Four simple words to summarize what appears to be one of the most magical movies to end the year 2012 ever and it is no surprise that it comes from Dreamworks Animation. That's right! I'm talking about the spanking new animation; Rise Of The Guardians as voiced by Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman and Dakota Goyo! Word has it that Rise Of The Guardians is actually an adaptation of William Joyce's "The Guardians of Childhood" series and "The Man In The Moon" short film by Joyce and Reel FX.



To start off, I would say it is a movie not only filled with magic but also a movie that definitely bring back childhood memories and our childhood guardians we used to still believe in; reeling in North or Santa Claus voiced by Alec Baldwin, the Tooth Fairy as voiced by Isla Fisher, the Easter Bunny as voiced by Hugh Jackman, Pitch or the world renowned Boogeyman as voiced by Jude Law (LIKE WHAT SORCERY IS THIS, JUDE LAW IS SO HOT AND HE IS THE PROTAGONIST IN THIS?!) and the ever-so good looking Jack Frost as voiced by Chris Pine. Oh and there is of course, the most adorable Sandman there ever is; but he doesn't talk and yet still makes a cute little character in the movie.

Animation wise, Dreamworks has once again nailed everything in place, making North much cuter than he used to be, cleverly putting a twist to the old belief that it is the elves who makes the little presents to be put under the Christmas trees, having Tooth Fairy NOT work in the field and instead has loads of little girly fairies help her do the dirty job and the Easter Bunny having a strong Australian accent and in a complete contrary to being the cute and fluffy Easter Bunny everyone believes he would have been. The Sandman; albeit having no talking parts was shown to be cute, golden and fat. No kidding. Boogeyman isn't as fat as we all think he is but instead is such a handsome, stick thin fellow and finally Jack Frost is definitely not a snowman but instead a handsome youngster clad in the most comfortable looking hoodie. I wonder what happened to his shoes though.

Side note: I was freezing in the cinema; but that's just my fault because I was wearing shorts and it just made it colder when I had to see Jack Frost turn EVERYTHING into ice while he was wearing that warm looking hoodie. Brrrr...I couldn't even finish up my complimentary Coke!

From a slow start, Rise Of The Guardians definitely picked up its pace for a 1 and a half hour movie; moving on from character to character without fail and explaining about how the faith in children (and humanity) kept them going, ultimately defeating the fear for Boogeyman. If there was one thing I learned from this movie, it is that FEAR is something you create yourself and if you choose to succumb to it, well then you're pretty much screwed going to live your life as such. I loved the development of each character; especially in their downfall and in their despair which later on turns into hopes and strength to move on. While the search for his inner self truly made an impact in this movie, it was the fun that he had instilled in the children that made Jack Frost someone so much fun to watch. Don't even get me started on how good looking he is. Like PHEWWWWW.