Rise of the Guardians 2012 Full Movie Review

Starring: Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, et al. 

Directed by: Peter Ramsey 

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins 

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Rise of the Guardians is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated fantasy film based on William Joyce’s The Guardians of Childhood book series and The Man in the Moon short film by Joyce and Reel FX. Peter Ramsey directed the film, while Joyce and Guillermo del Toro were executive producers with the voice talents of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, and Jude Law. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was released on November 21, 2012 and received mixed to positive reviews, but was disappointing financially, contributing to a studio writedown of $83 million for the quarter and the layoffs of 350 employees. Set about 300 years after the book series, the film tells a story about Guardians Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and the Sandman, who enlist Jack Frost to stop Pitch Black from engulfing the world in darkness. The film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film.[5] This is the last film by DreamWorks Animation to be distributed by Paramount Pictures. Jack Frost is awakened from the depths of a frozen pond with amnesia. Upon discovering no one can see or hear him however, he wanders off alone. Three hundred years later Jack, as the spirit of Winter, enjoys delivering snow days to school kids, but resents that they do not believe in him and still cannot see him. At the North Pole, the Man in the Moon warns Santa Claus that Pitch, the Boogeyman, is threatening the children of the world with his nightmares. He calls E. Aster Bunnymund (the Easter Bunny), the Sandman/Sandy, and Tooth, the Toothfairy, to arms. They are then told that Jack Frost has been selected to be a new Guardian. Jack is unimpressed by this position, as he feels wronged for not being believed in, but Santa convinces him to aid them in facing Pitch. Visiting Tooth’s world, Jack learns that baby teeth contain the memories and innocence of the children who lost them; Jack’s teeth are included and he informs her that he has forgotten his true identity. However, Pitch raids Tooth’s home in order to kidnap all of her subbordinate tooth fairies to cause a loss of belief in her and he also steals all the teeth, preventing Tooth from sharing Jack’s memories with him. The group decides to travel the world, collecting the lost teeth the fairies were meant to gather. They come across a young boy named Jamie, who is awakened during a quarrel between Santa and Bunnymund; and as he believes in them all, he can see them with the exception of Jack. Pitch’s nightmares attack in full force, provoking Sandy into action as the Guardian of Dreams. Jack aids him, but fails as Sandy is overwhelmed and seemingly destroyed by Pitch. Having successfully distracted them from their mission, children around the world begin waking up to find their teeth uncollected and start to lose their belief in the Toothfairy, weakening Tooth’s power. As Easter approaches, the dejected Guardians gather in Bunnymund’s home. With the unexpected aid of Jamie’s little sister, they begin the process of painting eggs for the coming morning. Jack is lured away from the others by a strange voice and is confronted by Pitch, who tries to convince Jack to join his side. Jack refuses and they battle, resulting in Jack’s staff being broken. After falling into a chasm, Jack unlocks his memories and he remembers that as a human boy he fell into a frozen pond while saving his younger sister from falling through. This memory inspires Jack and he restores his staff before returning to the hollow, where he discovers to his dismay that the Easter eggs had all been destroyed, and as the morning comes, the loss of belief causes Bunnymund to revert to a tiny bunny version of himself. Disappointed in another failure, Jack leaves the others and retreats to the one boy on the planet who still believes in them: Jamie. When he finds even Jamie’s faith in them is wavering, Jack causes it to snow in his room and makes him realize that Jack Frost exists. Jack is finally seen and heard after centuries and while the weakened Guardians face Pitch in battle, Jack and Jamie gather Jamie’s friends, whose renewed belief bolsters their fight against Pitch as well. Pitch tries to terrify the children with his nightmares, but their dreams prove even stronger, resulting in Sandy’s resurrection. Defeated and no longer feared, Pitch tries to retreat, but his own nightmares turn against him due to his own fear and drag him under the desolate bed into his own world. Afterward, Jamie and his friends bid goodbye to the Guardians as Jack accepts his place among them as the Guardian of Fun.