Minecraft Freezes at Menu

When I load the latest version of Minecraft, it loads the main menu and stops. The game completely stops responding so I have to forcefully shut it down from the processes tab in the task manager. The panorama in the back does not move, the buttons do not at all respond; they don't even register that I hover over them for 2 minutes, and the splash on the corner of the title does not do anything either. Every version before this would load properly and even allow me to go into a world.