Frozen in the Making

• Frozen is based off of an old Scandinavian tale. Well that's a little tidbit of information I didn't know. I'd certainly be interested in hearing about the whole legend.
•  Elsa is the antagonist? I thought that Anna was seeking her out just to be reunited with her sister. I thought it was a movie about the importance of family. But I was wrong. It's just another blob about a couple dealing with forces who don't want them to be together. Why Disney, why?
• Frozen is based of of real places and real weather patterns from those real places. I guess that makes a lot of sense considering it is a different take on the folk lore (I'm calling it folk lore for now. Deal with it) of a specific area. Can't make a Scandinavian tale set in the Bahamas or something crazy like that!

Frozen feels extremely generic... It's about a "cold hearted villain" who separates two "lovers" from one another. Sounds like Tangled, Pocahontas, The Hunchback if Notre Dame, etc,.

I am curious to see if the environments are really as spectacular as the article makes them out to be. Also, I have heard of the ice hotel before and I have always wondered what it was like inside. Seeing the ice palace is a lot like seeing the ice hotel only it isn't real and it isn't a hotel (duh).

What is the Scandinavian tale that Frozen is based off of? Is it really as bland as the movie is making it out to be? (Of course, this is my personal opinion and others are entitled to personal opinions of their own.)