Rise of the Guardians is a super hero movie for kids. Unlike most Christmas movies, Guardians takes place during Easter, and features holiday characters from the whole year..
The movie is one of the most beautifully animated of the year, and combines high-paced action with a nice, touching story of belief in the power of fun and wonder over fear. In many ways, despite its kid-oriented, somewhat silly premise, it’s an important movie. After all, we spend much of our time haunted by various bogey-men; it’s good to see films that show how weak fear really is.
The central protagonist of this tale is Jack Frost, a Puckish prankster whose powers appear to be confined to giving children snow days. Nobody believes in him, and thus nobody can see him despite his attempts to bring children fun and joy.
When the villain, Pitch Black (also known as the Bogey Man) returns to snuff out belief in Santa and the other Guardians, Jack Frost is promoted by the Man in the Moon to the team of super hero Guardians whose primary job is to protect children. Joining up with Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman, Jack Frost learns a few things about himself, his past, and his purpose.
Directed by Peter Ramsay, the film is an adaptation of the books by William Joyce. It’s funny, exciting, and its message is never too cheesy or over-the-top. My five-year-old daughter loved it, though I think kids quite a bit older would also enjoy the film. Certainly I did, so we know the 31-year-old child demographic is in good hands.
This is one I didn’t get to until the 3D version had already left theaters, which is a shame. As much as I don’t care for 3D, I can see how Rise of the Guardians would have been a really fun 3D experience. Then again, I suspect the 3D version sacrificed some of the lush color that made the animation so fantastic.
Dreamworks often stoops to cheap humor and generic storytelling, so in some ways I came to this movie expecting something more generic. Perhaps the lower expectations helped, but I really was pleasantly surprised.
True, Pitch Black is something of a Loki figure, and at times I half expected Thor to come thundering in to take him off for judgment in Asgard. But the villain’s powers—the power of fear and nightmares—worked tremendously well. Better, in many respects, than aliens from another planet.
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