Movie Review: Wreck-It Ralph

Wreck-It Ralph is a 2012 American computer-animated family-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 52nd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series.

Watching this movie is such a trip! Nostalgia began to kick in upon seeing the characters in Atari resolution. From its opening scene in ‘Bad Anon’ - a support group for digi-villains such as Bowser, M Bison, and Doctor Robotnik to its Game Central Station setting (a city populated by hundreds of classic characters travelling from game to game), this is a world created with the sort of love, precision and cheeky referencing that, especially if you’ve ever been a gamer like myself, you’ll never want to leave.

But underneath the its facade , there is such depth that struck me about the movie, the characters, and the role they play. Ralph has been unhappy all these years because he wanted to become someone else. He is governed by envy and frustration - all because he could not accept the fact he is a bad guy and that being a bad guy serves a function to the big picture. It was not until he met The Glitch where his journey began by teaching one another some valuable lessons in life and their destination end up at themselves with a full realisation that self-acceptance is key to happiness. We must learn to accept who we are, what we can be, and what we cannot. Once we that's done, everything else will come forth and follow through. 

What lesson did you learn from the movie?

Movie Review: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

We accept the love we think we deserve is perhaps the most striking line in the movie. 

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a 2012 American coming-of-age comedy-drama set in the 80s. It stars Logan Lerman, Emmat Watson, and Ezra Miller as lead characters.

The story revolves around young Charlie (Logan Lerman), a freshman who reads a lot and isn't popular at high school. When he meets his new senior best friends, played by Ezra Miller (Patrick) and Emma Watson (Sam), things begin to turn around for Charlie, as he makes his way through some big changes in his life. All the experiences of high school are here for the plundering, football games, dances, first kisses, and sexual experiences, all the makings of a normal high school experience. And yes, there's a few unique bits thrown in as well, exploratory forays into homosexuality, recreational drugs, jaunts to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, crippling depression, and various coping mechanisms.

Emma's role in the movie was so fitting that it took her out of the shadow of her Hermione (Harry Potter) character, thus, re-introducing her as a mature, brunette wide-eyed actress. In this role of hers, she becomes one of my girl crushes. Ezra's performance was truly was exceptional and natural. With his theatre background helping him internalise the character of Patrick, he delivered a plausible and stunning performance. Patrick's character is the one I draw the most resemblance with: his external antics, behaviour, coping mechanism, perception; to his sorrows, pain, joy, all of which are something I could totally relate with.

It also gave me a glimpse of our lives before all these technology came into play - life was a lot simpler and it was still fun. Watching this movie made me feel nostalgic about my younger years.

What was your experience like?