same

pose as Anna. Her bedroom is frozen with ice. Snowflakes hang

in the air, suspended by grief.

FADE OUT.

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EXT. THE KINGDOM OF ARENDELLE — MORNING

A new dawn rises over the fjords.

Ships pull up to the docks. Guests pile out.

DOCK MASTER:

Welcome to Arendelle!

A BOY tries to get away as his MOTHER tries to stuff him in

his bunad jacket.

BOY:

Why do I have to wear this?

MOTHER:

Because the Queen has come of age.

It’s Coronation Day!

BOY:

That’s not my fault.

They pass the May Pole being raised and a Sami ice harvester

chatting with his reindeer. We recognize them as Kristoff and

Sven, all grown up. Sven hops around excitedly like a dog and

nuzzles Kristoff’s chest.

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