The document provides a summary of the 2011 animated film Rio. It describes the story of Blu, a domesticated macaw who never learned to fly and lives with his owner Linda. When they learn about another macaw, Jewel, who lives in Rio de Janeiro, they travel there to find her. However, shortly after arriving, Blu and Jewel are kidnapped by animal smugglers. With Jewel's help and that of some streetwise city birds, Blu escapes and must find the courage to learn to fly in order to evade the kidnappers and return safely to Linda.

1. Cinema English
Dept of Applied Foreign Languages, HCU
Spring 2011, jmschow@wmail.hcu.edu.tw
06-09-2011
Rio
96 min - Animation | Adventure | Comedy - 8 April 2011 (Taiwan)
The Story
From the makers of the hit ICE AGE series comes RIO, a comedy adventure about
taking a walk on the wild side. Blu is a domesticated Macaw, who never learned to
fly,
living a comfortable life with his owner and best friend Linda in the small town of
Moose Lake, Minnesota. Blu and Linda think he‘s the last of his kind, but when they
learn about another Macaw who lives in Rio de Janeiro, they head to the faraway and
exotic land to find Jewel, Blu’s female counterpart. Not long after they arrive, Blu and
Jewel is kidnapped by a group of bungling animal smugglers. With the help of street
smart Jewel, and a group of wise-cracking and smooth-talking city birds, Blu escapes.
Now, with his new friends by his side, Blu will have to find the courage to learn to fly,
thwart the kidnappers who are hot on their trail, and return to Linda, the best friend a
bird ever had.