The Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

When two young owls Soren and his brother are kidnapped, they are taken to a horrible place from their daymares where owls are brainwashed and forced to become slaves and work for the most feared and evil owl that legend tells of: Metal Beak. Luckily, Soren manages to escape, but now he needs to muster the courage to find the legendary Guardians so that his brother and all the other wronged owls can be free and evil forever vanquished. 

An animated movie in the style of Happy Feet and A Christmas Carol, The Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole is a visually stunning and epic journey on the wing. It’s filled with action, sinister villains, and my second favourite animals: owls. 

When two young owls Soren and his brother are kidnapped, they are taken to a horrible place from their daymares where owls are brainwashed and forced to become slaves and work for the most feared and evil owl that legend tells of: Metal Beak. Luckily, Soren manages to escape, but now he needs to muster the strength and find the courage to reach the legendary Guardians and help them to fight the evil owl army being formed by the Pure Ones. With some new friends behind him, it’s up to Soren to bring freedom to all the wronged owls and forever vanquish evil. 

Throughout this entire movie, I was getting hints of The Matrix. The slow-motion fight sequences and everything made the film’s battle scenes all the more epic and gave a sense of elegance to the screen, which is fitting as the film’s central characters are owls; graceful and magnificent creatures that they are. 

With its incredibly sharp and realistic animation, its engaging story, and its memorable characters, The Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole was a fun and epic family film that is filled with similar traits to The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, and Star Wars. 

Featuring the voice talents of Helen Mirren, Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving, Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony LaPaglia, Miriam Margolyes, Sam Neil, Richard Roxburgh, and David Wenham, it’s a great family film packed with action, dreamers, spirit, bravery, betrayal, and epic battles. A visually stunning movie.