INTRODUCTION

We are given an assignment where we have to analyze the movie script based on Grice maxim.
I and my partner decide to choose 3D animated cartoon Ratatouille and Frozen because for
us it have easy language and clear voice projection. Beside its one of our favorite movies. We
are going to scrutinize the maxim whether its followed, flouting or being violated during the
conversation in the chosen scene script. The source of this text is from movie Ratatouille and
Frozen script, we choose only a part of the scene where we can do the analysis.
Grices maxim of conversational is purpose by Herbert Paul Grice. He was a British-educated
philosopher of language, who spent the final two decades of his career in the United States.
Grice maxim are divide into four maxim (maxim of relevant, quality, manner, and quantity).
Maxim of quantity consist information (make your contribution as informative as is required for
the current purposes of the exchange. Do not make your contribution more informative than is
required.) Maxim of quality is telling the truth (do not say what you believe to be false. Do not
say that for which you lack adequate evidence.) Maxim of relevance is where the conversation
is relevant and consist extra information. Maxim of manner is a clarification (be perspicuous.
Avoid obscurity of expression. Avoid ambiguity. Be brief (avoid unnecessary prolixity) be orderly)
(WIKI, n.d.)

BACKGROUND OF FROZEN TEXT

Frozen is 2013 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasycomedy film produced by
Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 53rd animated
feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy
tale The Snow Queen, the film tells the story of a fearless princess who sets off on an epic
journey alongside a rugged iceman, his loyal pet reindeer, and a naive snowman to find her
estranged sister, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped the kingdom in eternal winter
(wiki, n.d.).
In this movie Frozen, is being surrounded by funny yet energetic characters. The two main
characters is Elsa and Anna. Elsa, Princess of Arendelle, possesses cryokinetic powers, with
which she is able to produce ice, frost and snow at will meanwhile Anna is Elsa little sister, she

is a normal human being that has no power like her sister. This story is about Elsa and Anna
who are really close to each other when they were little but they had to be apart when Elsa
accidently hurt Anna and then Elsa isolated her own self in her bedroom until their grow up.
Eventually after all the hardship they reunite again in the end and this movie have happy
ending.

THE PARTICIPANTS
Elsa the snow queen, is the Princess of Arendelle, possesses cryokinetic powers, with which
she is able to produce ice, frost and snow at will and she is the older sister of Anna. Elsas entire
existence is this very basic human tale. Shes spent her entire young life hiding, isolated in a
room with an intense fear of human contact enforced by less-than-stellar parents whose
decision was to lock her away rather than find ways to explore and control her gift. That inner
storm may rage more intensely for some than others, but its still an extremely relatable conflict
(Izzy, n.d.).
Anna is Elsa little sister, she is a normal human being that has no power like her sister. She is
the second and youngest Princess of Arendelle. Anna is more daring than graceful and, at
times, can act before she thinks. But she's also the most optimistic and caring person you'll ever
meet. She longs to reconnect with her sister Elsa, as they were close during their childhood
(Disney, n.d.).
King Adgar and Queen Idun is Elsa and Anna parents. King Agdar and Queen Idun were the
rulers of Arendelle. Together, they had two fair daughters, Elsa and Anna. Although Anna was a
normal child, Elsa was born with powers of ice and snow. Apparently, Agdar and Idun are as
powerless as Anna, but it can be presumed that either magical abilities run in the family and
merely skipped their generation or that something happened to Idun when she was pregnant
with Elsa. Agdar is learned, kind, powerful and diligent. Idun appears to be far more passive
than her husband, though given the obvious motherly nature needed to raise Anna and Elsa.

SETTING

Place: there are three place for the script I choose, the first scene is in Elsa bedroom and the
second scene is at the castle staircase and the last scene is at castle ballroom
Time: all three scene is been done at night. Around 11pm above where all the people inside the
castle is asleep.
Anna cannot sleep and she goes to her sister room to wake her up and ask Elsa to accompany
her to play.
SCRIPT
ELSA BEDROOM
Elsa sleeps in her bed and her little sister Anna pops up beside her.
ANNA

: Elsa. Psst. Elsa! Psst.

(Elsa doesn't stir. Anna sits on Elsa and bounces.)

ANNA

: Wake up. Wake up. Wake up.

ELSA

: (grumbling) Anna, go back to sleep.

(Anna rolls onto her back and spreads all her weight on Elsa.)
ANNA

: (drama queen) I just can't. The sky's awake, so I'm awake, so we have to play.

ELSA

: Go play by yourself.

(Elsa shoves Anna off the bed. Anna lands butt to floor, sighs, defeated. But then she gets an
idea. She hops back on the bed and lifts one of Elsa's eyelids.)
ANNA

: (mischievously) do you want to build a snowman?

(Elsa's eyes both pop open. She smiles.)

CASTLE STAIRCASE
(Anna, now wearing snow boots, pulls Elsa by the hand.)
ANNA

: Come on, come on, come on, come on.

ELSA

: shush!! Shush!! (Elsa tries to shush her by placing her finger at her mouth and

produce the shush sound, but Anna's too excited.)

BALLROOM HALL
(The girls sneak into the ballroom. Elsa shuts the door.)
ANNA

: Do the magic! Do the magic!

(Elsa laughs and waves her hands together. Snowflakes suddenly burst forth and dance
between her palms, forming a snowball. Elsa throws the snowball high into the air. Snow bursts
out and flurries around the room. Anna dances about, catching flakes in her palms and mouth.)
ANNA

: This is amazing!

ELSA

: Watch this!

(Elsa stomps her little slipperier foot and a layer of ice suddenly coats the floor, forming a giant
ice rink. Anna slides off, laughing.)
(Anna and Elsa roll giant snowballs and build a snowman together. Elsa moves his stick arms
around.)
ELSA

:( goofy voice) Hi, I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs.

(Anna jumps up and hugs him.)

ANNA

: I love you, Olaf.

(Anna and Olaf appear to be dancing. REVEAL: Elsa is actually propelling them across the ice
floor with her magic. The girls slide down snow banks together! Anna fearlessly jumps off a
snow peak into midair.)
ANNA

: Catch me!

(Elsa makes another peak to catch Anna.)

ELSA

: Gotcha!

(Anna keeps jumping. Elsa keeps casting magic.)

ANNA

: Again! Again! (Jumping faster)

ELSA

: Slow down! (Struggling to keep up)

(Elsa suddenly slips and her magic accidentally STRIKES Anna in the head. Anna tumbles
down a snow bank and lands, unconscious.)
ELSA

: Anna!!! (Elsa scream)

(Elsa runs to Anna and takes her in her arms. A streak of Anna's hair, where struck, turns white.)
ELSA

: MAMA! PAPA! (The room around them fills with frightening ice spikes.)

(The parents burst through the frozen door. Gasp at the sight of the room.)
KING

: Elsa, what have you done? This is getting out of hand!

QUEEN : (seeing Anna) Anna!

(The King and Queen rush to Anna and take her in their arms.)

ELSA

: It was an accident. I'm sorry, Anna.

QUEEN : She's ice cold. (Say the queen after touching Anna)
KING

: I know where we have to go

ANALYSIS OF THE SCRIPT

Scene one (bedroom scene)

ANNA

: Elsa. Psst. Elsa! Psst.

ANNA

: Wake up. Wake up. Wake up.

ELSA

: (grumbling) Anna, go back to sleep.

ANNA

: (drama queen) I just can't. The sky's awake, so I'm awake, so we have to play.

ELSA

: Go play by yourself.

ANNA

: (mischievously) do you want to build a snowman?

(Elsa's eyes both pop open. She smiles.)

The conversation above transpire in Elsa bedroom where Anna wants Elsa to accompany her
while she cannot sleep. But Elsa shove Anna from her bed and ask Anna to go to her bedroom
and sleep. Anna climb back at the bed and ask her sister whether she want to build a snowman
and that question draw Elsa courtesy. This dialog flout the maxims of quantity where both of
them are speaking and answering what is required, where Anna ask Elsa to wake up and Elsa
reply back by ask her sister to go back and sleep but Elsa response back by saying I just can't.
The sky's awake, so I'm awake, so we have to play. in return Elsa reply by saying go play by
yourself.
Second scene (staircase)
ANNA

: Come on, come on, come on, come on.

ELSA

: shush!! Shush!! (Placing her finger at her mouth and produce the shush sound)

This conversation happen is the castle staircase, where Anna is so excited to play and Elsa is
worried that Anna voice might wake up the people in castle. This dialog consist maxim of
quantity where the maxim is violated by the Elsa action to shush her sister by placing her
finger at her lips and producing the shush sound. This action violate the quantity maxim.

Third scene (ballroom scene)

ANNA

: Do the magic! Do the magic!

ANNA

: This is amazing!

ELSA

: Watch this!

ELSA

:( goofy voice) Hi, I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs.

ANNA

: I love you, Olaf.

This conversation have all four maxim, maxim of quality, maxim of quantity, maxim of manner
and maxim of relevant. The first five conversation between Anna and Elsa shows the maxim of
manner where Anna appreciate, love, stunned and exited of her sister power where she say do
the magic twice with a exited face and also this is amazing where she stunned and love the
effect that her sister create. When Elsa build a snowman and Anna reply I love you olaf show
that Anna appreciate and like the fluffy white snowman.
ANNA

: Catch me!

ELSA

: Gotcha!

The next conversation where Anna ask her sister to catch her and Elsa catch Anna by replying
gotcha is a maxim of quantity where Elsa reply what is necessary to Anna.
ANNA

: Again! Again!

ELSA

: Slow down!

ELSA

: Anna!!!

ELSA

: MAMA! PAPA!

The following dialog where Anna ask her sister to do it again but Elsa ask Anna to slow down
and then shout out calling for her parents is a violating the maxim of quantity, where Elsa did
not answer what is required but instead say slow down show that she want to fulfill her sister
request but asking her to slow down a little bit, however when Elsa shout its indicate that Elsa
accidently hurts Anna when that is the last thing she want to do.

KING

: Elsa, what have you done? This is getting out of hand!

QUEEN : (seeing Anna) Anna!

ELSA

: It was an accident. I'm sorry, Anna.

QUEEN : She's ice cold. (Say the queen after touching Anna)
KING

: I know where we have to go

The last conversation is having both quantity and relevant maxim. The conversation between
her father (king) and Elsa are showing maxim of quality, when her father is asking Elsa Elsa,
what have you done? This is getting out of hand! and Elsa reply It was an accident. I'm sorry,
Anna. It stated there that Elsa was saying the truth that whatever happen to Anna is an
accident. The maxim of relevant occurs when Elsa say It was an accident. I'm sorry, Anna
show that she is giving extra information by conveying that she is sorry of what happen to her
sister. The last two line also maxim of relevant where her mother (queen) say shes ice cold by
saying this she is actually asking what we should do? And her husband (king) reply I know
where we have to go is replying to her wife that he know what to do and who can help them.
This conversation flouts the maxim of quality then followed by maxim of relevant.
FINDINGS

The finding of the study, in Ratatouille film. The analyzes and the data based on of
flouting and hedging conversation which covers on flouting and hedging maxims of
quantity, flouting and hedging maxims of quality, flouting and hedging maxims
relevance, and flouting and hedging maxims manner.

The finding of the study in frozen movie. Based on the analysis, in this movie they
consist all four maxim, maxim of relevant, quantity, quality and manner but most of the
maxim that occurs are maxim of manner and quantity

REPORT
In choosing the movie, it consume two days to find appropriate movie that suits our aspiration.
We faced the difficulty when we already choose the movie but we couldnt find the scene that
we covet. And once again we have to find another movie that is suits the assignment. We fist
want to choose a scene from Maleficent film but then the audio of the scene are scratch and
then we proceed to Avatar and Twilight movie but then again the audio problem however this
time the scene that we longing for does not have enough exchanges. Lastly we attempt to go for
the animated movie and where the audio, video, scene and the length of the scene that we wish
for is there. We choose Ratatouille and Frozen
We divide our work by giving each one of us one movie to do the script, background of the text,
setting, and the participant of the text and lastly analysis of the script according the Grice
maxim. Next we split other work, one person will do the introduction, report and editing and
another partner will do the findings, cover page and last check and also printing. We divided this
way because its easy and comfortable to do this way. In analyzing the text we confront the
confusion on how to identify the Grice maxim, especially maxim of manner and to solve this
problem we a referring the internet and asking our friend about Grice maxim.
However, this is still far from the complete one, but by this we can be known the flouting and
hedging maxims used in texts script of Ratatouille and Frozen film. I hope that criticisms and
suggestions will rise from the reader to gain the better researcher. Here, I would like to suggest
some points related that this assignment will help to understanding about the flouting and
hedging maxims. Thus, they may have a good comprehension on the written text by reading the
whole texts script and spoken language by watching the film. It will be able to help them to avoid
having wrong interpretation. Furthermore, it can improve the skill in English language, especially
in writing and speaking skill.

REFERENCE
Disney. (n.d.). http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Anna.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_%282013_film%29. (n.d.). wiki.
Izzy. (n.d.). http://www.izziebytes.net/frozen-elsa-character-analysis-elsa/.
wiki. (n.d.). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_%282013_film%29.
WIKI. (n.d.). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Grice.