Quick Review of 'Rise of the Guardians'

Last night, I watched the Blu-ray 3D disc of DreamWorks' Rise of the Guardians at my house. Like Disney's Frozen, this was the perfect time to see it during the holidays. I remember the one time that I watched it with my dad in Florida last year during Thanksgiving. It was the most beautiful animated film I've ever seen! Definitely in line with Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon! The visuals are amazing, especially in 3-D! The part that almost made me cry a little was when there were some breathtaking sand-like objects coming to life which represents what children are dreaming of. I love the moral theme of believing, that involves children having hopes and dreams that the Guardians like Jack Frost, Santa Claus (North), the Easter Bunny (Bunnymund), the Tooth Fairy (Tooth), and the Sandman (Sandy) are more than just "figments of imaginations." But the funniest part ever was the "tooth competition" that has the Guardians competing over to get the most teeth to help regain the children's belief in the Tooth Fairy. As well as the running gag that has the yeti trying to start over by repainting the large number of toys or eggs with the alternative color suggested by Santa or Bunny! "I don't like it. Paint it red!" ;"Too Christmas-y, mate. Paint em blue." LOL Plus, Bunnymund looked SOOOOO CUTE when he was reduced to a tiny, little bunny due to losing the children's belief in him.
I think Jamie Bennett, the kid who still believes in the Guardians, reminds me so much of me because I also think that some of my favorite heroes are more than just fictional characters. Say, like when Optimus Prime and the Autobots in the Transformers movies are considered to be just CGI-animated characters and/or visual props, I still see them as real-life, actual characters who really deserves a large amount of screentime to dominate the unnecessary human scenes. I like the part when Jamie finally sees Jack for the first time after being convinced that the Easter Bunny is truly real. The most beautiful thing I ever saw is the soundtrack, provided by Alexandre Desplat, and the song "Still Dream" sung by Renee Fleming that was played during the ending credits. Sad, yet emotionally well-done. (; But I never knew that this movie is based on a series of children's books by William Joyce (Rolie Polie Olie, Meet the Robinsons). May her daughter Mary Katherine Joyce rest in peace. I even saw the memoriam of her name that calls M.K. a "Guardian Fierce and True." T_T Overall, Rise of the Guardians is a DreamWorks animated movie worth seeing again and again for kids to enjoy!
I think Rise of the Guardians deserves better than just ending up a "box office disappointment" (only $103 million domestically on a $145 million budget) like most other financial duds (such as John Carter ($73.1 million), Battleship ($65.4 million), and Cloud Atlas ($27.1 million)). Most people, even the little kids, love it! Perhaps it only didn't do well except in other international countries was because it had difficulty competing against other Thanksgiving films like Life of Pi, Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Skyfall, and Lincoln. Or maybe because of the target audience, in which children of either, preschool, kindergarten or elementary schools is what ROTG is best viewed by. *gasps* Unless this was Pitch Black the Boogeyman's doing to prevent the majority of children from watching the movie, thus causing their belief in the Guardians to decline. LOL I hope that over $300 million worldwide is worth it. Also, it should've been nominated an Academy Award for Best Animated Film (now won by Disney/Pixar's Brave) instead of The Pirates! Band of Misfits.