WHAT WARNER BROS SAYS:
Acclaimed filmmaker Zack Snyder makes his animation debut withthe fantasy family adventure "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" based on the beloved Guardians of Ga'Hoole books by Kathryn Lasky. The film follows Soren, a yound owl enthralled by his father's epic stories of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, a mythic band of winged worriors who had fought a great battle to save all of the owlkind from the evil Pure Ones.
While Soren dreams of someday joining his heroes, his older brother, Kludd, scoffs at the notion and yearns to hunt, fly and steal his father's favor from his younger sibling. But Kludd's jealousy has terrible consequences - causing both owlets to fall from their treetop home and right into the talons of the Pure Ones. Now it is up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave young owls. Together they soar across the sea and throught the mist to find the Great Tree, home of the legnedary Guardians - Soren's only hope of defeating the Pure Ones and saving the owl kingdoms.
OUR REVIEW:
Legends of the Guardians is a beautifully computer animated film with excellent use of 3-D well worth seeing. The story is a classic good versus evil, with the young Soren believing the larger than life "fairy tales" of the heroic Guardians of Ga'Hoole. The film uses the phrase, "One his way to find the Legends, he becomes one" and this is certainly true. While his greedier brother is recruited to evil side, Soren stays true to what he believes is right and fights against the odds to find the Legends and save the owl kingdoms. On his way he meets several characters that add humor to the story and eventually meets the hero of his favorite stories. When he is asked to stay behind, but discovers a a tradorous plot against the Legends, he is forced to join in battle and save the Guardians from the Pure Ones evil leader, making himself the hero of the movie.
The movie if slow going in the beginning, but picks up momentum in the middle and finishes with a lot of excitement. Although the violence is unpersonal since it is mostly birds flying into each other, however the end of the movie does finish with Soren killing the leader of the Pure Ones. The main message of the movie is that no matter how small you are, you can be great. The movie does not really connect the audience to the characters, even with the slow build up to the action. Kids will probably not want to watch this one over and over, but it is worth seeing in the theatres to see the incredible animation and 3-D effects.
