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| Wreck-It Ralph (2012) Disney |
Every time I hear about Frozen (2013) being the best movie
that Disney’s made since The Lion King (1994), I can’t help but remembering a
certain film they made last year. Wreck-It Ralph has been somewhat forgotten.
Sure it isn’t the kid’s movies that Disney is famous for, but for the first
time in years I have been interested in an animated film that didn’t say Pixar
or Madagascar on it. Many of these animated creations can be forgotten (like
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) and to be fair most of them fall short
of a complete film.
For me it can be very difficult to hear opinions on films I
haven’t seen yet because I always feel like they are overhyped. To be honest, I
didn’t want to see Wreck-It Ralph in theatres. Everyone told me it was good and
I was sure that it wasn’t. I was delightfully surprised to witness such a fun
film. Even a year later I still think it’s hilarious. Wreck-It Ralph is the
first Disney story I could relate to in years and that is saying something.
Many people also forget how often Disney actually makes films. To be precise
Disney made 13
movies in 2013 alone and 14 in 2012. It is astonishing how many films one
company can make that suck. In recent times they basically average that amount
of films and practically the majorities that don’t say Pixar on them are forgettable.
In fact, I checked and there are 12 Air Bud movies. Is anyone tired of seeing
this dog play sports and flying through space?
After all that ranting I guess I didn’t expect Disney to
make a movie for my demographic. This arcade based tribute far outdates the
majority of the Disney demographic. I thought it was nice to see Disney do more
to include more of its fans from an earlier time.
Wreck-It Ralph was fun to watch a features unique dialogue
between the two main characters. The plot of the story resonates with many
people there are few that haven’t been underappreciated as a human. Bad guys
are usually the ones that get forgotten in video games because they are always
impeding you from victory.
The story itself was complete and although much of it was a
homage to gamers, it could be understood by all. When I write this I hope to
interject the feelings that express a joy to see a hate-able character become
liked once again as this age old plot from Disney can be reiterated several
times in various scenarios. Although the plot wasn’t anything new it did allow
for them to create great characters that are sure to be ruined by less
qualified actors and script writers in the sequel.
I don’t want to rush through this review because I did
generally like the film and think it’s nice for the big guy to get credit once
and a while.
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