Wreck-It Silverman

Rating: 9/10 (30 December 2015)

Wreck-It Ralph (2012) Dir: Rich Moore / Voice: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk: A love letter to video games. This one regards a change of thinking as Wreck-It Ralph desires to be a hero as oppose to the villain. He is part of an arcade game where he wrecks apartment buildings with his huge hands while hero Fix-It Felix repairs damages with his magic hammer. Ralph grows tired to being tossed in the mud and living in a dump so he sets out to earn a medal by entering another game called Hero's Duty. With Ralph gone his game is threatened to be terminated so Fix-It Felix sets out to find Ralph. This leads to a colorful arcade world called Sugar Rush where Ralph meets the tiny heroine named Vanellope who desires to win a race. Her issue is that she is a glitch and must win the race in order to repair the glitch. The colors are explosive and inventive with witty in jokes that are a delight to the eye. John C. Reilly voices Ralph whose desire is to matter. This whole idea of it being okay to be bad is not exactly the best message for young children but the focus will be on the colorful candy wonderland that leaves us in awe. Sarah Silverman steals the film as the youthful Vanellope with her energy and hilarious comebacks. Jack McBrayer voices the love struck Felix whose affection for the Hero's Duty heroine, voiced by Jane Lynch must penetrate her traumatic past. Alan Tudyk voices the villain King Candy whose secret runs deeper. Children will love the images while adults will reflect on those video games that impacted our imagination. Score: 9 / 10