"Tropclip" might be look far too dated for today audiences thanks to the countless 1980-ish setting and design but to me it stands a nostalgic and fun
view of how that marvelous decade was for music and youth. Here, four idealistic teens (Tânia Nardini, Ticiana Studart, Carlos Loffler and Marcos Frota) join
their brains and efforts to compose a great revolutionary music video for pop/rock artists trying to get the attention of an American businessman (Jonas Bloch).
They don't have much money neither are so fully equiped with the best tools but they have a strong sense of ideas and notions on how to create something
original who doesn't look like the old fashioned versions of clips produced at the time.
I liked "Tropclip" for what it tried to convey to audiences on its themes of idealism, positivism and friendship. Add to that equation plenty of memorable and
funny moments such as Loffler's car, a Delorean of all sorts with many gadgets and equipments but on the outside it's a lousy wreck of a car; or Mr. Thompson the
gringo businessman struggling with the Portuguese language, played here by the excellent Jonas Bloch. To me, it was seeing the good parts of teen series
"Malhação" but in a more relatable and funny way without the excesses of romance or seeing a couple facing trouble with a third or fourth part. Both works are
about youth and their idealisms and they reach their audiences. The movie just fails a little because of the era it represented while "Malhação" is close to reach
a possible 30th year anniversary. But it's all about the same issue of having a dream, facing obstacles to fulfill it and the friendship gets tested time and
again in order to reach such dream, the dream of visionaries and entrepeneurs.
The performances are enthusiastic and thoughtful, the quartet have a nice chemistry and all (but my favorite was Carlos Loffler as the nerd kid. He was awesome
and funny); and the film also has a special soundtrack with Barão Vermelho, Christopher Cross, Marisa Monte and the cast members singing the close credits song.
Here's an entertaining film that doesn't need much to present its story, telling it with sincerity, humor and a good rhythm. I recommend it to fans of the
period and ones that aren't much judgemental about the qualities of a film. It's simplistic but honest. It could get a more decent remake for the internet era. 7/10.
