Just Watched Wreck-It Ralph
I just got back in from watching Wreck-It Ralph and I must say I really enjoyed the movie. Let me start off by saying, it’s not the best Disney film I’ve watched, but it’s totally a lot of fun. Watching an animated feature about video games is something that is right up my alley. I probably smiled the whole way through it to be honest. Why? Well, they did a lot of things right on a design level. Like, I was very impressed with the details of how the characters in Ralph’s game moved about. Being from a retro game, they moved all in key frames and popped from pose to pose. Seeing that lets you know someone is a fan of retro gaming on the design team and said “the characters should/need to move like this”. Fantastic! Those are the details I love! It brought a tear to my eye. I also loved looking around the characters to see game references in the background that might have missed.
If I had to pick at things, for those that want a negative, it would be that the story seemed a bit sporadic at times and the characters weren’t as lovable as other Disney movies. But by the end of the movie, I found that I really had a fondness for them.
Oh, and the opening animated short call Paperman was phenomenal. I seriously loved it. It’s beautiful blend of traditional animation and CG. It almost makes me wish I went in the direction of animation for film rather than games. Almost. ^_^
I’d have to say that this movie really defines me and who I’ve become. I am a trained animator. I am a pixel artist. Video games have been the biggest part of my life since as long as I can remember to the point that I made them my career. So it made me super happy to see pixels on the big screen. If you love retro games or just games in general, I’m pretty sure you’ll have a great time.
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