Trans Allegories in Film: 'Shrek' (2001)
Films can alleviate alienation by presenting realities where the viewers feelings are shared by onscreen characters. The film 'Shrek' can be interpreted as a transgender story.
Frosty the Snowman (2001)
A discarded silk top-hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren, after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, the magic snowman and Karen, a young girl whom he befriends, stow away on a freight train headed for the North Pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back!
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A discarded silk top-hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren, after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, the magic snowman and Karen, a young girl whom he befriends, stow away on a freight train headed for the North Pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back!
Rating:NR
Genre:Family, Animation, TV Movie
Written By:Romeo Muller
In Theaters:9/11/2001
Box Office:
Runtime:25 minutes
Studio:Rankin/Bass Productions
Cast
Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Director
Jackie Vernon
Frosty the Snowman (voice)
June Foray
Teacher / Karen / Additional Voices (voice)
Billy De Wolfe
Professor Hinkle (voice)
Jimmy Durante
Narrator (voice)
Paul Frees
Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)
Suzanne Davidson
Karen (voice) (uncredited)
Greg Thomas
Karen's friends (voice) (uncredited)
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