Rise of the Guardians- Bring out the child in you

Everyone has gone through the "childhood" phase where we believe in Santa Claus, think that Tooth Fairy actually kept a coin under our pillow, always wished Sandman would give us beautiful dreams, waited for the Easter bunny to bring his eggs! What if, we missed one. What if he was forgotten long ago and never remembered later? Well, this is his story. We're talking about Jack Frost, the one who made "having fun" possible, the one who helps you pull out all sorts of pranks.

It starts with the moon. He chose four heroes called the Guardians, Santa Claus, Sandman, Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny, who watched over the children of the world and protected them from Pitch, also known as the Boogeyman. Pitch thrives on nightmares, screams, darkness and most of all fear. After the battle of the Dark Age, Pitch was no where to be seen. All was well with Christmas and Easter but when the moon unexpectedly calls all our Guardians for a meeting, things change. He announces that another member was to be added to the guardians.

This member was sitting miles away trying to contemplate his life, understanding his purpose of living and trying and find out who he was. The moon chose Jack Frost. Jack Frost had been forgotten more than three hundred years ago and now he suffered amnesia and couldn't remember his past. Since no one believed in him, no one could see him. He was a hero behind the scenes. Getting straight to it, Pitch was back. He was spreading fear throughout the world and slowly the children who believed started diminishing. This was when the five guardians united and tried saving the children. First, they all helped Tooth Fairy collect teeth over the world. But soon Pitch raided Tooth Fairy's lair and stole all the teeth. Their only way now to stop Pitch was to make sure Easter was perfectly. Everyone, even Santa, felt that this time Easter would be bigger than Christmas. With the clock against them and Pitch swooping over the children, will the Guardians be able to save the world and be remembered forever or will evil prevail over good this time?

A beautiful movie that takes you back to your childhood every time you see it, Rise of the Guardians is a must watch. With a star-studded cast who have all done a wonderful job with their roles, you can't really ask for more from any animated movie. So if you haven't seen this movie, you're definitely missing something.

Dedicated to +Siddhant Garud because it's your favourite movie.

The Book Thief- World War II at its worst

The Book Thief, written by Australian author, Markus Zusack has a plot which revolves around the life of a German girl, Liesel Meminger. Her story is narrated by Death himself and during the time of war he is working overtime. Yet he found Liesel to have a few gifts. The one that drew him in the most was thievery.

It all started on a train where Liesel's brother dies. At the burial site she finds a small black book on the ground. Fascinated by the thought of owning a book, she quickly picks it up and that was the first of the thievery in Liesel Meminger's life. She is later sent to her foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann. At first, she is unsure of everything around her. She has awful nightmares and small accidents. But Hans Hubermann helps her out of her fears. Soon the two have a charming relationship that lasted forever. Rosa on the other hand was always more inclined to using words to express herself and let's just say these are the words that don't come into use in a civilised conversation. Liesel helped her with the house work and delivering the laundry.

This story takes place during that time of Hitler where concentration camps were of very large numbers. At the same time, Hans and Rosa Hubermann took a Jewish fist-fighter, Max Vandenburg into their home because of an old promise. Liesel was captivated by his presence and after a few weeks the two became good friends. As war got into its glorified, ugly form, Liesel Meminger's only getaway was a visit to the Mayor's library. The Mayor's wife would let Liesel in and lend her a book to read. This event led to the transformation of Liesel to the book thief.

As her life turns upside down with bombings, Jews and old friends, she finds herself in the epicentre of all these problems. But, she's saved by a book. She's saved writing a book. She's saved because of being the book thief.

An engrossing story that keeps you reading and wanting for more, the Book Thief is one of those rare novels with a narrator so authoritative yet diffident, who comes out as suspicious yet is just an innocent person doing his job. Death is the reason this novel comes to life. So, if you want to get a taste of Death's account of Liesel Meminger then this is the book for you.

Summer's back and so am I!

My dear viewers. It's been way too long and I honestly cannot give a more legit excuse other than my laziness. But now that I'm enjoying the bliss of my holidays, I really wanted to start writing again! So here I am, The Review Girl version 2.0 with a new session of books, movies, poems and experiences. Also if anyone needs any review on a particular book or movie, you know where to go. Pop it in a comment and I shall get back to you with a smashing review. Till then keep reading!