This was a cute little animated film, although it apparently wasn't good enough to get nominated in that category. The song is called "Real in Rio" and I couldn't tell you what part of the movie it played in. At one point the main character, Blu, says that all samba music sounds the same and it's pretty much the same with the music of the film. I'm sure the city is lovely and that samba music is very nice but I don't think The Muppets should be worried about losing this category.Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) is the last blue male macaw of his species and lives with his human, Linda (Leslie Mann), in Moose Lake, Minnesota. An ornithologist from Brazil comes to Minnesota and convinces Linda to breed her bird with the last surviving female in Rio de Janeiro. Jewel (Anne Hathaway) is a wild bird and has absolutely no wish to be caged or to have anything to do with Blu, who can't even fly. Then they are both birdnapped by a gang of exotic bird dealers which includes an evil molting cockatoo named Nigel (Jemaine Clement). The macaws escape but need some help to remove the chain binding their feet together. Rafael the toucan (George Lopez) knows a mechanic named Luis (Tracy Morgan) who can get the job done. Meanwhile, Linda and the professor search for the missing birds on the eve of Carnivale and Nigel has his disreputable gang of marmosets out for the same purpose.
Visually, the movie is beautiful and the animation is very typical of the studio. It's a little juvenile for repeat viewings; I think it's probably best as a movie you put on for your kids and then go do something else.
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