Rio 2 - jungle fever

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Movie
German title Rio 2 - jungle fever
Original title Rio 2
Country of production United States
original language English , Portuguese
Publishing year 2014
length 101 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
JMK 6
Rod
Director Carlos Saldanha
script Carlos Saldanha,
Don Rhymer
production Bruce Anderson ,
John C. Donkin
music John Powell
camera Renato Falcão
cut Gerard Sam-Zee-Moi
synchronization
chronology

←  Predecessor
Rio

Rio 2 is an American animated family film in 3D from Blue Sky Studios and was produced in co-production with 20th Century Fox and directed by Carlos Saldanha . The film is the sequel to Rio and thus the first sequel to an animated film outside of the Ice Age series at Blue Sky Studios . The Aras known from the first film Rio Blu and Jewel live with their offspring in Rio de Janeiro and experience the rainforest on the Amazon adventure, while Brazil to the 2014 FIFA World Cup prepared.

action

After the Spix's Macaw Blu in Rio were from Minnesota to Rio de Janeiro brought and had escaped with his conspecific Jewel in the freedom to live the two macaws in Rio and started a family. While Blu and the three children are convinced of the advantages of human civilization such as pancakes and television, Jewel prefers a species-appropriate lifestyle. When the news reports about Blu's owner Linda and her husband Tulio, who have spotted traces of other Spix's macaws in the Amazon rainforests, Jewel convinces the family to go there too. Their friends Rafael, Nico and Pedro, who are looking for new talent for a carnival show, join them.

Blus old adversary, the yellow-hooded cockatoo Nigel, is meanwhile shown as a fortune-telling bird at a fair. After he lost most of his feathers in the last confrontation with Blu, he can no longer fly and seeks revenge. When he sees the macaw family on their way to the Amazon, he frees himself from captivity and goes into pursuit. He is accompanied by an anteater and poison dart frog Gabi. She is in love with Nigel and feels like him as an outsider, believing that she cannot touch anyone without killing him.

Once in the rainforest, Blu and his family meet a large colony of their own kind, which is hidden from people here. To Jewels great joy, her father Eduardo, who was believed to be dead, is one of them. She and the children settle in very quickly in the colony and soon there is no longer any talk of returning to Rio. Blu, on the other hand, feels increasingly excluded. He sticks to the achievements of civilization such as sat-nav, pocket knife and fanny pack and is not accepted by his father-in-law, who sees him as a pet that may cooperate with the human enemy. In addition, the sporty and gallant Roberto courted his former childhood friend Jewel. When Blu comes across enemy territory of Scarlet Macaws in search of a Brazil nut for Jewel , he violates an agreement between the two bird colonies. In the subsequent sporting competition for the territory, the Spix's macaws lose through Blus' fault, which makes Eduardo's reputation even lower.

Nevertheless, Blu decides to adapt to life in the jungle for the sake of Jewel and to renounce his connection to humans. He flies to Linda and Tulio's camp to say goodbye. He notices a destroyed radio and finally finds the two researchers tied to a tree, from which he frees them. It turns out that a criminal hired a group of workers to illegally cut trees in the birds' habitat and to take out the disturbing bird conservationists. While the otherwise brave Roberto completely loses his nerve in the face of the threat, Blu takes command and leads the macaws into the fight against the woodcutters. They manage to drive them away, with the support of the scarlet macaws as well as Linda and Tulio, whom Eduardo now recognizes as friends.

Nigel, who has crept into the ara colony disguised as a carnival actor, sees the fight with the loggers as an opportunity to take revenge. However, he does not succeed in killing Blu with a poison arrow from Gabi, instead he is later accidentally hit by it himself. Desperate, Gabi also swallows her poison to die by his side. But both survive and it turns out that the frogess was lied to by her parents about her toxicity. Now she can finally be close to her crush Nigel and takes advantage of this against his will. The headstrong couple is brought back to town for further exploration. Blu and his family stay in the rainforest, with Jewel suggesting they go on vacation to Rio.

synchronization

This time the German dubbing was done by FFS Film- & Fernseh-Synchron GmbH in Berlin . Dialogue director was again Frank Schaff, the dialog book was again produced by Klaus Bickert .

The same voices were heard in the main characters as in the previous film.

People

role Original speaker German speaker
Linda Leslie Mann Kaya Marie Möller
Tulio Rodrigo Santoro Alexander Doering
Big boss Miguel Ferrer Pure beauty
News anchor Natalie Morales Nana Spier
Street vendor Sérgio Mendes Marcel Collé

Animals

role animal Original speaker German speaker
Blu Spix's Macaw Jesse Eisenberg David Kross
Jewel Spix's Macaw Anne Hathaway Johanna Klum
Rafael Giant toucan George Lopez Roberto Blanco
Nigel Yellow-crested cockatoo Jemaine Clement Christian Brückner
Nico Yellow-bellied girlitz Jamie Foxx Mr. Reedoo
Pedro Gray Cardinal Will.i.am Itchyban
Eduardo Spix's Macaw Andy García Walter von Hauff
Tiago Spix's Macaw Pierce Gagnon Pablo Ribet-Buse
Bia Spix's Macaw Amandla Stenberg Léa Mariage
Carla Spix's Macaw Rachel Crow Luisa Wietzorek
Roberto Spix's Macaw Bruno Mars Leonhard Mahlich
Gabi Poison dart frog Kristin Chenoweth Annett Louisan
Mimi Spix's Macaw Rita Moreno Isabella Grothe
Luiz Bulldog Tracy Morgan Dennis Schmidt-Foss

background

In the original version, Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg give the macaws their voices. The international premiere of Rio 2 was on March 20, 2014. The film was the last work of screenwriter Don Rhymer , who died on November 28, 2012. The sequel to Rio was first mentioned in January 2012 by Sérgio Mendes , who had recently received an Oscar nomination for the song Real in Rio .

music

The soundtrack for Rio 2 - Jungle Fever includes music by Janelle Monáe and Bruno Mars .

marketing

In connection with the movie launch, four new episodes of Angry Birds Rio were released in 2014 .

reception

The film review by kino.de is positive overall. The graphic of Rio 2 is particularly praised , the jungle as the main location enables a "intoxicating festival of colors". The number of gags is also very high, such as the scenes with the Shakespeare quoting cockatoo Nigel. However, some things are not new, but borrowed from other films, so the problem between Blu and Eduardo reminds me of my bride, her father and me . The eco message from Rio 2 looks lightly applied.

Criticism that also Filmstarts reviewer Andreas Staben shares. In addition, he judges Rio 2 to be a bit too hectic and overloaded. His conclusion is that the film "has a lot to offer for the eyes and ears, but next to almost every successful gag and every rousing musical number there is an unnecessary subplot and an allusion that runs into nothing."

Nominations

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2015

  • Nominated as favorite animated film

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Certificate of Release for Rio 2 - Jungle Fever . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2014 (PDF; test number: 144 093 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for Rio 2 - Jungle Fever . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ^ First sequel After Ice Age . Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ Rio 2 Synopsis at Moviepilot . Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ Twentieth Century Fox Announces Rio 2 . Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ Sergio Mendes says a 'Rio' sequel 'looks like it's going to happen' . Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ 'Rio 2' Soundtrack Out March 25, Features Janelle Monae, Bruno Mars . Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  8. ↑ New Angry Birds Rio Rocket Rumble Update Out Now! . angrybirdsnest.com. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  9. ^ Film review for Rio 2 - Dschungelfieber kino.de, accessed on April 5, 2014.
  10. ↑ Andreas Staben: Critique of the FILMSTARTS.de editorial team Rio 2 - Dschungelfieber filmstarts.de, accessed on April 5, 2014.