| RPG Metanoia | |
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| Directed by | Luis C. Suarez |
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| Written by | Luis C. Suarez |
| Screenplay by | Luis C. Suarez Jade Castro Tey Clamor |
| Starring | Zaijan Jaranilla Aga Muhlach Eugene Domingo Vhong Navarro |
| Music by | Ria Osorio Gerard Salonga |
| Editing by | Joey Conejos |
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| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 2010 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog |
| Budget | Php. 100 million[1] (estimated) |
| Box office | Php. 15.8 million |
RPG Metanoia is a 2010 Filipino 3D computer-animated adventure film produced by Ambient Media and Thaumatrope Animation and released through Star Cinema. It is the first full length Philippine animated film presented in 3D.[2] It was an official entry at the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival. It won the title for 3rd Best Picture, Best Sound Recording and Best Original Theme Song, as well as the Quezon City's Special Citation given for being a Gender Sensitive Movie.[3] The stereoscopy of the film was made by Roadrunner Network, Inc.
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RPG took 4 years to make. Thaumatrope Animation began work in 2007. In 2008, a teaser trailer for the movie (then titled "theRPGmovie") was shown at Level Up's Ragnarok Online event at the World Trade Center. In August 2009, Ambientmedia officially partnered with ABS-CBN. In June 2010, it was announced to be an official entry for the 36th Metro Manila Film Festival. In August 2010, RPG Metanoia's official website was launched. The Cinema Evaluation Board gave the movie a Grade A.[4] MTRCB gave the film a rated GP (General Patronage).
The film features an ensembled cast.
RPG Metanoia opened with ₱5.1 million on December 25. The film was a failure in Philippine box office grossing only ₱15.8 million against its estimated budget of ₱100 million.
Maria Jorica B. Pamintuan of the Philippine Star stated that the movie stands out for its originality; for defying the typical storytelling formula used in other Metro Manila Film Festival entries; for not relying on "star power" (drawing power of renown actors/actresses); for capturing elements of Philippine society and culture; and for having endearing characters. Cited weaknesses however include its dubbing (reminiscent of anime shown on Philippine television), which was delivered mostly in exaggerated fashion.[5]
Philbert Ortiz Dy of ClickTheCity.com declared the film worthy of comparison to CGI animated features released by Pixar Animation, the studio behind such animated films as Toy Story 3, Up, Wall-E, and Cars stating: "Regular readers are probably aware of how highly I regard Pixar and their work, and so it should taken as high praise when I say that I would proudly hold RPG Metanoia up against even the best of Pixar. The film is simply extraordinary."[6]
RPG Metanoia the Album is the official soundtrack album of the film published by Star Records. The original film score was composed by Ria Osorio and Gerard Salonga. The album features Apo Hiking Society, Jett Pangan and other well known Filipino musicians. The theme song of the film entitled "Kaya Mo" was sung by Protein Shake featuring Ney of the band 6Cyclemind and Kean Cipriano of Callalily, the song is the album's single. An accompanying music video was also made for the single.[7]
RPG Metanoia garnered four awards at the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival.