In celebration of the anniversary of the release of ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ in Brazil, discover the secrets behind the film
Under the Walt Disney Studios label and nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, “Wreck-It Ralph” arrived in Brazilian cinemas in 2013, bringing a lot of nostalgia and fun by presenting unforgettable new characters wrapped in a backdrop that brings back many memories to lovers of old video games. arcade.
That’s because the story revolves around Ralph, who, tired of being despised as a villain in his own arcade game, decides to change his destiny with a plan: to become a great hero by winning a coveted golden medal. Still, things end up getting complicated when he approaches the runner, Vanellope von Schweetz, and discovers secrets about the world they know.
Released in January, the film completes this Thursday, 4th, eleven years since it was shown on national screens. Therefore, below we have separated 5 interesting facts about animation to celebrate the date. Check out!
1. Old idea
Exploring the universe of video games in an animation was already part of the studios Disney since the 80s, as it was during this period that they planned to release a film called “High Score”.
However, the idea ended up being shelved and in the 90s, this same project ended up being called “Joe Jump”, but it was only in the 2000s that the idea took shape, where, in the first two months of developing the script, the character main character should be named Fix-It Felix Jr instead of Ralph.
2. Nostalgic look
In addition to having originally received another name, Ralph should have had a different appearance, as initially the studio wanted the character to have the same characteristics as a game developed in 8 bits. However, the idea was changed because, due to the low graphic quality that 8 bits deliver, it would be difficult to bring sympathy to the character.
3. One hand washes the other
To create Vanellope von Schweetz, director Rich Moore revealed that he was inspired by the book “The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption and Pee”, by Sarah Silvermana writer who was even called by the filmmaker to voice the character in the original version.
4. Special appearances
A film that deals with arcade games could not fail to feature the special participation of characters created within these games, which is why several iconic figures end up making a appearance at one point or another in the film.
Among them are figures of Street Fighter, M. Bison, Zangief, Ken, Ryu, Chun Li and Cammy Bowser, the villain from the Super Mario Bros games, Sonic and his archenemy, Dr. Eggman, Pac-Man and the orange ghost and Q-Bert and his enemies.
5. A nod to reality
One of the most used controls in Nintendo video games is seen when King Doce goes to the programming area. This is because the commands “up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A and start” used by the manufacturer Konami in several games are also performed as a password by the character.
Source: Recreio
