Kicked off the sunday morning with the movie: RISE OF THE GUARDIANS. Maybe it's my age but I don't really watch animated films recently already. But this one was decent. Not very impressionable, yes, but gotta give it credit for the rather well-paced plot. So important in a movie.
In a nutshell, Pitch Dark (the ultimate antagonist) has enough of being not believed in by the people, since there are always the guardians (from left to right: Sandy, Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy) to bring optimism, and thus, decided on a revolt to replace the guardians by making the children lose trust in them. To prevent this disaster, the man in the moon recruits Jack Frost to join the guardians, amidst disagreements since Frost is infamous for his seemingly apathetic ways (which we later know to be only his mean of expression to be believed in).
Pitch Dark utilises this budding distrust, as well as his inate insecurity about being not believed in, to struck discord between Frost and the others. But because they are guardians, of 'cos the conflict is quickly dissipated and the mission to defeat Pitch Dark takes central stage. Turns out that the act of believing really is half a battle won. Not the guardians, but the children who choose to believe in them, save the day.
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I can't say that I had thoroughly enjoy the movie 'cos it doesn't really stir me. I like it when movies impact me a lot with huge waves of emotions, be it extreme happiness, sadness or enlightenment, but this doesn't move me. Okay, maybe too much to expect for a movie designed for kiddos but at least it should be funny, no? I didn't get to laugh, or even smile, a lot so clearly showing how flat the movie is (or how hardened I am). One thing I really like about the movie though, is the notion that it consistently runs on throughout. The notion of believing. How empowering it is to believe in something. How one's fears can be easily defeated when one chooses not to believe in them. Plus point.
Rate: 2.5/5
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