The sequel was a disaster. Some movies just don't deserve a sequel, like Space Chimps for example. Wreck it Ralph however had potential to be a Shrek 2 level of sequel, you would think that since the first movie was about arcade games, the sequel should've focused on modern gaming since online gaming is a trend nowadays but they had to make an emoji movie with Wreck it Ralph in it. They also ruined both Ralph and Vanellopee's character.
There is one thing you missed. When Ralph meets King Candy for the first time, he says "Milk my duds! It's Wreck-It Ralph?!" Because only he knows Ralph and the racers don't, this is because Ralph and Turbo were technically neighbours once upon a time, hinting at the truth that he is Turbo!
You know, I could have sworn I wrote that down ,I know for sure that I noticed it when watching the movie, guess there is just so many great details in this film that one or two was bound to slip past me when writing everything down.
i also noticed this and its a really small detail, he also says “you’re not going turbo are you?” if you notice when he turns into turbo in the kart infront of Vanellope she has no clue who he is, that also hints to the fact hes turbo, but you still have no idea on first watch
"You are bad guy but this does not mean you are BAD guy." I get what Zangeif was trying to do for Ralph, really...but someone should've given this message to the Nicelanders. THEY were the ones who treated him like a terrible person every time the game was off. It's like with the actor who played Joffrey on Game of Thrones; from what I've heard, he quit acting for good after all the negativity he got from people who saw him in character (namely the fans)
@@lancetheking7524 sometimes an actor becomes indistinguishable from their acting, and people immediately and permanently associate the two as a result of their work. A good example; he may seem like a good guy, but after watching Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and The Mandalorian… if I come across Giancarlo Esposito on the street, I’d probably be paralyzed in crippling and pants-crapping fear.
I like how this movie pitches acceptance but not complacency. It’s never once suggested that Venelope or Ralph should have just accepted their poor treatment at the beginning of the movie but instead to learn their own value.
But to learn their own value, they have to threaten to destroy the value of others. Ralph leaves the game and only when he's totally absent does he undermine the value of the Nicelanders. Only THEN do the Nicelanders and Felix treat him like an equal, which is messed up if you think about it. Venelope's value is only brought to her attention when a character from another game threatens his own game and Sugar Rush (he brought the bugs over). So, yeah, the message seems to be muddled here. You don't need to threaten to destroy things to realize your own value.
I think "acceptance beyond the surface level" is closer to the point. Because that is all Ralph and Vanellope are accepted as: at their surface level. Ralph is the antagonist for his game, and Vanellope seems to not have a place but is a mistake someone forgot to remove so they get treated by the denizens of their games as such. The Nicelanders see Ralph as just a bad guy, and thus treat him as if that's all he is. The other Sugar Racers see Vanellope as something that shouldn't exist so they treat her as if she is nothing and attempt to keep her from stepping out of line. It's this devaluation of themselves that sparks these two to rebel against the system: Ralph tries to be a hero so he'll be seen as one, Vanellope tries to race to prove she's not a mistake. In the end, they find their own value within each other, and also prove their value to others: Ralph is part of the game that gives it a reason to exist, and Vanellope was something. The only difference they have is history: Ralph has been known as the bad guy by the nicelanders for years, and the sugar racers only treat Vanellope so badly is because they know nothing about her. They know who they are, their history, but her? There is nothing. Which kinda fits into their roles: Ralph's role is vital to making sure the game even works so if he's gone, the game doesn't function. Vanellope's role isn't so vital in that her exclusion doesn't make the game unplayable. Opposite issues, but in the end they find value and it defines their value to their world: Ralph is a necessary part of his world, and Vanellope can be a part of hers.
I bet Ralph went to help Venelope (despite their very recent first encounter) when the other racers destroyed her kart because he felt bad for her, those kids were treating Venelope pretty much the exact same way the Nicelanders treat Ralph.
One reason I absolutely love this movie is that Felix isn't a total a-hole to Ralph like the nicelanders even in the beginning. He's hesitant, sure, but he cares.
Félix is just clueless, and should pay a bit more attention. When Ralph is busting him out of prison and says he knows how it is to be treated as a lowly criminal, Félix seems surprised, showing that he was nice, but never quite got, despite the numerous hints and obvious signs, how down bad Ralph was. He is a good person, just needed to have some more action
Yep Felix: Worst case has a Professional, Amicable relationship with Ralph Nicelanders: Are dicks to Ralph for no reason other than his job. Which they can't seem to leave at the door when the Arcade Closes until the end when Felix UNDOUBTEDLY talked to them.
I think that the Turbo twist worked because King Candy never acted nice. He always gave small villian vibes and you always knew something strange is up with him. Other villains act nice to the protagonists and turn evil 15 minutes before the credits.
And once the villain reveal of those other characters is shown to the audience, there's far less subtlety afterwards in the villain's line delivery, facial expression, and public mannerisms.
And I REALLY like King Candy's reveal because, while the possible villain connections are there for him, going up to when he's revealed to have tried deleting Venelope, you COULD just assume he was trying to protect his game... Y'know... As the KING?
One correction: Calhoun's issue was related to PTSD flashbacks, not just general trauma (though you were right about the general trauma part). 'Dynamite gal' was a trigger for her that Felix learned to avoid, and her squad made accomidations for her at her wedding to prevent that trigger from resurfacing- which I thought was excellent, because it proves that she's not just some stone-cold badass loner, she's someone with actual fears and issues that people close to her understand and help her with. It's a really nice touch
You summed it up pretty well! It’s also nice that her crew from Hero’s Duty understands her trauma and were also the ones to explain to Felix why she seemed a bit cold and stand offish.
The wedding scene was one of my favorite. I just found it so funny to see a whole army of gunmen aiming at a window on a wedding. I still get a good laugh when I see that scene, it's brilliant xD
@@Dark_Slayer3000 I was gonna comment that myself 😂 it's really nice for them to acknowledge that while you can move on from trauma and heal, it's still a part of you that should be accommodated for. It also reminds me of my friends who know me so well that they can tell if my PTSD is being triggered even before I realise it myself and they always ensure they're doing whatever they can to prevent those triggers without me asking.
I think a lot of people mistake the message as "you can't change things for yourself, just accept your position and be happy" but that wasn't what was intended. It was meant to be "don't try to change who you are, change the situation." Ralph's situation does change: the Nicelanders end up being good to him. And he changes Vanellope's situation by fixing Sugar Rush and defeating Turbo. She's still herself, and rejects her princess dress in favor of her normal outfit and being a racer. It's easy to see how the message got mixed up, but it was never meant to be "accept bad situations"
This perfectly fits since at the end it shows people not trying to change themselves, but trying to change the situation for other people Vanellope is given a chance to race and, for who she is, kids love racing as her. Ralph still gets thrown from a 20-story building at the end of every game but the Nicelanders always thank him afterwards. Ralph and Felix even change the situation for Q-bert and friends by giving them a home also the only things in the movie that blatantly change themselves throughout the film are the Cybugs and Turbo and that's specifically by changing the situation (hurting other people) to take over so make that what you will
It’s actually visulized in the movie by having Ralph live in a dump. As much as he hated his position he didn’t do anything about it and became mad when everyone looked down at him for living in a dump. But at the end of the movie, he turns this around by trying to fix his home, which then becomes such a nice place that others actually want to come and live with him. Kind of a “clean your room” message there.
One thing that I kind of think is underappreciated with this movie is that Felix ISN'T the typical "Hero whose a jerk" that normally comes up when the bad guy is the protagonist. Ralph REALLY has no real "Outside work" beef with Felix("He's alright as far as good guys go, I guess"), and Felix doesn't really show any disrespect towards Ralph. The nicelanders are the ones who are mean to Ralph, and Felix- at his worst, is just trying to keep that from escalating into something like... well, what happens at the party... It's easy to think that Felix and Ralph might have gotten along better all this time had the nicelanders not taken his role for granted.
@@Marxus_LeninThere was a fanfic with a big budget that was released back in 2018 and a continuation of the story, though I wouldn’t say it would be worthy of being a possible canon event for a sequel
Precisely. Felix, at worst, had a professional, amicable relationship with Ralph. The Nicelanders, meanwhile, saw him as nothing but a bad guy that does what he does for fun. Whether ralph has fun at his job or not, the fact still remains that it was his JOB. Just as it was Felix's job to fix everything and the Nicelanders' Job to basically be worthless, helpless losers. I have no doubt that Felix had a good long talking to with them about giving Ralph an ACTUAL chance and see him for who he REALLY is.
The saddest part of calhoun is that her ptsd didn't just show up one day, Her husband dying was part of her programmed backstory like venelope being a princess, Imagine having trauma litterally programmed into you
Actually the king candy boss fight scene does add something: It establishes that people eaten by cybugs become cybugs. Which makes Calhoun's backstory all the more tragic
Or maybe it was because turbo was a special case I hope so, because if not then the other comment is right And probably the trauma comes from that scenario rather than the wedding
This point was actually addressed much earlier in the film: During the Hero's Duty gameplay scene, Calhoun explains mid-game to the (human) player "Watch it, rookie, these monsters become what they eat!" Shortly afterward, we see a cybug eat Ralph's gun and then the cybug gains gun-like appendages. This actually foreshadows King Candy/Turbo's candy-colored cybug appearance, since we see during the race that he gets eaten by the cybug. Audiences that pay close attention and recall this fact realize, "oh, here it comes" after this devouring, and receive the payoff a few minutes later when the "boss fight" starts. Man, the details and forethought in this movie were just incredible.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy I’m still stunned that a character as goofy looking as King Candy is a better villain with a twist than Hans, Professor Callahan, and every other twist villain that Disney did in the 2010s
I'd add to the interpretation of the movie's message one more thing. It's not just about accepting your place in the world, it's about accepting that everyone's job counts, no matter how menial or even nasty it is. Usually in movies we have some guy with a shitty job, and only way for him to get his respect is to upgrade to a more prestigious one. In this one the lesson is, that you may be a grabage man (as in working in garbage removal), but you still need to be respected, as your job is essential for everything to work properly. Not everyone can be some business hotshot (because in the world where everyone's a CEO nothing gets done in the end), but everybody's needed for something, and shouldn't be looked down upon.
The other way to see it would also be that in a world of only 'lowly' workers, everyone's lives would still be relatively stable. in a world inhabited only be prestigious jobs, like you said, society would crumble because no one wants to be lesser than their peers
There are a couple more moments that hint at King Candy being Turbo. Or at the very least not being a part of Sugar Rush 1. King Candy is the only one to recognize Ralph right away. This is because Turbo’s game was right next to Ralph’s, making them neighbors in a sense 2. Ralph makes a comment about how pink the throne room is. King Candy says it’s salmon and quickly changes the topic. This is supposed to hint that he’s not the true owner of the castle 3. When King Candy approaches Ralph with the intention to manipulate him, Ralph is (understandably) on the offensive. King Candy is actually terrified for his life. The reason for this is highlighted in the beginning of the movie. If you die outside your game, you don’t respawn. If King Candy was actually a part of Sugar Rush, he would have no reason to fear Ralph killing him because he would simply respawn
For #2, people who are first watching the movie and don’t know of the “King Candy is Turbo” twist may just sum that bit up to Turbo catching himself when Ralph goes a little off topic
Fun fact: Turbo and King Candy were originally intended to be two separate characters. Turbo would've presumably had the same role he does in the final, however King Candy was only meant to be Vanellope's usurper who just wanted to prevent her from crossing the finish line so that he could retain his title as king, with him redeeming himself by the end. However I actually think the story works better with Turbo and King Candy being the same character, as King Candy was given a backstory by being Turbo and Turbo was given further character development by being King Candy.
Personally, I think that King Candy was a separate character in the final version of the story, but was probably killed by Turbo and his appearance was used as a disguise.
That's another great reason why it works so well. You combine two fully fleshed out characters instead of ripping in half one to make the twist. That way they aren't popping up evil out of seemingly nowhere.
I think another thing that honestly shows they as still slightly being two different people, when Cybug King Candy was getting drawn to the volcano... The actual "Turbo" side kept glitching in agony trying to turn away from the light and break free while the "Cybug King" was completely in a trance. And honestly it makes his death even more satisfying; your own body betraying you and dragging you to your death, and there is *nothing* you can do about it but grovel and watch yourself ending. (Twice, really, counting the first time being him getting eaten)
Pretty much everything you said about why this movie is a modern masterpiece is exactly why Ralph Breaks the Internet is a modern mess. It goes against everything the first film was about and completely ignores all the rules it previously established
The sequel is so bad I wanted to turn it off when the Ralph viruses started appearing (but because I am very patient, I somehow survived till the end). Thanks for watching.
Personally, I don't think so at all. Sequel is the natural continuation of the themes in the first film. Perhaps, my view is not common because I saw the movie right after my first month at the university, and I had to part ways with my best friend, who was also my classmate. With Vanelope's talent for racing, it was only a matter of time when she became bored of the standard tracks her game had, and would seek new challenges for herself. Another matter is that the first movie gave Raph a friend, they never once touched on the subject of clinginess, personal space and interests, or keeping your friendships after distancing from one another. Raph has never been in a situation when his friends's personal goals create distance between them, and he never had an opportunity to work through that. Coupled with his anger issues, I think it's natural he's been confused and too clingy to realise his overstepping of boundaries.
Honestly, if I have one single nitpick, I really would have loved to see Vanellope in her white suit at the end, the one she has on the actual console. She looks really good in it
10:10 i love the detail of Calhoun reloading her gun something that is vital for most modern FPS games: ALWAYS reload your gun before taking an objective, the thing she's about to do (technically). think of it as rule 1 of FPS
One hint at the climax I'm suprised you didn't address which I myself managed to spot, which is when King Candy realised the goo monster was Ralph, he actually seems to recognize him and mentioned his name, as if he's heard of him before while everyone else acts as if they've never seen him before, it's their first time seeing him and don't even know his name. Not only that, but when Ralph explained everything to King Candy, King Candy himself actually used the infamous term "Going Turbo" while no one else in the game ever once used it. It's clear that no one in the game has ever been outside their game before, which makes sense because of the game's daily racers gameplay part and how they race every night when the arcade is closed to set that up, but it's clear that King Candy has been outside the game before and had gotten to know the other characters and their games and their terminology. Another hint at his true nature which you probably should've pointed out.
Felix also says something along the lines of “oh I forgot you guys are a new game” when he’s explaining to Calhoun what going Turbo means. So while it may be a common phrase, it’s mostly characters from older games like Ralph’s who know what the backstory is. Since King Candy knows the phrase and uses it properly when talking to Ralph it very subtly hints that he’s not originally from a newer game like Sugar Rush.
Another slight hint of his true nature is that Turbo was from a racing game and tried to take over another racing game the moment it became more popular than his own. And Sugar Rush seems to be the most popular of the kind right now. Although, i have to admit that the movie makes you think the whole Turbo thing ended when the older games got shut down but it isn't a stretch to assume Turbo managed to escape, even if you're watching the movie for the first time
Let's not forget, while easy to miss in the beginning of the movie, we see TurboTime was next to Wreck-It Ralph. Adds even more as to why King Candy knew Ralph.
One thing that you only really pick up when you get older, is that when Calhouns Husband got eaten by that bug, that bug transformed to look like him, so he had to kill a giant bug that looked like her husband...
I love the fact that they made a foreshadowing of "glitching other characters" so that revealing turbo makes sense. When Vanellope tries to stop the bullies from wrecking her car in the begining, she grabs one of the bullies and she starts glitching with Vanellope, same way King Candy starts glitching when fighting with Vanillope, revealing his true identity edit: here in 11:46 you can see her grab the bully and glitch with her, and here in 21:04 when she grabs King Candy
Also when Vanellope *grabbed* Ralph to glitch him through the wall with her in the Coke Mountain scene. Edit: i think its like a thing that if Vanellope is touching someone, then if she glitches, whoever shes touching also glitches.
My favorite detail is Turbo's death ended with his real face screaming in cartoonish terror before "going into the light" and the fact that he won't come back cause he died out of his own game. Sonic's advertisement in one of the earlier scenes did mention to use caution not to die out of your own game.
I’ve noticed you also forgot to mention that the cameo from Sonic the Hedgehog actually brings up something of importance in his PSA regarding dying outside your own game, which would be of super-importance since Ralph, Felix, Calhoun, and even King Candy/Turbo are basically risking their own lives in a game that’s not their own
@@theAstarrrI’m quite sure that even if he made himself a character in Sugar Rush it wouldn’t have been the case as when he’s threatened by Ralph he has genuine fear in his eyes - which seems odd because King Candy is a character in Sugar Rush and if he were to actually die in his own game he would just respawn… right?
@@raggens maybe...but it doesn't make sense... I'm really good at Mario Kart, but I still get hit by items all the time. With the items shown in the movie, it's inevitable that each character would die....I find it weird that he never died when he's in all those races.
@@raggens to be fair tho, even if i had the power to respawn doesnt mean i'd want to die. it's probably still painful and/or a hassle, so it's understandable, plus even with the knowledge that "hey, i'll just come back if i die here" there's probably still a deeprooted urge to... well. avoid death. or getting hurt in general. thus explaining the fear
On a side note, Are there multiple Sonics in the world of this movie? The Sonic we see in the PSA is modern Sonic, yet there's a Sonic the Fighters machine in this arcade.
Can we talk about how much better Wreck-it Ralph explains triggers in less than one minute than other shows like 13 Reasons Why did in several seasons? “Dynamite gal” is a trigger for Calhoun. We see this when Felix calls her this. She goes into a flashback montage before flying into a panic attack. That’s what a trigger is. A phrase, event, or object that can send a person into a panic attack.
@@normanclatcher it was handled in extremely poor taste and i wish that there was a show that could use suicide awareness in a better way. the show makes it seem like the only way to be heard is to kill yourself which is a horrible message (duh)
a minor thing that I've always loved about this movie is that the main protagonist, Ralph, is the antagonist of his game. the hero of the movie is a villain. that's poetic
@@SeasonalGFilms I never said Felix was the villain 🤣 Felix couldn't be farther from being a villain if he tried. I'm just talking about Ralph. Ralph is the villain of his game but the hero of this story, hence the hero of the movie being a villain
That's one thing I actually really like about the movie, they took a risk and tried something completely different, and in my opinion, it worked, thanks for watching.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy I’ve heard before from someone that this movie was like Disney’s attempt at a Pixar movie and Brave was Pixar’s attempt at a Disney movie.
My only problem with this movie is how they never really addressed the fact that Gene (the Nicelander leader) was verbally abuse to Ralph and the one who made him snap. I really wish there was an onscreen scene with Gene realizing he was wrong. But instead we got Gene blaming Ralph some more for ruining the game and then the Nicelanders accepting Ralph only shown in a montage.
I honestly thought Gene was going to get some kind of redemption arc during the movie but no. No punishment or anything negative happen to them whatsoever.
17:40 Sad you missed this small detail. I love how during this scene the glitch made her fall to the ground, it adds to the emotion of the scene. And the fact that she just can't run to punch because she is so broken there. This scene hits so hard, because in that moment, both people are right.
King Candy's villain maniputlation scene at 16:14 was clever, but it is not unique in Disney animation. Mother Gothel in Tangled did much the same thing when she gave the Stabington Brothers the royal crown to enlist their help in her plan to regain control of Rapunzel. As for the "boss fight" at 23:30, I don't think it was weak at all. Without that fight, we would not get the chance to hear the dialog that emphasizes Ralph's willness to sacrifice himself for Vanelope. When King Candy says it is the end for both of them, Ralph says "No, just for me". Also this gives the opportunity for Ralph's emotional final recitation of the Bad-anon Pledge. The "boss fight" is very necessary. I agree this movie is a masterpiece.
First point, the difference is that Mother Gothel was only telling the brothers what they wanted to hear, misleading them into thinking they will actually get something that they don't even understand. Whereas King Candy tells Ralph something that he doesn't want to hear, something that makes perfect logical sense and is based in what Ralph knows is true about his world. Both are good scenes, but the King Candy one is especially well written. Second point, I do agree that the "boss fight" is good, I just think it is less important than most of the rest of the film, and the final part where Ralph defies King Candy and drops down to his supposed doom is amazing. I never said it was bad in any way, just a bit of "final battle fluff" so-to-speak, that leads to a great scene.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy Hahah. "Final battle fluff". I guess in retrospect when you're analyzing it "final battle" tends to be morally irrelevant. But at least in this one, it was always amazing to watch, tensions were high, the stakes were deservedly world-ending at the time (because Ralph brought a Cybug early on), and it set the stage for Ralph's sacrifice which finally completes the full circle. So it's one of the best in the movies too :)
I think Ralph's willingness to sacrifice himself was necessary and of all the ways that could have been given space, the boss fight was elegant in that it gave Ralph a chance to pull at our heartstrings, and by turning the urgency up to 11 made it certain Ralph's demise would not have been avoidable through anything he could have done. And a boss fight is very much in keeping with the aesthetic of the movie.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy I'd argue that it's the "Oh sh**, I can't just make the beacon easily and finish up the third act" moment. And it feels tense - many movies have fighting scenes where they're moving so fast you can't tell what's going on (mostly live action), but this one is clear to see and understand. He has to fight Turbo and dislodge the mints at the same time, not an easy feat.
I also wanna add that it was great for the time it came out. What I mean is, in 2013, gaming culture was really on the rise and being a 13 year old kid, seeing the film recognize the hobby, really respecting and using the subject, it really resonated with me at the time. It's a rare case of a company really striking while the iron was hot in the culture of young kids, and then having it work well.
Considering most gaming culture reference were more inclined to insult it like showing average gamers as a "discord mod" it felt weird watching this movie Like some christmas movie when an awful person has a change of heart and starts being nice to everyone for no apparent reason
Finally someone talks about this amazing movie, the first time i saw wreck it ralph it was the best movie ive ever seen but nobody ever talked about it!
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy another movie you should check out is monsters vs aliens its DreamWorks but it is another one of those underappreciated masterpieces. Another 2 I can think of are the black cauldron and Disney's Atlantis. These movies are rarely celebrated but with a little love and attention and the proper marketing strategies these films could branch off into series and spinoffs and all kinds of merchandise. Its surprising how little an effort has been put into cashing in on these things. If only every film maker put the love and effort into their projects as starwars gets
@@SpaceWolf21 I'm actually planning to make a Black Cauldron review for Halloween time next month, so that video is coming soon-ish, I'll probably do an Atlantis review eventually, though I never considered Monsters VS Aliens, but I'm not opposed to reviewing that movie either. Thanks for the suggestions.
“I am bad, not good. I will never be good, and that’s not bad. There’s no one I’d rather be than me.” I can still recite this from memory. It’s stuck with me for about 7 years, and it will stay with me for many more.
One detail you left out is that we can see Ralph's empathetic side early on in the movie, when he gives one of his cherries to Q-Bert and his friends (since they're homeless). This makes the Nicelanders' arguments against him even more unfair, since we can see that he's actually a good person, but the Nicelanders just see him as a "bad guy", which, of course, is what inspires him to go Turbo to prove that he's not. Every single detail in this movie ties together in some way, and that's why it's a masterpiece.
The boss level is very quotable. Probably has my favourite lines to impersonate King Candy with. Also, a subtle detail is that when King Candy is running from Ralph, it's not out of cowardice, but fear. He knows he's not supposed to be in Sugar Rush, and if Ralph kills him, he won't regenerate. Game over.
Now that you mentioned it, Turbo had lost the ability to regenerate long ago, because he had lost his game. Meaning that he could have died all these years but managed to survive. That's impressive if you think about it.
@_Doctor_14 Indeed. He expertly infiltrated Sugar Rush, and nobody was any the wiser for decades. He watched the advert Sonic did, so he knew that by having no game to return to, he wouldn't regenerate. Ever. Game over.
I think it's interesting that in order to obtain the Hero's Duty medal, Ralph gets rid of his armor, proving that his own abilities are what can help him achieve his goal. I think this also helps foreshadow his eventual attempt at a sacrifice, where he uses his own strength to accomplish his goal, but now with the acceptance of his role in the world.
I'm a grown man, 48 the end of this month. Growing up in the heyday of arcades, I was HEAVILY interested in this movie. When this movie finally came out on DVD (I'd missed the theater release), I was blown away. I can't express the joy I felt seeing characters I loved in the arcade interacting with each other, even if it was limited. Nef from Altered Beast, Dig Dug (I nearly clapped when I saw Pooka and Fygar strolling along conversing in the sounds they made in game like a couple of coworkers after a long shift), Pac Man, the ghosts... Just everything was perfect. I was a kid in the arcade again, strolling along in the dimly lit yet bright with flashing lights room, looking at new games, and watching old favorites. The story had me entranced. Then we get to the end, and a certain part nearly had me bawling like a baby (had to excuse myself when I watched it a second time with my sister and her husband). Ralph was plunging towards what he believed was his certain death, and he recites the bad anon affirmation, it hit me hard. I am a former drug addict, and at the time was still in Narcotics Anonymous, doing the 12 steps, and it reminded me so much of the Serenity Prayer. Now granted, the serenity Prayer doesn't tell us we're bad people and should just accept it lol, but it does teach us there are things we can't change about ourselves (addictive personality, weak willpower when confronted with our demons, etc.) And we have to accept and be on guard for. Drugs have cost me so much in my life, and I empathized SO MUCH with Ralph in that moment that it just tore my heart to pieces. That is why I hate hate HATE what they did to him in the sequel. That wasn't the Ralph I knew, that wasn't the Ralph who accepted who he was and was willing to sacrifice himself for his friend... That wasn't the Ralph I drew a little strength from in my darkest time. It was some abomination that had skinned Ralph and was wearing him. I stopped watching a half hour in, and went back and watched the first one as a "palate cleanser". Sorry for the length, I just wanted to explain why this movie means so much to me, and why I hate Disney now.
Oh, and one thing I'd like to point out... Kinda dark. It involves the Q*Bert characters. You had Q*Bert of course, Coiley the main antagonist, Slick and Sam, who changed the color of blocks they hopped on, and Ugg, who moved across the blocks on the SIDE of them, rather than the tops, kinda throwing your perspective off and making it difficult to tell when it was safe to jump. There was one character missing, though... Ugg had a counterpart that did the same as him. His name? Wrongway. Maybe when the game was unplugged he went the wrong way and got deleted?😰
I’m surprised you didn’t mention why the king candy/turbo boss fight adds another layer to calhoon’s sad backstory. Since it’s shown that when a cybug becomes enhanced when eating a person, mainly gaining their mannerisms, it’s likely that the cybug that ate calhoon’s husband, if even for a moment, looked and acted like him.
@@antwain2799 actually I was thinking about that recently, so probably, but I've a few other videos further in development, so it'll be probably a few weeks before I get to that, but a Frozen review will definitely be coming in the future (and probably the sequel as well)
Vanellope Von Schweets is such an important character to me. I have epilepsy and I can’t drive. I was also bullied horribly for it. I also have a very similar personality to Vanellope. She helped me learn to accept my condition because it may be a blessing in disguise. I plan on getting a tattoo of her that looks like her in her messy car like how she looks on the side of the arcade cabinet.
This was a great movie review. However, about the Turbo-virus boss fight scene, I actually think it ties up Turbo nicely in the end for a few reasons: -One, it brings the two villainous forces of the movie together to show both as a threat. -Two, due to Turbo's knowledge on code, it makes sense why he would die so easily. -Three, Turbo's refusal throughout the film to refuse to accept others as they are and accept who he truly is (a someone who was important in his own game) culminates into a sci-bug as you said in the video (viruses that absorb what isn't theirs). His desire to be more than what he is lead him to be someone a virus both metaphorically and literally. First, he goes into that other racer game causing problems for it causing not just his game to be unplugged but the other one as well. Then changing Sugar Rush to his desires causing other people's lives to be ruined (like Venellope becoming a glitch and making everyone else lose their memories and become discriminatory people against Venellope). A virus is one that typically corrupts code, so in a way he was a virus before the sci-bugs. The sci-bugs just made him into what he is. -Finally, his constant meddling and non-acceptance for what he is ends up catching up with him when the new code flaw catches up to him and ends his reign of terror. Ending with him really earning his comeuppance dying with the rest of the viruses since he himself from the beginning was a virus.
Also when your time passes accept it and move on, otherwise you'll get hurt and probably hurt others and who knows? maybe you'll have another chance, speaking of games we can use how some old games have a resurgence in popularity due to nostalgia or whatever
Kinda a Alexander against Darius III argument, the Persian king that faced alexander was an excellent leader, tactian, and warrior. But Alexander happened to just have the right stuff to be better, and thus Darius is relegated to be the guy who lost his empire to a man leading an army of pointy sticks., a man who would end up being known as the great and have his name scrawled across history to the modern day. In this case, as stated, the final boss battle was an amazing one. but with everything else in the movie being so good as well, it made it harder for it to stand out. Grant, it certainly ain't a 1 to 1 comparison, but it's what makes sense in my head
Can I also just add I really loved that they didn't make Felix into the villain just because he was the good guy in his game? He was easily the nicest to Ralph out of all the game characters, but his problem was that he was too much of a pushover and didn't really understand Ralph's plight. Hence later on in the jail cell scene where he has an epiphany after being repeatedly mistreated and Ralph explaining to him that's his everyday life. Not only do Ralph change for the better to appreciate his position in life, but Felix also changes his outlook regarding what it means to be a good person. All in all, he was just a decent guy with flaws and not evil in any way. My lord, I shudder at how good the character arcs were in this film. They're so amazing
Something I will say in favor of the boss fight, even though I agree that it's the weakest part, I love how in a movie about video games, there's a boss battle. And it's set up exactly how you'd expect a video game boss battle to look. An enclosed arena space, a villain with an updated and more powerful form, an amalgam of everything the hero has faced before; you can tell that this movie was made by people who love video games.
Yeah, Disney really needs to try more unique stuff like this movie and stop relying on the same tired Tangled art style over and over (or you could argue it started with Bolt). It's one of the biggest reasons I want them to make 2D animated movies again, as they all had such unique stylized looks, while still feeling "Disney". Thanks for watching.
I really like it too. The three main artstyles are not only unique from each other, but mixes with each other very well. Fix-It Felix: Blocky, human-ish, bright and simple colors. Hero's Duty: Realistic, full humans and aliens, darker and monotone-ish colors. Sugar Rush: Rounded, yet cartoony. Human-likes and candy people, and bright, vibrant colors.
I know it might seem like a jumbled mess to the random passer-by, but Wreck-It-Ralph is such a spectacular movie. I could practically recite it by heart from watching it so much, and yet I still find small details upon revisiting, and I still adore the characters and their abilities interactions with eachother… … it’s such a shame that the sequel decided to toss it all aside and turn it into something that just blends in with the rest of Modern Disney’s works.
I remember when this movie came out and I was able to watch it over and over without getting bored. I just love how its a gaming atmosphere and wish there was more movies like this. The plot was amazing, the characters, writing and just everything. It was a well crafted movie and I wish more people appreciate it. The first movie will always be the best against the second
Here’s a detail you might have missed in did you know that in the first movie the Cybug that eats and fuses with Turbo is the same one that Ralph brought with him when he was in the escape pod to Sugar Rush!
I think one of the absolute worst things the sequel to this glorious movie is that they not only character assassinated Ralph and Vanellope, but also LEGIT FORGOT FELIX AND CALHOUN EXISTED.. I _adored_ the side plot of Felix's and Calhoun's (partially) reluctant partnership to save two games, turned romance. It is SUCH a unique take on the reluctant teamwork dynamic story we've probably seen a bajillion times before.
As an autistic person, this movie connects with me so much. I relate to almost every character at the same time, somehow. Each character feels like a part of me, ESPECIALLY VENNELOPE. This is my favorite movie ever.
Oh my god im autistic too and i thought i was the only one, i loved this movie everytime my school put it on when i was younger and i never really thought WHY i liked it so much. This video really made me realize that its incredibly relateable to everything ive gone through in my life.
When I first saw the movie as a kid, I said "This is the best movie ever!" And after a lifetime of seeing cynicism in Disney, I look back and realize just how special the very existence of this movie is. It's one of those movies that feels like it couldn't exist again, and yet it does, and so thoroughly.
"im bad and thats good ill never be good and thats not bad theres no one i'd rather be then me" that scene always gives me chills along with the car breaking scene
I've always loved this movie. I used to think maybe I was overblowing it in my head due to my intense passion and love for video games, but the references and small details just make an incredibly well written movie even better! I'd love to hear your take on the sequel, which many find to be a much worse movie. I never actually saw it, so I can't give my opinion on it, but it would be interesting to hear the point of view that really enjoys the first one!
When I first saw the trailer for this movie back in 2012 I thought it was just going to be dumb Roger Rabbit cash in, but it turned out being way better than I expected, I am a bit disappointed that they spent a lot of time in sugar Rush instead of exploring more worlds, but at the same time I'm glad that they didn't just have every popular video game character pop on screen and be like "HEY IT'S ME FROM THAT GAME YOU PLAYED WHEN YOU WERE 12!" They actually had a story to go along with that.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy yeah slaughter race was a good part, but that was because it was a video game, the only part of the internet that relates to arcade games. Without the character butchering, crappy references, self promotion, and leaving out Felix and Calhoun, Ralph breaks the internet could have been great That and if they called it Ralph WRECKS the internet
@Awesome Plush Productions I wish the focus of the sequel was about modern gaming and how it impacts the relevancy of arcade games. They could've went into Steam, and dove into consoles and possibly mobile games? (Although they technically went into a mobile game on the iPad in the middle of the credits) but it could've been explored more. Maybe even meet characters from online that want to live in the Arcade and vice versa.
@@jazzyvino i could imagine Ralph and vanelope (AND FELIX AND CALHOUN) could explore the internet games while the arcade closes for the weekend or whatever
1st Wreck it film: a great novel idea, with several cool ideas including: -Arcade games are alive and can travel between each other, meaning Sonic and Doom guy could be best bros etc. -That the villains of games are not actual bad guys but actors simply playing the part. -That a villain wants to be a good guy instead, but must learn to accept his role. -That viruses can destroy the game, but so can other characters if they stay in another arcade. And a nice timeless feel, people like Sonic and Doom guy etc mixed with older characters and games like just dance, so it could be from 2016 or now, or from the 90's, who knows. 2nd: extremely dated promoting ads and products disney burchering.
Oh my gosh. This comment made me realise something. In this world, the Isabelle/Doom Guy best friend relationship that everyone loves, (including me) is possibly canon. Pity that the second movie exists and retroactively wrecks the first movie beyond repair, so much so that not even Felix’s hammer could fix it.
I love the father/daughter relationship between Ralph and Vanelope. Just imagine if the two of them could meet up with Sully and Boo. That's a crossover I wanna see!
King Candy is the standout of the film imo. My favorite scene in the whole film was when King Candy was revealed to be Turbo during the final race and then abused Vanellope. I also found foreshadows to King Candy being the main antagonist of the film on my recent viewing of the film. For example, we saw King Candy in the control room and then the camera shows Vanellope's profile wire is actually cut and moved far away which shows King Candy is up to no good.
Wreck-it Ralph was my favorite movie for years when it came out! It also got me into fan fiction. But I haven’t seen many critics talk about it on TH-cam, much less give it such high praise. Bravo and thank you!
That's so weird - I got into fanfiction through this movie too! Well, kind of. I searched up a fix-it fic that I'd heard about in a blinding flash of rage after watching the sequel. It was, to this day, one of the best fics I've ever read.
@@applebee28 What fic was that? I never look at the WIR fandom anymore, too much sequel fic, and I really wasn't a big fan of the sequel either. My first fic was "How to Fly" by The Last Poison Apple. I didn't even know what fanfiction was. I forget what I was Googling. I just read it and was hooked.
Also the reason king candy being Turbo works is because he was already a villain. It only makes him more compelling unlike other twists which might as well replace the good guy with a villain.
27:22 Can I just point out how funny this scene is? Its like every single character on the left is like "what are these people doing" and everyone on the right is like "never again".
I’ve actually always liked the bossfight because it shows how much turbo has manipulated the code and changed himself to stay active. By the end he’s this bug mutant monstrosity with the face of a character he completely made up just to stay in power, a place ralph may have gone if he continued down the “must not be wreck it ralph” path. It also causes some great comeuppance.
I especially liked how turbo said “Welcome to the boss level!” It’s like as if he’s so desperate to make himself look grandiose and amazing that he doesn’t care if he needs to become a game entity whose purpose in the game is to be defeated by the player as long as he can be relevant. (Okay I was probably overanalyzing lol)
I will say that Sugar Rush as a game isn't capable of sustaining itself. Racers need a medal to participate in a race yet you need to get first in a race to get a medal. This brings the idea that 9 or so (dunno the number of players that take part in a race) medals are put into the race for 1 character to get back, which isn't nearly enough for a large number of racers to always take part in a race. Then comes the skill set, every character is going to get a medal eventually, but when the player doesn't control a character it's clear that some racers will not only be more skilled than others but some will also have better karts. So half of the racers will only get a medal if they are chosen by the player. Emphasize the "if". There is a big likelihood that only 3 or so racers will ever be chosen by players, especially if kart stats are a thing when choosing who you play as.
Yeah, that kind of makes sense, but since it doesn't really change what happens in the movie or plot, I don't get hung up on a detail like that. Thanks for watching.
It's entirely possible (and you can argue it's even very subtly hinted) that the pay-coins-to-play system was just something Turbo came up with to prevent Vanellope from participating, since she wasn't playable and thus could never earn coins on her own. I imagine when she became president she abolished it and just let everyone compete so the Random Roster Race would actually be more random as intended
The racers pay with coins, not medals. The game only interpreted Ralph's medal as a coin because it's the same shape and material. The coins are won from the races throughout the day before they race for the roster. By not allowing Vanellope the ability to race she has zero coins. Also, only first place gets a coin. I'd be willing at least the top 4 get them based on placement each race.
Not really, cause there were still some good Disney movies after the first Wreck It Ralph movie. Frozen, I do agree is overrated, but it’s still charming in its own way, and In Summer was pretty much my only favorite song from the movie aside from Kristoff’s “Reindeer are Better than People” Big Hero 6 may have some flaws like how the twist villain was handled, but overall it’s still a pretty great and epic film. Zootopia is such a great movie, and it’s one of the few movies that actually tackles and handles racism in the best way possible without being too preachy or annoying about it. Moana was also an amazing film, and THIS was the TRUE end of an era for Disney, not Wreck It Ralph. The Renaissance Revival began with Princess and the Frog and ended with Moana.
8:35. Ralphs fall into the icing pond shows that it is survivable. A hint that the cybug lived. And the out of order sign on the machine gives a twilight aesthetic showing the end of the game
To this day, Wreck it Ralph is the only animated movie that makes me cry. Every time I watch the scene where he destroys her kart, I lose it. This movie truly is a masterpiece! The sequel can burn in hell though!😂
@@LexiLunarpaw my comment was actually poking fun at the inconsistency of the Sonic franchise, (hence the "or is it?" Part). I didn't actually think you couldn't go wrong with Sonic.
As one purple fedora-wearing person to another: your hat choice is valid and I love it. 👍 As for the movie itself...yes it is a masterpiece (shame it never got a sequel, but why ruin perfection amirite?). From an artistic standpoint I love picking out all the little details, like the different candies and sweets Sugar Rush is made out of, and I agree with your analysis of it being a tightly done film with an actual believable twist that still holds up once you know it. Something I heard recently was that King Candy's name is generic compared to the other Sugar Rush racers, also pointing to him being an outsider, and it just goes to show how much thought was put into this film. Plus all the characters are fun and it's always enjoyable rewatching the movie, which is probably the highest praise I can give a film. If you can watch it over and over again without it getting old, you've got a great movie there.
Yes, I whole-heartedly agree! Wreck it ralph is definitely a masterpiece, and one of the greatest Disney movies from the 2010's. Also, this movie DID get a sequel. It's called Ralph breaks the Internet, and came out in 2018, but unfortunately, isn't as great as the first one, and for VERY obvious reasons. I assume you haven't watched the sequel; And if you DO watch it someday, I hope you enjoy it. Or If not, thats fine as well.
I like how the Movie makes sure everyone who plays a major part, is a bit in the wrong, or has a flaw with how they view/approach things, leading to each character growing, and making the ending along with their development all the more investing!
It made me laugh, but to be fair, it makes sense. Felix unintentionally and unknowingly triggered Calhoun. "Dynamite gal" is likely one of Calhoun's triggers, a common case of PTSD. Also, notice how Felix avoids using this nickname when she's around. He has likely learned to avoid using it, knowing that "dynamite gal" triggers all those painful memories of when Calhoun's fiance was killed on her wedding day of all times.
This movie is so masterfully told and also carefully planned and written. It’s beautiful and doesn’t force it’s video game references so obviously, it embraces that it’s set in a very video game and treats it with respect as establishing rules and other important things. It makes for a great stand alone film~
something you forgot to mention about the bully scene with venelope and the other racers, ralph only acts up when venelope is thrown in the mud by the racers, something the nicelanders have done to him both metaphorically and physically many times. seeing venelope get treated like some kind of outcast then literally thrown in the mud just like he was causes him to relate a lot to her, and scare off the racers bullying her. other than that, i agree with a lot of the stuff you've said in the video, wreck it ralph is one of my favorite movies and i'm glad i'm not the only one that can appreciate how genuinely great this movie is
17:50 one of my favorite things in this scene is that it needed to have happened not only because it leads to ralph figuring that venelopy was more important but it needed to have happened so ralph would complete his arc not only did he fall farther then he ever thought was possible allowing him to climb back up but also he needed to have come back to realise that the game was shutting down and that HE is more important the he knew that he has value. disney really dodged a cliche by not only making the separation 3rd act climax have reason but also something important to the character arc which is just genius
One super subtle touch is that Vanellope's cart can justify the otherwise ludicrous notion that she could catch up from a 2 minute deficit. Being made by Ralph, a character who breaks anything he touches, it's broken as well. It even has a paintjob that mimics misaligned textures common in glitched 'custom' vehicles that have gamebreaking stats.
I really like this review and the music you used! This review made me want to watch the film again! I agree that Ralph and Venelope are good characters that feel like real people! Also why is Felix more adorable than all the candy people 🤣
Omg I loved the music. I was wondering if anyone else would mention it. This is the first video of his I watch. Came for wreck it ralph but stayed for the nostalgic music.
This movie could have so easily been a precursor to The Emoji Movie, but thankfully this was in the days when Disney put their storytelling first and marketing second.
I, personally, think the final bossfight actually serves to tie both plotlines together. Just like Calhoun is haunted by cybugs through code of her memories, pushing away anybody she cares about, and actively distressed by cybugs currently being a threat to the entire arcade, Ralph on his side is passively pressured into role of a "bad guy", because simply mentioning that it tires him has everyone suspect him "going Turbo", while Turbo also actively decepts him into pushing Vanellope away. In the end, their combination becomes greater threat than simple sum of it's parts. Starting with cybugs, they are outright presented to us as different from other game characters piece of code, they are borderline harmful software because of, I guess, their high spawnrates on top of being not just static props, like crowds of candy-spectators in Sugar Rush, but fully-rendered high-poligonal particle heavy animated models, that can interact with other characters and the player. There's no doubt, that such a massive amount of physical entities likely pushes whatever system Hero's Duty is running on to it's absolute limit, but since Hero's Duty has a killswitch for all cybugs processes in form of a beacon, no problems occure in it. That's where "Wreck-it Ralph"'s unique setting of characters being able to enter completely alien code comes in, because a cybug is practically "going Turbo". With a bit of assistance, mind you, but what matters is that now part of it's code is missing, the loop is broken, the cybug multiplies without anything stopping it, more, and more, and more. I assume this refers to a process known as a "memory leak", when a program suddenly starts to "consume" more memory than it should, because part of it's code isn't "cleaned" properly, what can turn into a giant problem, if program executes many times over, "spawning" more of problematic memory sectors. But however big of a problem cybugs might be, they still fail to divert our attention from massive block of code Turbo takes up. If cybugs are "like a virus", Turbo simply is a virus, a malicious software that alters files on the device it has infected without ensuring their integrity or asking for user's consent. In flashback of his backstory we can see, that Turbo had gone to Roadblasters with his original code and appearance, and during face off with Vanellope her glitches reveal, that he is still the same 8-bit Turbo, not some sort of electronic wannabe or rewritten code. Over the years Turbo has learned to disguise himself, he upgraded into more complex systems, he has learned how to alter his own code, what we can see for ourselves when he places code for the medal into block of his own. This massive part of it in Sugar Rush's system was made by him and only by him, and we can't really say through how many different games Turbo has gone by this point... But we can certainly see the tricks he has learned, when cybug that ate him instead ends up being consumed by Turbo. Before this point, even though Turbo was capable of rewriting code, he couldn't yet affect hardware, because otherwise he would have completely deleted Vanellope from Sugar Rush. With all of his knowledge in programing there's no way Turbo couldn't simply disregard an actor with hardcoded (refers to parts of program embedded into source code and not affected by external sources) trigger of restoring the game to it's original state. But the thing about deleting files is that they aren't actually deleted, device simply marks the space where "deleted" files are located as free-to-write over, but without anything new introduced on the storage unit, "deleted" files can still be restored and may sometimes affect rest of the system. And that is exactly what we see with Sugar Rush: Turbo "deletes" Vanellope, marking her as empty space in memory and altering any links connected to her, but hardcoded trigger pulls up her memory cell and successfully starts system reset, because Vanellope's data was still intact. None of this would have happened, if Turbo originally had access to any sort of tool, that could allow him writing into game's source code... like, a memory leak. Having consumed cybug Turbo has become "the most powerful virus in the arcade", now capable of everything what prevented him from integrating into Roadblasters or deleting Vanellope before. Now, if he is allowed to live, arcade won't simply be overrun by cybugs, but rather all machines can end up infected by Turbo. Bug-Turbo represents everything the characters fear: an intelligent cybug, who has a concious intention of spreading over arcade without any regard for lives of others; a bad guy, who isn't afraid of being misunderstood, because there's no misunderstanding, only worst possible intentions. While Ralph speaks about "wanting more out of life", Turbo takes it without asking; while Calhoun counts on having advantage over cybugs by understanding she is in game, Turbo knows how to cheat in it. His death was supposed to be a conclusion to inner turmoils of Calhoun and Ralph, a symbolic resolution to their inner conflicts. Calhoun hasn't just dealt with rampaging cybugs, but also realised she isn't the only hope of arcade against them, forced to hunt cybugs down alone gun in hand. While she blames Ralph for dooming Sugar Rush, seeing him activate pop volcano shows Calhoun, that she is not alone and can have some faith in others, so she can begin to heal and allows herself to marry Felix. On the other hand, with Turbo's story finished Ralph can open up to other people about dissatisfaction of always loosing without being blamed of wanting to take somebody's place, and other characters start to understand him better. It all seems nice and without a doubt a great happy ending... but then you return to the Turbo. As it is mentioned many times throughout the movie, characters in this world only respawn when inside their own program, what makes Ralph's sacrifice so heavy to watch. But even though Turbo was supposed to die when cybug ate him, even though there could be no way for him to survive, he still managed to return without seemingly any explanation, what makes final bossfight scene feel weak first time around... until you realise what it implies. Everybody thought Turbo was gone, when Roadblasters were removed - yet, he managed to escape. When cybug ate him, he should have died outside his game and denied respawn - yet he took control over the cybug. Flying face first into boiling pop must have fried him and finished the story - yet... how are we sure that it did? Like, ok'ay, Turbo couldn't survive lava shower, still, if he adopted cybug's part of code that forces him to "go in the light", what stopped him from taking another part of cybug's code - it's rampant reproduction? It wasn't quite long between him taking over the bug and perishing in pop, but more than long enough to leave at least a single spawn. And then, in sequel, aware of this original weakness of a cybug, Successor-Turbo could easily get rid of it and once again become a threat. Except this time not just to a single arcade, but to the entire Internet, become a Morris Worm of smartphone age! ... But we got "Ralph breaks the Internet" instead.
Now I understand why I was in tears of joy when I first seen this movie. Everything just turns out so well and we're truly attached to all the characters
I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves this film! I loved it the moment I saw it, and years later, I still do. The scene where Ralph breaks Vanellope's car will never fail to give me chills every time I watch it.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy When I had them, vision blurrs and the spinning world became no issue when I would sit with my PS-Vita and watch Wreck-It Ralph on it. Due to the movments, colors and perfect speed of the movie, it kept my issues way down.
23:47 I'd say the king candy cybug fight shows us 3 things: -how the pursuit of greed at all costs can turn you into a monster. -that putting human level intelligence + cybug = everyone's screwed. -that Calhoun technically murdered her own husband.
Yesss this and Megamind!!!!! They're so overlooked but they're literally some of the best movies ever made!!!!! It makes me mad that they never really got much credit because nowadays most companies just follow what got the money and not what had a good message
I LOVED so many of the lines in this movie! I am currently writing my own script and when the s#!t hits the fan near the end one of my characters repeats Calhoun's classic “Doomsday and Armageddon just had a baby and it ... is ... ugly!”
I love this movie because I understand how Vanellope feels. I have epilepsy. Seizures are caused by glitches in the brain. When I was little, kids not only made fun of me, but teachers were scared of me and kicked out of their classes because they were worried I would cause problems. When I first saw this movie, I just wanted to hug her.
I don't know what about the "impeccable masterpiece", but this is my favorite Disney cartoon and the first movie I went to the cinema. In 2012 I was at 6,and "Wreck-it Ralph" has already become an inseparable part of my childhood.
This movie has a special place for me. My little niece and I watch this together all the time. It took a while but I realized she liked this movie because she see's our relationship to be like Wrech-it-Ralph's and Princess Venelope's relationship. Best buddies, plus we be gaming together all the time. Needless to say, I got a little emotional at the end of the second movie.
Love watching movie reviews like these! Sincere, with funny irony thrown in every now and then, and going in-depth on various aspects of a movie. Great work!
I really can’t believe this movie’s almost ten years old. I love it so much. Not only does it incorporate references excellently, but all of the cameos actually matter (especially Sonic first explaining what Going Turbo is!) and the plot and characters very much align with the setting! It’s my favorite video game movie. I just pretend the sequel doesn’t exist because not only did it have plot holes (like Ralph sneaking into Sugar Rush during arcade hours and the whereabouts of the virus after it had created the Ralph virus. I bet the virus fell into the plot hole!) and derail the characters we’ve come to know and love, but it tried to take a preemptive victory over Spiderverse before the Oscars by having OSCAR WINNER on its DVD stickers! Still gives me a chuckle to this day.
This movie is so nostalgic to me. Every week my dad and I would go to a cheese shop, get a cheese plate (and a yacht club orange soda for me while I wait, which was the first soda I ever tried), play the Wreck It Ralph app on my dad's phone during the wait, and have a picnic in the living room with my brother and my mom. We would watch a movie, which most of the time would be Wreck It Ralph. The place shut down after a year of this tradition, and we still miss it. Although I do have one tiny, petty critique. The Portal reference. They mispronounced GLaDOS' name, and the context of the reference doesn't even make sense. I didn't even realize it was a reference until someone mentioned it on the internet.
I didn't even know they referenced Portal, that's kind of cool, but a bit sad to hear they kind of botched the reference (probably why I didn't notice it).
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy I recommend seeing it for yourself. It's when they're sneaking into the kart factory. Ralph says, "I don't make things, I break things." And Vanellope responds, "Well it looks like you have to step out of your comfort zone, GLaDOS!" It may seem hard to believe it was a reference, because the subtitles spell it Gladys, but Valve confirmed it was supposed to be a reference.
@@rosykindbunny1313 Let's just chalk up the mistake to her pixlexia. If there's anything this video teaches, it's that no detail in this movie goes unused.
I love literally everything about this film, but something I *really* love about it is the fact that they don’t devalue platonic or romantic relationships in the movie. Ralph and Venelope’s friendship is incredibly meaningful and incredibly important to the film, but Felix and Calhoun have a very sweet, wholesome love story about learning to accept loss, move on, and let people in. They simultaneously show platonic and romantic relationships as incredibly important, great things that are very fulfilling to have
Wreck it Ralphs speech as he falls actually made me shed some tears in a time where I rarely did.
One of the best parts of the movie, thanks for watching.
I was a little girl in first grade when I first watched this and I cryed at that part to
@@barrytalons2521 I was a grown-ass man and I cried as well. Every time I get reminded of that scene I can't help but hold back tears.
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The sequel was a disaster. Some movies just don't deserve a sequel, like Space Chimps for example. Wreck it Ralph however had potential to be a Shrek 2 level of sequel, you would think that since the first movie was about arcade games, the sequel should've focused on modern gaming since online gaming is a trend nowadays but they had to make an emoji movie with Wreck it Ralph in it. They also ruined both Ralph and Vanellopee's character.
There is one thing you missed. When Ralph meets King Candy for the first time, he says "Milk my duds! It's Wreck-It Ralph?!" Because only he knows Ralph and the racers don't, this is because Ralph and Turbo were technically neighbours once upon a time, hinting at the truth that he is Turbo!
You know, I could have sworn I wrote that down ,I know for sure that I noticed it when watching the movie, guess there is just so many great details in this film that one or two was bound to slip past me when writing everything down.
i also noticed this and its a really small detail, he also says “you’re not going turbo are you?” if you notice when he turns into turbo in the kart infront of Vanellope she has no clue who he is, that also hints to the fact hes turbo, but you still have no idea on first watch
I misread this as "Milk my dudes it's Wreck-It Ralph?!" and thought this was a joke
I never thought about that 🤯 That's such a great detail!
@@fireflyfox93 Another way you notice is through the announcer. Listen carefully. King Candy sounds different compared to the other racers announced
"You are bad guy but this does not mean you are BAD guy."
I get what Zangeif was trying to do for Ralph, really...but someone should've given this message to the Nicelanders. THEY were the ones who treated him like a terrible person every time the game was off.
It's like with the actor who played Joffrey on Game of Thrones; from what I've heard, he quit acting for good after all the negativity he got from people who saw him in character (namely the fans)
It's Terrible how stupid some people are that they don't realize IT'S AN ACT. Thanks for watching.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy when people hate on an Actor by doing their job
@@lancetheking7524 sometimes an actor becomes indistinguishable from their acting, and people immediately and permanently associate the two as a result of their work.
A good example; he may seem like a good guy, but after watching Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and The Mandalorian… if I come across Giancarlo Esposito on the street, I’d probably be paralyzed in crippling and pants-crapping fear.
@@jamesofhoenn4790 What about Far Cry 6?
@@tonyknighton4019 haven’t played, but I’m familiar
I like how this movie pitches acceptance but not complacency. It’s never once suggested that Venelope or Ralph should have just accepted their poor treatment at the beginning of the movie but instead to learn their own value.
And as a bonus, they got a better treatment, and new friends
But to learn their own value, they have to threaten to destroy the value of others. Ralph leaves the game and only when he's totally absent does he undermine the value of the Nicelanders. Only THEN do the Nicelanders and Felix treat him like an equal, which is messed up if you think about it. Venelope's value is only brought to her attention when a character from another game threatens his own game and Sugar Rush (he brought the bugs over). So, yeah, the message seems to be muddled here. You don't need to threaten to destroy things to realize your own value.
@@pdruiz2005 isn’t Ralph presented in the wrong for leaving the nicelanders?
I think "acceptance beyond the surface level" is closer to the point.
Because that is all Ralph and Vanellope are accepted as: at their surface level.
Ralph is the antagonist for his game, and Vanellope seems to not have a place but is a mistake someone forgot to remove so they get treated by the denizens of their games as such.
The Nicelanders see Ralph as just a bad guy, and thus treat him as if that's all he is. The other Sugar Racers see Vanellope as something that shouldn't exist so they treat her as if she is nothing and attempt to keep her from stepping out of line.
It's this devaluation of themselves that sparks these two to rebel against the system: Ralph tries to be a hero so he'll be seen as one, Vanellope tries to race to prove she's not a mistake.
In the end, they find their own value within each other, and also prove their value to others: Ralph is part of the game that gives it a reason to exist, and Vanellope was something.
The only difference they have is history: Ralph has been known as the bad guy by the nicelanders for years, and the sugar racers only treat Vanellope so badly is because they know nothing about her. They know who they are, their history, but her? There is nothing.
Which kinda fits into their roles: Ralph's role is vital to making sure the game even works so if he's gone, the game doesn't function. Vanellope's role isn't so vital in that her exclusion doesn't make the game unplayable. Opposite issues, but in the end they find value and it defines their value to their world: Ralph is a necessary part of his world, and Vanellope can be a part of hers.
I bet Ralph went to help Venelope (despite their very recent first encounter) when the other racers destroyed her kart because he felt bad for her, those kids were treating Venelope pretty much the exact same way the Nicelanders treat Ralph.
One reason I absolutely love this movie is that Felix isn't a total a-hole to Ralph like the nicelanders even in the beginning. He's hesitant, sure, but he cares.
It was easy to make Felix a counterpart to Ralph (Good guy that is actually a jerk) but they didn't and I loved that
@@ClaudetteVioletta I know! I absolutely love how they didn't do that
Félix is just clueless, and should pay a bit more attention. When Ralph is busting him out of prison and says he knows how it is to be treated as a lowly criminal, Félix seems surprised, showing that he was nice, but never quite got, despite the numerous hints and obvious signs, how down bad Ralph was. He is a good person, just needed to have some more action
Bingo!@@joaopaulolimacavalcante3050
Yep
Felix: Worst case has a Professional, Amicable relationship with Ralph
Nicelanders: Are dicks to Ralph for no reason other than his job. Which they can't seem to leave at the door when the Arcade Closes until the end when Felix UNDOUBTEDLY talked to them.
I think that the Turbo twist worked because King Candy never acted nice.
He always gave small villian vibes and you always knew something strange is up with him.
Other villains act nice to the protagonists and turn evil 15 minutes before the credits.
And once the villain reveal of those other characters is shown to the audience, there's far less subtlety afterwards in the villain's line delivery, facial expression, and public mannerisms.
That was their mistake
And I REALLY like King Candy's reveal because, while the possible villain connections are there for him, going up to when he's revealed to have tried deleting Venelope, you COULD just assume he was trying to protect his game... Y'know... As the KING?
One correction: Calhoun's issue was related to PTSD flashbacks, not just general trauma (though you were right about the general trauma part). 'Dynamite gal' was a trigger for her that Felix learned to avoid, and her squad made accomidations for her at her wedding to prevent that trigger from resurfacing- which I thought was excellent, because it proves that she's not just some stone-cold badass loner, she's someone with actual fears and issues that people close to her understand and help her with. It's a really nice touch
You summed it up pretty well! It’s also nice that her crew from Hero’s Duty understands her trauma and were also the ones to explain to Felix why she seemed a bit cold and stand offish.
@@justradiclesandco It's great to have such an understanding crew. Makes you wonder just how much they all went through together.
The wedding scene was one of my favorite. I just found it so funny to see a whole army of gunmen aiming at a window on a wedding. I still get a good laugh when I see that scene, it's brilliant xD
@@Dark_Slayer3000 I was gonna comment that myself 😂 it's really nice for them to acknowledge that while you can move on from trauma and heal, it's still a part of you that should be accommodated for. It also reminds me of my friends who know me so well that they can tell if my PTSD is being triggered even before I realise it myself and they always ensure they're doing whatever they can to prevent those triggers without me asking.
Also, as the cybugs absorb whatever they eat, Calhoun would have seen the bug become her husband. Very messed up
I think a lot of people mistake the message as "you can't change things for yourself, just accept your position and be happy" but that wasn't what was intended. It was meant to be "don't try to change who you are, change the situation." Ralph's situation does change: the Nicelanders end up being good to him. And he changes Vanellope's situation by fixing Sugar Rush and defeating Turbo. She's still herself, and rejects her princess dress in favor of her normal outfit and being a racer. It's easy to see how the message got mixed up, but it was never meant to be "accept bad situations"
The message of the movie is to shut up and drive
This perfectly fits since at the end it shows people not trying to change themselves, but trying to change the situation for other people
Vanellope is given a chance to race and, for who she is, kids love racing as her. Ralph still gets thrown from a 20-story building at the end of every game but the Nicelanders always thank him afterwards. Ralph and Felix even change the situation for Q-bert and friends by giving them a home
also the only things in the movie that blatantly change themselves throughout the film are the Cybugs and Turbo and that's specifically by changing the situation (hurting other people) to take over so make that what you will
Wish people could see the same for Raya but nope.
It’s actually visulized in the movie by having Ralph live in a dump. As much as he hated his position he didn’t do anything about it and became mad when everyone looked down at him for living in a dump.
But at the end of the movie, he turns this around by trying to fix his home, which then becomes such a nice place that others actually want to come and live with him.
Kind of a “clean your room” message there.
@@foxeye245 learn how to spell my guy
One thing that I kind of think is underappreciated with this movie is that Felix ISN'T the typical "Hero whose a jerk" that normally comes up when the bad guy is the protagonist. Ralph REALLY has no real "Outside work" beef with Felix("He's alright as far as good guys go, I guess"), and Felix doesn't really show any disrespect towards Ralph. The nicelanders are the ones who are mean to Ralph, and Felix- at his worst, is just trying to keep that from escalating into something like... well, what happens at the party... It's easy to think that Felix and Ralph might have gotten along better all this time had the nicelanders not taken his role for granted.
And you know what, I really wished to see that more.
The chemistry between them worked. I just wished a bit of that was played more.
@@gaelatriano5996 I wish there was a sequel.
@@forrester6712 Same, it's so unfortunate that Disney won't make a sequel for this movie.
@@Marxus_LeninThere was a fanfic with a big budget that was released back in 2018 and a continuation of the story, though I wouldn’t say it would be worthy of being a possible canon event for a sequel
Precisely. Felix, at worst, had a professional, amicable relationship with Ralph.
The Nicelanders, meanwhile, saw him as nothing but a bad guy that does what he does for fun.
Whether ralph has fun at his job or not, the fact still remains that it was his JOB. Just as it was Felix's job to fix everything and the Nicelanders' Job to basically be worthless, helpless losers.
I have no doubt that Felix had a good long talking to with them about giving Ralph an ACTUAL chance and see him for who he REALLY is.
The saddest part of calhoun is that her ptsd didn't just show up one day,
Her husband dying was part of her programmed backstory like venelope being a princess,
Imagine having trauma litterally programmed into you
Damn…
Heh, just like every artist's original characters!
@@RF-Ataraxiathat’s not funny
@@YeomasBros.2008 It's kinda true, though!
@@YeomasBros.2008 As an artist who has PTSD I think it is funny, comedy is subjective bud.
Actually the king candy boss fight scene does add something:
It establishes that people eaten by cybugs become cybugs. Which makes Calhoun's backstory all the more tragic
that means there’s a Cybug of her fiancé and she probably had to kill it…
Or maybe it was because turbo was a special case
I hope so, because if not then the other comment is right
And probably the trauma comes from that scenario rather than the wedding
This point was actually addressed much earlier in the film: During the Hero's Duty gameplay scene, Calhoun explains mid-game to the (human) player "Watch it, rookie, these monsters become what they eat!" Shortly afterward, we see a cybug eat Ralph's gun and then the cybug gains gun-like appendages. This actually foreshadows King Candy/Turbo's candy-colored cybug appearance, since we see during the race that he gets eaten by the cybug. Audiences that pay close attention and recall this fact realize, "oh, here it comes" after this devouring, and receive the payoff a few minutes later when the "boss fight" starts. Man, the details and forethought in this movie were just incredible.
holy sht
@@MelloMathTeacher I think that was obvious to everyone, it was the “they can turn into the PEOPLE they eat” that’s revealed
I don’t think King Candy is necessarily a twist villain but a villain with a twist, since he already was the antagonist even before the reveal
Yeah, that's kind of why he works so well compared to most of Disney's other attempts.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy I’m still stunned that a character as goofy looking as King Candy is a better villain with a twist than Hans, Professor Callahan, and every other twist villain that Disney did in the 2010s
Plus he had a true identity: Turbo
@@zeldagameryt4018THAT WAS HIS MISTAKE!
@@theserpent8667THAT WAS HIS STEAK
I'd add to the interpretation of the movie's message one more thing. It's not just about accepting your place in the world, it's about accepting that everyone's job counts, no matter how menial or even nasty it is. Usually in movies we have some guy with a shitty job, and only way for him to get his respect is to upgrade to a more prestigious one. In this one the lesson is, that you may be a grabage man (as in working in garbage removal), but you still need to be respected, as your job is essential for everything to work properly. Not everyone can be some business hotshot (because in the world where everyone's a CEO nothing gets done in the end), but everybody's needed for something, and shouldn't be looked down upon.
Right on the money, thanks for watching.
Wow that’s a really good interpretation I never thought of it that way
The other way to see it would also be that in a world of only 'lowly' workers, everyone's lives would still be relatively stable. in a world inhabited only be prestigious jobs, like you said, society would crumble because no one wants to be lesser than their peers
You may be a garbage man but that doesn’t mean you’re a garbage man
And that’s why you should be a socialist. When the big corporations won’t respect you for being you
There are a couple more moments that hint at King Candy being Turbo. Or at the very least not being a part of Sugar Rush
1. King Candy is the only one to recognize Ralph right away. This is because Turbo’s game was right next to Ralph’s, making them neighbors in a sense
2. Ralph makes a comment about how pink the throne room is. King Candy says it’s salmon and quickly changes the topic. This is supposed to hint that he’s not the true owner of the castle
3. When King Candy approaches Ralph with the intention to manipulate him, Ralph is (understandably) on the offensive. King Candy is actually terrified for his life. The reason for this is highlighted in the beginning of the movie. If you die outside your game, you don’t respawn. If King Candy was actually a part of Sugar Rush, he would have no reason to fear Ralph killing him because he would simply respawn
For #2, people who are first watching the movie and don’t know of the “King Candy is Turbo” twist may just sum that bit up to Turbo catching himself when Ralph goes a little off topic
Good catches!
Whoa!!!! In regards to number 3. Good catch!
Fun fact: Turbo and King Candy were originally intended to be two separate characters. Turbo would've presumably had the same role he does in the final, however King Candy was only meant to be Vanellope's usurper who just wanted to prevent her from crossing the finish line so that he could retain his title as king, with him redeeming himself by the end. However I actually think the story works better with Turbo and King Candy being the same character, as King Candy was given a backstory by being Turbo and Turbo was given further character development by being King Candy.
Personally, I think that King Candy was a separate character in the final version of the story, but was probably killed by Turbo and his appearance was used as a disguise.
I'm glad they went with this version. King Candy isn't redeemable.
That's another great reason why it works so well. You combine two fully fleshed out characters instead of ripping in half one to make the twist. That way they aren't popping up evil out of seemingly nowhere.
I think another thing that honestly shows they as still slightly being two different people, when Cybug King Candy was getting drawn to the volcano... The actual "Turbo" side kept glitching in agony trying to turn away from the light and break free while the "Cybug King" was completely in a trance. And honestly it makes his death even more satisfying; your own body betraying you and dragging you to your death, and there is *nothing* you can do about it but grovel and watch yourself ending. (Twice, really, counting the first time being him getting eaten)
Pretty much everything you said about why this movie is a modern masterpiece is exactly why Ralph Breaks the Internet is a modern mess. It goes against everything the first film was about and completely ignores all the rules it previously established
The sequel is so bad I wanted to turn it off when the Ralph viruses started appearing (but because I am very patient, I somehow survived till the end). Thanks for watching.
I make sure to dissociate and trash it every time I talk about the og being my favorite.
Thats FACTS right there!
The more I love the first movie, the more I hate the second movie
Personally, I don't think so at all. Sequel is the natural continuation of the themes in the first film. Perhaps, my view is not common because I saw the movie right after my first month at the university, and I had to part ways with my best friend, who was also my classmate.
With Vanelope's talent for racing, it was only a matter of time when she became bored of the standard tracks her game had, and would seek new challenges for herself. Another matter is that the first movie gave Raph a friend, they never once touched on the subject of clinginess, personal space and interests, or keeping your friendships after distancing from one another. Raph has never been in a situation when his friends's personal goals create distance between them, and he never had an opportunity to work through that. Coupled with his anger issues, I think it's natural he's been confused and too clingy to realise his overstepping of boundaries.
Honestly, if I have one single nitpick, I really would have loved to see Vanellope in her white suit at the end, the one she has on the actual console. She looks really good in it
Yes, that would have been cool, but obviously such a thing doesn't alter the plot or characters in any way, so it would have just been a neat detail.
Maybe the old suit could've been modified to be the actual Vanellope von Schweets dress instead of the full on ballgown
Imma bet its a skin locked behind an achievement
@@allerielinston8516 or lootboxes and micro transaction lol
@@rekttt_7374 I don't think those exists in arcade games
10:10 i love the detail of Calhoun reloading her gun something that is vital for most modern FPS games: ALWAYS reload your gun before taking an objective, the thing she's about to do (technically). think of it as rule 1 of FPS
A rule the often forget because I'm just trying to move forward
@@ChaoticEvo then move forward while reloading
Yes, because you will 100% get swarmed by enemies. It's a great thing I never noticed.
@@g.williams2047 *yes*
She forgot the rule of thumb though, to always remember that switching to your pistol is faster than reloading.
Ralph rephrasing the bad guy speech while about sacrifice himself is very emotional and is the scene in the movie hands down.
One hint at the climax I'm suprised you didn't address which I myself managed to spot, which is when King Candy realised the goo monster was Ralph, he actually seems to recognize him and mentioned his name, as if he's heard of him before while everyone else acts as if they've never seen him before, it's their first time seeing him and don't even know his name. Not only that, but when Ralph explained everything to King Candy, King Candy himself actually used the infamous term "Going Turbo" while no one else in the game ever once used it. It's clear that no one in the game has ever been outside their game before, which makes sense because of the game's daily racers gameplay part and how they race every night when the arcade is closed to set that up, but it's clear that King Candy has been outside the game before and had gotten to know the other characters and their games and their terminology. Another hint at his true nature which you probably should've pointed out.
Wow, you're right, I didn't even realize that, this movie really is Impeccably Perfect isn't it.
Felix also says something along the lines of “oh I forgot you guys are a new game” when he’s explaining to Calhoun what going Turbo means. So while it may be a common phrase, it’s mostly characters from older games like Ralph’s who know what the backstory is. Since King Candy knows the phrase and uses it properly when talking to Ralph it very subtly hints that he’s not originally from a newer game like Sugar Rush.
Another slight hint of his true nature is that Turbo was from a racing game and tried to take over another racing game the moment it became more popular than his own. And Sugar Rush seems to be the most popular of the kind right now. Although, i have to admit that the movie makes you think the whole Turbo thing ended when the older games got shut down but it isn't a stretch to assume Turbo managed to escape, even if you're watching the movie for the first time
Oh wow, I never even noticed that subtle detail there. Nice catch!
Let's not forget, while easy to miss in the beginning of the movie, we see TurboTime was next to Wreck-It Ralph.
Adds even more as to why King Candy knew Ralph.
One thing that you only really pick up when you get older, is that when Calhouns Husband got eaten by that bug, that bug transformed to look like him, so he had to kill a giant bug that looked like her husband...
STOP UR GONNA MAKE ME CRY
and if turbo was anything to go by, said cy-bug had the mannerisms and/or conciousness of the person it ate.
I loved wreck it Ralph so much, one of my comfort movies. It’s a shame it never got a sequel
Huzzah a man of quality👌🏿.
It did get a sequel, but don't watch it because it is not worth your time.
@@ghostofwrath3114 read the comment again but with a not so literal/taking everything seriously mindset
I feel like it is better that it didn’t get a sequel. 👍😊
please do not watch the sequel it is an abomination. tbh it’s almost worse than the emoji movi- *gunshots*
I love the fact that they made a foreshadowing of "glitching other characters" so that revealing turbo makes sense. When Vanellope tries to stop the bullies from wrecking her car in the begining, she grabs one of the bullies and she starts glitching with Vanellope, same way King Candy starts glitching when fighting with Vanillope, revealing his true identity
edit: here in 11:46 you can see her grab the bully and glitch with her, and here in 21:04 when she grabs King Candy
Yeah, I noticed that, but forgot to mention it, so many details, and the video is already almost 30 minutes long. It's such a great movie.
Welp, I just read "bullies" as "bullets" and was trying to figure out when Vanellope's car was getting shot at
Also when Vanellope *grabbed* Ralph to glitch him through the wall with her in the Coke Mountain scene.
Edit: i think its like a thing that if Vanellope is touching someone, then if she glitches, whoever shes touching also glitches.
@@katherinesmallbean3594same 💀
My favorite detail is Turbo's death ended with his real face screaming in cartoonish terror before "going into the light" and the fact that he won't come back cause he died out of his own game. Sonic's advertisement in one of the earlier scenes did mention to use caution not to die out of your own game.
I’ve noticed you also forgot to mention that the cameo from Sonic the Hedgehog actually brings up something of importance in his PSA regarding dying outside your own game, which would be of super-importance since Ralph, Felix, Calhoun, and even King Candy/Turbo are basically risking their own lives in a game that’s not their own
Turbo had programmed himself into the game (he's probably been killed by items multiple times) but beacons kill Cy-bugs permanently.
@@theAstarrrI’m quite sure that even if he made himself a character in Sugar Rush it wouldn’t have been the case as when he’s threatened by Ralph he has genuine fear in his eyes - which seems odd because King Candy is a character in Sugar Rush and if he were to actually die in his own game he would just respawn… right?
@@raggens maybe...but it doesn't make sense...
I'm really good at Mario Kart, but I still get hit by items all the time. With the items shown in the movie, it's inevitable that each character would die....I find it weird that he never died when he's in all those races.
@@raggens to be fair tho, even if i had the power to respawn doesnt mean i'd want to die. it's probably still painful and/or a hassle, so it's understandable, plus even with the knowledge that "hey, i'll just come back if i die here" there's probably still a deeprooted urge to... well. avoid death. or getting hurt in general. thus explaining the fear
On a side note, Are there multiple Sonics in the world of this movie? The Sonic we see in the PSA is modern Sonic, yet there's a Sonic the Fighters machine in this arcade.
Can we talk about how much better Wreck-it Ralph explains triggers in less than one minute than other shows like 13 Reasons Why did in several seasons?
“Dynamite gal” is a trigger for Calhoun. We see this when Felix calls her this. She goes into a flashback montage before flying into a panic attack. That’s what a trigger is. A phrase, event, or object that can send a person into a panic attack.
13 Reasons was malicious, point-blank.
@@normanclatcher it was handled in extremely poor taste and i wish that there was a show that could use suicide awareness in a better way. the show makes it seem like the only way to be heard is to kill yourself which is a horrible message (duh)
It's so interesting, it's not often we find characters with PTSD in kids movies or shows
i have a anxiety or panic attack everytime I see an image of a mutated deer from a horror movie
@@haxozr that is… oddly specific.
a minor thing that I've always loved about this movie is that the main protagonist, Ralph, is the antagonist of his game. the hero of the movie is a villain. that's poetic
Not sure about Felix being the villain..
@@SeasonalGFilms I never said Felix was the villain 🤣 Felix couldn't be farther from being a villain if he tried. I'm just talking about Ralph. Ralph is the villain of his game but the hero of this story, hence the hero of the movie being a villain
And the villain of the movie was the hero of his own game (Turbo)
despicable me (1) 🤝 wreck it ralph 🤝megamind
great villain-as-protagonist narratives (and parodies!)
Honestly, this movie didn’t really feel like a disney movie
That's one thing I actually really like about the movie, they took a risk and tried something completely different, and in my opinion, it worked, thanks for watching.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy I’ve heard before from someone that this movie was like Disney’s attempt at a Pixar movie and Brave was Pixar’s attempt at a Disney movie.
Fr! It was like lilo and stitch imo it didn't feel like a Disney movie which makes it so much memorable
It felt like a Pixar movie to me
For the longest time I thought that Wreck it Ralph was a Pixar movie and Brave was a Disney movie. It's like the studios swapped for a year haha
My only problem with this movie is how they never really addressed the fact that Gene (the Nicelander leader) was verbally abuse to Ralph and the one who made him snap. I really wish there was an onscreen scene with Gene realizing he was wrong. But instead we got Gene blaming Ralph some more for ruining the game and then the Nicelanders accepting Ralph only shown in a montage.
Gene was the real jerk, and a karma houdini.
Let's just call him what we all consider him to be: An a**hole.
I honestly thought Gene was going to get some kind of redemption arc during the movie but no. No punishment or anything negative happen to them whatsoever.
17:40 Sad you missed this small detail.
I love how during this scene the glitch made her fall to the ground, it adds to the emotion of the scene.
And the fact that she just can't run to punch because she is so broken there.
This scene hits so hard, because in that moment, both people are right.
King Candy's villain maniputlation scene at 16:14 was clever, but it is not unique in Disney animation. Mother Gothel in Tangled did much the same thing when she gave the Stabington Brothers the royal crown to enlist their help in her plan to regain control of Rapunzel.
As for the "boss fight" at 23:30, I don't think it was weak at all. Without that fight, we would not get the chance to hear the dialog that emphasizes Ralph's willness to sacrifice himself for Vanelope. When King Candy says it is the end for both of them, Ralph says "No, just for me". Also this gives the opportunity for Ralph's emotional final recitation of the Bad-anon Pledge. The "boss fight" is very necessary.
I agree this movie is a masterpiece.
First point, the difference is that Mother Gothel was only telling the brothers what they wanted to hear, misleading them into thinking they will actually get something that they don't even understand. Whereas King Candy tells Ralph something that he doesn't want to hear, something that makes perfect logical sense and is based in what Ralph knows is true about his world. Both are good scenes, but the King Candy one is especially well written.
Second point, I do agree that the "boss fight" is good, I just think it is less important than most of the rest of the film, and the final part where Ralph defies King Candy and drops down to his supposed doom is amazing. I never said it was bad in any way, just a bit of "final battle fluff" so-to-speak, that leads to a great scene.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy Hahah. "Final battle fluff". I guess in retrospect when you're analyzing it "final battle" tends to be morally irrelevant. But at least in this one, it was always amazing to watch, tensions were high, the stakes were deservedly world-ending at the time (because Ralph brought a Cybug early on), and it set the stage for Ralph's sacrifice which finally completes the full circle. So it's one of the best in the movies too :)
I think Ralph's willingness to sacrifice himself was necessary and of all the ways that could have been given space, the boss fight was elegant in that it gave Ralph a chance to pull at our heartstrings, and by turning the urgency up to 11 made it certain Ralph's demise would not have been avoidable through anything he could have done. And a boss fight is very much in keeping with the aesthetic of the movie.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy I'd argue that it's the "Oh sh**, I can't just make the beacon easily and finish up the third act" moment.
And it feels tense - many movies have fighting scenes where they're moving so fast you can't tell what's going on (mostly live action), but this one is clear to see and understand. He has to fight Turbo and dislodge the mints at the same time, not an easy feat.
I also wanna add that it was great for the time it came out. What I mean is, in 2013, gaming culture was really on the rise and being a 13 year old kid, seeing the film recognize the hobby, really respecting and using the subject, it really resonated with me at the time. It's a rare case of a company really striking while the iron was hot in the culture of young kids, and then having it work well.
Considering most gaming culture reference were more inclined to insult it like showing average gamers as a "discord mod" it felt weird watching this movie
Like some christmas movie when an awful person has a change of heart and starts being nice to everyone for no apparent reason
Finally someone talks about this amazing movie, the first time i saw wreck it ralph it was the best movie ive ever seen but nobody ever talked about it!
You're welcome, I myself didn't even realize just how good this movie was until recently, but now it's one of my favorite movies of all time.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy another movie you should check out is monsters vs aliens its DreamWorks but it is another one of those underappreciated masterpieces. Another 2 I can think of are the black cauldron and Disney's Atlantis. These movies are rarely celebrated but with a little love and attention and the proper marketing strategies these films could branch off into series and spinoffs and all kinds of merchandise. Its surprising how little an effort has been put into cashing in on these things. If only every film maker put the love and effort into their projects as starwars gets
Both Wreck it Ralph movies are very underrated
@@SpaceWolf21 I'm actually planning to make a Black Cauldron review for Halloween time next month, so that video is coming soon-ish, I'll probably do an Atlantis review eventually, though I never considered Monsters VS Aliens, but I'm not opposed to reviewing that movie either. Thanks for the suggestions.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy anytime 😁👍I look forward to seeing your new videos 🥰
King candys speech to trick ralph is diabolical. Its fantastic and something all manipulative villians should take note of
Because without the knowledge of her real role in the game it actually makes sense if she really was just a glitch then he would be right
“I am bad, not good. I will never be good, and that’s not bad. There’s no one I’d rather be than me.”
I can still recite this from memory. It’s stuck with me for about 7 years, and it will stay with me for many more.
Doesn’t the line start with “I’m bad, and that’s good”?
One detail you left out is that we can see Ralph's empathetic side early on in the movie, when he gives one of his cherries to Q-Bert and his friends (since they're homeless). This makes the Nicelanders' arguments against him even more unfair, since we can see that he's actually a good person, but the Nicelanders just see him as a "bad guy", which, of course, is what inspires him to go Turbo to prove that he's not. Every single detail in this movie ties together in some way, and that's why it's a masterpiece.
The boss level is very quotable. Probably has my favourite lines to impersonate King Candy with.
Also, a subtle detail is that when King Candy is running from Ralph, it's not out of cowardice, but fear. He knows he's not supposed to be in Sugar Rush, and if Ralph kills him, he won't regenerate. Game over.
i didn’t even notice that last detail! man, i love these comments😭 i’m about to rewatch the movie for the third time this month
@@tirzxh Right on man. It's truly a masterpiece. And I'm glad I made you smile with that comment.
Now that you mentioned it, Turbo had lost the ability to regenerate long ago, because he had lost his game. Meaning that he could have died all these years but managed to survive. That's impressive if you think about it.
@_Doctor_14 Indeed. He expertly infiltrated Sugar Rush, and nobody was any the wiser for decades. He watched the advert Sonic did, so he knew that by having no game to return to, he wouldn't regenerate. Ever. Game over.
I think it's interesting that in order to obtain the Hero's Duty medal, Ralph gets rid of his armor, proving that his own abilities are what can help him achieve his goal. I think this also helps foreshadow his eventual attempt at a sacrifice, where he uses his own strength to accomplish his goal, but now with the acceptance of his role in the world.
I'm a grown man, 48 the end of this month. Growing up in the heyday of arcades, I was HEAVILY interested in this movie. When this movie finally came out on DVD (I'd missed the theater release), I was blown away. I can't express the joy I felt seeing characters I loved in the arcade interacting with each other, even if it was limited. Nef from Altered Beast, Dig Dug (I nearly clapped when I saw Pooka and Fygar strolling along conversing in the sounds they made in game like a couple of coworkers after a long shift), Pac Man, the ghosts... Just everything was perfect. I was a kid in the arcade again, strolling along in the dimly lit yet bright with flashing lights room, looking at new games, and watching old favorites. The story had me entranced.
Then we get to the end, and a certain part nearly had me bawling like a baby (had to excuse myself when I watched it a second time with my sister and her husband). Ralph was plunging towards what he believed was his certain death, and he recites the bad anon affirmation, it hit me hard. I am a former drug addict, and at the time was still in Narcotics Anonymous, doing the 12 steps, and it reminded me so much of the Serenity Prayer. Now granted, the serenity Prayer doesn't tell us we're bad people and should just accept it lol, but it does teach us there are things we can't change about ourselves (addictive personality, weak willpower when confronted with our demons, etc.) And we have to accept and be on guard for. Drugs have cost me so much in my life, and I empathized SO MUCH with Ralph in that moment that it just tore my heart to pieces.
That is why I hate hate HATE what they did to him in the sequel. That wasn't the Ralph I knew, that wasn't the Ralph who accepted who he was and was willing to sacrifice himself for his friend... That wasn't the Ralph I drew a little strength from in my darkest time. It was some abomination that had skinned Ralph and was wearing him. I stopped watching a half hour in, and went back and watched the first one as a "palate cleanser".
Sorry for the length, I just wanted to explain why this movie means so much to me, and why I hate Disney now.
Oh, and one thing I'd like to point out... Kinda dark. It involves the Q*Bert characters. You had Q*Bert of course, Coiley the main antagonist, Slick and Sam, who changed the color of blocks they hopped on, and Ugg, who moved across the blocks on the SIDE of them, rather than the tops, kinda throwing your perspective off and making it difficult to tell when it was safe to jump. There was one character missing, though... Ugg had a counterpart that did the same as him. His name? Wrongway. Maybe when the game was unplugged he went the wrong way and got deleted?😰
I’m surprised you didn’t mention why the king candy/turbo boss fight adds another layer to calhoon’s sad backstory.
Since it’s shown that when a cybug becomes enhanced when eating a person, mainly gaining their mannerisms, it’s likely that the cybug that ate calhoon’s husband, if even for a moment, looked and acted like him.
STOP UR GONNA MAKE ME CRY /pos
I can't be the only one who thinks Calhoun's husband looks a little like Henry Cavill.
Can you believe this movie is almost 10 years old!?
(Edit: It is now officially 10 years old!).
That is crazy! I remember watching it when it came out!
@@Edwinaopt So do I! I still remember the exact date I saw it (I've cherished it in my memories for so long). It was an awesome time in my life! 😁
Rockstar, will you please make a video on Frozen, since it's almost 10 years old as well?
@@antwain2799 actually I was thinking about that recently, so probably, but I've a few other videos further in development, so it'll be probably a few weeks before I get to that, but a Frozen review will definitely be coming in the future (and probably the sequel as well)
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Vanellope Von Schweets is such an important character to me. I have epilepsy and I can’t drive. I was also bullied horribly for it. I also have a very similar personality to Vanellope. She helped me learn to accept my condition because it may be a blessing in disguise. I plan on getting a tattoo of her that looks like her in her messy car like how she looks on the side of the arcade cabinet.
Dude, I have it too! Vanellope is my favorite character. (At least in the FIRST film.)
@@momimhome7540 we don’t talk about that other film
@@joslynhayes8530 What other film?
@@momimhome7540 Ralph Breaks the internet.
I’m sorry that happened and that’s nice about Vanellope.
This was a great movie review. However, about the Turbo-virus boss fight scene, I actually think it ties up Turbo nicely in the end for a few reasons:
-One, it brings the two villainous forces of the movie together to show both as a threat.
-Two, due to Turbo's knowledge on code, it makes sense why he would die so easily.
-Three, Turbo's refusal throughout the film to refuse to accept others as they are and accept who he truly is (a someone who was important in his own game) culminates into a sci-bug as you said in the video (viruses that absorb what isn't theirs). His desire to be more than what he is lead him to be someone a virus both metaphorically and literally. First, he goes into that other racer game causing problems for it causing not just his game to be unplugged but the other one as well. Then changing Sugar Rush to his desires causing other people's lives to be ruined (like Venellope becoming a glitch and making everyone else lose their memories and become discriminatory people against Venellope). A virus is one that typically corrupts code, so in a way he was a virus before the sci-bugs. The sci-bugs just made him into what he is.
-Finally, his constant meddling and non-acceptance for what he is ends up catching up with him when the new code flaw catches up to him and ends his reign of terror. Ending with him really earning his comeuppance dying with the rest of the viruses since he himself from the beginning was a virus.
Yeah it is actually quite good, it just seems less good because of how amazing everything else around it is.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy Fair enough then. I just wanted to put my two cents in on the scene
And a damn good two cents it is my friend
Also when your time passes accept it and move on, otherwise you'll get hurt and probably hurt others and who knows? maybe you'll have another chance, speaking of games we can use how some old games have a resurgence in popularity due to nostalgia or whatever
Kinda a Alexander against Darius III argument, the Persian king that faced alexander was an excellent leader, tactian, and warrior. But Alexander happened to just have the right stuff to be better, and thus Darius is relegated to be the guy who lost his empire to a man leading an army of pointy sticks., a man who would end up being known as the great and have his name scrawled across history to the modern day.
In this case, as stated, the final boss battle was an amazing one. but with everything else in the movie being so good as well, it made it harder for it to stand out.
Grant, it certainly ain't a 1 to 1 comparison, but it's what makes sense in my head
Can I also just add I really loved that they didn't make Felix into the villain just because he was the good guy in his game? He was easily the nicest to Ralph out of all the game characters, but his problem was that he was too much of a pushover and didn't really understand Ralph's plight. Hence later on in the jail cell scene where he has an epiphany after being repeatedly mistreated and Ralph explaining to him that's his everyday life. Not only do Ralph change for the better to appreciate his position in life, but Felix also changes his outlook regarding what it means to be a good person. All in all, he was just a decent guy with flaws and not evil in any way.
My lord, I shudder at how good the character arcs were in this film. They're so amazing
Something I will say in favor of the boss fight, even though I agree that it's the weakest part, I love how in a movie about video games, there's a boss battle. And it's set up exactly how you'd expect a video game boss battle to look. An enclosed arena space, a villain with an updated and more powerful form, an amalgam of everything the hero has faced before; you can tell that this movie was made by people who love video games.
I think my favorite part of the movie is how all the characters have different artstyles
Yeah, Disney really needs to try more unique stuff like this movie and stop relying on the same tired Tangled art style over and over (or you could argue it started with Bolt). It's one of the biggest reasons I want them to make 2D animated movies again, as they all had such unique stylized looks, while still feeling "Disney". Thanks for watching.
I really like it too. The three main artstyles are not only unique from each other, but mixes with each other very well.
Fix-It Felix: Blocky, human-ish, bright and simple colors.
Hero's Duty: Realistic, full humans and aliens, darker and monotone-ish colors.
Sugar Rush: Rounded, yet cartoony. Human-likes and candy people, and bright, vibrant colors.
I know it might seem like a jumbled mess to the random passer-by, but Wreck-It-Ralph is such a spectacular movie. I could practically recite it by heart from watching it so much, and yet I still find small details upon revisiting, and I still adore the characters and their abilities interactions with eachother…
… it’s such a shame that the sequel decided to toss it all aside and turn it into something that just blends in with the rest of Modern Disney’s works.
I remember when this movie came out and I was able to watch it over and over without getting bored. I just love how its a gaming atmosphere and wish there was more movies like this. The plot was amazing, the characters, writing and just everything. It was a well crafted movie and I wish more people appreciate it. The first movie will always be the best against the second
There's no competition on whether the first or second is better. Thanks for watching.
Here’s a detail you might have missed in did you know that in the first movie the Cybug that eats and fuses with Turbo is the same one that Ralph brought with him when he was in the escape pod to Sugar Rush!
I think one of the absolute worst things the sequel to this glorious movie is that they not only character assassinated Ralph and Vanellope, but also LEGIT FORGOT FELIX AND CALHOUN EXISTED.. I _adored_ the side plot of Felix's and Calhoun's (partially) reluctant partnership to save two games, turned romance. It is SUCH a unique take on the reluctant teamwork dynamic story we've probably seen a bajillion times before.
Calhoun and Felix were so unnecessarily cute, I love it
As an autistic person, this movie connects with me so much. I relate to almost every character at the same time, somehow. Each character feels like a part of me, ESPECIALLY VENNELOPE.
This is my favorite movie ever.
I'm autistic too!
me 3!
Me 4!
Me 5!
Oh my god im autistic too and i thought i was the only one, i loved this movie everytime my school put it on when i was younger and i never really thought WHY i liked it so much. This video really made me realize that its incredibly relateable to everything ive gone through in my life.
14:41 Also, Ralph clearly starts to feel sympathy to her too as she basically tells him in that scene that she's all alone... Just like he feels.
When I first saw the movie as a kid, I said "This is the best movie ever!" And after a lifetime of seeing cynicism in Disney, I look back and realize just how special the very existence of this movie is. It's one of those movies that feels like it couldn't exist again, and yet it does, and so thoroughly.
"im bad and thats good ill never be good and thats not bad theres no one i'd rather be then me" that scene always gives me chills along with the car breaking scene
Those two and the final scene are the three that always get me!
I've always loved this movie. I used to think maybe I was overblowing it in my head due to my intense passion and love for video games, but the references and small details just make an incredibly well written movie even better! I'd love to hear your take on the sequel, which many find to be a much worse movie. I never actually saw it, so I can't give my opinion on it, but it would be interesting to hear the point of view that really enjoys the first one!
That will probably be a video for some time in the future (but long story short, it ain't exactly good). Thanks for watching.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy This is my fave movie of all time
When I first saw the trailer for this movie back in 2012 I thought it was just going to be dumb Roger Rabbit cash in, but it turned out being way better than I expected, I am a bit disappointed that they spent a lot of time in sugar Rush instead of exploring more worlds, but at the same time I'm glad that they didn't just have every popular video game character pop on screen and be like "HEY IT'S ME FROM THAT GAME YOU PLAYED WHEN YOU WERE 12!" They actually had a story to go along with that.
Yeah, the whole "hey it's me" thing is pretty much what happened in the sequel that must not be named. Thanks for watching.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy yeah slaughter race was a good part, but that was because it was a video game, the only part of the internet that relates to arcade games. Without the character butchering, crappy references, self promotion, and leaving out Felix and Calhoun, Ralph breaks the internet could have been great
That and if they called it Ralph WRECKS the internet
@Awesome Plush Productions I wish the focus of the sequel was about modern gaming and how it impacts the relevancy of arcade games. They could've went into Steam, and dove into consoles and possibly mobile games? (Although they technically went into a mobile game on the iPad in the middle of the credits) but it could've been explored more.
Maybe even meet characters from online that want to live in the Arcade and vice versa.
@@jazzyvino i could imagine Ralph and vanelope (AND FELIX AND CALHOUN) could explore the internet games while the arcade closes for the weekend or whatever
yeah, they incorporated other popular characters well. I liked the animation of Pac-Man eating all the shrimp cocktails at the party XD
1st Wreck it film: a great novel idea, with several cool ideas including:
-Arcade games are alive and can travel between each other, meaning Sonic and Doom guy could be best bros etc.
-That the villains of games are not actual bad guys but actors simply playing the part.
-That a villain wants to be a good guy instead, but must learn to accept his role.
-That viruses can destroy the game, but so can other characters if they stay in another arcade.
And a nice timeless feel, people like Sonic and Doom guy etc mixed with older characters and games like just dance, so it could be from 2016 or now, or from the 90's, who knows.
2nd: extremely dated promoting ads and products disney burchering.
Still hoping we get a 3rd movie to recover from that mess of a 2nd film.
Oh my gosh. This comment made me realise something. In this world, the Isabelle/Doom Guy best friend relationship that everyone loves, (including me) is possibly canon. Pity that the second movie exists and retroactively wrecks the first movie beyond repair, so much so that not even Felix’s hammer could fix it.
I love the father/daughter relationship between Ralph and Vanelope. Just imagine if the two of them could meet up with Sully and Boo. That's a crossover I wanna see!
King Candy is the standout of the film imo. My favorite scene in the whole film was when King Candy was revealed to be Turbo during the final race and then abused Vanellope. I also found foreshadows to King Candy being the main antagonist of the film on my recent viewing of the film. For example, we saw King Candy in the control room and then the camera shows Vanellope's profile wire is actually cut and moved far away which shows King Candy is up to no good.
Wreck-it Ralph was my favorite movie for years when it came out! It also got me into fan fiction. But I haven’t seen many critics talk about it on TH-cam, much less give it such high praise. Bravo and thank you!
I also loved your use of Mario Kart course themes as your soundtrack!
You're welcome, also I figured Mario Kart music was fitting considering Sugar Rush is a kart racer. Thanks for watching.
That's so weird - I got into fanfiction through this movie too! Well, kind of.
I searched up a fix-it fic that I'd heard about in a blinding flash of rage after watching the sequel. It was, to this day, one of the best fics I've ever read.
@@applebee28 What fic was that?
I never look at the WIR fandom anymore, too much sequel fic, and I really wasn't a big fan of the sequel either.
My first fic was "How to Fly" by The Last Poison Apple. I didn't even know what fanfiction was. I forget what I was Googling. I just read it and was hooked.
i accidentally discovered fanfiction from gravity falls when i was 7 😅
Also the reason king candy being Turbo works is because he was already a villain. It only makes him more compelling unlike other twists which might as well replace the good guy with a villain.
27:22
Can I just point out how funny this scene is? Its like every single character on the left is like "what are these people doing" and everyone on the right is like "never again".
I will agree that, now that you pointed it out, it is pretty funny. It makes sense, too though. Given what her last wedding was like.
I’ve actually always liked the bossfight because it shows how much turbo has manipulated the code and changed himself to stay active. By the end he’s this bug mutant monstrosity with the face of a character he completely made up just to stay in power, a place ralph may have gone if he continued down the “must not be wreck it ralph” path. It also causes some great comeuppance.
I especially liked how turbo said “Welcome to the boss level!” It’s like as if he’s so desperate to make himself look grandiose and amazing that he doesn’t care if he needs to become a game entity whose purpose in the game is to be defeated by the player as long as he can be relevant.
(Okay I was probably overanalyzing lol)
“You wouldn’t hit a guy with glasses, would you?"
Smashes glasses over King Candy's head
"You hit a guy 'with' glasses. That's, heh, well played."
I will say that Sugar Rush as a game isn't capable of sustaining itself. Racers need a medal to participate in a race yet you need to get first in a race to get a medal. This brings the idea that 9 or so (dunno the number of players that take part in a race) medals are put into the race for 1 character to get back, which isn't nearly enough for a large number of racers to always take part in a race.
Then comes the skill set, every character is going to get a medal eventually, but when the player doesn't control a character it's clear that some racers will not only be more skilled than others but some will also have better karts. So half of the racers will only get a medal if they are chosen by the player.
Emphasize the "if". There is a big likelihood that only 3 or so racers will ever be chosen by players, especially if kart stats are a thing when choosing who you play as.
Yeah, that kind of makes sense, but since it doesn't really change what happens in the movie or plot, I don't get hung up on a detail like that. Thanks for watching.
It's entirely possible (and you can argue it's even very subtly hinted) that the pay-coins-to-play system was just something Turbo came up with to prevent Vanellope from participating, since she wasn't playable and thus could never earn coins on her own. I imagine when she became president she abolished it and just let everyone compete so the Random Roster Race would actually be more random as intended
@@fishdude2954 very likely.
@@fishdude2954 good point! Didn't think about that
The racers pay with coins, not medals. The game only interpreted Ralph's medal as a coin because it's the same shape and material. The coins are won from the races throughout the day before they race for the roster. By not allowing Vanellope the ability to race she has zero coins. Also, only first place gets a coin. I'd be willing at least the top 4 get them based on placement each race.
this movie is in more ways than one the end of a era for Disney
Yeah, they haven't made a movie this good since (though Encanto was decent I will admit)
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy and Moana was also good
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy Opinion respected, but Big Hero 6 and Zootopia were also good Disney movies too, as well as Moana.
@@Mr_Gamer-Random believe it or not, but Moana is actually my second LEAST favorite movie released since this one.
Not really, cause there were still some good Disney movies after the first Wreck It Ralph movie.
Frozen, I do agree is overrated, but it’s still charming in its own way, and In Summer was pretty much my only favorite song from the movie aside from Kristoff’s “Reindeer are Better than People”
Big Hero 6 may have some flaws like how the twist villain was handled, but overall it’s still a pretty great and epic film.
Zootopia is such a great movie, and it’s one of the few movies that actually tackles and handles racism in the best way possible without being too preachy or annoying about it.
Moana was also an amazing film, and THIS was the TRUE end of an era for Disney, not Wreck It Ralph. The Renaissance Revival began with Princess and the Frog and ended with Moana.
Wreck It Ralph is one of Disney’s best movies. Along with The Lion King, Big Hero 6, Tangled, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast.
I’m happy that you’ve returned. 💨 🧢
8:35. Ralphs fall into the icing pond shows that it is survivable. A hint that the cybug lived. And the out of order sign on the machine gives a twilight aesthetic showing the end of the game
To this day, Wreck it Ralph is the only animated movie that makes me cry. Every time I watch the scene where he destroys her kart, I lose it. This movie truly is a masterpiece! The sequel can burn in hell though!😂
I watched this Movie 3 times in one night because I liked it so much. Also Sonic is in it so 10/10.
It's hard to go wrong with Sonic (or is it?). Thanks for watching.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy you can go wrong with Sonic...
Its called Ralph Breaks the Internet...
@@LexiLunarpaw my comment was actually poking fun at the inconsistency of the Sonic franchise, (hence the "or is it?" Part). I didn't actually think you couldn't go wrong with Sonic.
As one purple fedora-wearing person to another: your hat choice is valid and I love it. 👍
As for the movie itself...yes it is a masterpiece (shame it never got a sequel, but why ruin perfection amirite?).
From an artistic standpoint I love picking out all the little details, like the different candies and sweets Sugar Rush is made out of, and I agree with your analysis of it being a tightly done film with an actual believable twist that still holds up once you know it. Something I heard recently was that King Candy's name is generic compared to the other Sugar Rush racers, also pointing to him being an outsider, and it just goes to show how much thought was put into this film.
Plus all the characters are fun and it's always enjoyable rewatching the movie, which is probably the highest praise I can give a film. If you can watch it over and over again without it getting old, you've got a great movie there.
Yes, I whole-heartedly agree! Wreck it ralph is definitely a masterpiece, and one of the greatest Disney movies from the 2010's. Also, this movie DID get a sequel. It's called Ralph breaks the Internet, and came out in 2018, but unfortunately, isn't as great as the first one, and for VERY obvious reasons. I assume you haven't watched the sequel; And if you DO watch it someday, I hope you enjoy it. Or If not, thats fine as well.
@@saragarnica723 preeeettttyyyyyyy sure they were being sarcastic on the whole sequel bit. (Pretending that it doesn’t exists)
@@0Magicallywild0 Oh...well, that makes sense lol😂 Sorry, I genuinely thought he hadn't watched the second movie
@@saragarnica723 shhhhhhh
@Obama doESn't care m'lady
I like how the Movie makes sure everyone who plays a major part, is a bit in the wrong, or has a flaw with how they view/approach things, leading to each character growing, and making the ending along with their development all the more investing!
“Felix makes his biggest mistake yet:
Complimenting a woman.”
I’M ROLLING!!! 🤣
It made me laugh, but to be fair, it makes sense. Felix unintentionally and unknowingly triggered Calhoun. "Dynamite gal" is likely one of Calhoun's triggers, a common case of PTSD.
Also, notice how Felix avoids using this nickname when she's around. He has likely learned to avoid using it, knowing that "dynamite gal" triggers all those painful memories of when Calhoun's fiance was killed on her wedding day of all times.
This movie is so masterfully told and also carefully planned and written. It’s beautiful and doesn’t force it’s video game references so obviously, it embraces that it’s set in a very video game and treats it with respect as establishing rules and other important things. It makes for a great stand alone film~
something you forgot to mention about the bully scene with venelope and the other racers, ralph only acts up when venelope is thrown in the mud by the racers, something the nicelanders have done to him both metaphorically and physically many times. seeing venelope get treated like some kind of outcast then literally thrown in the mud just like he was causes him to relate a lot to her, and scare off the racers bullying her.
other than that, i agree with a lot of the stuff you've said in the video, wreck it ralph is one of my favorite movies and i'm glad i'm not the only one that can appreciate how genuinely great this movie is
That's actually a really good detail, nice one noticing that.
Ralph's ending dialogue made me tear up. Both movies had to pull my heartstrings with their endings.
17:50 one of my favorite things in this scene is that it needed to have happened not only because it leads to ralph figuring that venelopy was more important but it needed to have happened so ralph would complete his arc not only did he fall farther then he ever thought was possible allowing him to climb back up but also he needed to have come back to realise that the game was shutting down and that HE is more important the he knew that he has value. disney really dodged a cliche by not only making the separation 3rd act climax have reason but also something important to the character arc which is just genius
"i'm cringe, and thats based, i'll never be based and thats not cringe. Theres no one i'd rather be, than me"
-wreckit ralph
One super subtle touch is that Vanellope's cart can justify the otherwise ludicrous notion that she could catch up from a 2 minute deficit.
Being made by Ralph, a character who breaks anything he touches, it's broken as well. It even has a paintjob that mimics misaligned textures common in glitched 'custom' vehicles that have gamebreaking stats.
I really like this review and the music you used! This review made me want to watch the film again! I agree that Ralph and Venelope are good characters that feel like real people! Also why is Felix more adorable than all the candy people 🤣
I will admit, Felix can be kind of adorable sometimes
He's using a lot of classic NES/SNES era game music. Fits the theme of the movie very well
Omg I loved the music. I was wondering if anyone else would mention it. This is the first video of his I watch. Came for wreck it ralph but stayed for the nostalgic music.
"Felix did the worst thing a man can do... compliment a woman." BRO I DIED LMFAO-
This movie could have so easily been a precursor to The Emoji Movie, but thankfully this was in the days when Disney put their storytelling first and marketing second.
I feel like the emoji movie was a precursor to Ralph breaks the internet lol
I, personally, think the final bossfight actually serves to tie both plotlines together. Just like Calhoun is haunted by cybugs through code of her memories, pushing away anybody she cares about, and actively distressed by cybugs currently being a threat to the entire arcade, Ralph on his side is passively pressured into role of a "bad guy", because simply mentioning that it tires him has everyone suspect him "going Turbo", while Turbo also actively decepts him into pushing Vanellope away. In the end, their combination becomes greater threat than simple sum of it's parts.
Starting with cybugs, they are outright presented to us as different from other game characters piece of code, they are borderline harmful software because of, I guess, their high spawnrates on top of being not just static props, like crowds of candy-spectators in Sugar Rush, but fully-rendered high-poligonal particle heavy animated models, that can interact with other characters and the player. There's no doubt, that such a massive amount of physical entities likely pushes whatever system Hero's Duty is running on to it's absolute limit, but since Hero's Duty has a killswitch for all cybugs processes in form of a beacon, no problems occure in it.
That's where "Wreck-it Ralph"'s unique setting of characters being able to enter completely alien code comes in, because a cybug is practically "going Turbo". With a bit of assistance, mind you, but what matters is that now part of it's code is missing, the loop is broken, the cybug multiplies without anything stopping it, more, and more, and more. I assume this refers to a process known as a "memory leak", when a program suddenly starts to "consume" more memory than it should, because part of it's code isn't "cleaned" properly, what can turn into a giant problem, if program executes many times over, "spawning" more of problematic memory sectors. But however big of a problem cybugs might be, they still fail to divert our attention from massive block of code Turbo takes up.
If cybugs are "like a virus", Turbo simply is a virus, a malicious software that alters files on the device it has infected without ensuring their integrity or asking for user's consent. In flashback of his backstory we can see, that Turbo had gone to Roadblasters with his original code and appearance, and during face off with Vanellope her glitches reveal, that he is still the same 8-bit Turbo, not some sort of electronic wannabe or rewritten code. Over the years Turbo has learned to disguise himself, he upgraded into more complex systems, he has learned how to alter his own code, what we can see for ourselves when he places code for the medal into block of his own. This massive part of it in Sugar Rush's system was made by him and only by him, and we can't really say through how many different games Turbo has gone by this point... But we can certainly see the tricks he has learned, when cybug that ate him instead ends up being consumed by Turbo.
Before this point, even though Turbo was capable of rewriting code, he couldn't yet affect hardware, because otherwise he would have completely deleted Vanellope from Sugar Rush. With all of his knowledge in programing there's no way Turbo couldn't simply disregard an actor with hardcoded (refers to parts of program embedded into source code and not affected by external sources) trigger of restoring the game to it's original state. But the thing about deleting files is that they aren't actually deleted, device simply marks the space where "deleted" files are located as free-to-write over, but without anything new introduced on the storage unit, "deleted" files can still be restored and may sometimes affect rest of the system. And that is exactly what we see with Sugar Rush: Turbo "deletes" Vanellope, marking her as empty space in memory and altering any links connected to her, but hardcoded trigger pulls up her memory cell and successfully starts system reset, because Vanellope's data was still intact.
None of this would have happened, if Turbo originally had access to any sort of tool, that could allow him writing into game's source code... like, a memory leak. Having consumed cybug Turbo has become "the most powerful virus in the arcade", now capable of everything what prevented him from integrating into Roadblasters or deleting Vanellope before. Now, if he is allowed to live, arcade won't simply be overrun by cybugs, but rather all machines can end up infected by Turbo. Bug-Turbo represents everything the characters fear: an intelligent cybug, who has a concious intention of spreading over arcade without any regard for lives of others; a bad guy, who isn't afraid of being misunderstood, because there's no misunderstanding, only worst possible intentions.
While Ralph speaks about "wanting more out of life", Turbo takes it without asking; while Calhoun counts on having advantage over cybugs by understanding she is in game, Turbo knows how to cheat in it. His death was supposed to be a conclusion to inner turmoils of Calhoun and Ralph, a symbolic resolution to their inner conflicts. Calhoun hasn't just dealt with rampaging cybugs, but also realised she isn't the only hope of arcade against them, forced to hunt cybugs down alone gun in hand. While she blames Ralph for dooming Sugar Rush, seeing him activate pop volcano shows Calhoun, that she is not alone and can have some faith in others, so she can begin to heal and allows herself to marry Felix. On the other hand, with Turbo's story finished Ralph can open up to other people about dissatisfaction of always loosing without being blamed of wanting to take somebody's place, and other characters start to understand him better. It all seems nice and without a doubt a great happy ending... but then you return to the Turbo.
As it is mentioned many times throughout the movie, characters in this world only respawn when inside their own program, what makes Ralph's sacrifice so heavy to watch. But even though Turbo was supposed to die when cybug ate him, even though there could be no way for him to survive, he still managed to return without seemingly any explanation, what makes final bossfight scene feel weak first time around... until you realise what it implies.
Everybody thought Turbo was gone, when Roadblasters were removed - yet, he managed to escape. When cybug ate him, he should have died outside his game and denied respawn - yet he took control over the cybug. Flying face first into boiling pop must have fried him and finished the story - yet... how are we sure that it did? Like, ok'ay, Turbo couldn't survive lava shower, still, if he adopted cybug's part of code that forces him to "go in the light", what stopped him from taking another part of cybug's code - it's rampant reproduction? It wasn't quite long between him taking over the bug and perishing in pop, but more than long enough to leave at least a single spawn.
And then, in sequel, aware of this original weakness of a cybug, Successor-Turbo could easily get rid of it and once again become a threat. Except this time not just to a single arcade, but to the entire Internet, become a Morris Worm of smartphone age!
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But we got "Ralph breaks the Internet" instead.
Now I understand why I was in tears of joy when I first seen this movie. Everything just turns out so well and we're truly attached to all the characters
One little detail I love is that when Ralph is doing his heroic dive, it's in the classic Superman pose.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves this film! I loved it the moment I saw it, and years later, I still do. The scene where Ralph breaks Vanellope's car will never fail to give me chills every time I watch it.
Won't Lie: Wreck-it Ralph did help with my vertigo attacks and I think was a reason they vanished entirely.
Always nice when a movie inexplicably cures a problem am I right. Thanks for watching.
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy When I had them, vision blurrs and the spinning world became no issue when I would sit with my PS-Vita and watch Wreck-It Ralph on it. Due to the movments, colors and perfect speed of the movie, it kept my issues way down.
23:47 I'd say the king candy cybug fight shows us 3 things:
-how the pursuit of greed at all costs can turn you into a monster.
-that putting human level intelligence + cybug = everyone's screwed.
-that Calhoun technically murdered her own husband.
Yesss this and Megamind!!!!! They're so overlooked but they're literally some of the best movies ever made!!!!! It makes me mad that they never really got much credit because nowadays most companies just follow what got the money and not what had a good message
I LOVED so many of the lines in this movie! I am currently writing my own script and when the s#!t hits the fan near the end one of my characters repeats Calhoun's classic “Doomsday and Armageddon just had a baby and it ... is ... ugly!”
hope that goes well for ya XD Love that line
I love this movie because I understand how Vanellope feels. I have epilepsy. Seizures are caused by glitches in the brain. When I was little, kids not only made fun of me, but teachers were scared of me and kicked out of their classes because they were worried I would cause problems. When I first saw this movie, I just wanted to hug her.
I don't know what about the "impeccable masterpiece", but this is my favorite Disney cartoon and the first movie I went to the cinema. In 2012 I was at 6,and "Wreck-it Ralph" has already become an inseparable part of my childhood.
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My favorite part of this scene is King Candy isn't even mad he's just like: "Damn bro, that's clever."
This movie has a special place for me. My little niece and I watch this together all the time. It took a while but I realized she liked this movie because she see's our relationship to be like Wrech-it-Ralph's and Princess Venelope's relationship. Best buddies, plus we be gaming together all the time. Needless to say, I got a little emotional at the end of the second movie.
Love watching movie reviews like these! Sincere, with funny irony thrown in every now and then, and going in-depth on various aspects of a movie. Great work!
I really can’t believe this movie’s almost ten years old. I love it so much. Not only does it incorporate references excellently, but all of the cameos actually matter (especially Sonic first explaining what Going Turbo is!) and the plot and characters very much align with the setting!
It’s my favorite video game movie.
I just pretend the sequel doesn’t exist because not only did it have plot holes (like Ralph sneaking into Sugar Rush during arcade hours and the whereabouts of the virus after it had created the Ralph virus. I bet the virus fell into the plot hole!) and derail the characters we’ve come to know and love, but it tried to take a preemptive victory over Spiderverse before the Oscars by having OSCAR WINNER on its DVD stickers! Still gives me a chuckle to this day.
This movie is so nostalgic to me. Every week my dad and I would go to a cheese shop, get a cheese plate (and a yacht club orange soda for me while I wait, which was the first soda I ever tried), play the Wreck It Ralph app on my dad's phone during the wait, and have a picnic in the living room with my brother and my mom. We would watch a movie, which most of the time would be Wreck It Ralph. The place shut down after a year of this tradition, and we still miss it.
Although I do have one tiny, petty critique. The Portal reference. They mispronounced GLaDOS' name, and the context of the reference doesn't even make sense. I didn't even realize it was a reference until someone mentioned it on the internet.
I didn't even know they referenced Portal, that's kind of cool, but a bit sad to hear they kind of botched the reference (probably why I didn't notice it).
@@Rockotarthepurplehatguy I recommend seeing it for yourself. It's when they're sneaking into the kart factory. Ralph says, "I don't make things, I break things." And Vanellope responds, "Well it looks like you have to step out of your comfort zone, GLaDOS!" It may seem hard to believe it was a reference, because the subtitles spell it Gladys, but Valve confirmed it was supposed to be a reference.
@@rosykindbunny1313 Let's just chalk up the mistake to her pixlexia. If there's anything this video teaches, it's that no detail in this movie goes unused.
@@cornbeverly I'm hoping that. I just wish it was more obvious.
I love literally everything about this film, but something I *really* love about it is the fact that they don’t devalue platonic or romantic relationships in the movie. Ralph and Venelope’s friendship is incredibly meaningful and incredibly important to the film, but Felix and Calhoun have a very sweet, wholesome love story about learning to accept loss, move on, and let people in. They simultaneously show platonic and romantic relationships as incredibly important, great things that are very fulfilling to have
The best thing about the plot twist is that it was completely obvious all along and you don't realize it till it's revealed.