Surprisingly wonderful

Rating: 10/10 (11 December 2013)

Rise of the Guardians is a sweet, strange, and highly imaginative movie for people of any age. My one regret is not seeing it when it was in the cinema last year. It's not at all what I expected. It has action but no real violence. It talks of the importance of childhood virtues such as wonder, hope, dreams, memories and fun. And there seems to be a surprisingly spiritual overtone. There is humor and ample creativity. The film was beautifully made and Jack Frost is a sweet and endearing protagonist. I think this is a highly under-rated movie that deserves more attention than it has received. And if you like it the film is based on the children's' book series The Guardians of Childhood.