Wreck-it-Ralph response blog

"Just because you're the bad guy doesn't mean you're a bad guy." This is such a moving statement. Somebody has to take the crap and be the bad guy so that the story can continue. (Hence the game going out of order once Ralph left). However, it's a rare occasion that villainy is separate from bad character. My theory is that after thirty years of being the bad guy, Ralph is just washed up and is looking for a change; he's going through a midlife crisis.

"It's not about labels. Bad or good. It's about loving yourself." This encouragement only works when it's the bad guys that want to be good. I wouldn't suggest telling evil villains to "love themselves" no matter what label people gives them.

"Bad guys don't win medals." Wreck it Ralph really makes me feel sad, because even the really good villains (even though most villains fail miserably) don't get rewarded. They get thrown into the shadows and hated for being really good at being bad.

"Heroes have to make the tough choices." This is true, but heroes also have to know who to trust and gather the information to make the best decision. Ralph believed the king and almost destroyed Vanellope for good when he was trying to help her.

Also, not that I'm in support of conforming to society and gender norms, but Felix is like two feet tall and his new wife is like 6 feet tall at least. Is that not strange to anyone else?? And he embodies everything happy and cheerful, and she's dark and angry. Opposites attract, sure, but they don't get married.

At the end of this movie I really had no idea what message o was supposed to gather. I found a different one from each perspective.

Ralph learned that it's not your situation that determines your happiness; it's how you look at it.

The community learned that you need the bad guy just as much as you need the hero, and the bad guy isn't always a 'bad guy', he's just doing his job.  The learned to value Ralph and his differences.

Vanellope learned to appreciate who she was, glitch and all, and use her differences to her advantage. She also embodies a message that a girl doesn't have to be a princess and wear a dress to be powerful. All it takes is the mindset. She shows girls to do exactly what you love and kick ass at it.

The most valuable message that Disney gave is that you are not what you achieve. A person is so much bigger than the medals that they win. They might look pretty and shiny, but they don't make or break a person. Sometimes the good guy comes in last place, and that's okay because he's still good. "I'll always be bad and that's okay."

As a viewer, I think that this movie was a good one. But, I was also bored before it ended. I'm pretty exhausted with watching children's films.