Thread:ChloeElsaKendall/@comment-5483334-20140211102501/@comment-5483334-20140216141103

IMO,

The door is a divider of the sisters (quite obviously). It is interesting how a door can both be a passage into a place, yet when closed it can house a whole different world inside (think of Elsa's frozen room). The door is their sole point of meeting, so it can serve as a symbol of rejection (Do You Wanna Build A Snowman?) or acceptance ("...It opened!...That's a first..."). It is also interesting to note that Anna repeatedly tries to enter Elsa's icy aforementioned "world", which exists to isolate Elsa and protect others. In a reversed way of thinking, a door is commonly used to prevent thieves and burglars from entering a house, and its purpose is therefore to protect the person behind the door. Elsa is now the one behind the door but is trying to protect those outside, further emphasising the misunderstanding that people had that Elsa was a villain.

The door as a symbol of secrecy is also quite evident. Forced to hide her powers from human knowledge, Elsa resorts to "conceal[ing], [not] feel[ing]", a parallel to the closing of a door to prevent the outside world from knowing what goes on inside. You may also have noticed that at the start of the movie, when Anna and Elsa go to the large hall to play, they close the door behind them (for secrecy, their parents must not know). The door is thus also a symbol of trust (and therefore love?) as what happens inside is confidential. For example, only Elsa's parents could enter her room after the freezing of Anna's forehead, telling us who Elsa could actually afford to trust during that time. The closing of the castle gates is likewise a sign to the outside world that "I don't trust you", or "I don't feel safe about you".

I like the point you made that " Elsa's door was always closed so she thought her sister didn't love her." I have been trying to understand how Anna came to think that Elsa "despised" her as mentioned on the wiki and you have explained it very clearly. Thank you very much.

