The Real Reason Anna Doesn't Have Powers In Frozen

For many, the most memorable thing about Disney's smash hit Frozen is "Let It Go," an infectiously addicting song that's beloved by children and bemoaned by parents. Among the many other frosty and fantastical things that have made the female-centric 3D animated film such a success is the magic of its two leading sisters — literally.

In the first Frozen, Arendelle Princess Elsa possesses magical abilities that give her the power to create and control ice and snow. But when a young Elsa accidentally hurts her younger sister, Anna, the King and Queen overreact a bit. They wipe Anna's memories, force Elsa to suppress her powers, and cut the two young girls off from the public — and each other. After their parents are lost at sea, Elsa steps into the role of ruler before accidentally revealing her powers to the court, earning the scorn of her subjects. She flees, builds herself an ice castle, and — in the process — unintentionally puts Arendelle under a cloud of eternal winter. Anna sets out to find her sister and is joined by an iceman named Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and a cheerful and fast-talking snowman named Olaf, who was brought to life by Elsa's powers.

The film was praised for its messages about female agency and sisterhood, but it also left viewers with one major question: If Elsa had powers, why didn't Anna? Frozen doesn't tackle that, but in its heavier-themed sequel, Frozen 2, Disney gets a little closer to the truth. When Elsa hears a voice calling to her one night, she follows it and accidentally awakens four powerful elemental spirits. She and her squad set out to make things right with the elements, a quest that reveals the origins of Elsa's powers and her magical connection to her mother.

In a flashback, Anna and Elsa's father, King Agnarr, recounts how he came into power, laying the groundwork for the powerful reveal about Elsa's power and her mother, Queen Iduna. As the story goes, when a treaty between their grandfather and the neighboring tribe of Northuldra falls apart, a battle ensues that kills the king and angers the elemental spirits — Earth, Fire, Water, and Air — of the Enchanted Forest. The spirits disappear, trapping everyone still alive inside the forest. Only young Agnarr makes it out with the help of an unidentified savior.

When Elsa, Anna, and the others venture out to find the source of the mysterious voice in Frozen 2, Elsa winds up at Ahtohallan, believed to be a mythical river. She discovers the River Ahtohallan completely frozen, which really makes it more of a glacier. This glacier supposedly contains all explanations of the past. At Ahtohallan, Elsa learns that the voice is an echo or memory of her mother, who was both attuned to the elements and the mysterious hero who saved her father when he was young. Keep watching the video to see the real reason Anna doesn't have powers in Frozen.

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