In this film, we are introduced to Blu's own family; this included Jewel and three kids with different personalities: Carla, the oldest who always has earphones on and songs blasted from her iPod, Bianca (Bia) the middle youngster who loves to read and is quite knowledgeable, and Tiago, the youngest, only boy with a desire to take risks and go on a wild adventure. Jewel can't stand Blu's human habits that influence the children, like when he cooks pancakes for breakfast. So when the opportunity of a flock of blue macaws lay before them (they watch Linda and Tulio, their caretakers, who are explaining the existence of more blue macaws on TV), Jewel decides to take the family on their first trip. Blu fidgets at her idea, but is to tag along since the rest of the family are excited about going to the Amazon forest.
Blu shows more of his character (having human habits) in the Amazon forest, such as brushing his "teeth" with an electric toothbrush and using a GPS (I agree with Jewel, the female voice can't be trusted XD). He is introduced to several new characters, Eduardo who is Jewel's father, Aunt Mimi who is Eduardo's sister, and Roberto who is Jewel's old friend. These characters put him to the test of training him to becoming a wild bird to fit in with the flock, however he is still using his human routines (again with that crappy GPS). I love Roberto's character. He is good-looking, charming, and a favourite to all macaws except Blu. And yes, he is voiced by the amazing Bruno Mars. He lets the family stay in his huge nest which is like a tall hollow room in a tree trunk and is a pro at macaw soccer (during the war at the "pit of doom" between the blue macaws and the scarlet macaws), however he is terrified of human machinery. I mean, you should see the look on Roberto's face when he is almost crushed by a tractor! Luckily Blue pushes him away from those cruel loggers. He is really freaking out. He is all panicky and his eyes are all bulged up like saucers. Blu, being the intelligent one, has to slap Roberto to get back to his senses. I am like...LOL. Roberto, you are not-so-perfect after all. But I still adore Bruno's voice. :3
Eduardo, on the other hand, is a strict leader who bans his fellow macaws from having any human-related things. He even snatches away Nico's bottle cap! Poor Nico! That metal circle looks good on him! Well, he eventually replaces it with a flower as a hat.
I also love Carla's character. She is voiced by Rachel Crow, one of my favourite singers from X-Factor. I love the fact that she hangs out with musicians like Nico (voiced by Jamie Fox) and Pedro (voiced by Will I Am). She even colours her music passion on screen when she helps Nico, Pedro, and Rafeal (the hornbill who is voiced by George Lopez) with the audition for a carnival. I'm also proud of her because she gets to sing in a part of the final song "Batucada Familia". Speaking of audition, I'm surprised that they don't recognize their old nemesis, Nigel (voiced by Jemaine Clement). Nigel dresses in a yellow suit that covers his badly-bruised body and he covers his eyes with a leaf mask to disguise himself. First of all, I'm disappointed of Nigel for not having a dramatically evil plan. I mean, he just enters in the audition and all he target is Blu to destroy him. Ever since that plane crash in the first film, he seeks revenge...but all he ever plans is to shoot a porcupine dart with a smudge of Gabi the frog's "poison" at Blu. Wow, Nigel, is that all you got? You said yourself that you'll "be pooping in (the) party promptly" and all you got is a stinking dart? Gabi (voiced by Kristin Chenoweth from Glee) is not an actual poison frog (according to brainy Bia), so that means Nigel's plan has failed once again (in an ameteurish way). And anyone besides me think that Gabi's crush on Nigel is disgusting but hilarious? The Shakespeare quotes they recite are cute too. Speaking of Shakespeare, they should have act out a play in the audition or something, but Nigel's performance of "I Will Survive" is epic too.
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My favourite scene in the movie is the fight between the loggers and the animals (yes, not only the blue macaws fight but also the scarlet macaws and other animals that are shown in the carnival audition). I absolutely love when the trees were surrounded by a wall of brave blue macaws right in front of the loggers! That is just pure awesome! Once Blue says "Birds of blue feathers have to stay together", it's like he switches role with Eduardo as a leader! And oh my, the way the animals attack the loggers is just wonderful.
To me, the sequel is not as good as the first film because some characters are absent as major roles such as Luiz the bulldog who is left in Rio because...well... he can't fly. Can't he drop by in the Amazon a little early to help the gang instead of finally arrive at the celebration in the end? I'm glad that at least Linda and Tulio showed up a few times in the film. They're important characters for Blu to represent his personality, that is being a companion and not a pet.
I love the visuals, especially the circle of birds in the "Beautiful Creatures" scene. The music is as unique and catchy as ever. Brazilian music, in fact, is a great type of music to dance! The presentation of the setting in both Rio and the Amazon is just gorgeous. This movie has potential in stressing the characters' traits as well as transitioning them into a whole new world. If you're looking for a movie that is perfect for the summer, I guarantee that you and your family will love this film.
Oh! For those who haven't or wants to refresh about the storyline, check out this video:
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