Die Hüter des Lichts (2012)

Die Hüter des Lichts: Directed by Peter Ramsey. With Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Isla Fisher. When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.

“Hereu0026#39;s a fresh look at old tradition: a tatted-up Russian St. Nick and an Australian kangaroo-looking Easter Bunny. Rise of the Guardians is based on an original childrenu0026#39;s book series by William Joyce, who produced the film along with Guillermo Del Toro. The books were inspired by the authoru0026#39;s 6-year-old daughter when she asked him if Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny knew each other.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAdmittedly I was skeptical going in, but the chemistry of personalities works wonderfully. It creates an original formula that goes against certain expectations. Perhaps one improvement in potential sequels would be to focus more centrally on Santa (or u0026quot;Nicholas St. Northu0026quot;), but Jack Frostu0026#39;s story is incredibly touching and I found it clever how it parallels the antagonistu0026#39;s motives. The film is slow to start but picks up at a fast pace with non-stop action. By the end, the entire movie theater was in applause.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRise of the Guardians is a cute, adventurous, and heartwarming family film that focuses on hanging on to the best thing about childhood: belief.”