The Reel Rejects - RISE OF THE GUARDIANS (2012) IS AN UNDERRATED SPECTACLE!! MOVIE REVIEW!!

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Starting point is 00:01:52 You want to go on over and think people of Prepper. It's going down these highlights. Also, if you listen to this on Apple, Spotify, Make sure you go and give us five freaking stars. We are going to get into the Patreon questions. But before we do, Koi, you have some quick thoughts. How did you feel about the movie, man? Quick thoughts. It was very cute.

Starting point is 00:02:13 It was very heartwarming, really good blend. We mentioned it during, but the music was really an emotional uplift. It was really strong there. I really liked cinematography. I liked how much whimsy it had. I've been thinking about whimsy a lot lately. and other than my little diatribe about, you know, belief and the importance of like in Greek gods

Starting point is 00:02:36 and gods in general, like belief in them is so integral and how if you're a kid, people are not believing in you, how that's a cool little combination of story that is with Jack Frost, but I've been thinking a lot about whimsy in life and how we've lost whimsy in society and it was cool to watch a movie that was so inherently whimsical. Yeah. Like, I think about, I think,

Starting point is 00:02:59 about this maybe more than most but in society as things have to get more efficient then you lose any sense of intricacy and then after things lose intricacy they lose color and after things lose color for the sake of efficiency everything looks the same and then when everything looks the same you don't notice what you've lost and then you've got to a point where you just have this sense of dullness and you're not even sure where it began because there's so many steps in the slow degradation of whimsy but if you think about like the 90s there was like everything was bright colors and then in 2000s everything was like see-through fun plastic and then i feel like in some 2010 era we lost the joy of like detail work and creation and if you go back like 1800s everything was super

Starting point is 00:03:46 detailed and like we made architecture and we like hand carved and we took the time to create and now we're efficient efficient efficient so we've lost wonder we've lost we've lost whimsy. I liked this movie had whimsy. Yeah, man. You said that made me think of how fast food chains all look the same. Yeah, yeah, exactly that. Starbucks. McDonald's. Like all, all the late stage capitalism

Starting point is 00:04:08 dentist-ass buildings. Everything looks like a fucking dentist or library. So in case the building shuts down, they can just repaint it. And because when you paint it, it's cheaper if it's all gray and brown and just bleh. Yeah, man. We used to have pizza huts. We used to have circuit cities. We used to have buildings that meant something.

Starting point is 00:04:25 That fries, damn. have McDonald's Cups of Batman. Yeah, man. We used to be a culture. So, yeah, whimsy. I'm happy this movie had whimsy. Yeah, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It definitely was an interesting experience, even though it had Santa and obviously

Starting point is 00:04:40 the elves, I thought this is going to be a Christmas movie. And it wasn't exactly that. It was a movie about believing and belonging and finding self and finding a sense of purpose. And I thought that was even more powerful than just a, you know, a run-of-the-mill Christmas movie. I like the way that they were able to subvert and expand upon what we know these characters to be in their traditions and the lore around them and the fact that they're connected at all. I thought that stuff was great.

Starting point is 00:05:07 I think some of the logic is a little dubious, but that's my adult brain, you know, who watches movies and analyzes them for a living. So if I turn that part of my brain off, I can thoroughly enjoy the whimsy and the wonder and the joy that not only this would have bring children in real life, but the children in the movie so for that fact alone i am forever better for having seen this movie and my day is going to be filled with whimsy joy and a beautiful lovely heartwarming soundtrack uh so yeah thank you for rise of the guardians for giving a little pep in my step today and bringing me a little smile for my uh my my my animation monday appreciate you for that

Starting point is 00:05:52 are you guys though further ado we're going to get into these questions the patron questions so let's get it going all right phibicans the moment when jack is finally seen for the first time is my absolute favorite i think the belief system in this movie is a really complex tool for these characters identities and self-worth if the belief system were real what do you think is the tier order of the guardians from most to least believed in especially in the modern age oh that's a very interesting question i think santa's the most believed in 100% he's got the best branding solid solid six weeks of PR and mariah carey's really supporting him uh he has to be top he's the big guy uh east somebody number two and i guess christianity is the biggest religion

Starting point is 00:06:48 in the world yeah it's out there being the crusades man they're worked yeah um then i'd say the boogeyman especially with horror making its comeback and bogeyman over sandman yeah i think about like how often you mention sandman as an entity versus the boogeyman as an abstract that's okay okay i'm going to sandman next but i think boogie man is like you know in pop culture right now pretty big that makes sense okay then i'm gonna go samman personally okay yeah yeah and then uh and then tooth fairy then jack frost than Jack Frost. Okay. I think we're obviously going to Sandin number one. I think it all depends on the age range as well. Like, are we talking like the kids that are in this movie or in, and it's tough. I don't know how iPad kids view the relationship with mythology. What'd you say? With anything. I don't know what their lives are.

Starting point is 00:07:43 Let's take it to 10 years ago. So I'm going to, maybe in 15. Shoot. So Santa for sure be number one. I'm trying to think of my. myself as well i don't know if i ever believed in the easter bunny like that i don't think i ever thought of it as like a real dude i'm just thinking like optics like easter bunny's a big thing but like the easter bunny doesn't make any goddamn sense so i don't think i ever thought of him as a real bunny i think for me if i were to look at it and especially you know what this movie presents and the size of their operations i feel like tooth fairy would be never two i think i thought of tooth fairy is real at some point i don't think i've thought of the easter money is real same i accept your note i agree with you i'm going to pivot so yeah santa for samara one uh tooth fairy two i don't know if that's the thing jack frost is the only one that doesn't have a holiday associated with him because as we're thinking about it i'm sure someone's going to ask us about it because it's like the nature of the the movie i'd imagine that cupid would be somewhere on there because he's like he's somewhere yeah yeah yeah in relation to holiday obviously valentine's day um i don't know if anybody believe in cupid though is that like a thing

Starting point is 00:08:48 ancient romans yep ancient romans believes in cupid yeah um i guess the rest just fall i think i'd say i'd probably agree with you on boogeyman as three

Starting point is 00:09:04 yeah sandman is four and then jack frost is five i don't think anybody believe in jack frost nippin at your nose yeah phoebekins thank you so much for the question and we appreciate you all right

Starting point is 00:09:16 nick at night rise of the guardian Hey, Coy and Aaron, thank you for reacting to one of my favorite holiday movies. Who would you say is your favorite guardian? I mean, it's hard not to like the lead. I think they definitely endeared us to Jack Frost in a fun way. I like a mischievous lead. I'm a sucker for, you know, tomfoolery.

Starting point is 00:09:36 But a close second would be Easter money because Hugh Jackman's just so charming. And I love to boomerang wielding guardian. Yeah. Jack Frost is so cool, man. He got that staff. he's got that lost cool boy thing He has a dope hoodie Elvish pop around

Starting point is 00:09:52 Like the energy You know The way he moves through the scenes It's so much fun I'd have to go with Santa That monologue really endeared me To him And he's like I don't know

Starting point is 00:10:01 I've having an affinity for like You know Charters that are big and burly But have like a softness to them At the same time So I'd have to go Santa for My second favorite Than Easter Bunny

Starting point is 00:10:13 And then Then probably No Santa Jack Frost Sandman Easter Bunny 2-3 That would be my

Starting point is 00:10:24 ranking for those characters All right All right Thanks for the question Nick at night All right Heather I don't want to

Starting point is 00:10:34 What's your last name Pet Trullo Thank you Heather Appreciate you If you could add One Guardian Who would it be I'm going to say

Starting point is 00:10:43 The Cupid The little mention a lack of cupid the lack of cubit there's a baby baby with a bow and arrow makes people in love any other leopardon easy oh easy there's so much cool celtic myth there's so many cool celtic legends i love the idea of luck i love the idea of four-leaf clovers i love the cauldron i love the you know the rainbow i love the gold i love all they like there's so much in just a leprecon lore and like beyond that there's like selkies and like there's lots of irish stuff but leprecha that's a good one i like leprechaun Yeah, man.

Starting point is 00:11:16 He would have been a dope one if they put it in the... Luck of the Irish. That's why they didn't include him because they would have won. It would have been too easy with the luck of the Irish. Too easy, man. That's ridiculous. Hopefully they make it two one day and they can put them both in there. Killing and Murphy has the leprechaun.

Starting point is 00:11:30 I would love that. That awesome voice. He's got such a soft but like great Irish voice, a little lilt. Or Colin Farrell, he's got a very strong like, you know, Dublin, but also shades of West Ireland accent. Maybe a little Barry Keogun, if they want to make him a little darker. I was going to say Barry Keoggan. I was like, yeah, he's Irish. Okay, I like those.

Starting point is 00:11:46 I like those answers. Thank you so much for sending the question, girl. All right, you want to read this one? Yeah, Nicky Sonrisa. Hey, Coy and Aaron, such an incredible film with great animation and characters. I love the themes of identity and service portrayed here. If you could be a guardian, what would your powers be

Starting point is 00:12:01 and how would you use them to be of service to children and or the young at heart? Well, in the same vein of what I just said, I think I'm going to lean into an Irish stereotype, and I think it'd be pretty cool to be a little. little leprechaun. I think I'd use the power of light refracting through water to make rainbows, and I'd be able to get anywhere I could see by using like light refraction and rainbows.

Starting point is 00:12:27 I think I'd have good luck powers, and I think I'd have infinite money with all my gold to buy whatever I needed. I love that. I love that. You know, in the spirit of this movie, if I had to pick one of them from it, I'd probably go with a tooth fairy. I like the idea of, you know, being able to bring children joy with, you know, my operation of little elves or little hummingbirds and be able to cherish the memories of those kids. Plus, I can fly.

Starting point is 00:12:58 And who doesn't want to fly around or move around more efficiently than an average person can? So, yeah, I could be, you know, whimsical with my little bird people. I don't know how those things came about. Nope, don't know. Does she lay them in eggs? Who knows? We don't want to know. We don't want to question it.

Starting point is 00:13:14 But yeah, I think that would be a fun thing to be. And I'd like how quick you were with that answer. I just read it and I was immediately inspired. I've got somewhere my ancestors are like, I got you. Here's some ways to use your cartoonish Irishness. You channeled it immediately. That is a brilliant power. You know, I'm ready for leprechaun life.

Starting point is 00:13:33 Oh, yeah. Next up we got Jay Rushton. Question, what mythical creature are you most like? Aaron reminds me of a centaur. and coy is leprechaun there Well there it is Well that answers that one Centaur

Starting point is 00:13:48 Why am I a centaur They're like They're big they're noble Okay They're half horse half man But that means they're like You're like rugged and big Yeah

Starting point is 00:13:57 I think it's a compliment All right thank you Centaur is like a noble beast Of ancient times Of strength and vigilance All right I want to take a centaur I like that

Starting point is 00:14:06 But you got powers bro He can slide on Freaking Lemberg on I killed McConaugay and Rachel Zellwigger in their early careers. But you have goals. Jennifer Aniston. You have cereal. I got that money. I do got them lucky charms. They're always after them, though.

Starting point is 00:14:20 They're always after them, Aaron. Thank you, Jake. I appreciate you. Clayton Crook on a scale range from 1 to 10. How would you rate this movie for the holiday vibes? How much do the movie get you into the festive spirit? That's really ironic

Starting point is 00:14:35 considering how we opened this. Yeah, man. That's great. It's a great little button for the closing or near closing this review um i would say that it got me there i'm not fully christmised up but you know seeing the christmas vibes that really the music put me in that spirit of like oh we are approaching the holidays so i'm not quite at the point of being able to hang up decorations and whatnot but i'm like huh all right it's coming it's coming it's around the corner we got a couple months ago got to get through thanksgiving at the time we're recording this but yeah we're uh we're almost in

Starting point is 00:15:09 in the quarter there how about you man uh i'd put me like a like a if i if i started today at a two like a six six or seven over halfway i'm like a seven but not like you know like it is not a christmas movie arguably it's an easter movie uh timing wise yeah but all the snow stuff obviously you feel those festiveness um i think what it this is a weird thing to say it made me feel very suburban. You know, like when you're a kid and you're like hanging out riding bikes in a neighborhood and you feel like your friends are

Starting point is 00:15:42 just around the corner. Yeah. Like the suburbs of like childhood. Totally. Everyone like a little pop in the window. You're like, hey friends down in the street and like just that suburb thing. You can't still do that. I don't know. I don't think so. But I am glad I did. I hope so. Maybe. This gave me suburb vibes.

Starting point is 00:15:58 Maybe somewhere. Who knows? I think they don't because Stranger Things is popular. I don't think we'd have an nostalgia for it if it still existed. That makes me sad. I know. I'm glad we grew up when we did. Yeah, me too.

Starting point is 00:16:12 It gave me more suburb than Christmas, but I am very happily at like a six towards holidays and a nine in suburbs. Thank you. I'll take that. And our last one, Robert Ross. Hello, Aaron. Coy. Rise is one of our family's favorite holiday movies, especially their take on Santa.

Starting point is 00:16:30 Do you prefer a traditional Coca-Cola-style Santa, or one with a little more edge like here or violent night i like edgy santa i like his tats i like his swords i don't know what he primarily uses them for but i dug the use in this movie and whatever he does in the 26th of crew after christmas like you said the music he's got he's got his vigilance he's got that naughty list you got to take that stress out of traveling all day man all that coal i chopped up uh have you seen k l a u s oh i think i saw like one time it's an animated movie j k simmons is santa yeah it's like a kid delivering mail or something like that is my favorite take on santa that immediately became like a a coy jondro household staple i really dug that one

Starting point is 00:17:15 he's got a little edge but not too edgy it's jk simmons so he's got some gruffness but it feels like a cool mix between like the norse myths the pagan myths and the christian myths okay christians just steal it's what they do and in this case he stole so much norse mythology like of santa that i feel like we lost a lot of that through the you know the pasteurization of of of of Christmas, but that I feel like still keeps the cool Christmas Christian myth that the people in America like, but blends in the Norse awesomeness and then some of the pagan tradition that is like Halloween and all the all the winter holidays like sprinkled in. So it's pretty cool.

Starting point is 00:17:49 I like Klaus a lot. Okay. That's my take. I like a, if you're going to make a take, I like honoring where it came from and I think Klaus does that really well. Okay. And Valentine's dope too. I would love to watch Klaus again.

Starting point is 00:18:00 I've only seen it the one time, but that sounds really dope. I love the blending of all the Influences of Sannas make the ultimate Santa voiced by J.K. Simmons. There's a really intense action comedy. I think it's called bad or, no not bad or Santa. That's a sequel to Bad Santa. What's it called?

Starting point is 00:18:17 There's a Mel Gibson Santa movie that. Is that one violent mate? No, that's David Harbor. No, there's like a little gritty action like Mel Gibson Santa movie that is crazy that I really like. And that's what I recommend people that have. They think you've run out

Starting point is 00:18:33 of Christmas movies. Oh, boy. I don't know what it's called, but that one's for you. But yeah, so I like an edgy Santa, I guess. Okay. I want to edgy Santa team, too. Okay, you guys. Well, that'll be it for us today. Let us know your favorite guardian, your favorite scene, your favorite holiday, and we will read them down in the

Starting point is 00:18:49 comments below. We love you guys, and we'll see you guys in the next one. Stay good.

The Reel Rejects - RISE OF THE GUARDIANS (2012) IS AN UNDERRATED SPECTACLE!! MOVIE REVIEW!!

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