The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Animation · Adventure · Family · 2010
When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.
Movie details
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
“On his way to finding a legend...he will become one.”
2010 Animation · Adventure · Family 1h 37m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.9 / 10
91.2K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
52 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
53 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Zack Snyder
Written by
John Orloff · Emil Stern
Jim Sturgess
Soren (voice)
Ryan Kwanten
Kludd (voice)
Hugo Weaving
Noctus / Grimble (voice)
Helen Mirren
Nyra (voice)
Geoffrey Rush
Ezylryb (voice)
Emily Barclay
Gylfie (voice)
Abbie Cornish
Otulissa (voice)
Court is in session
Put Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.