RPG: Metanoia

Genre: 3D animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family
Release Date: Dec. 25, 2010

The first full-length Filipino 3D animation and an entry at the 36th Metro Manila Film Festival that bagged '3rd Best Film' plus the 'Best Original Theme Song' and 'Best Sound Recording Awards.'

First off, congratulations to all Filipino animators! Truly, this is a good jump start in the field of 3D full-length animation in the Philippines!


RPG: Metanoia, as mentioned above, is the first full-length 3D animation in the Philippines. It did quite a good jump start being the first one of its kind in the country. It is also very Filipino. Not only Filipino elements are seen throughout the film, but it also reflects the Filipino family, society, and culture. The graphics, animation, soundtrack, and technicalities are all good, though there are some problems in the animation. As for the story, it's simple and cute, however, there are some (or a lot) of flaws in it.

Regarding the animation, there are some parts where the voice obviously doesn't sync with the mouth movements. But the dubbing was good (LOL Aga Muhlach, you are so obvious, haha!)

The characters (the kids) are cute and energetic. They're not boring and they're sure to entertain viewers.

The script unfortunately, wasn't updated, hence, resulting to the so-yesterday humor. So, people with shallow humor are the ones who could appreciate such old fart jokes... and kids as well.
The characters' in-game character names weren't used in-game (except once or twice). It would've been better if the game character names were used in the in-game scenes and the character names in real life. Those names ended up kinda being a waste. AND those names were in ads and standees.

RPG is a family-oriented film, hence, its main target audience are kids and families. It's meant to have a lesson; something that'll teach children something good in the end. But that doesn't mean that the story should be so-so. Gamers, especially online gamers, and techie people would probably get this film's attention based on the title itself.

(I don't want to go very deep into discussing the flaws in the story so I'll just put the main details about those flaws.)
First, is the story's main problem. The problem could've been solved immediately before the widespread online chaos occurred. Second, it is possible the problem would have not occurred. Third, there are plot holes and logical flaws. Fourth, the Metanoia game system.
(Let me bet your boots that gamers, online gamers, and techie people are going to bash the whole Metanoia game system.)
Fifth, the method used to threaten imply on what bad thing will happen when playing too much is wellllllll.... a little so..so...yesterday. Seriously, children nowadays are aware of technological stuffs and trends.

...Okay, I might have said too much (or thought too much)...
...I'm thinking whether I should post an in-depth analysis on this or not (I'm thinking too much again >_\)

Graphics: Good
Soundtrack: Good
Animation: Good
Story: Lame
Script: O-kay


Overall, it was a good and entertaining movie.