buyjesus Review of Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the Snowman (1969 TV Short)

illustrates uneven story logic

[5/10 · 23 December 2001]

spoilers frosty the snowman is loaded with continuity errors. first of all,frosty has to escape from the rural east coast or he'll melt. fine. but once he gets high up into the snowy mountains of canada, he insists on continuing straight on, despite his human companion dying of hypothermia at his side. regardless of whether frosty's looking for a permanent solution or the ultimate icy fountain of youth, he's got a responsibility to that kid. he can find a temporary home in canada where the temperature won't rise above freezing until at least late february. Until then, him and the kid can chill and do whatever a magic snowman and a kid do for fun. Instead he keeps pushing and pushing towards the north pole and winds up getting trapped inside a greenhouse. I have no pity for him, it's his own fault. There may have been some magic and that old hat, but there sure wasn't a lot of logic. Despite all this, frosty is a classic Christmas tale to watch with an open mind. it's pretty much the best frosty we've got, unless you consider the michael keaton classic Jack Frost, but I'm not touching that one with a ten foot stick.