Recently given
the spotlight by buying the Star Wars name, Disney releases a movie about
gaming. Fortunately, Disney was able to give a gaming movie, which was not a
pile of tacked on gaming references.
GOOD
1.
Gaming + Disney
Combining Disney’s
undeniably masterful animation skills with gaming, produces a movie that many
productions could not do. Make an actual good gaming movie. The main reason to
why Wreck-It-Ralph succeeds, where others fail was simply due to the medium.
Games are made through animations, so naturally an animated movie on games would
be great. Additionally, Disney went all out on the gaming references with appearances
of iconic characters, ranging from Pacman to Ryu. Disney integrated gaming
culture so effectively, that one bad thing that can be said is that there
simply wasn’t enough time to see it all. (Making the movie a must buy on disc!)
2.
Emotional Investment
Although
Wreck-It-Ralph is animated, Disney did not fail to ensure that the audience
develop emotions throughout the movie. A clear and easy to understand moral is
portrayed as in the end, you are left with the lesson that looks and labelling
others are deceiving.
BAD
1.
Voice Acting
The only bad
thing that may be an issue is the voice acting. I personally do not find
anything wrong; however I would imagine that the high pitch voice of the main
female role (Sarah Silverman) can be irritating to others. Nevertheless, I
personally found that the voice acting was great; one in particular was of Jane
Lynch (Gym teacher from Glee), as she brought extra comedic relief.
Ultimately, I can
confidently recommend this movie to everyone, as it represents how gaming related
content can be entertaining. On a final note, I personally believe that Disney
has the experience and skill to produce great movies and that Star Wars are in
capable hands. (Lets be honest, LucasArts have not done that great so far.)
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