Disney made this Thanksgiving weekend a little sweeter by releasing its newest animated film, Coco. The heartwarming movie brought in an incredible $71.2 million during its opening weekend, so we’re guessing it’s pretty great. Viewers may have enjoyed Coco, but they have different feelings about the 21-minute “short” that played before it, BuzzFeed reports.
Pixar is known for blessing viewers with short animations before their movies, so with the release of Coco also came Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. As much as fans love Frozen, the short didn’t receive the same level of appreciation. Disney fans on Twitter had A LOT to say about the short, which may make you think twice about watching it.
Sometimes I wake up covered in sweat and screaming, filled with the horrifying certainty that I’m STILL watching that seemingly endless Frozen “short” that played before Coco.
— Jhonen Vasquez (@JhonenV) November 26, 2017
The seemingly endless, deeply mediocre Frozen ‘short’ they force you watch before CoCo is a hate crime
— Patrick Sullivan (@PatchNavillus) November 24, 2017
My 8-year old nephew, after the excruciating 20 minute Frozen short in front of Coco: “Nobody asked for that”
— Nicholas Gurewitch (@PerryFellow) November 25, 2017
Some people suggest that the Frozen short takes away from the Mexican-American people featured in Coco.
Is there an option to watch coco without the frozen movie??? @Disney just couldn’t let brown people have their moment
— Melissa (@FuturaDoctora_) November 27, 2017
making us endure Olaf’s Frozen Adventure to get to Coco is a metaphor for the Mexican American experience I just haven’t figured out how yet
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) November 27, 2017
In response to the anger and confusion from moviegoers, theaters are taking it upon themselves to warn viewers.
First time I saw Coco on Wed, the theater I went to actually put up a sign to notify us of the 22-minute Frozen short, so our audience was prepared for it and no one really complained. Restless, but somewhat receptive. The 2nd time was the opposite experience. /p>— Krystle Piamonte (@kryspia) November 26, 2017
Some theaters are even going so far as to remove the short altogether so attendees can fully indulge in Coco and all its musical glory. This theater chain in Mexico tweeted, “The moment #COCOthemovie stole our hearts… Starting today, enjoy the version without the short.”
Ese momento en el que #COCOlapelícula nos robo el corazón…
A partir de hoy disfruta la versión sin corto > https://t.co/RjkdgqT0av pic.twitter.com/ejXNAUnA8R
— Cinemex (@Cinemex) November 3, 2017
In the midst of the controversy, there are plenty of diehard Frozen fans who will graciously agree to disagree.
As a “Frozen” (and specifically Olaf) stan, I’ll have to respectfully disagree with this dique popular opinion. I WAS L I V I N G FOR THIS SHORT. https://t.co/POceXHbPS2
— Barbara Gonzalez (@ohhaibarbie) November 27, 2017
Let’s face it—a 21-minute short is more like a sequel to Frozen (which I’m still looking out for, btw). Olaf can have his moment elsewhere so Coco is respectfully given its own time to shine.