Adapting stories is always a mountain to climb, imagine when that story is one of the greatest comic books in the world and one of the most beloved characters in a country, that thousands of children have connected with because of its adventurous soul and heart open to love and surprise.
The film shows a very beautiful affection and awareness of the importance of the character, I understand what makes him special and with an enviable focus, it focuses on transporting you to your memories with that boy when he was just a drawing on sheets of paper.
This simple understanding of Chico Bento brings a beautiful depth to the film, showing us his almost druid spirit towards nature and his anguish with modernization and the abandonment of life in simplicity.
With his colleagues from Vila Abobrinha, we see Chico grow and understand the world more clearly, treating with kindness the lessons in this adventure and Chico's personality that makes him special in the world of Turma da Mônica and in the hearts of so many children, now adults.
With a wraparound arch. Chico proves to be a children's character capable of being translated to the new generation, reviving his exploratory spirit, with touching animated scenes and a group of well-written secondary characters that don't look out of place alongside the beloved Chico.
In a cynical and blasé world, perhaps Chico is a dose of the medicine we need to remember to take it easy and embrace what's left of our purity during the film.
