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Julius 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 vehicle|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.<ref>http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=644170&publicationSubCategoryId=70</ref>
Julius 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 vehicle|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.<ref>http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=644170&publicationSubCategoryId=70</ref>


Philbert Ortiz Dy of [[ClickTheCity.com]] declared the film worthy of comparison to CGI animated features released by [[Pixar Animation]], the studio behind such animated films as ''[[Toy Story 3]]'', ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'', ''[[WALL-E]]'', and ''[[Cars (film)|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."<ref>http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/?p=9995</ref>
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 (2009 film)|Up]]'', ''[[WALL-E]]'', and ''[[Cars (film)|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."<ref>http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/?p=9995</ref>


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Revision as of 05:44, 23 June 2021

RPG Metanoia
Theatrical movie poster
Directed byLuis C. Suárez
Screenplay by
  • Luis C. Suárez
  • Jade Castro
  • Tey Clamor
Story byLuis C. Suárez
Produced by
Starring
Edited by
  • Joey Conejos
  • Joana Vasquez
Music by
Production
companies
  • Star Cinema
  • Ambient Media
  • Thaumatrope Animation Production
Distributed byStar Cinema
Release date
  • December 25, 2010 (2010-12-25)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Budget₱100 million
($2 million)
Box office₱16 million

RPG Metanoia is a 2010 Filipino 3D computer-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.

Cast

The film features an ensembled cast.

Production

Luis 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

Critical reception

Julius 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

RPG Metanoia the Album is the official soundtrack album of the film published by Star Records. 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

The 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards

RPG Metanoia garnered three awards at the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival.[8]

Asia Pacific Screen Award

FAP Awards

Release

References

  1. ^ "Zaijan Jaranilla star in RPG Metanoia". PEP.ph. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  2. ^ Trisha, Alvarez (30 June 2010). 2010 MMFF entries bared "Official entries to the 2010 MMFF bared". PEP.ph. Retrieved 12 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ Flores, Karen (29 November 2010). "First Pinoy 3-D animated film to premiere on Christmas". ABS-CBNnews.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. ^ "1st Pinoy 3D film half a decade in the making". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  5. ^ http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=644170&publicationSubCategoryId=70
  6. ^ http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/?p=9995
  7. ^ Video on YouTube
  8. ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2000". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  9. ^ "'RPG Metanoia' nominated in Asia Pacific Screen Awards". ABS-CBNnews.com. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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