such a WONDERful film.

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2013)

I've been wanting to watch this film for a while. I've never gotten a chance til now. I was expecting it to be good.....I was not expecting that. I love Hugh Jackman and Jude Law and Chris Pine and Isla Fisher....who doesn't right? But I was expecting a cheesy lined filled, exaggerated film with un-realistically "apple pie" characters and in-human animation.
None of that was true. NONE. The animation first of was absolutely incredible. It was intricate and magical and...just amazing and it made me believe these characters were real. The eyes were the most incredible part to me. The strands in Jack's blue eyes and then his brown eyes make him feel so real. It was absolutely incredible.
OK the "apple pie" characters. First of Jack. He could not be further from an "apple pie" character. He was resentful and confused and had NO idea who he was or who he was meant to be but then again as North says he's got layers- he was strong and impulsive and fun and kind and caring and SO protective of the kids- especially of Jamie. He was SO admirable and amazing and human. Chris Pine's voice was perfect as well. He truly brought Jack to life. He was a beautiful character. OK Jamie. Jamie was the "cliched" kid who believes. He was fun and adorable and also beautiful. He made me cry happily SO many times. In complete honesty- he was me. Except for gender- wise. He believed no matter what anyone said. I loved his character. The bunny....the funniest part of his character was how he was with jack and the the fact that he was an Austrailian. My mum said that jack and bunny reminded her of Gimli and Arrogorn from Lord of the Rings...competitive but working towards the same goal. The bunny in my opinion had the most layers. He was competitive and brave and stubborn but he loved what he stood for and he loved being believed in and he loved the kids. He was awesome in fact. And now North or Santa....the teacher, the father, the leader. He taught Jack about layers...about how a person can be more than just scary and powerful....he can be wonder-full. He can see the world in a million ways. He can look at anything and can find the happiness in it. His character was very deep and I loved him.
OK now the story- the idea is that a kid who just "appeared" out of nowhere under the ice. All he knew was his name- "Jack Frost" and that the moon told him this. He then discovers his powers and stumbles upon a town of people but they can't see him and they just walk right through him literally. They can't see him. They don't believe in him....yeah it's depressing. We then skip to 300 years later and we meet the 4 guardians- Tooth, North, Sandy and Bunny. They guard children. They guard their beliefs and they prove to them that magic is real. Very admirable and beautiful. There is a globe in the room with tiny lights shining on different countries. This earlier was covered with shadows....the shadow of Pitch Black or the bogeyman who is trying to get the world to believe in him through fear. He's their enemy. The moon then chooses to announce a new guardian....yeah it's Jack. The guardians then find jack and chuck him in a sack and transport him to the North pole. I'm not gonna kill everything so I'll just leave it there. :-P the storyline is so intricate and the scripting is snappy and beautiful and hilarious.
Truthfully I don't know why this film hasn't done better. It's probably coz of people like me who wanted to see it but didn't. I sincerely apologise for that actually. I desperately wish I'd seen it at the cinema now. I'm sure it would've been magnificent. I'm so sorry.
This is a beautiful film that made me feel like I was 6 years old again....very cheesy I know but I promise you this film is absolutely wonderful and full of adorable characters and fun and magic and I couldn't love it more. You know a film's good when you can watch it twice within the same 4 hours and still cry the second time. Just watch it and enjoy it. You won't regret it.