La regina delle nevi 3 - Fuoco e ghiaccio

With Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice Wizart Animation joins Disney Studios in rejecting scenario, where love saves the day. Gerda and Kai come from a tale by Hans Christian Andersen and the action takes place in the land of the trolls. Wizart Animation aims for the international market and Snow Queen 3 was released in many countries included Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. The film delivers what might be called universal messages. Furthermore, Snow Queen 3 is fully in line with the Disney wholesomeness approach to filmmaking. This film does have its merits! It is strikingly beautiful. The Snow Queen is made in 3-D and it is gorgeous. The fire scenes are especially effective. Rollan with his burning hair and glowing suit is striking, as is Lake Gao, the forbidden lake of fire which Gerda and Rollan must cross. The fire-tossing scenes are vivid as are the scenes where Gerda makes ice formations. Film is highly recommended to watch with the whole family! Everybody finds something interesting in it!

Traditions mean a lot to Russia. There aren't many of them, but each is very warm and cozy. That's how, back in 2012, the first Snow Queen animated movie appeared – it won children's hearts at once as well as made adults believe in magic and hope to see its sequel… Time passes… So, at the end of 2016, the third instalment of the franchise was released already.

Some people anticipated it, others were a bit worried – as we're always a little afraid to get disappointed in something we like. Fortunately, that didn't happen but let's start from the beginning…

There's no point in re-telling the plot, as a lot of people have already seen the movie or read other reviews. I'd rather share my impressions and emotions with you instead.

What I liked most of all was the fact that the characters had grown up, they encountered problems that I think everyone does encounter, and faced a really hard choice between good and evil. I think I needed more drama and the characters' inner feelings, but the image itself compensated really well. The audience watches its bright colors and fantastic nature sceneries during the whole movie length, so I caught myself thinking that I wouldn't have guessed that The Snow Queen 3 is a Russian movie if I hadn't known it in the beginning.

I'd like to mention the music separately. The soundtrack is very positive and stays in your head for a long time after you've left the movie theater.

In short, I'd recommend the movie to those who wants to keep their New Year and Christmas mood going for longer, to have a good time, and just to get absorbed in the world of magic fairy tales.

About two minutes into the 3D version of this film, I turned to my friend and said, "This is amazing". And it really is. The depth of color and the quality of the details are simply stunning. However the beauty of the animation wasn't the only good thing about the movie, just the most obvious. The storytelling was fantastic and fast-paced, weaving a golden fairy-tale with a modern reinterpretation of surrounding events. What really makes the film, as far as the characters go, though, is the personalities that Wizart assigns to the animals involved. The main character's cute animal sidekick - a pet ferret named Luta - never utters a word, yet it easily steals the show with its clear human emotions and comedic timing. This is definitely a film I recommend, even if you don't have children

The movie was excellent and the theme as nice. Its good to see other studios outside Pixar and Disney.

I genuinely liked the art style of the movie.

The movie had interesting mixture of comedy and action and a fiery ending with a big battle. I wish the movie had more Slavic characters.

The 3D work is quite remarkable, taking into account the rather limited budget (I've seen movies budgeted at over 100 million failing to achieve that level of quality). Both the settings and the characters deserve the highest praise. Particularly, the character design is a bit too much Disney, but nicely done anyway, with beautiful clothing and face dynamics. Lighting and texturing is absolutely great. In a nutshell, "The Snow Queen" is kind of a little masterpiece, joining high levels of realism with all the expression one could expect from an animated film. What is more important, all the impressive technical achievement is put to the service of storytelling.