RPG Metanoia is a 2010 Philippine animated adventure film produced by Ambient Media, Thaumatrope Animation and Star Cinema. It is the first full length Philippine animated movie presented in 3D.[1] It was an official entry at the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival. It won the title for 3rd Best Picture, Best Sound Recording and Best Original Theme Song, as well as the Quezon City's Special Citation given for being a Gender Sensitive Movie.[2] The stereoscopy of the film was made by Roadrunner Network, Inc.
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| Directed by | Luis C. Suárez |
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| Story by | Luis C. Suárez |
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| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
| Budget | ₱100 million ($2 million) |
| Box office | ₱16 million |
Cast
editThe film features an ensembled cast.
- Vhong Navarro as Cel / Sargo
- Zaijan Jaranilla as Nico "Nick" "Nicholas" / Zero
- Mika Dela Cruz as May "Mayumi" / Cassandra
- Jairus Aquino as Bryan "Bry"/ Mang Ernie
- Basty Alcances as Mark "Marcus" / Ahdonis
- Aaron Junatas as Bobby "Bob" / Sumpak
- Jonas Calapatan as Daniel "Dan" "Danny" / K'Mao
- Aga Muhlach as Daddy
- Eugene Domingo as Mommy
- Ketchup Eusebio as Andrew "Andy" / Bossing
- Igi Boy Flores as David "Dave" / Sidekick
Production
editLuis Suárez stated that the idea for the film came from his time with his nephew during summer (March–May). He asked his nephew what he wanted to do and he said he wanted to play online RPG games, so they went to a café and Luis spent the whole day with his nephew inside it. He then wanted to make a story for him for his nephew to see what he is missing in life.[3] RPG took 5 years to make. Thaumatrope Animation began work in 2006. In 2008, a teaser trailer for the movie (then titled "theRPGmovie") was shown at Level Up's Ragnarok Online event at the World Trade Center. In August 2009, Ambientmedia officially partnered with ABS-CBN. In June 2010, it was announced to be an official entry for the 36th Metro Manila Film Festival. In August 2010, RPG Metanoia's official website was launched. The Cinema Evaluation Board gave the movie a Grade A.[4] MTRCB gave the film a rated G (General Patronage).
Reception
editCritical reception
editJulius Edward B. Penascosa of The Philippine Star gave RPG Metanoia a positive review, praising the film for its originality, characters and plot, also noting its depiction of Philippine culture and for not relying on star power as seen with mainstream MMFF entries; the film's voice acting however was criticized, likening the actors' performances to a typical Tagalog dub of an anime series.[5]
Philbert Ortiz Dy of ClickTheCity.com declared the film worthy of comparison to CGI animated features released by Pixar Animation, the studio behind animated films such as Toy Story 3, Up, WALL-E, and Cars, stating: "Regular readers are probably aware of how highly I regard Pixar and their work, and so it should taken as high praise when I say that I would proudly hold RPG Metanoia up against even the best of Pixar. The film is simply extraordinary."[6]
Score
editRPG Metanoia the Album is the official soundtrack album of the film published by Star Music. The original film score was composed by Ria Osorio and Gerard Salonga, with the Filharmonika Orchestra performing their composition. The album features APO Hiking Society, Jett Pangan and other well-known Filipino musicians. The theme song of the film "Kaya Mo" was sung by Protein Shake featuring Ney of the band 6Cyclemind and Kean of Callalily; the song is the album's single. An accompanying music video was made for the single.[7]
Accolades
editThe 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards
editRPG Metanoia garnered three awards at the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival.[8]
- Third Best Picture
- Best Sound Engineering – Ambient Media
- Best Original Theme Song - Ria Osorio and Gerard Salonga - "Kaya Mo" - performed by Protein Shake ft. Ney and Kean
Asia Pacific Screen Award
edit- Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2011 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[9]
FAP Awards
edit- Won Best Sound at the 2011 FAP Awards.
Release
editRPG Metanoia was released on DVD on April 26, 2013, by Star Home Video.
References
edit- ^ "Zaijan Jaranilla star in RPG Metanoia". PEP.ph. August 5, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
- ^ Alvarez, Trisha (June 30, 2010). "Official entries to the 2010 MMFF bared (revealed)". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ Flores, Karen (November 29, 2010). "First Pinoy 3-D animated film to premiere on Christmas". ABS-CBNnews.com. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ "1st Pinoy 3D film half a decade in the making". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 19, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ^ Pamintuan, Maria Jorica B. (January 1, 2011). "The start of great Pinoy animation? » News » Entertainment". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012 – via archive.today.
- ^ "Disney's 'A Wrinkle in Time' Opens in Cinemas Today! - ClickTheCity". March 14, 2018. Archived from the original on January 6, 2011.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2000". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ "'RPG Metanoia' nominated in Asia Pacific Screen Awards". ABS-CBNnews.com. December 10, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
External links
edit- Official website
- RPG Metanoia at IMDb
- CG Animation News in the Philippines: 'RPG Metanoia' at AnimationInsider.net