Sort of like another one of their shows

Rating: 9/10 (19 May 2014)

This was actually a rather good movie showing a child's hopes and dreams. It's interesting how they created the show to be a story of children's hopes and dreams. It's a beautiful idea when you see the basics but then there are some things I have questions about. One is that of the other characters besides Jack and their background. One of these days, I would like them to show what the backgrounds were of them and how they became who they are. Another thing is that the idea of no one seeing Jack even though a lot of the frost was placed where it probably shouldn't have been. It wasn't everywhere like frost tends to go but in special areas. I can understand it for the movie and this might be me just trying and failing to make logic but that's how I am. On the plus side, I don't think I will ever look at a colorful hummingbird again without thinking that it is probably a little fairy. Yes, that was a joke but still, the textures and how they told the story was pretty well done.
The problems that I have with the story do not outweigh the good that the story has to offer but they do make me think of giving a little bit of a lower score. I feel sad that DreamWorks decided to use the same idea of Jack Frost talking about his name and giving a small narration in the beginning and near the end just as Hiccup did in How To Train Your Dragon. To me, it felt like they were just trying to make a copy of the story with how the characters were created and acted. Santa like Hiccup's Dad, Tooth Fairy like Astrid, Easter Bunny like Snotlout, Sand Man like Fishlegs and so on. I mean, sure they had a big success with How To Train Your Dragon but they didn't have to make a copy of it just to get money coming in. On the other side, they didn't copy it fully with a different bad guy and the fact that the action was throughout most of the film. I love twisted tales of characters I came to love but I still could not get over the strange feeling I was watching a lower version of something else I saw.
The designs of the characters are amazing. There are some that you pretty much know what they look like, Santa with his large belly, Easter Bunny pretty much a bunny but then they add things to it. They change the design a little only to make it fun and playful enough for the show. I love their take on the Tooth Fairy though. Her bright and colorful feathers would have been something that I would never have thought of myself, being as I never really thought of the Tooth Fairy looking like a southern colorful bird. The textures that were given to the show was stunning as always with bright colors against dark colors though it just seems like they use that a bit to much. One day, I want to see a bad guy who is bright and colorful instead of gray tones.
Voices were rather good and fit the characters almost to a tee. I especially loved Hugh Jackman playing the Easter Bunny because of just how Australian he made the character. Each character played their role pretty well with instrumental tracks to complement it. If I can say one thing, its that the voices and music were done rather well and held the show together.