RPG Metanoia's script, in the hands of Pixar or Dreamworks, would make it a surefire mega blockbuster hit. It is simply outstanding, a rarity for Philippine mainstream movies. It was easy to forgive the framing problems, the lack of visual detail, or the subtleness of the 3-D effects because the story itself carries the entire production. The engaging interactions between the protagonists and the ingenious interplay between reality and fantasy of this movie is such a potent and terrific combination, such that when pitted against critically acclaimed Hollywood CGI features known for their heartiness, Metanoia would easily trump a lot of them. No, it is not better than Toy Story 3 as others claim. But for me, it's even better than How To Train Your Dragon, making it the second best full length animated film of 2010.
I'm not heaping praises at this movie because I enjoy network gaming (have never tried it, ever), I am a Filipino (heck, I even detest the sickening manner at which "Filipino pride" gets thrown around nowadays), nor have I a financial stake with this movie. I'm praising it because for the first time in my years of movie addiction (I've probably seen a more than 700 movies in the cinemas since 2004), a mainstream film allowed me to overlook its technical limitations and directed my attention to that which matters most, the story. RPG Metanoia is a film long overdue from the Philippines, and yet one that's quite too good for Enteng Kabisote et al. masses to deserve it. Still, I'm happy to see such a film having been made, and hopeful that more people would wisen up to produce and support productions of such calibre in the future.