BoBoiBoy Movie 2


BoBoiBoy Movie 2 is a 2019 Malaysian animated superhero comedy film produced by Animonsta Studios. Directed by Nizam Razak, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Anas Abdul Aziz, it is a follow-up to BoBoiBoy The Movie and the first season of the series BoBoiBoy Galaxy. The film follows BoBoiBoy and his friends as they fight an ancient villain named Retak’ka, who plans to absorb BoBoiBoy's elemental powers.
BoBoiBoy Movie 2 was simultaneously released in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore on 8 August 2019, and in Vietnam on 30 August 2019. A follow-up titled BoBoiBoy Movie 3: Gur'latan, based on the Gur'latan arc from the comic version of the second season of BoBoiBoy Galaxy, is slated for release in 2026.

Plot

On planet Saharu, Gopal and BoBoiBoy retrieve a Power Sphere, EggaBot, from a penguin monster's nest. Gopal drops one of its eggs, awakening the monster. Adu Du and Probe snatch the Power Sphere, forcing Fang and Yaya to intervene. Before returning, BoBoiBoy rescues Adu Du and Probe.
In space, crystal miners discover Retak'ka—the first elemental master sealed 100 years earlier—within an asteroid. Granted leave for completing all missions, BoBoiBoy's crew drop by Tok Aba's Kokotiam, meeting their relatives, including Papa Zola's daughter Pipi Zola. Retak'ka escapes with a fragment of his powers, threatening the miners to take him to TAPOPS. Meanwhile, BoBoiBoy invites Fang for dinner at Aba's home, while Zola and Gopal take Pipi on Zola's spaceship to show her EggaBot, which Pipi activates, preventing its theft by Adu Du and Probe.
As Retak'ka attacks TAPOPS Station, Koko Ci sends the group an emergency message with coordinates to planet Quabaq. Prompted to save him, BoBoiBoy has OchoBot teleport them to the station. There, Retak'ka demands BoBoiBoy to return him his powers and defeats Fang, Yaya, and Ying. He drains BoBoiBoy's Solar, Thunderstorm, Cyclone and Thorn elements. Gopal rappels to rescue BoBoiBoy while Koko Ci tells them to save themselves and find Hang Kasa. Zola teleports his spaceship to Quabaq, crashing by caustic wetlands. The miners then detonate explosives placed around TAPOPS station.
On Quabaq, BoBoiBoy and OchoBot download Koko Ci's message, damaged in the crash, before evacuating with Gopal and Zola, who had inadvertently brought along Pipi, while Adu Du and Probe have escaped. Encountering light-sensitive Kang Kong sloths, BoBoiBoy distracts them with Blaze since Retak'ka stole his Solar element. Kasa rescues the group, and next morning, he offers to train them against his former friend Retak'ka.
Retak'ka drains planet Gur'Latan, massacring all its soldiers. After rescuing everyone left on TAPOPS Station, Captain Kaizo investigates Gur'Latan with Fang, discovering that Retak'ka drained other planets' energies to upgrade his powers. Tracking Retak'ka to Bayugan, Ying warns its inhabitants. Retak'ka and the miners head to planet Rimbara, forcing Kaizo's group to evacuate its Cendawa alien tribe. Maskmana deploys ArmoBot for Fang, Yaya and Ying to fend off Retak'ka as he drains the planet.
As BoBoiBoy and Gopal finish training, the Zolas explore Kasa's house filled with technology. Kasa forces BoBoiBoy and Gopal to pay for training. They have insufficient money, so Kasa traps them in crystal and re-obtains Quake from BoBoiBoy. Pipi assumes Kasa lied with Zola witnessing OchoBot being used to power Kasa's house, but Kasa refutes, introducing as the master of the Crystal element. He plays the repaired message on OchoBot, proving that Koko Ci did not tell BoBoiBoy to train under Kasa. BoBoiBoy has Kasa explain his story with Retak'ka: they met on planet Gugura—a large landfill—where they found elemental Power Spheres. Retak'ka greedily stole five more elements and lusted Kasa's Crystal power, thus Kasa drained his elements using OchoBot.
Realising Kasa baited him to Quabaq with BoBoiBoy's location, Retak'ka has Kasa duel him on Earth, informed that it has the seven required elements by Fang, Ying and Yaya. Pipi frees BoBoiBoy and Gopal using EggaBot, allowing BoBoiBoy to battle Retak'ka. Kasa prevents Retak'ka from killing BoBoiBoy, telling him to reclaim his missing elements before Retak'ka drains Crystal from Kasa. The Zolas, Adu Du and Probe defeat the miners, freeing Fang, Yaya and Ying.
Remembering splitting makes him weaker, BoBoiBoy fuses his remaining elements Ice and Blaze, creating FrostFire. Gopal throws OchoBot at BoBoiBoy, allowing him to drain Retak'ka's Crystal power. Overpowered by Fang, Yaya and Ying, Retak'ka explodes a nearby dam. BoBoiBoy drains Retak'ka's remaining elements and launches him into space before falling into the river exhausted, prompting his friends to rescue him. The group recuperate at a field hospital near the river with their families, while the rescued Cendawa tribe oversee Earth's rebuilding. Kasa acknowledges BoBoiBoy as the new master of the elements.
In a post-credits scene, Maskmana hands ArmoBot to BoBoiBoy's father Amato for diagnostics, believing Amato should be helping BoBoiBoy.

Production

The film's director Nizam Razak stated that the process of filmmaking for this second film is faster than the first film and only took a year to be finished. Animonsta enforced a 12-month deadline to see if they could make a film without jeopardising the story or the quality of the animation. He admitted there was pressure in completing the movie on time but his production team of 100 people managed to do so within that time. They used better technology such as Redshift and comprehensive simulation method even though the cost would be higher to give the best quality to the audience. If the reaction to this film is positive, they plan to make movies consistently, with a new film every year or every one-and-a-half years.

Music

The official song for the film, "Fire & Water", is written and performed by Faizal Tahir, after Animonsta Studios approached him. He described the opportunity to sing the theme song as a platform to approach young fans. Its official lyric video was released on 27 June 2019 and the music video was released on 26 July 2019. The iTunes release came on 2 August 2019, alongside all songs in his latest album, Rojak.

Release

Before the release of BoBoiBoy The Movie in 2016, Nizam Razak stated that they already have their ideas for the second film.
Initially, this would be the first Malaysian film to be released simultaneously in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and Vietnam. However, the Vietnamese release was postponed to 30 August in order to allow time to produce a full Vietnamese dub version. For the Indonesian market, it is distributed by CBI Pictures while for the Vietnamese market, the film is distributed by CGV Cinemas and Mani Entertainment.
There were requests to release the film in Thailand and the Philippines, as well as plans to target South Korea, India and China for future releases.

Comic adaptation

This movie has been adapted into a comic titled BoBoiBoy Movie 2: Evolusi Kuasa.

Reception

Animonsta Studios targets the film to collect more than the first film as the number of cinemas that show this film is higher. The film collected the biggest-grossing local animation film on its first day, raking in RM1.18 million. It achieved its target by overtaking the first movie after eight days, collecting RM15.80 million. In 18 days, the film collected RM25 million within three weeks. It overtook Upin & Ipin: Keris Siamang Tunggal to become the fourth highest-grossing local film in Malaysia and the highest-grossing animation film in Malaysia, including all local and international animation films, after collecting RM27.70 million for 26 days. However, the title of the highest-grossing animation film in Malaysia was later taken by Ejen Ali: The Movie and Frozen II, which respectively grossed RM 30.8 million and RM 41.67 million.
In 70 days, BoBoiBoy Movie 2 reached RM30 million in Malaysia, and in Brunei, Singapore and Vietnam with RM29.57 million, becoming the third highest-grossing local film within Malaysia at that time.