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Sammy 2 - The great escape

Sammy 2 - The great escape
Sammy 2 - The great escape
ï ¿½ nWave Pictures, Illuminata Picturesc and Motion Investment Group

For sea turtles, the hatching of eggs and the consequent race of the newborns towards the sea is a unique event, both for parents and for the little ones. During the long beach they have to avoid the attacks of predators who take advantage of their vulnerability, but are supervised by their parents.
As in this case, the two turtle friends Sammy and Ray with their spouses Shelly and Rita, watch over their little ones Ricky and Ella ready for the big step. While the cubs cross the stretch of beach that goes from the nest to the sea, the seagulls suddenly arrive who want to attack them and unleash a chaos during which they take advantage of the poachers, who capture the two adult tortoises.
The hunters take the two protagonists to a gigantic aquarium in Dubai, where they are forced to live in captivity just for the sake of being observed by humans, who they consider the destroyers of the planet. Inside the aquarium, however, they do well, because they have food available without having to find it, the water is clean, predators are scarce and they are not mistreated. The absence of freedom and their friends of the atoll pushes them to reject the comforts of that virtual paradise.
The reserve is truly gigantic and includes many types of marine animals that live among numerous underground tunnels, VIP areas, galleries and there is even a submerged castle.
The physical structure aquarium becomes a real enemy for its guests, it is full of traps and tools to prevent the exit (such as the terrible turbines for water recycling) stifling any will to rebellion.
During the capture and captivity Sammy and Ray know other marine beings with whom they share the same desire for freedom: the lobster Lulu and the fish Jimbo. The deserters decide to plan a collective escape, but as if it wasn't hard enough to escape from that aquatic prison, the Big D seahorse will start hindering them too, aided by his moray eel friends.
The protagonists live many dangerous adventures inside the aquarium, they also frequent other fish and penguins who decide to take part in their plan as they are tired of living segregated from the rest of the world. Big D gets nervous because Sammy and Ray get more acclaim and support than he did with his plan, the blame being mainly on his arrogance.
While inside the aquarium there are these contrasts, outside the daredevils Ella and Ricky bravely decide to go find and free their grandparents Sammy and Ray, with the help of the octopus Anabel.
Once out of the aquarium, thanks to a plan B and the intervention of the grandchildren, the adventure is not over because in the open sea they will have to face new and dangerous threats. Sammy despite being fifty years old is infected by the spirit of adventure and the memories of his youth is willing to return from the love of his life Shelly.

Sammy 2 - The great escape
Sammy 2 - The great escape
ï ¿½ nWave Pictures, Illuminata Picturesc and Motion Investment Group

Characters:

- Sammy: loving grandfather who takes care of his grandchildren has been in love with Shelly since his youth. He is Ray's best friend with whom he has lived many adventures and despite his venerable age he will find himself back in the open sea, abandoning the comfortable native atoll.
Now he is less reckless than when he was young and the experience has led him to know the dangers of life and man, but he lets himself be infected by the two frenetic nephews Ricky and Ella.

- Ray: is Sammy's best friend and they are almost like twin brothers, born on the same day they never parted from the day they met. They experienced the greatest adventure when they were still teenagers, they embarked on a raft to the open sea in search of the legendary island "Lapagos" known as the paradise of turtles. Ray loves to sleep but when he is awake, with his impulsive character, he always drags his friend into trouble.

- Shelly: Sammy's companion, for the second time in her life she is forced to distance herself from him during the adventures. She always thinks about it and worries about her beloved but fate will bring them together.

- Rita: Shelly's affable and trusted friend and Ray's companion.

Big D the seahorse
Big d
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- Ricky and Ella: the two reckless turtles are the grandchildren of the protagonists who decide to help their grandparents escape. Despite their age they are very tenacious and devoted to adventure, they have the greatest experience of their life knowing new places and new friends but risking their young life several times. She is Sammy's granddaughter and shares his stubbornness, dynamism and a very sweet but also sensitive character with mood swings. Ricky, on the other hand, is Ray's nephew, despite being clumsy he has an out of the ordinary speed that often gets him out of trouble.

- Annabel: sweet and caring pink octopus who casually meets Ricky and Ella, decides to help them fascinated by their determination. Together with his mother Margaret he protects them from the many dangers that the open sea awaits them. She will be a valuable and decisive friend in the plan of salvation for Sammy, Ray and all the other fish in the aquarium.

- Lulù: a lobster known during the capture, allies himself with the two turtles he becomes friends with despite his strange behavior: he is suffering from a multiple personality syndrome and often it is not clear what he wants to do. He changes voice according to personality but in his heart he hopes to be able to find the right personality.

- Jimbo: a mysterious being, he is a blobfish who immediately becomes friends with Sammy and Ray, with his bulging eyes and sleeping face he seems unreliable but he is always in the front row ready to help them. He has already managed to escape from the water park in the past and will be of use to the cause.

- Big D. : it is a small seahorse that lives in the aquarium, its dimensions do not hinder its desire for greatness and it is called Big Boss by all. In reality he manages to instill fear only thanks to the help of his two hounds, two moray eels who are ready to carry out his every order. Big D. like the two turtles would like to escape from the aquarium but hinders their plan because he always wants to be the protagonist, so he intrudes trying to get the consent of the other inhabitants of the aquatic prison.

- Toots: it is the aquarium clown fish that does not take anything seriously, any occasion is good to make jokes and try to entertain the companions.

Sammy 2 - The great escape
Sammy 2 - The great escape
ï ¿½ nWave Pictures, Illuminata Picturesc and Motion Investment Group

Technical data:

"Sammy 2 - The Great Escape" (original title: Sammy 2) is a Belgian animated film of 2012, sequel to "The Adventures of Sammy" released in 2010 which narrated the vicissitudes of the turtle when he was young.
The film was directed by Ben Stasser (author of the first chapter) in collaboration with Vincent Kesteloot and produced by Oliver Courson. The screenplay is curated by Domonic Paris while the soundtrack by Ramin Djawadi.
"Sammy 2 - The Great Escape" will be released in European cinemas on 13 December 2012 and will be distributed by Eagle Pictures. Several companies related to the world of animation and 3D took part in the making of this title: Illuminata Picturesc, Motion Investment Group and nWave Pictures.
The duration of the film is one hour and thirty-three minutes, optionally visible with 2D or 3D support.
The film has had some success in the countries where it has already been released, earning $ 21 million in two weeks against a budget of $ 25 million.

Sammy 2 - The great escape
Sammy 2 - The great escape
ï ¿½ nWave Pictures, Illuminata Picturesc and Motion Investment Group

Aesthetic aspect:

The graphics are well done and despite the relatively low budget, compared to the American ones, the result obtained is of good quality thanks to the use of new composition techniques. The times have been very long, in two years 100 people have worked full time on the improvement of the animation by acquiring a European product that can compete with the American giants. Suffice it to say that in the United States the teams are made up of 300 to 600 people with a budget of over one hundred million dollars.
The storyboard was made in 2D but the two directors subsequently reworked everything as if it were a film by choosing the angles and every single object, transforming them into 3D with bright colors suitable for the underwater environment. Many underwater settings have been obtained by reworking real photos giving greater realism to the backgrounds in which the protagonists act.

Sammy 2 - The great escape
Sammy 2 - The great escape
ï ¿½ nWave Pictures, Illuminata Picturesc and Motion Investment Group

Criticism

Compared to the first chapter, the differences are not stylistic but we find them in the atmosphere and in the development of the plot. The grafting of the protagonists into captivity reduces the possibility of varying the settings of the adventures but allows you to focus attention on the characterizations of the characters that animate the story. This does not reduce the longevity of the film, on the contrary it creates a richer mosaic by combining different themes that are transmitted with the lightness and lightheartedness of an animation. If on the one hand the static nature of the narrative allows you to become attached to the characters, on the other hand it can annoy less patient spectators who prefer action and twists. The authors try to unite all the components by giving moments of drama enhanced by the imprisonment and the conflictual relationship with the man, seen as the executioner (the poachers) but also the savior (the veterinarians). There is no shortage of moments of hilarity with gags and jokes mostly suitable for an audience of children but which can also make adults smile. In addition to the enemy dressed as a human, there is also the submarine antithesis of Big D enemy of Sammy who uses the possibility of imprisonment to subjugate others with a mafia boss character.
The strong point of the animation, however, remain the nice characters, especially those who have seen the first chapter are fond of the two protagonists Sammy and Ray who despite their age still manage to entertain the viewer. Then the new generation of turtles gives the film an even more youthful cut giving freshness and liveliness to the immobility of the aquarium.
"Sammy 2 - The Great Escape" is an animation suitable for a young audience and can be seen as Nemo's European competitor. The plot and development are not complex and therefore it is an excellent film for ninety minutes of family fun, especially now during the Christmas holidays.
Ben Stasser is a staunch supporter of world ecology and is opposed to the exploitation of terrestrial flora and fauna, this can be seen already from the first chapter as in the second where he also accuses capitalism of easy money at the expense of the suffering of other forms of life.
In conclusion, Sammy's new adventure is a good story well done where we find the usual fight between good and evil with comic and action moments. The classic happy ending teaches the viewer that with arrogance you get nowhere and it is better to put aside individualism to obtain a common good and thus be able to cultivate new friends.

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