As a sequel movie, "Rio Adventure 2" adheres to the principle of changing the posture and seeking change in stability. The themes of freedom, love, and environmental protection have been preserved and extended. In the first part, Bru, the blue parrot who grew up in the city, learns to fly, reaps love, and undergoes a remarkable transformation in body and mind, but in the second part, he goes to the Amazon jungle with Pearl on a "meeting father-in-law" journey to let him I found that I still didn't have the "bird-like" I should have. Pearl takes Brue and her child back to her family’s home. This is the main line of the plot; the other story line is the deforestation of profiteers, encountering environmentalists and bird resistance; and the "revenge" of the white parrot is also a narrative line. .
It seems that every narrative line is laid out separately, and it seems clichéd and monotonous. The screenwriter and director merged the three lines. At least, it seems to be a more complicated and rich platter. The disorder and fragmentation of the three narrative lines creates the biggest problem of the movie. Each line has no new meaning, and the plot is still very thin when combined. Bru’s growth and conflict with his father-in-law are like a variant of a live-action family drama; human deforestation is the theme of the blue sky animation repeated N times. In the story strategy (resistance), "Rio Adventure 2" follows "Forest Warrior". After "Avatar", I became an apprentice of "Avatar" again; the white parrot's revenge is completely redundant, except for some silly jokes, it has little effect. When the plot recklessly advances to the climax of the intersection of the three lines, that is, the scene of the confrontation between birds and humans, this chaotic stew has to end here, and the story is still not stewed in the end. A little aftertaste is all in the branches of the narrative. Beautiful music and gorgeous graphics.
1+1+1, not necessarily equal to 3, or even less than 1. If there is no organic unity, at least one story line should be cut off. Focusing on fewer plots may produce longer and more flavorful effects. Moreover, this is a song and dance animation, and the song and dance from time to time will disrupt the narrative rhythm to varying degrees. The fun is focused on singing and dancing, making this animation look like a story in the singing and dancing. Singing and dancing are like screaming points on the way of a roller coaster, and the so-called adventure plot is reduced to a buffer.
Robert (Pearl’s good partner of the opposite sex when he was a child) showed his “muscles”; “Tai Chi Turtle” gave a high-five to celebrate, and performed a visualized theory of time relativity with fast birds; “Poison Frogs” had a silly love for white parrots, known as Romeo and Juliet in the animal world; the football battle between the blue parrots and the red parrots is simply the softness of the 2014 Brazil Football World Cup... These cute points, laughter points, and singing and dancing high points, together put some bad plots in line. Out of a dangerous trap. Especially for adult audiences, Bru's further growth, the slogan of protecting nature, the ridiculous revenge of the white parrot, these plots and themes are too boring, and cuteness can save most of the boredom.
Director Carlos Sardanha was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From the "Ice Age" series to the "Rio Adventure" series, from simplicity to joy, it can be said that it is justifiable to release the innate passion of South Americans. "Rio Adventure 2" is essentially a typical Hollywood animation, an American story forged by American craftsmanship, and Hollywood is good at absorbing all regional cultures that are beneficial to business. It and the first film exude the South American style born by the director, and then become One of the most contagious elements of the series. When the creativity of the story is exhausted, the stimulant-like style can also take on the important task, even if it only provides the pleasure of being forgotten in the blink of an eye. 【Sohu Entertainment】
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