Fun and imaginative in a world you wouldn't even have
thought of.
In a 1980s arcade game called Fix-it Felix, Wreck-it Ralph is building-smashing bad guy who is fed up of wrecking things after doing it for 30 years, and wants to be good. Wreck-it Ralph wants to be the hero, wants to save the day, so he breaks out of his game in search of a medal, in order to prove he is a hero.
Whilst on his quest, Wreck-it Ralph comes across many other arcade games, giving Disney the opportunity to play around with a large variety of settings, and being extremely creative. Wreck-it Ralph's journey takes him from the old-school, first generation arcade game Fix-it Felix, to 90s racing games Sugar Rush, and also to a new generation, present day shooter called Heroes Duty. Disney takes full advantage of being able to show off their visual styles.
The film is diverse in that it is filled with various humour, from the outrageous action, to the quick witted one-liner (usually from Jane Lynch). Also, Wreck-it Ralph has moments of a dark nature that I didn't see coming (not going to spoiler). Overall the film is quite an imaginative risk, with the idea of teenagers still going to spend their pocket money down at the arcade a little dated, but Wreck-it Ralph is a classic Disney production. It seems that the combination of Disney and Lucasfilm is already on show as in this film we saw a little cameo of Star Wars sound effects. See if you can spot it.
A very good Disney film, worthy of its Oscar nomination.
J.Henderson.
7/10.
In a 1980s arcade game called Fix-it Felix, Wreck-it Ralph is building-smashing bad guy who is fed up of wrecking things after doing it for 30 years, and wants to be good. Wreck-it Ralph wants to be the hero, wants to save the day, so he breaks out of his game in search of a medal, in order to prove he is a hero.
Whilst on his quest, Wreck-it Ralph comes across many other arcade games, giving Disney the opportunity to play around with a large variety of settings, and being extremely creative. Wreck-it Ralph's journey takes him from the old-school, first generation arcade game Fix-it Felix, to 90s racing games Sugar Rush, and also to a new generation, present day shooter called Heroes Duty. Disney takes full advantage of being able to show off their visual styles.
The film is diverse in that it is filled with various humour, from the outrageous action, to the quick witted one-liner (usually from Jane Lynch). Also, Wreck-it Ralph has moments of a dark nature that I didn't see coming (not going to spoiler). Overall the film is quite an imaginative risk, with the idea of teenagers still going to spend their pocket money down at the arcade a little dated, but Wreck-it Ralph is a classic Disney production. It seems that the combination of Disney and Lucasfilm is already on show as in this film we saw a little cameo of Star Wars sound effects. See if you can spot it.
A very good Disney film, worthy of its Oscar nomination.
J.Henderson.
7/10.
Good review! Loved this film so much when I saw it.
ReplyDeleteOne thing though: Wreck-It Ralph isn't actually Pixar - it's 100% Disney. I thought it was too until I realised no Pixar logo and read up on it. Disney have mentioned this is how they're going to do all their films now, just like Tangled.
Ahh! Thanks for letting me know, it's a great film isn't it!
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