![]() ![]() But North does have three interfaces to do his gift-giving duties that bear the cold light of examination, you heartless, Vulcan bastards. Magic things don’t really befit the usual sort of analysis done on this blog. For instance, when Pitch breaks Jack’s magic crook, Jack just holds the pieces and wills it back whole with glowy sparkliness and grunting psychic effort despite never having done anything like this before. The abilities of the Guardians are a blend of innate magic and magic items, fueled with *vaguely gestures at childhood belief* and not a lot of observable cause-and-effect interfaces. Santa’s are only a subset of the film’s devices Sandman is Disney-dead at this point in the story, and so not pictured. Children around the world believe in him, and he formally joins the ranks of the Guardians. Jack initially resists, but over the course of the film and the help of one special child, Jack comes around, learns to care, and helps defeat Pitch. In response, the Man in the Moon names a new Guardian to help defeat him: Jack Frost. One day, an ancient foe named Pitch Black returns, who plots to get all the children to stop believing in the guardians, thereby robbing them of their power and clearing the way for his fear-mongering world domination. Pictured: A plot-critical character peering in through the shutter like some kind of celestial stalker. Who is just the moon, communicating via moonbeams. …all appointed by the mysterious Man in the Moon. Quick plot recapĬhildren around the world are protected by a group called the Guardians: Spoiler alert: There aren’t many interfaces, and they don’t fare well, but the joy is in the analysis, so let’s dive in. ![]() I might make it a habit to do every year, because they aren’t going to stop making Santa movies anytime soon. So I watched it, and hereby add it as an addendum to that study. (If not, check it out at the link above, especially if you need a refresher on the core myth.) Earlier this year a dear friend mentioned Rise the Guardians as an additional candidate. Longtime readers may recall the Who Did it Better? Santa Claus edition from 2020, in which I took a look at speculative interfaces that help Santa Claus do his Saintly Nick business. ![]() If you’re trapped somewhere needing design-and-Santa-related distraction, here’s a bunch of words, images, and links for you. We interrupt the 3D file browsing series for this Santa-holiday one-off post. ![]()
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