Neither hot nor cool, 'Frozen II' serves up lukewarm leftovers from the 2013 hit

不熱乎,，也不透心涼:《冰雪奇緣 2》從2013年大火的前作里，分了我們一口溫吞的剩飯

Once upon a time, Disney sent its subpar sequels to the kingdom of Straight- to-Video - a magical land filled with such titles as "The Return of Jafar," "Cinderella II: Dreams Come True" and "The Little Mermaid lI: Return to the Sea." It was a happier time, one that is now apparently over, as "Frozen lI" hits theaters.

從前,，迪士尼會把他們不夠格的電影續(xù)作發(fā)配到“影音首映王國”這 個魔法國度中充滿了這樣的名字:《賈方復(fù)仇記》 ,、《仙履奇緣 2:美夢成真》，以及《小美人魚2:重返大?！贰Ｄ潜臼且欢胃鞓返臅r光,，但顯然,，好景不再，因為《冰雪奇緣2》在影院上映了,。

"Frozen lI" starts off on shaky ground, largely because it backtracks on much of the character development Anna and Elsa went through in thefirst movie. At the end of "Frozen,“Elsa had learned that her powers were a gift, not a burden, and she had become confident and proud in using them. At the beginning of "Frozen II, “that confidence is gone.

《冰雪奇緣2》有著一個沒什么說服力的開場,。這很大程度上是因為，安娜和艾莎在第一部中經(jīng)歷的很多角色成長,，在第二部被推倒重來了,。在《冰雪奇緣》的結(jié)尾，艾莎領(lǐng)悟到她的魔法是天賦而不是負(fù)擔(dān),，她也變得能夠自信且自豪地使用魔法,。但在《冰雪奇緣2》的開頭，那份自信消失了,。

Whatever technical advancements have been made in computer animation over the past six years aren't readily apparent in "Frozen II, ”which mostly has the same frosty look as the first film. An impressive sea battle between Elsa and a glowing ice horse -just go with it- is as good as the visuals get.

電腦動畫技術(shù)于過去6年中取得的任何進(jìn)步,，在《冰雪奇緣2》中都沒怎么明顯體現(xiàn)一它大體還是 跟第一部一樣，一副冰天雪地的老樣子,。艾莎和發(fā)著光的冰馬在海中的戰(zhàn)斗倒是挺讓人印象深刻的一反正你就跟著往下看吧,，這場面竟然就是整部片子視覺效果的巔峰了。

The biggest disappointment? The music. In "Frozen,”even the throwaway songs had wit.Returning composers Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez try to give Elsa two showstopping numbers: "Into the Unknown" and "Show Yourself.' But neither song reaches any emotional heights.(Never mind that there really isn't a show to stop.)

最令人失望的?是音樂,。在《冰雪奇緣》中,，即便是那些隨口哼出來的曲子也有點(diǎn)意思。續(xù)作中回歸的作曲家羅伯特.洛佩茲和克莉絲汀.安德森-洛佩茲，也試圖給艾莎打造兩首令人拍手叫絕的曲子:《Into the Unknown》 和《ShowYourself》 ,。但無論哪首也沒在情感上達(dá)到什么高度,。(更別提這部電影就沒什么讓人想停下來拍拍手的地方。)

Yes, "Frozen II" is a letdown when compared with the original. It's hard to see how the same team who made something so cool in 2013 could deliver something so一there's no other word for it一lukewarm.

是的,，《冰雪奇緣 2》和前作比起來令人失望,。難以理解這個在2013年拍了那么棒的電影的團(tuán)隊，是怎么拿出一個如此“溫吞”的東西的一也沒別的形容詞了,。