You better believe.|Nov. 21, 2012|United States|97 Min.|PG
Genre: Action;Adventure;Animation;Family;Fantasy
Description: Jack Frost awakens from a frozen pond with no memory of his past. Realizing that no one can see or hear him, he vanishes. Three centuries later, as the youthful Spirit of Winter, Jack enjoys creating snow days for children but is troubled by the fact that no one believes in him. Meanwhile, at the North Pole, the Man in the Moon alerts Nicholas St. North about the threat posed by Pitch Black, who is spreading nightmares to harm the world’s children. He summons E. Aster Bunnymund (Bunny), the Sandman, and the Tooth Fairy, informing them that Jack Frost has been chosen as a new Guardian. Bunny brings Jack to the North Pole, where North explains that every Guardian has a purpose, or “center,” they protect. However, an urgent call from Tooth’s fairies interrupts their discussion.
In Tooth’s palace-like realm, Jack discovers that each baby tooth holds the childhood memories of the child who lost it, including his own. Pitch invades Tooth’s home, kidnapping her fairies and stealing all the teeth, weakening children’s belief in her. To stop Pitch, the Guardians decide to collect the teeth themselves. During their mission, a disagreement between North and Bunny awakens a boy named Jamie, who can see everyone except Jack. Pitch’s nightmares attack, leading to a confrontation with Sandy, the Guardian of Dreams. Jack tries to help, but it appears that Pitch kills Sandy, who vanishes.
As Easter nears, the disheartened Guardians gather in Bunny’s home. With the unexpected help of Jamie’s sister, Sophie, they begin painting eggs for Easter. After Jack returns Sophie home, he is drawn to Pitch’s lair by a mysterious voice. Pitch manipulates Jack’s memories and fears, distracting him while he destroys the eggs, causing children to lose faith in Easter and Bunny. Feeling ashamed and betrayed, Jack isolates himself in Antarctica, where Pitch tries to persuade him to join forces.
Cast director: Peter Ramsey
Cast actor: Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Isabella Blake-Thomas, Jacob Bertrand, Khamani Griffin, Kamil McFadden
Original name: Rise of the Guardians