Pinoy animators will surely make their kababayans proud in the first ever full-length 3D animation in the Philippines, RPG Metanoia.
RPG Metanoia not only boasts as one of Star Cinema’s official entry to the upcoming Metro Manila Film Festival, but most important, the world class 3D film prides itself of being rated “A” by the Cinema Evaluation Board as well as having an all-Filipino production from the director, Louie Suarez, to the 26 animators, and the dubbers which stars the voice of Zaijan Jaranilla and many other big stars.
A timely film that reflects the modern world of Filipino kids today, RPG Metanoia taps on the popularity of the Massively multi-player online role playing games (MMORPGs).
The story revolves around Nico (Zaijan), a typical kid who is hooked into playing the MMORPG game called the Metanoia as influenced by his father (voice of Aga Muhlach) who is a web-content developer based in Dubai.
When Nico plays Metanoia, he engages himself into his daring vagabond avatar named Zero. It is in playing Zero that Nico finds his inner bravado which he never gets to show in real life to the other boys that bully him in his neighborhood.
Together with his friends, Bryan (Jairus Aquino), Bobby (Aaron Junatas), Mark (Basty Alcances), and May (Mika dela Cruz), Nico will battle out evil forces that will test their courage and camaraderie in the world of Metanoia.
Like Nico, his friends also spend most of their time in front of the computer playing Metanoia with their respective characters with different powers.
Bryan, the leader of the group and Nico’s best friend, is the spiritist-turned-monster hunter Mang Ernie whose weapons include an extra-dimensional hat and a deflecting device which disguises itself as an umbrella. Bobby “the geek,” controls the character Sumpak, the weapon smith who carries with him a back pack loaded with ammunitions. Mark is the “vain and ego-centric” boy who always wants to get the attention of the girls, thus choosing to play the avatar Ahdonis--a folk hero with a tattoo on his chest that gives him invulnerability. May is the “dream girl” who gives off the tough impression and plays the character of C4SS4NDR4, the beast master with the ability to create an energy shield to form an armor.
RPG Metanoia is one of the most anticipated movies in the coming MMFF because of its fresh and world-class appeal especially to kids and teenagers. From the trailers alone, it has gained praises from anime fans on Youtube.
Meanwhile, the director of RPG Metanoia, Louie Suarez remained unfazed by critics’ comments last December 5 during the sneak peek of RPG Metanoia saying in an interview with PEP that the effort that the production team has alloted in the project is what will ultimately matter.
The director also believes that the Filipino audience has matured a lot to appreciate an animated movie like RPG Metanoia. He also assured everyone that the production team gave their “one hundred percent” as they make the film that took five years of meticulous hard work.
Meanwhile, for Zaijan, dubbing the character of a lead character of an animated movie is dream come true being a game fanatic as well.
“Masaya kasi nanonood lang ako pero ngayong nag du-dubbing na ako at ako na yung bida dun sa cartoon (I was happy [dubbing] to think that before I only get to watch [animated films] but now I dub the lead character of a cartoon),” Zaijan said in an interview with Sunstar.
The film also stars the voices of Eugene Domingo playing as Nico’s mother; Vhong Navarro who lends his voice as Cel, the owner of the shop called the Bombshelter; Ketchup Eusebio as Andrew and Igiboy Flores as David.
A film by Ambient media in partnership with Star Cinema and Thaumatrope, RPG Matanoia is also about “finding the hero within” according to Suarez.
RPG Metanoia will be shown in PH theaters on December 25, 2010.
(www.asianjournal.com)
(OCIE Dec 10-16 Red Carpet p.1)
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