Thursday 31 October 2024

Checker Tobi und die Reise zu den fliegenden Flüssen (4 Stars)


Oliver is on holiday this week, so he has a lot of time on his hands to watch films. I'm proud of him. Today he decided to watch the second Checker Tobi film. The second and last, I hasten to add, because Tobias Krell died of cancer in 2023, less than six months after completing the film.

The film's title means "Checker Tobi and the journey to the flying rivers". That certainly sounds enigmatic. It follows the pattern of the previous film. It's just as far fetched, but who cares?

Tobi receives a parcel from a woman who was his neighbour as a child. It's a locked wooden box. Should he break it open? That would be cheating. There's also a photo of Tobi with a girl when they were both six, shortly before her family moved away. Her name was Marina, and she was wearing a necklace with a key on it. Could it be possible that she still has the key 30 years later?

Marina is currently living in Vietnam. Yes, after all these years she's still wearing the key round her neck, and it opens the box. There's a piece of paper with a task for Tobi. After visiting a cave in Vietnam which is the biggest cave in the world, they travel to Mongolia, first to the capital and then the desert. From there they travel to Brazil and the Amazon rain forests. Tobi witnesses how large areas in the forest are being cut down.

The climate preservation messages are laid on thick, but it's still a good film.

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