Question

1. The family of blue macaws is back! It is the second installation of Carlos Saldanha’s musical film,

‘Rio 2’, where Blu and Tulio and their three kids undertake an adventurous journey to the Amazon

forest. As Blu rightly puts it, they are not the ‘birdliest’ of birds as they gorge on pancakes for

breakfast while listening to their iPods and live under the notion that they are truly the last of the

species. But then Lindo, who raised Blu and Tulio, sees a documentary relating how they havediscovered an entire family of blue macaws in the Amazon forest. It is then that the family decide

to travel to the Amazon to seek Jewel’s family. But then they are pursued by evil Nigel, who can’t

fly anymore, poisonous frog Gabi, who is love-struck by Nigel, and ant-eating Charlie.

2. Alongside the rescue idea, is the theme of preservation of wildlife, emphasized as Linda and

Tulio take on a gang of deforesters who are trying to encroach the macaw habitat. At the outset

‘Rio 2’ is a family drama centred on the themes of love but it also addresses the dilemma of

choosing between the city’s comforts and living in the wild. Portraying these two themes in the

same film, there is never a dull moment in the film, which is colourful, fast-paced and entertaining.

It is bursting with jokes and musical delights right from samba, to rap and lullabies.

3. What viewers describe as highlights of the film are Gabi’s Broadway-like imitation song where

she expresses her unrequited and forbidden love for Nigel. There is also the Amazonian version

of the Brazilian carnival, filled with music. An avian football match in the film, reminds one of

Harry Potter’s Quiddich matches. And the vibrant colours of the Amazon forest look brilliant with

the animals, particularly the funky turtles, who take forever to dance and even highfive.

4. Of the bad hats in the movie, one must mention the annoying man who hires illegal loggers to

encroach upon the forest and distributes lollypops around. Linda and Tulio, who had played the

chief roles in the earlier version, do not come into the limelight in this episode and the other

characters too, are so few and far between, that it becomes confusing at times.

Altogether, this movie will leave the samba notes ringing in your ears long after it is over.

(a) What is ‘Rio 2’?

(b) What is the parallel theme being portrayed in the film?

(c) Describe some of the characters in the film.

(d) What are some of the outstanding scenes depicted in the film?

(e) Find words and phrases from the passage that mean:

(i) chased (para 1)

(ii) lumbermen (para 4)

(iii) devour something greedily (para 1)

(iv) trouble makers (para 4)​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) rio 2 is a family drama centered on the themes of love.

b)

c) characters in this drama are :

1.blu

2.tulio

3.lindo

4.nigel

5.gabi

6.charlie

Explanation:

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