RPG: Metanoia [1st 3D Filipino Computer-Animated Adventure Film]

RPG: Metanoia is a Filipino computer-animated adventure film produced by Ambient Media, Thaumatrope Animation and ABS-CBN Film Productions Inc. Star Cinema. It is the first full length Philippine animated film presented in 3D. It won 3rd Best Picture, Best Sound Recording and Best Original Theme Song in the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, Quezon City's Special Citation was also given for being a Gender Sensitive Movie in the said event.

Production

 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.

Commercial

RPG: Metanoia opened with P5.1 million on December 25.

Critical reception

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.
At ClickTheCity.com, Philbert Ortiz Dy 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,"

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPG:_Metanoia