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In its storied history of technical trailblazing and making dreams come true for those of all stripes, Walt Disney Animation Studios has been inconsistent at best when it comes to character complexity and thematic significance. That is, until recently.

Disney’s most iconic animated characters of the pre-Renaissance are marked by passivity, or, at their worst, one-dimensionality. Interchangeable heroes innocuously save the day. Archetypal villains enter frame with a single antagonistic goal and leave without having undergone legitimate arcs. We see these tropes evolve, but they are not the ones plaguing the most idolized and cherished of this canon.

In the vaunted princess category, we begin, of course, with the Snow White, a nary-intriguing fulcrum upon which the rest of her seminal 1937 film swings. Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty continue the trend of female protagonists who more or less look pretty and wait for a man and/or some magical happenstance...

Without the unstoppable strength and forward momentum of Pixar, Disney have always struggled to break free of their tried and tested formulas – the ever-successful Disney Princess brand being the most obvious – and explore new, contemporary ideas. Wreck-It Ralph, however, was masterminded and directed by Emmy-winner Rich Moore, and sees the studio come crashing into the 21st century with a film that’s as stylish, colourful, sharp-minded and witty as it is bang up-to-date.

Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly) is the villain of classic 8-bit arcade game Fix-It Felix Jr. After 30 years of being shut-out by the other Fix-It characters, including Fix-It Felix (Jack McBrayer) himself, Ralph ventures outside of his contained world in search of a medal that he hopes will bring him all the attention he’s ever dreamt of. However, when he ends up in the candy world of Sugar Rush, a racing game where the shunned Vanellope...

Wreck-It Ralph

Written by Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee with additional story material by John C. Reilly

Directed by Rich Moore

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If you haven’t seen Wreck-It Ralph, go see it, it’s really good, no matter what my Grouchy McGroucherson co-host on the Mousterpiece podcast has said and written, but the purpose of this review isn’t to praise Wreck-It Ralph, it’s to pop the hood to see why the narrative engine of Disney’s latest animated film works so well. And that unfortunately means spoiling some of the film’s secrets. In other words…

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“There is a crack in everything

That’s how the light gets in.” -Leonard Cohen from his song Anthem

At the heart of Wreck-It Ralph is a Taoist parable about the usefulness of uselessness that adds unexpected depth to what at first blush could appear to be a simple,...

Walt Disney Pictures have released some colorful new images along with a character guide for their new film, Wreck-it Ralph. Check it out below.

Wreck-it Ralph is about a video game character who gets tired of being the “bad guy” and embarks on a game-hopping journey through every generation of video games to make a new meaning for his life. How does Disney come up with these awesome ideas?!

Level 1: Game Central Station

Wreck-It Ralph: Bad Guys Finish Last

Ralph is a heavy-handed wrecking’ riot with a heart. For 30 years—day in, day out—he’s been doing his job as “The Bad Guy” in the arcade game Fix-it Felix Jr. But it’s getting harder and harder to love his job when no one seems to like him for doing it. Suffering from a classic case of Bad-Guy fatigue and hungry for a little wreck-ognition, Ralph embarks...

On November 2nd, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Emmy®-winning director Rich Moore takes up back to the good old days of arcade games with Wreck-it-ralph. Check out the character movie posters from this fun-looking arcade-game-hopping adventure.

John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch are some of the voices behind Wreck-it-ralph. With character names such as Sergeant Tamora Jean Calhoun: One Mean Space MarineGloyd Orangeboar, Vanellope von Schweetz, Zangief, Q*Bert and Wreck-It Ralph, what's not to love about these characters.

For decades, Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) has been overshadowed by Fix-It Felix, Jr. (voice of Jack McBrayer), the good-guy star of their game who always gets to save the day. Tired of playing the role of a bad guy, Ralph takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a journey

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In "Wreck-It Ralph," a character from the early days of arcades decides to cast off his role as a villain and look for his place in other video games. One of those games takes Ralph to the much darker present of electronic entertainment, and that game is "Hero's Duty." Explore the world of "Hero's Duty" by clicking the image below.

As a part of the lead-up to "Wreck-It," MTV Movies Blog is pleased to bring you these exclusive photos from Level 3: "Hero's Duty," an arcade shooter that combines familiar sci-fi action elements from games like "Halo" and "Metroid." Suffice it to say, this is a much different game than what Ralph is used to.

In this world, Ralph meets a tough cast of characters, soldiers who have only known this type of game. There's Sergeant Tamor Jean Calhoun, voiced by "Glee"'s Jane Lynch, is a no-nonsense marine, tasked...