"Wreck-It Ralph", a bit like "Tron," exists mostly within the games themselves. This film is about a video game villain who is wanting to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives. The 3-D animation antics are colored by an '80s-era arcade look that is retro deluxe, while its antihero's destructive tendencies have him working a very au courant 12-step program. Though the film, it is set in present day, and everything about it evokes the not-too-distant past when a quarter would buy a kid a lot of time on a computer game and the arcade was still considered a cool hangout by the adolescent set. I honestly thought this was cool, how the 3-D animated feature's major asset was its humanity.
I chose this article, because my five year old niece is very into this movie, and just loves 'Wreck-it Ralph'. What caught my eye about this article, was how successful this film came out to be. I believe the director accomplished their goal on how they wanted this to come out. It is definitely a big hit out there that will definitely make a great profit out of it.
This article impacts me as a student, because I got to learn and understand how great films like this, takes a lot of hard work and dedication. As a future filmmaker, this shows me what you have to do in order to get your audience interested in watching, no matter the age. I think the 3-D animations have a lot to do with becoming successful, just because it makes the movie that more interesting, depending on what movie it is.
As I read this article, questions came up. What will be the ratio as to kids to adults to watching this movie? Would kids like to watch this movie in 3-D?
And the thing is, whether or not you're into video games, there's a character you are bound to know. You can keep watching the movie over and over again to find things and characters you never noticed before.
ReplyDeleteI give props to the film. It also gives a Pixar vibe to it which is nice. John Lasseter was the executive producer so that might be why :D. (And since Disney owns Pixar).
Man, I've wanted to watch Wreck-It Ralph since I saw the trailer for it months ago. My sister has seen but I unfortunately haven't. I hope to watch it very soon. I love the fact the film was able to bring so many classic video games characters into the film. I saw characters such as Pac-Man and the ghosts. There were even characters that I didn't know existed. Like Patricia said, even if you've never played the games, you would still learn about the video game in a different and unique way.
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