Granted, it seems like Guardians is scaling back on the epic saving-the-universe heroism of The Lord of the Rings, and instead is focusing more on the hero found within every one of us (owls).  Guardians is based on the Kathryn Lasky book series called Guardians of Ga’Hoole, and tells the story of a gullible young owl named Soren, who, despite being jeered at by his brother Kludd, believes every single word of his father Noctus’ implausible fantasy stories of the Guardians of Ga-Hoole. After a grave accident leaves Soren and Kludd defenseless in the spurs of St. Aggies, Soren, who still believes the Ga-Hoole legend is fact, heroically escapes and flies his way across the sea, hoping to find the ‘Great Ga-Hoole Tree’ ( the home of the Guardian Owls) and, in so doing, help save the owl kingdoms. Given that Guardians is an animated movie, the adventures of Soren and his gang of owls undoubtedly will be more playful and free-spirited than those of Frodo, Sam, Gandalf, etc. of The Lord of the Rings-fame. As a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, I couldn’t be more pleased. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole will be released in theatres of September 24th, 2010.