Rio 2

Studio Blue Sky have a big problem: they do not have animation in addition to the Ice Age franchise. When compared with the two biggest contenders: Pixar and Dreamworks, Blue Sky certainly can not compete in a number of their franchise. Dreamworks had at least three franchises: Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, and Shrek (and this year will grow again denganHow to Train Your Dragon) while Pixar began to squirm and preparing a sequel to all the hits after hits-connection stories from Monsters Inc., Cars , and Toy Story reaping huge success at the box office.

For Blue Sky biggest problem they are looking animated film that can become a franchise. Let's look at a row of existing movies from this studio outside the Ice Age and Rio: Robots, Epic, and Horton Hears a Who. Robots and Animated Epic is less demand which no one interested in seeing the sequel. On the other side of Horton Hears a Who is a stand-alone animation of Dr. Seuss, not allowing also to be made animations. From the business perspective of course, the choice fell to Rio, their animations are released in the year 2011 and quite a big success at the box office.

Once again sits as a director Carlos Saldanha and restore the voice talents of the first film: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, everything is back again in this movie. They digabungi with new voice cast is a mix of artists and singers, call Andy Garcia, Kristin Chenoweth, and of course Bruno Mars. With a row of all star names as filler sound, can Rio 2 reap the same success as its predecessor?

This film takes place several years after the first film ended. Now, Blu and Jewel live happily together with their three children near the home of Linda and Tulio. When Linda and Tulio make nature expedition to the Amazon jungle they found evidence that the blue bird species (Spix's macaw) have not been fully extinct and living in hiding in the forest. Blu, Jewel, their three children, and his friends set out for an excursion to the Amazon and found out that they did not own. More surprising was the father was still alive Jewel in Spix's macaw giant community in the Amazon jungle.

While Jewel and children can instantly adapt to life in the forest, Blu is more difficult because since childhood he was raised by Linda and live like human beings. Blu growing distress when realizing Eduardo as Jewel's father is not too happy with it. In the middle is actually a problem of the whole community Blu blue bird there was in jeopardy because illegal timber cutting occurring in the Amazon jungle. Is Blu can save his people?

Strongest points in the animated movie Rio 2 is still colorful. Saldanha, the director, a native of Brazil is cleverly realized that the exotic birds is certainly rich in color and will make kids excited to watch it. Tribal mix samba music and stomping was used to make Rio a favorite. Who forgot the song Real in Rio that seemed to encourage us to dance to participate in festive carnival? Rio 2 still have this element although slightly lowered since the setting is actually no longer in Rio but Amazon. After all the songs of this film still breathe a mixture of pop, tribal, and samba. If you liked the first film music you will like the songs in Rio 2.

For the plot of the story itself I feel Rio 2 is too busy with the various sub-plots that the story as lacking a clear focus. I admire Carlos Saldanha is still trying to enter the old characters in the film (including Nigel) while introducing new characters in it. However, the results can sometimes be the movie Rio 2 were too busy jumping from one scene to the next with the story of each and every character that exists. In one scene we see how Nigel would pursue Blu, then jump to Blu struggling to adapt to his new life, then jump again to the problem of illegal forest cutting, and so on.