Text/Levine - The abridged version of the film review was published in Beijing Youth Daily.
I thought this cartoon featuring nostalgic game feelings would be the most popular among Chinese male audiences. , because in the 1990s, most urban little boys had a period of happy growth with these classic arcade games, and they are undoubtedly the main target audience of this film. Unexpectedly, after the release, the feedback I received from the film was actually Chinese female audiences, even though they probably hadn't been in the game arcade because of their gender, and had almost never had close contact with these classic games, but this It did not prevent them from giving praises to the film. They were intoxicated by the colorful and colorful scenes in the film, and they were excited by the sincere and touching emotions between Ralph, the "Invincible Destruction King" and the little girl Winthrop. tears.
Before watching the film, many viewers may preconceive that the film focusing on nostalgia will be a "classic game party", but after watching it, they realize that this is not the case. Perhaps the copyright of these classic games is too difficult to obtain, so it is really The specific performance is only the classic game "Kai Shou Axiu" where "Invincible Destruction King" Ralph is located. Other characters from classic games such as "Street Fighter", "Pac-Man", "Super Mario", etc., only have few lines. Dragon-type supporting roles, even passers-by A, B, and C who don't even have a line. The other two games "Heroic Mission" and "Sweet Sprint" shown in the film besides "Kaishou Axiu" are not games that exist in reality, but original games specially designed for the film by borrowing elements from some classic games. This makes the film nostalgic and very strong, but the freshness of the novel is absolutely unexpected.
After the strong rise of the two animation giants Pixar and DreamWorks, the original animation industry boss Disney has become a chaser. Between maintaining its own classic style and catering to the animation trend of the times, it has carefully carried out changes, and "Invincible" The King of Destruction is a clear manifestation of this mentality. The big villain "Invincible Destruction King" Ralph in the "Kai Shou A Xiu" game is touted as a honest and kind protagonist, and the villains of other classic games have also become cute and cute, which is borrowed from DreamWorks Animation "Shrek" ” series pioneered the “anti-traditional animation” style. At the same time, "Invincible Destruction King" does not have the tendency to be too vulgar and spoofed as "Shrek", but still maintains Disney's traditional classic style of innocence, freshness, hilarity, fantasy, and cuteness. The story is also a traditional inspiration full of fairy tale atmosphere. story. Although "Invincible Destruction King" Ralph is always violently tearing down walls and houses in the game, but he usually lives in a pile of rubble and has no friends and feels lonely. He vowed to get a medal to prove himself. the value of. So he slipped into the "Heroic Mission" game, got the medal by cleverly clearing the level, but accidentally triggered the terrifying robot bug. As a result, he accidentally broke into the "Sweet Sprint" game with the spacecraft and the robot bug. In the world, he met Winnelope, the "racing girl" who was just as lonely and unrecognized as him. However, this time-travel has caused serious trouble. The robot bugs secretly multiply wildly, and the entire game world is facing the threat of destruction. In order to save his friends and the game world, Ralph risked self-sacrifice.
When the film enters the game scene of "Sweet Dash", it is not difficult to understand why a large number of female audiences love this film. The world completely constructed by colorful candies, colorful and eye-catching pictures, cute game characters like dolls, and super "kawaii" girls' racing cars are undoubtedly very appealing to the preferences of female audiences. Ralph "The Invincible Destruction King" and "Racing Girl" Winnipeg, although one is thick and bulky, the other is petite and smart, the one honest and honest and the other is rebellious and naughty, seem to be completely out of line with each other. However, a strong spark collided, and they were also neglected and unable to realize their dreams. The two quickly changed from happy enemies who didn't know each other to close friends who opened their hearts and comforted each other. The solid rivalry and emotional interaction showed that in recent years The sincere and touching emotional tension rarely seen in cartoons. Especially when Ralph listened to the slander, out of good intentions to protect the little girl, the two parted ways after smashing Vanellope's car, the powerful emotional impact made countless female audiences cry.
Although the whole film is shrouded in a lively and cheerful atmosphere, there are not many laughs, but every laugh is quite hilarious and impressive, especially Kuaishou Axiu and the female captain are trapped in the quagmire, in order to escape The scene where Tiankuaishou Axiu repaired himself while being beaten by the female captain caused the audience to burst into laughter without exception. The foreshadowing of the film and the design of the front and back echoes are also very ingenious. The old game virus that was accidentally mentioned in the previous plot actually appeared as the villain. The invincible repair ability of Kuaishou Axiu also makes it reasonable for Ralph to finally repair Vanellope's car. And that "Oreo Cola Volcano" also subtly echoes the light tower in the "Heroic Mission" game at the beginning, providing rationality for solving the ultimate crisis. And the cheating function of Vanellope as a bug game character that foreshadowed the plot was also a key factor for her to rescue Ralph at the last minute. In short, the fresh and unique game style and meticulous plot arrangement make "Invincible Destruction King" a leader in this year's Hollywood animation in terms of story, character and emotion.
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