Rise of the Guardians

In the beginning of the movie, Jack Frost was scared in the dark; light chased the darkness away… Jesus says in Psalms 119:105, Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Jack Frost had a staff like moses, power? The bogey man attacked Jack Frost, but the staff (stick) he was holding was the power he has; Jack Frost said” I didn’t know I could do that,” sometimes Christians forget just how much power God has given us through Jesus… Jesus uses us for HIS work… Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

The moon told me so—the movie shows the moon to be God, obviously not true, God is not an object, He is a real being that has angels that protect his Kids, but the enemy Satan also has an army with him, his army is dark, and God’s army is light… What the world (Satan) does is change everything and takes Jesus out… The world will have kids believe in the Easter bunny, Santa, tooth fairy instead of believing God; that is called believing a lie instead of the truth, because God is truth… So they exchange the truth of God for lies… Kids have faith in lies, instead of the truth… Lies don’t only have to be the Easter bunny or Santa, some people worship elephants, the moon, the sun, etc. …

We can take Jack Frost and use him as an example of how the world treats Jesus. So Who’s Jack Frost, the kid in the movie asks his mom, and the mom said, ah it’s just an expression; well that’s what people even say with Jesus, they use his name as a bad word, they say, ah it’s just an expression, as if it’s not a big deal, like God is almost nothing, when He is everything…

Jack Frost is sad because nobody gives him attention, but he was creating all the fun for the kid remember?… that’s how the world treats Jesus, he created everything, but the world replaces him with Santa, Easter butter, tooth fairy etc. … All to take away from The real God, the enemy has done this, and the world doesn’t acknowledge Jesus… John 1:10-11, He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

A touch of fear from the enemy, that’s what the enemy wants to give us, but Jesus gives us something better! Faith, because if we have faith, fear can’t exist with faith, faith beats fear. Jack Frost became a guardian for God, he didn’t feel qualified but “God chose him,” so all believers are chosen. The truth is, God says who we are, what we think about ourselves doesn’t change the truth about what God says, we are in HIM…

All believers are chosen by God in Santa’s Center, the movie shows he is a child in his center, Je has wonder, faith like a child… that’s what we have to be like, Believe like a child, trust in Jesus’ promises, like you guys as younger children used to believe mom and dad when we say something, but even more, because sometimes we lie, and Jesus can’t lie… Matthew 18:3-4, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Jack Frost was chosen because he had something special; Jesus said, you did not choose me, but I chose you… God also sees us as special, special enough to Give His only son for us, so don’t ever forget that… Why is it that we can even love God? Because He loved us first… John 15:16, Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. 1 John 4:19, We love him, because he first loved us.

“I want what you have, to be believed in” Those were the words Jack Frost used… Satan’s pride wants to be God; so pride is bad, it makes us even more evil. God says to be humble, that’s the opposite of pride. Satan took the sandman’s dreams and put fear instead, so the kids stop believing I’m good… that’s how Satan works, Satan is the enemy and wants to take away your belief about Jesus, for people to stop believing in God and what God says. God says He exists; a lot of people don’t believe in God, because Satan tricks them. God says He loves you; Satan will have you question God’s love. God says once you believe in HIM, you are a child of God, Satan will try make you believe you are not a child of God; he wants you to not believe in all of God’s promises for you, and who you really are… There is only one reason the enemy comes: John 10:10, The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. The kids in this movie are so precious. In this world, Jesus came to save the world from sin; the enemy does not want that. This is why we have to tell people about Jesus. Jesus is working through believers to win people from the darkness to the light, from Satan to God… Just like the guardians in that movie are fighting against Satan, so Jesus has his angels fighting for Him with believers… 2 Kings 6:16-17, And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man;, and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

What Satan wants to do is to make you stop believing, so you walk away from Jesus and lose all your hope, so you could stay in fear… The only thing that can beat fear is faith, because when you believe, you have hope in what God says, and God can’t do one thing, that’s lie… So his promises are true, and the only thing Satan can do is lie… Believe God and have hope and eternal life, or believe Satan and be sad, have no hope, because he only offers darkness… Without faith it is impossible to please God… Do you guys know why? Because that shows no trust in Him and how are we saved? By believing in Jesus… He loves us, so he wants us to believe in him. The movie says that Easter is about hope, new life, about hope, now its gone… But, as a believer, we know what is Easter supposed to be about. So then is hope gone? NO! Because Jesus resurrected and beat death eternally.

You see, near the end, Satan was trying to win Jack Frost? That’s what Satan wants in the end, is to win people to him; he hates people and wants to destroy them. Satan already knows in the end he loses, he wants to bring people with him… But you know what, Jesus knows we might worry about that, and since believers are chosen from God, He gives us a promise, and He is true. This is the promise… Nobody can take them away from me… Satan will make you think God gives up on you, to steal your hope, but God already promises that nobody can take believers from Himself. We have to choose who to believe; Satan who says that God gave up on you, or God who says nobody can take them away from me… What makes more sense to believe? God who can’t lie, or Satan who can only lie?

All the lights on the globe were being taken away; people were all losing hope, because Satan (the bogeyman) was stealing away their belief… He wants to make you believe that you are not a light, because what you believe you are, you will live that way… Look at what Jesus says: Matthew 5:14, Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

The boy was praying to the Easter bunny to know if he was real? Then when he saw, he believed, but we don’t have to see God to believe; Jesus said blessed are those that don’t see, but still believe, and, anyway, we already have evidence to know to believe, God didn’t leave us with nothing. Creation is proof of a creator.

You know when the kid saw Jack Frost and believed in him, how happy Jack Frost was? That’s how happy Jesus is when we believe in Him; actually he loves you so much He is like infinity times more happy, even the angels are happy… Luke 15:10, Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

In the end, when Satan was trying to bring fear on them, Jack Frost said, let’s just have fun. They didn’t pay attention to that fear…

Jesus says, resist the devil, and he will flee from you… Jack Frost threw a snowball at him; our weapon is the sword of the spirit… You know what that is? God’s word, the Bible is; every time Satan lies we remember God’s words, because they are true, then, when we know the truth, we won’t believe his lies—like what Jesus says… And the truth shall make you free…

Sandman was the light, and he gave hope back, because people were blinded by the dark… Look at what Jesus says: I am the light of the world. John 1:9-12, That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.

As long as 1 child believes, we will always be here to fight fear… With God it is the same, if he knew only 1 person would Believe on HIM, he would have still given his life for that 1 person… that’s how much Love He has for us… God is love…

Do you stop believing when the clouds block the sun? Jesus lives in all believers’ hearts, so that means we are soldiers for God, too; we have the power to tell people about Him so they can be saved through Jesus… We are fighting against the darkness.

When God tells you something, believe it… If he says you are a Son of God, believe it. If he says you are saved by Him, believe it. If he says he loves you, believe it, etc. … Be blessed

3) We cannot refuse to become a Guardian, 1 Timothy 2:1 says “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;” We are all called to be intercessors, whether we want the job or not.

4) There are some (like the rabbit) that don’t believe they will ever need help and put down others within the body, creating schisms. Strive to keep unity in the body. Throughout the movie, every guardian needs the other.

5) When all you’re searching after is fame and attention, you’ll be frustrated and angry with God because you feel as though you’re invisible. Be a servant first, and you’ll find what your calling is.

6) The enemy often uses fear to distract and discourage the children, causing them to lose focus of their dreams or their wonder of the kingdom.

7) We should all be filled with wonder at God’s creation and let it overflow back into the world. Miracles, healings, signs and wonders should flow forth out of us. 8) Around 30 minutes into the movie, the enemy (bogeyman) says “Maybe I want what you have.” The enemy is so jealous of what we have that he wants to steal our inheritance.

9) If you haven’t fully engaged in your calling, the enemy says “A neutral party; then, I’m going to ignore you.” The enemy doesn’t care about lukewarm Christians because they’re not a threat. If anything, they’ll be spewed out of God’s mouth (Rev 3:16). No man can serve two masters.

10) At times, the children need help to remember; it is our job to encourage them and remind them of the promises. Check out 1 Corinthians 16:12 “Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth. Verse 15 says “Remember His covenant forever…”

11) Your spiritual discernment should be so sensitive that when the smallest thing is off in your environment, you’re aware of it.
12) At times we think our calling is of more importance than the children, but in Matthew 19:14, Jesus said “Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” Ministry involves many aspects, not just the ones we think are most glamorous.

13) Make sure the wrong voices don’t lead you astray.

14) The father of lies will try to use your past and your memories to bring shame and condemnation.

15) In the movie, the bunny says that Easter is for New Beginnings. If you put the pagan root for the word “Easter” aside, that holiday represents Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection … a time of new beginnings.

16) The moment you start to feel worthless is when the enemy makes his move to convince you that he can offer you what you’ve been looking for.

17) The enemy will remember the words you say. Words have power and you can enter into a vow without ever realizing it.

18) We have to contend for the faith. Even when it seems like all hope is lost, there is always a remnant.

19) If you let fear become part of your dreams, you’ll never have peace.

20) “I do believe in you, I’m just not afraid of you.” When you don’t receive the spirit of fear, you can receive power, love, and a sound mind (see 2 Timothy 1:7) 21) In the end of the movie, nobody even cares about the enemy. If we focus on God, we have nothing to fear. Colossians 2:15 in the NIV says “And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. When Christ died, he disarmed the enemy; as such, there’s no reason to fear. The only fear that should be left is the enemy knowing what his fate has in store for him. How fitting that it shows him being dragged into the pit against his will.

22) Jack has to make an ultimate decision. Where once he was sitting on the fence, trying to be neutral, he must now choose his master.

23) “When the moon tells you something, believe it.” Once God speaks, believe it.

I would encourage everyone to have follow up conversations with their children after watching this. This movie is not for younger children though, I would say under 6. If your child doesn’t do well with dark imagery they could get really scared at some of the scenes with Pitch Black. Watch it first without them and then decide.

Notice also that Pitch shows up 3 days before Easter on Good Friday, which is when Jesus was crucified and died on the cross. The Easter bunny speaks about Easter being a time of “Hope” which is what Jesus brought into the world when He rose from the grave and Faith is: “the substance of things hoped for but not seen but still believed”. I find this somewhat ironic, considering Jack Frost was frustrated about not being seen by humans. Jack was “born again” from the water, as if to represent baptism. He says that it was all dark and then he saw light, and he was no longer afraid, almost like “God said let there be light, and there was, and He saw that the light was good”.

If you will also take notice, the staff Jack is carrying (which gives him his abilities to ride “on the wind” or “soar” like he was “on the wings of an eagle”) is a shepherds crook used to grab the sheep, as they became too far away from the “Good Shepherd.” In Scripture, after Jesus was resurrected and made his ascension into Heaven, he sat next to Peter and asked 3 times to his disciple who had denied Him 3 times (Jack waited around exactly 300 years before the “good news” of being “chosen” as a “guardian” of the children or the next generation who will come together to forever “cast out” the enemy in the end of days) “Peter-do you love me”? Peter would always reply “Yes Lord (You know I love You)”. Then Jesus finally commanded him “Then watch over and care for my “flock” (or “sheep”)”.

I also noticed that when Jack finally convinced the last remaining “light” (thinking back to the hymn I learned as a child “This little Light of mine” from Sunday school one of the stanzas stating “I won’t let Satan blow it out-I’m going to let it shine”) believe in the Easter bunny instead of himself, the boy could see him for the first time. I really liked the fact that the Tooth Fairy was represented by birds because God created all the “birds of the air and beasts of the land (or fields) instead of faeries which are definitely rooted in the pagan belief system.

I love the teeth being the good memories of childhood and the reason Jack had forgotten who he was before he was born again because his “heart was hardened” to any thoughts that are “pure, true, worthy of praise and of good-report.” We give up our teeth to be given gifts in exchange which reminds me of the removal of sin for God’s Grace (Grace is the new covenant for the old “law was fulfilled in (with) Christ’s death, resurrection and exaltation”).

The birds are used in scripture to also give us an example of how God’s love, grace and faithfulness for us far abounds any present circumstance, situation and/or trial we find ourselves coming up against trials. It is written that God says (again I am paraphrasing): “watch the birds-they do not wonder where their next meal will come from. If The Lord your Father God who loves you (unconditionally) will I not also care for you (my children) more so than the birds”?!?

Then there is the Sandman who is nothing but bright gold sand that is made of pure light, his hair looks like the “sun”, and he doesn’t actually speak out loud except in “symbols” above his head. Pitch Black is visibly afraid of Sandman even though he is half the height of the Boogeyman. When faced against all of the evil forces of Pitch Black (which is the army of black dust that makes up nightmares which is the opposite of the good dreams of the Sandman) Sandman starts to fly up into the air on his cloud made of gold sand and throws Jack Frost up and away from the fighting, and he “allows” the forces of evil to overtake him after pitch shoots him in his back by an arrow (“the shield of faith “guards” us on all sides from the fiery arrows and darts of the enemy”) with what looked like a dart at the end. As he looks up at Pitch he closes his eyes as if to signify “the peace that transcends all understanding which will “guard” your (our) hearts and minds through Christ Jesus”.

Jesus also speaks about being the “good shepherd” as mentioned earlier and He is loved by His Father God because He “gives His life for His sheep and He takes it back up again… no one else can take it from Him only He will decide when He gives up His life”. Also, Jesus spoke in and with proverbial symbolism and did not speak a word while being crucified because of the authoritative power of the words that He spoke out loud and the effects of that awesome power given to Him by His Father God.

At the very end of the movie, the children who believe and confront Pitch by saying “I will protect them(the guardians)” as if to signify the body of Christ the people that make up the Church when they (we) come together and then when asked if they now believe in the Boogeyman the kids respond “we believe in you-we're just not afraid of you” and the gold light of the Sandman starts to come out from the “inside” of the children (of God) through their hands as if to symbolize the Church (all the denominations) casting out the devil back into hell with the authority and power given to us by the Highest of all Authorities through the Son Jesus Christ our Messiah who lives in and through us!!!

When the children run off together to what I am assuming is to pray but they cannot show it on the movie because they are trying to sell to a secular audience, the Sandman comes out of a big swirling golden light, and he takes his “whip” out, and he “whips” Pitch around his wrist throws him in the air and slams him to the ground like when Jesus took the keys from Satan in hell and defeated all of hell by himself before rising from the dead.

Pitch represents Satan so perfectly: he is full of deception and is the “author of confusion” simply by how he was able to get all the guardians in same place at same time to basically tell them he is taking back what was not rightfully his to begin with (garden of Eden, the end of days); he lurks in shadows, and he is made of nothing (one of the reasons he is called the “prince of air”), and he hides from believers there; his realm lies inside the Earth or beneath “our feet” and it looks as if everything is an optical illusion (the stairs that went absolutely nowhere) which is why he is confusion and deception, but not a real threat against the children of God after Christ took our sins and why we “do not believe what we see” as mentioned above when referring to “faithfulness” because God does not work entirely in the 5 senses “only a fool believes in what he has already seen” (we see God with the eyes of our heart which is why Jack was invisible even to the “children” until he started changing from his heart first and doing good works without the expectation of receiving gifts and favors in return from “the moon” which is the light in the darkness of the night); when he tempted Jack to abandon the other guardians in their time of need-he then told him “they will never really except you as one of them, you mess everything up, you are not “believed” in, I always know your greatest fear which is that no one will ever believe in you and even worse you won’t ever know why” even still later trying to appeal to his greed, jealousy and covetousness by asking Jack to join him and attain false power and even when that doesn’t work he becomes angry and threatens Jack with the smallest hummingbird breaking Jack’s staff and retracting his promise to let go of the bird; he even looks up at the moon and says “hello old friend, you knew this time would come-my nightmares are ready, are your guardians” as a symbol of the devil and the fallen angels waging war on God and His Holy angels!

What do we call the angels of God that watch over the children? Guardian Angels!

This brought back memories of similar things being said to me in Sunday School, and this parallel of logic might cause children to associate belief in Christ with fairytales. A couple other cautions for children are the British slang used by the Easter Bunny and a character that dies.

Overall, I greatly enjoyed the artistry of the movie and seeing characters trying to do the right thing.

I also came across a movie review made by a professing Pagan blogger, and she also stated that the movie is very much pagan, but that its “Pagan elements subtle enough to not bother non-Pagans while remaining a lot of fun for those of us who notice that sort of thing.“

She also mentions that the moon in this movie is very pagan. “Bonus for Heathens, the moon–which is sort of a character in a very Pagan way–is named Mani, after the Norse god of the moon” As soon, as I saw this “casting a circle” scene, I abruptly left the classroom with my son. We literally ran out of there! I was soooo angry that my son was sitting as a captive audience to such demonic infiltration. I had to go home that day and pray cleansing over him and command whatever influence or attachment came with that out in Jesus Name!

The Lord calls us not to partake in any form of occultism whether it be watching, doing, listening. It has dire consequences for us spiritually. It invites demonic influence in our lives. We have to ask ourselves, would Jesus be sitting there watching this with me? Is this something he represents or approves of?

The mythical characters were the least of my worries, it was the overt pagan elements/rituals in the movie. Unfortunately, I searched and searched the net for Christian reviews that would mention such elements, but most just seemed to focus on the paganism of the mythical characters, but all failed to mention the satanic ritual happening before our eyes in one of the scenes. It made me sad that we can’t even detect that anymore. Are we so numb now? My apologies if I’m offending any brother or sister in the Lord. That is not my intention. But, I was compelled to write this review because I’ve seen none out there mentioning the things I have. It needs be known. God Bless you all through his Son Jesus Christ! Romans 12:1-2

Christians need to wise up and take this stuff more seriously, get some discernment and be not ignorant like the word tells us. It is for our own benefit and safety afterall.

The only part I liked of this film is when santa says to the easter bunny “As much as it pains me to say this, Easter is more important than Christmas.” I don’t expect the movie industry to ever mention or portray God and His word accurately or with reverence because the writers and producers are anti-God and often are into some form of new age themselves.

The film did a good job at showing how the spirit realm operates, constantly monitering mankind (the globe and the crystal ball) and looking to upset God’s order of things -the Bible tells us that enemy comes to steal kill and destroy, that was certainly depicted. It was very spiritually revealing, showing spiritual modes of travel (through portals aka gateways). The battles mostly took place in the sky (the third heaven)-principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world.

Notice how the sandman operates in the air, sending “dreams” and ideas into the minds of sleeping children. This is what the villain seeks to pervert in the narrative. The devil does send destructive thoughts and ideas into our minds through the air over which he is the prince. We are to put on the whole armour of God as a defence against this and get our good thoughts and joy from God’s holy word and His presence.

The character pitch has the same objective as satan, to destroy hope, faith and light and instill fear. The Bible tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God and also in Psalm 27 tells us that the Lord is the light of our salvation, whom shall we fear? The one biblical truth it did show was that faith has supernatural power. Also, it hinted that the spiritual realm can influence/move things in the natural realm.

It was very dark like I said and exposed dark spiritual activity. The number one teaching tool for teaching our kids about God, His word, our Christian walk etc. Should be the Bible, not any man made movies or songs etc.

I would not let my children watch this movie until they were adults who chose to do so of their own volition. Not because of the scary scenes alone, but because of the celebration of God-forbidden witchcraft in the film.