Rise of the Guardians | First Time Watching I Reaction & Commentary

[@Jcartist_10]

27:48 You know there’s a theory that Jamie is Jack’s sister’s descendent. Considering how similar they look and the fact that Jamie lives close to the lake as well

[@LowbrowDeluxe]

24:20 The kids don't have a short memory. They don't have the memories of childhood magic at all. They were stored in the teeth. That's why Pitch's first step to tipping the balance was to take them. No memories of childhood wonder, then no dreams of childhood wonder, and with one failed Easter the balance tips completely.

[@calibadgerdude6082]

Fun is the opposite of fear, which is why Jack is so effective against pitch. Basically, when you’re having fun, fear becomes inconsequential and easily forgotten.

[@nolableslefteldered1231]

Yes. It was a little red stuffed sheep.

[@Magnjolya]

im still at 8:48 and idk if anyone has already brought it up but pitch black's nightmares are horses bc they're night-mares!!

[@reactswithjax]

That is so clever!!

[@Magnjolya]

@@reactswithjax and also, 26:18, "Before Pitch became the Nightmare King, he was once a hero of the Golden Age named Kozmotis Pitchiner. He had led the Golden Armies in capturing the Fearlings and their ilk, then volunteered to guard the prison planet they had been imprisoned in. He kept vigil for years, forced to listen to the prisoners' constant whispering and pleading. His only solace was thinking of his daughter, of whom he kept a photograph of in a locket. But one day, sensing his weakness, the prisoners imitated her voice and hypnotized Kozmotis to believe she was being held inside with them. Frantic, he opened the doors to release her, but was instead possessed by ten thousand Fearlings, transforming him into Pitch, the Nightmare King."

[@Magnjolya]

and there's a theory that jamie, the kid that believed in them, is a descendant of jack's sister

[@Thund3rfist]

This movie is so underrated! Honestly one of my favorites and so many people have never heard of it!

[@michaelwinkle4480]

With the self-described big and imposing Santa, the amount of screen time devoted to the workshop and the sleigh, the big goofy Yetis, the visits to the Poles, the general setting of Jack in wintery environments, and blizzards on Easter, Guardians could easily qualify as a Christmas movie! . . . Where DOES it snow that much on Easter? Not here in Oklahoma. I remember, about 3rd grade, we read a story set on Thanksgiving, and one character keeps wincing at the snow blowing in here eyes. I kept complaining to the teacher that "It doesn't snow on Thanksgiving! It snows on Christmas!" I was pretty insistent on this point, I recall.

[@The_Early_Gamer]

My idea is that Pitch Black was indeed useful once. Back when the world was less safe and full of danger, fear kept you alive. Or maybe he was supposed to use his fear to build/protect courage in children but instead he just kept terrorizing kids, so the moon made the other guardians instead.

[@tinystegosaurus587]

Was looking for someone else to mention this, fear is very important. Without fear, humanity would not survive. Just go into dangerous situations (and perish), not prepare for the winter ahead because you have no fear of starvation. Fear keeps us alive.

[@Ava-m1b]

“The wolverine is now a rabbit!!” That’s what I thought when I realised 😂😂

[@sable-king2066]

In regards to the Nightmare stuff, basically Pitch figured out how to corrupt Sandman’s dream sand and artificially turn the dreams into nightmares.

[@Fulschermd]

The glitch on Sheep Stuffed Animal was sooo relatable 😂😂❤️🐑

[@GruffyddFO4]

This is one of my absolute favorite holiday movies, and I think it's an absolute tragedy that it wasn't more successful. There's a whole series of books, and I would have loved to see more of them adapted. So glad you watched this one. Like the Guardians themselves, the movie just leaves a happy feeling behind.

[@diegopansini3152]

This movie is so rewatchable! I wish it had a sequel, exploring other magical beings and Jack’s role as a guardian

[@jburgs100]

Sequel is in the way apparently

[@mdsupa]

Yes, stuffed Sheep. I always wanted the Jackfrost hoodies. Maybe you can get the hoodie and become Jax Frost. :P

[@rp8pi]

21:24 : JAX - "oh oo the eggs are running" the horror, nobody likes runny eggs.

[@TalesoftheBoojum]

Giant saber-wielding Russian Santa will always be my Santa! "Hogfather" is an excellent companion movie to this; it's also about the reason for and power of belief (and also features a tooth palace full of magic teeth).

[@GruffyddFO4]

It's a fun movie, and one of the better Discworld adaptations. But if you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. As good as the movie is, the book is exponentially better. Sir Terry Pratchett's comedic and satirical writing was unmatched.

[@lightgod2255]

Pitch use to be a hero of the Golden age, his true name was Kozmotis Pitchiner. he led the golden armies against the fearlings (they are like shadow-like creatures), Nightmare men (humanoid figures), and Nightmares (the sinister Horses made of blacksand). at that time the House of Lunanoffs (During the Golden Age the universe was ruled by the Constellations led by great, benevolent families who governed with imagination, fairness and flair. Of all these regal families, the House of Lunanoff was the most beloved) vowed to to rid the universe of their evil. So they along with other families "build a prison out of lead in the farthermost regions of space". Kozmotis led the Golden Armies in capturing them, then volunteered to keep watch over them. As time passed, Kozmotis started to miss his daughter (Mother Nature) and the Fearlings took the opportunity to trick Kozmotis by mimic his daughter's voice. Kozmotis, believing that his daughter was trap, opened the gates letting the Fearlings escaped and simultaneously get possessed by them, turning Kozmotis Pitchiner into Pitch Black, the Nightmare King.

[@plothole181]

Where does this come from?

[@lightgod2255]

@@plothole181 is from a book called Guardians of Childhood. The fourth book.

[@mogwiawolf4354]

Actually it's not a Christmas movie many people think that but the movie takes place 3 days before Easter which makes it an Easter movie missed opportunity to watch it for Easter

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

if it puts a smile on your face then YES, those were sheep in the movie! 😁 thank you for sharing your fun and excitement for this movie with us, ENJOYED your reaction! 👍☺

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

You're voice is really relaxing

[@Shritistrang]

I still think to this day that there should be chickens at the easter bunny's place. I mean, where else do eggs come from? And maybe a few little helper bunnies, too.

[@rudolphduplooy3835]

Never seen this movie before. Watching you watch it was really entertaining. I could see the sparkle in your eyes when the emotions hit you about what we all were told about the magical world as kids. Wonderful watching someone have a kid like reaction. Yes, I also think that was a brown sheep.

[@JakkFrost1]

Just what I needed today, a Jax reaction to an animated movie! 😍😍😍

[@bidwell13]

28:05 to keep her calm and help save her. 29:32 though there should’ve been two cause his sister saw them. 39:26 there are books to these characters by Willam Joyce. Books are: “Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King”, “E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core!”, “Toothiana: Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies”, “The Sandman and the War of Dreams”, “Jack Frost: The End Becomes The Beginning”. They’re worth checking out.

[@donnilloyd1355]

I love this movie. It was Holidays, with a twist. And I hate to say this, but I do NT think those things were lambs. Sorry, Lamby. But, I could be wrong. LOL. Great Post, Jax.

[@Moviemaniac28]

28:43 real glass half empty energy

[@yasinkrmz7051]

It's a great movie. It was amazing to experience with you.

[@FenrirSylerfeng_9651]

This animation is so wonderful, the world building is incredible and the characters are extremely charismatic. The Easter Bunny changing from a big, strong warrior to an adorable, short-tempered bunny was, well, obviously cute, right? Incredible battles, good story, captivating soundtrack, everything you expect from a good work is in this film. I couldn't tell if the stuffed animal was a sheep or not, but let's believe it was to keep alive the folklore of sheep being omnipresent gods that routinely appear on your videos.

[@DervinHayward]

I first discovered this movie when I was like 16-17 maybe and still till this day I love watching this movie it was creative and very fun, definitely a unique way the portrayed all these characters and the symbolism of their purpose. Also i would like to add that although all of the guardians are very strong in their own way Sandman is definitely the strongest in terms of power. This version of Sandman seems to only govern dreams but the real Sandman is the king of Dreams and Nightmares and In almost every depiction of him he is truly immortal and a sibling of The Endless who are primordial beings. He can die but eventually and always someone will reincarnation his being back into existence so that’s what i mean by truly immortal cause you can’t never really kill the Sandman as long as people believe and especially considering l that everyone dreams and if their were no dreams their is no Sandman.

[@cptbabyface9804]

I've probably seen this movie about 30ish times and I never knew there was a post credit scene.

[@zsmate2526]

Here hungary in the last 15 years, there has been snow a lot at Easter! It was last year too!

[@iamonfire86]

There's only ONE person you send to catch the freakin' Boogeyman... and that's John Wick! 😂

[@TimedRevolver]

This movie is so criminally underrated.

[@moonlitkiss96]

This is one of my all time favorite movies! I'm so glad you reacted to it. The movie is based of "The Guardians of Childhood" book series. I'd recommend reading them if you want to learn more about their background stories.

[@alharairah2214]

This movie is cute - I love Terry Pratchett's "Hogfather". The novel was adapted into a miniseries (instead of a movie). The Hogfather is the "Santa" of the fantasy world it's set in.

[@plothole181]

Also the teeth.

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Their like the Holiday Avengers

[@terrencedavis9706]

First video of the new year loved it ur Gorgeous smile brings joy to every video ❤

[@FutureBoy85]

I've actually never seen this movie before. It was pretty good. I'll have to watch it sometime.

[@kalebjesse7654]

So I don’t know if anyone else will say it but the theory has been that Jamie and his family are Jacks sisters descendants. Jack died in the pond in that town and never left. So that’s why he was so connected to Jamie . Just fyi :)

[@amansinghrajput9445]

For (SPIDER-MAN:NO WAY HOME) Must watch movies:- . Tobey (Spiderman 1,2&3) . Andrew (TASM 1&2) . Venom 1&2 . Spiderman into the SPIDERVERSE

[@Honey70708]

He saved her from dying…💀❤️ofc we are focusing on the more positive 🤞🏽

[@almonies]

Totally a sheep! Fear has just lost his way. Fear protects you from danger. I imagine the boogeyman protected people in his life too. The man in the moon just realised he lost his way. I'd love to see the boogeymans memories

[@reactswithjax]

That's a great perspective on the boogeyman!! ❤️

[@almonies]

@reactswithjax Thank you

[@mjmage33]

My headcanon is that Pitch could have had a Center of Courage, but he couldn't face his fears and let them carry him away (literally, in the case of the nightmares).

[@ShadowWolfGHC]

I love this movie. Always one of my favorites. I always get caught up in it❤

[@ElroyMcDuff]

Cute Easter Bunny FTW! 😃 That was fun thanks!

[@darkjoker4ever286]

Great 'Feel Good Movie'. Awesome reaction. Very nice to see you laughing your head off, again and again 😊

[@gregsteele806]

Fear is important. It's what keeps you alive.

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

Still not quite the right way to look at it. Fear isn't a flaw, or a leader, or an enemy. It's not meant to be ignored or denied, or conquered, or fixed. "Courage" or "bravery" as it's colloquially understood probably does more damage to human society than fear ever has. The best perspective on fear (and pain) is that they're really overbearing friends/family who are obsessively and irrationally concerned about your well-being. And you deal with them exactly the same way. Not by ignoring or confronting, but by talking them down, deescalating the situation. In emergencies that might not be practical at the exact moment and then "stuffing it down" is the right course...but at the earliest opportunity that internal conversation needs to happen. Ignoring or denying them just hands them carte blanche to do whatever they please and you wind up doing even worse things as a consequence than if you'd simply succumbed to them directly. And that's really true of all emotions and impulses. You deny a thing, you grant it power over you...because the problem/foe you can't see (or WON'T see) has the advantage over you. And none of them can ever be conquered...you can't ever "conquer" yourself. "Conquering" your emotions or impulses is really just another form of denial. You resist until you can't, and then you hide it all away just like everyone else. Anyone who tells you they defeated their fear is lying to you, and themselves. The only way to deal with fear and pain are to embrace them and carefully convince them that things will be fine, or at least that there are more important things to worry about. Most of all, fear and pain don't plan...they just react. Doing exactly what they demand is completely useless. They're alarms, not defense systems.

[@benjaminhewitt2376]

I’d say this is easily top 5 dream works movies along with how to train your dragon, kung fu panda 1 and 2 and puss in boots 2

[@penguin50279]

why does everyone think this is a christmas movie? it takes place like 3-4 days before easter 😂

[@josephalcantara-oo5ro]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! BEAUTIFUL JAXX AND YOUR FAMILY, HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR HOLIDAY, I PRAY THAT YOU & ALL YOUR FAMILY ARE SAFE AND HAPPY, I LOVE YOUR REACTIONS HERE, MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE A CHILD AGAIN, PLEASE KEEP SAFE & HAPPY, MAY GOD GIVE YOU ALL THAT YOU PRAYED FOR THIS NEW YEAR! GODBLESS YOU AND FAMILY, ALWAYS.

[@revparravager3184]

The Mytholoigy behind The Sandman is that he was a Guardian of Dreams and NOT a God with whom to mess around,

[@WunderBred_Warrior]

This movie is honestly underrated. It's creative as far as the characters designs go, (Santa with the naughty and nice tattoos on his arms) and it has a pretty good plot even for a kids movie. It's a shame that it came out at the same time as Wreck-It-Ralph which overshadowed this movie as far as ratings and box office domestically and worldwide.

[@nathanielhollas8471]

They had no right making Jack Frost that handsome

[@Honey70708]

Used to have the biggest crush on him as a kid😭😭

[@blakeverdon4492]

Hold up... I've watched this over and over again so many times, and I've NEVER seen that post credit scene LMAO

[@chriscarpenter1920]

Fun fact (for me at least): Santa is voiced by Alec Baldwin, who is a huge fan of classical music (he even does the broadcasts for the New York Philharmonic). This likely is the reason for the references to the Russian composers Rimsky-Korsakov, Shostakovich and Stravinsky. I know this because I'm a huge fan myself 🙂

[@ElroyMcDuff]

I had no idea he play Santa, he was great!

[@mogwiawolf4354]

Also Jack Frost x Tooth Fairy and I believe Jamie is the descendant of Jack's sister

[@GergC0521]

"What do the elves actually do?" Provide comic relief!

[@wilgarcia1]

happy friday =)

[@garyballard179]

Yes, it's a stuffed sheep plushie.

[@Honey70708]

He’s dead girl.. they don’t remind dead people in their memories 😭🤞🏽

[@javelldunn3379]

This movie is awesome and Happy Friday Jax 😊

[@fhatty11]

i wish you watched Klaus for Christmas. it my favorite Christmas film. but this one is good too.

[@dm_dude]

Actually it’s an Easter movie. It takes place during Easter.

[@muppetsstoogesfan1]

I love the book series Rise of the Guardians is based off of.

[@cazzle80]

There is only maybe 3 or 4 christmas movies I actually like, this is definitely on that list.

[@spyro257]

would love to see your reacting to Legend of The Guardians - The Owls of Ga'Hoole

[@johntfs]

They could have saved a lot of time by making John Wick a Guardian, since he's the one you send to kill the f---ing Boogeyman.

[@ghostpants7930]

that was toatally a supped sheef taminal XD

[@Watcherobot]

If you want to watch underrated movies I would recommend Watchmen and Owls of Ga'hoole.

[@Honey70708]

Owls of Ga’hoole 😭❤️

[@danielstauning-haargaard5889]

1. Personally I think there is a Lady in the Sun (women are life givers). 2. It looks more like a stuffed piggy

[@cain4leeknow]

28:30 "which really traumatized her" in my humble opinion, dying would've traumatized her even more 😭😭😭

[@Honey70708]

Do you get traumatized if you’re dead..?💀

[@marvinsarracino116]

Great reaction! Yes i believe in you Jax Frost! Have a Great 2025!🥂

[@JakkFrost1]

Btw, did you ever watch the How to Train Your Dragon Christmas special, "Homecoming"? Just curious. 😊

[@FeastForThought]

Such a great movie, it's a shame that it bombed at the box office at the time, while hitting so many notes right. Maybe it really talked about Teeth too much lol

[@jonnatansuazo7539]

YES it was a Sheep!

[@rik20i1]

Good movie😊

[@jessquinn6106]

Woootah! Phil rules and the leader of the Guardians! If you need answered read the books. They set the origin for The Man in the Moon and more. Yes its WAS a sheep. with red fleece and white legs.

[@coreypolite9831]

Even if it wasn't a sheep I'm still voting yes!

[@feen8823]

please do Kubo next

[@jalenjennings9255]

I just wanna say Jax, your reactions are so soothing & fun, especially with your personality. The smile u give from start to finish just makes it worth it every time. Your laugh is contagious & those eyes kind of, make it brighter & brighter. Another great reaction Jax. We love ya!

[@reactswithjax]

Wow, thank you so much for that incredible compliment!! It means so much to know you enjoy these reactions. Happy New Year!! ❤️🐑

[@rogeliolarronda]

Please react to some Marvel Pitch Meetings by Ryan George, especially the one for The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.

[@elrincondelarte8376]

I'm still waiting for “the incredible” ones

[@DarkcIoud1111.]

It's actually an Easter movie. The team even needs to help the Easter Bunny decorate eggs to inspire hope on Easter, but the plan gets ruined by Pitch Black. I also like the system of becoming a Guardian. You basically gain a lot of power, but your existence is tied to the belief of children.

[@ahsanjamshaid7959]

Please watch superman 1978.

[@pastorbrianediger]

Your laughter and excitement are contagious! I see a rabbit when I look at the moon. Oh, and I'm a yeti, yes very flammable. That's why I have to be careful when spinning flaming sticks. Lol.

[@johnsimonson1207]

Have you seen Babe?

[@gesarshorsky6577]

Santa is of Russian origin in this movie. Tattoos, accents, matryoshka dolls, the North pole, Shostakovich, and more.

[@aaronalbrecht4404]

Extremely underrated movie. Glad to finally see someone reacting to it. Seems like most people have never even heard of it.

[@Adam-je2cp]

seems you are new to reactors then since there are a bunch that have reacted to it even like 3 years ago

[@ChelsealikesSupermodels]

Jax is stunning 😍 Supermodel alert!!!!

[@sandrasullivan7247]

This movie actually takes place at Easter.

[@drb6771]

⭐⭐🌟🌟✨✨🌠🌠👋👋🙌🙌👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jbwade5676]

Happy New Year 🎊🎉

[@reactswithjax]

Happy New Year to you too!!! Wishing you a great 2025!

[@clayprice7626]

Hugh Jackman as the Easter Bunny is the best part of the movie, he's one of those actors that's great in everything

[@williamdenny8963]

I vote yes it was a sheep

[@ChanceTroullier]

I’ve been waiting for this reaction 🎉

[@tonysmith6940]

Love this movie hope you had a great Christmas and happy New Year love from the UK

[@sahaibparvez]

thanks you Tony

[@reactswithjax]

Happy New Year!!! ❤️🐑

[@earledmondsjr789]

Great reaction 🔥💯

[@reactswithjax]

Thank you so much!

[@Male1000]

It's illegal

[@duanetelesha]

A real cute animated movie, saw a few year ago. Love your reaction and Happy New Year. Two animated Christmas movies for your consideration "Arthur Christmas" and Walt Disney's "Christmas Carol" w Jim Carrey great animation. 🥰❤🐑🎄

[@Skycastle]

🐑☃️🎅