Like other Pixar-influenced films, this Disney production contains numerous jokes only adults are likely to appreciate. The film also carries an anti-bullying message along with one about the importance of teamwork-two themes repeatedly promoted in children’s movies. But their mantra may give a few young viewers, who seek attention by destructive means, an excuse to continue. It’s a subtle comment from characters that recognize their role in the gaming world. It allows characters to travel between game consoles for events like the Bad-Anon meeting where villains of every ilk reaffirm that they’re bad and that’s good. The power bar the arcade units are plugged into mimics New York City’s Grand Central Station. Pixar’s touch is evident in this creative story where, like Toy Story, seemingly inanimate objects come to life after the humans disappear. But when the battle becomes more violent than he anticipated, Ralph panics and unknowingly releases a virus that travels through the surge protector threatening to infect every other amusement in the arcade, including the candy-coated car racing game Sugar Rush. Inside the program, he dons armor and joins forces with the brash and tough-as-nails female commander Sergeant Calhoun (Jane Lynch) in order to win a shiny gold medallion. While the arcade is closed, Ralph ventures into another game called Hero’s Duty. When the other characters celebrate the game’s 30th anniversary without even inviting Wreck-It Ralph to the penthouse party, the bushy-haired antagonist decides it is time to prove he really has a heart of gold. However the only person who wins a medal in this game code is Fix-It Felix (voice by Jack McBrayer), the eternally upbeat hero with the golden hammer that cheerfully repairs every broken window and dislodged brick left behind by Ralph. Reilly) is the big-fisted demolitionist in the arcade video game Fix-It Felix Jr.
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