《里約大冒險2》：愛情遍地開花，不止鳥兒獨美

The most unlikely rare-bird couple alive now has company.

In 2011s animated hit Rio， domesticated macaw Blu （Jesse Eisenberg） and his wild same-species blind date Jewel （Anne Hathaway） hit it off and sent box-office sparks flying. Now， the birds—and the bees—have really kicked in for the 3-D sequel Rio 2.

The couple has three grown macaw children and has to deal with the discovery of unexpected relatives—a problem that affects the bird world as much as it does humans. To boot， there are new villains aiming to do some damage on the clan.

“Isnt there usually someone to spoil any party？”asks Kristin Chenoweth， who voices Gabi the poisonous frog. “We all have those people in our lives that just get in the way.”

Its a shame since Rio 2 starts off as a happy multi-species couples-fest. Blu has joined Jewel at a beautiful rare-bird reserve in Rio de Janeiro， and the couple has started a family consisting of eldest bird Carla （voiced by X Factor standout Rachel Crow）， brainy Bia （Hunger Games star Amandla Stenberg） and young boy Tiago （Loopers Pierce Gagnon）.

Little relationship annoyances， such as Blus continued un-macaw-like insistence on making pancakes for the kids， are no big deal. Blus former human owner Linda （Leslie Mann） has also moved from her cozy home in Minnesota to the reserve to be with wildlife preservationist Tulio （Rodrigo Santoro）.

But their perfect life gets disrupted when Jewel discovers that her long-lost father and his clan have been discovered hiding in the Amazon rain forest， where their habitat is under threat.

“So theres a big adventure to the Amazon，” says Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha. “Its very much a journey for Blu and Jewels family.”

Part of the issue is that Jewels relatives， led by her father Eduardo （voiced by Andy Garcia）， dont trust humans—no matter how well-meaning. And Eduardo doesnt accept Blu， even if the former house bird has learned to fly.

Theres also Jewels ex-boyfriend Roberto （Bruno Mars）， who stirs up Blus jealousy.

“Most of the sparks between the former couple are imagined through Blus eyes，” says Saldanha. “Its a little paranoia.”

Threats are very real， however， from Nigel， the evil sulphur-crested cockatoo （Jemaine Clement）. Defeated in the original film， Nigel is bent on revenge against the macaw family. “Hes better and badder than ever，” says Saldanha. “Hes a delicious villain.”

Nigel seeks the help of a non-speaking anteater called Charlie and Gabi the frog， who is crazy about Nigel. Chenoweth insists her poisonous character is not bad， just a little “misunderstood” and emotionally vulnerable.

“Have you ever been in love before？ Have you ever done something in the name of love you maybe wished you hadnt？ Thats my little Gabi，” she says.

In the tradition of Rios Oscar-nominated song， Real in Rio， the Nigel-Gabi pairing allows Chenoweth and Clement to sing together. The Broadway star calls the result “magic.”

“I will say it and stand by it， this is the best song by a poisonous frog ever，” says Chenoweth. “People love a song about heartbreak. Has it ever been told from the viewpoint of a female poisonous frog？ I dont think so.”

現存最不可能的珍稀鳥夫婦現在有伴兒了。

在2011年的大熱動畫片《里約大冒險》中，家養的金剛鸚鵡布魯（杰西·艾森伯格配音）與野生的同族相親對象珠兒（安妮·海瑟薇配音）意外投緣，也讓電影票房一路飚紅。現在，這些鳥兒——還有蜜蜂都會在3D版的續作《里約大冒險2》里悉數登場。

這對金剛鸚鵡夫婦有了三個已經成年的孩子，還不得不面對意外發現的親戚軍團——和人類世界一樣，鳥類世界也深受親戚問題的困擾。除此以外，還有一些新的壞蛋正準備破壞鸚鵡家族呢。

“不是總有些人會把派對搞砸嗎？”給毒蛙咖比獻聲的克里斯汀·肯諾恩斯問道。“我們在生活中都會遇到一些礙事的人。”

這真是太遺憾了，因為《里約大冒險2》剛開場時還是一個快快樂樂的多物種愛侶大聚會。布魯和珠兒一起住在里約熱內盧一個美麗的珍稀鳥類保護區內。這對夫婦組建了一個家庭，家里還有長女卡爾拉（由在《X音素》中表現出色的蕾切爾·克羅配音）、聰明伶俐的碧婭（《饑餓游戲》小明星阿曼德拉·斯坦伯格配音）以及小兒子提亞戈（參演《環形使者》的皮爾斯·加格農配音）。

布魯依然很沒金剛鸚鵡范兒，老是給孩子們做煎餅，像這樣的家庭小矛盾也沒什么大不了的。布魯的前主人琳達（萊斯利·曼配音）也舍棄了她在（美國）明尼蘇達州舒適的家，和野生動物保護學家圖里奧（羅德里格·桑托羅配音）一起住在保護區里。

不過，當珠兒找到她那失蹤多年的父親時，這種悠閑的日子也到頭了——珠兒的父親及其家族在亞馬孫雨林被人發現，棲息地面臨威脅。

“他們要去亞馬孫叢林大冒險了，”巴西導演卡洛斯·沙爾丹哈說。“這對布魯和珠兒一家來說可是一趟很了不得的旅程。”

其中一部分麻煩是因為珠兒家那群以她父親愛德華多（安迪·加西亞配音）為首的親戚們并不信任人類——不管對方多么充滿好意。盡管當年那只家養寵物鳥已經學會飛翔，布魯依然不被愛德華多所待見。

珠兒的前男友羅伯托（布魯諾·馬爾斯配音）也會出場，令布魯妒忌不已。

“這對前任情侶之間的許多火花其實都是布魯自己想象出來的，”沙爾丹哈說。“這都有點妄想癥了。”

來自奈杰爾的威脅卻是千真萬確的——這只暴虐成性的葵花鳳頭鸚鵡（杰梅奈·克萊門特配音）在第一部電影中被擊敗，決心要對金剛鸚鵡家族進行報復。“他比以前更厲害，也更壞了，”沙爾丹哈說。“他是一個非常有趣的壞蛋。”

奈杰爾找來的幫手包括不聲不響的食蟻獸查理，以及對他非常著迷的毒蛙咖比。肯諾恩斯堅稱，她這個有毒的角色并不是壞蛋，只是有點“被誤解”，感情上有點脆弱而已。

“你墮入過愛河嗎？你試過以愛情的名義做出一些追悔不及的蠢事嗎？那就是我的小咖比，”她說道。

《里約大冒險》的歌曲《真實的里約》曾獲奧斯卡提名。延續這一傳統，奈杰爾和咖比的搭檔讓肯諾恩斯與克萊門特可以一起合唱。這位百老匯明星說這次合作“非常夢幻”。

“我會這么說——并且堅持我的看法，這是史上最好聽的毒蛙之歌，”肯諾恩斯說。“人們喜歡聽傷心情歌。有哪首歌是從一只雌性毒蛙的角度來唱的嗎？我看沒有吧。”