Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Mindy Kaling, Joe Lo Truglio, Ed O'Neill, Dennis Haysbert, Adam Carolla, Horatio Sanz, Rich Moore
Songs: Henry Jackman score and pop soundtrack
Wreck-it Ralph is the fifty-second Disney animated feature. It tells the story of Ralph, the bad guy from the Fix-It Felix Jr. video game, who dreams of being a hero. He travels through different video games and meets up with Vanellope, a glitching character from a racing game, and finds a way to become a hero.
The idea for this movie had been kicked around by the studio since the late 1980s. It was abandoned at the time and had been revisited several times throughout the years. At one point there was going be a Sims like world where Ralph would go to find value and beat the depression he had fallen into but the idea proved to be too hard a concept to convey. The filmmakers wanted to use the many video game cameos to make the atmosphere of Ralph's world and the arcade feel authentic, but they didn't want to shoehorn them in just for the sake of including them.
This is a great movie. It's really pretty and unique, the story is fun, and the characters are likable. I feel like even though this movie did well at the box offices and got good reviews, it's been ignored a lot by the Disney fandom, and that's really a shame.
What I Liked: Obviously all the references to retro video games and their characters, but mostly Vanellope. She's a ball of cute wrapped in a ball of pure energy wrapped in a ball of awesome. In her own weird, glitchy way, she's utterly relatable, and definitely lovable.
What I Disliked: Nothing particularly.
Should You Watch This Movie: I would totally recommend it.
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