For a movie that only came out five years ago, this got relegated to obscurity insanely fast. It was hard to even find a copy of the poster. (In that it took me over a minute on Google as opposed to a few seconds.) It's beautifully animated but that's no longer enough to carry a film.Young barn owl Soren (Jim Sturgess) and his brother Kludd (Ryan Kwanten) are abducted after falling from their nest. They are taken to the stronghold of evil Metal Beak (Joel Edgerton), who believes barn owls are the only "pure" species and that all other owls should be enslaved in their service. His mate, Nyra (Helen Mirren), singles out Soren and Kludd and offers them a place in the army instead of the mines. Soren refuses, Kludd agrees. Soren and a young elf owl named Gylfie (Emily Barclay) escape in order to bring the alarm to the Guardians, an owl council of warriors who had stopped Metal Beak the last time. But the Guardians have a traitor in their midst and it might be too late.
This is based on a popular set of children's books, from what I understand. I've never read them, obviously because I don't have kids and don't spend any time around children. Based on the movie, I imagine there's a lot more depth to the books. I'd recommend picking them up instead.
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