Rise of the Guardians: Movie Review

Ang pinakamagagandang pelikula ay yung mga napapaisip ka ng di mo naiisip at nadarama mo ng di mo nararamdaman. Yan ang pelikulang ito.

Gone are the days when animated movies are for kids. Dreamworks’ films are deep, thought-invoking, heart-gripping stories dressed in cartoon clothes.

I watched the movie with my younger sister and I couldn’t help but notice the family seated in the row before us. Throughout the entire film, the kids kept asking their parent about what’s going on. The parents, too enthralled (or wag naman sana, equally confused) themselves, couldn’t say anything in response and I felt bad for the kids. Pero di ko rin pinaliwanag sa kanila. Syempre, una sa lahat, ayokong magpaka-bibo dun at manghimasok. Pangalawa, ayoko ring maantala ang panonood ko. At pangatlo, paano mo nga ba ipapaliwanag sa mga kapirasong ka-cucute na batang iyon ang tindi ng pinanghuhugutang konsepto ng pelikula?

Sasakit lang ulo naming lahat.

I remember way back when I was in high school, back when my baon and schedule made limited the number of movies I see, my twin sister and I would spend days (even weeks) dissecting a film. If I saw this with her dati, naku, ilang buwan naming itong topic. Sigurado.

Bakit? Kasi ang daming layers nung movie. Hanggang ngayon nga e punong-puno pa ang utak ko. Parang di pa niya handang iprocess lahat ng nakita at natutunan niya.

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