RPG Metanoia (2010)

Director:

Luis C. Suarez

Writers:

Luis C. Suarez (story), Luis C. Suarez (screenplay),

Stars:

Aga Muhlach, Vhong Navarro, Eugene Domingo

6 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aga Muhlach	...	Dad (voice)
Vhong Navarro	...	Cel / Sargo (voice)
Eugene Domingo	...	Mom (voice)
Zaijian Jaranilla	...	Nico / Zero (voice)
Mika Dela Cruz	...	May / Cassandra (voice)
Jairus Aquino	...	Bryan / Mang Ernie (voice)
Basty Alcances	...	Mark / Ahdonis (voice)
Aaron Junatas	...	Bobby / Sumpak (voice)
Ketchup Eusebio	...	Andrew / Bossing (voice)
Igi Boy Flores	...	David / Sidekick (voice) (as Igiboy Flores)
Jonas Calapatan	...	Daniel / K'mao / Temp Track Voice (voice)
Bebot Lofranco	...	Aling Tinay / Temp Track Voice (voice)
Joy Villar	...	Japanese School Girl / Korean Princess (voice)
Stephen Adap	...	Cyber Ronin (voice)
Eileen Villar	...	Cyber Ronin (voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

philippines | china | tournament | umbrella | sword | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Philippines

Language:

Filipino Tagalog

Release Date:

25 December 2010 (Philippines)

Box Office

Budget:

PHP 100,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ambient Media, Star Cinema Productions, Thaumatrope Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film took at least five years to make.

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Soundtracks

"Kaya Mo"
Performed by Ney Dimaculangan, Tutti Caringal and Kean Cipriano with Protein Shake
Words and music by Jonathan Manalo
Published by Star Songs, Inc.
Produced by Darwin Hernandez

User Reviews

The First Filipino Full Length 3D Animated Film Succeeds!

The story of "RPG Metanoia" is very current and relevant. It tells about Nico and his friends who are computer-game addicts to an RPG called Metanoia. When an evil force that was destroying the world of Metanoia also threatens the real world, they need to forget their personal differences and band together in order to beat the common foe.

I liked the very real Filipino characters. I liked how the relationship of Nico (voiced by Santino himself, Zaijan Jaranilla) and his parents (funny to imagine Aga Muhlach and Eugene Domingo voicing them) was portrayed. The gang of Nico was also very realistically scripted, like how I remember playing with my neighbors back then, with the misunderstandings and getting back together as playmates. I liked how they had a Chinoy (Filipino-Chinese) guy in Nico's gang. I liked how they had a girl character May teach Nico and friends about outdoor activities, as well as play an important role in the RPG also.

I liked the characteristically Filipino imagery like Vigan houses used in the virtual world, the Moriones mask as the evil guy's avatar, the Filipino street games like Patintero, Tumbang Preso and Shato, etc. I liked the underlying message of warning to kids about addiction to computer games. (My 7-year old got that lesson!) The Filipino musical score by Ria Osorio and Gerald Salonga is also outstanding.

I also liked the international scope of the story, as we see the involvement of several foreign Metanoia characters in the virtual battles. There appear to be plans to distribute this to foreign countries, as the subtitles for the Korean and Japanese dialog were in English, instead of Filipino (even my 7-year old did find it odd though). I think we can be proud to have this film represent our country in festivals abroad.

OK, first of all, there is no point comparing this film to a Pixar, or even to a Dreamworks film. After all, this only the first full-length 3D computer-animated film from the Philippines, so we have to cut it slack for its pioneering efforts. The animation quality is certainly more than passable, the best of local animation I have seen. This is an action film that requires a high level of sophistication in order to pass muster, and "RPG Metanoia" does so with flying colors.