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Very adult theme...

posted 8 years ago by otter
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Most kid-friendly movies have all sorts of encouraging and comforting main themes, like "You can do anything", "Be part of a team and you'll win", and "All family conflicts are resolved within 90 minutes", but not this one.

This is movie about reconciling one's self to unpleasant realities - a job that sucks, a dreadful home, not being invited to parties, and only one of those things changes for sure. It's not a movie about beating the villain and getting the girl, it's really a movie about just making the best of things.

“Seventy-seven courses and a regicide, never a wedding like it!

[–] Johanesse (481) 7 years ago

Perhaps the theme on itself wasn't the most adult, yet how the film handled the resolution was adult (and clever). It basically was about Ralph finally embracing his role rather than escaping it and using it to his advantage (though however, the nicelanders finally learn to appreciate Ralph and treat him better).

[–] IMDBrefugee (435) 5 years ago

What I saw was - Strive for the change you want, but be careful about what you do to attain it. Ralph wanted a medal and to be recognized and have a better life, but he brought the bug into another game, endangered others including characters from several games, and was manipulated by King Candy.

In the end he made things right and recognized the damage he caused. Lesson learned.

[–] AmeriGirl26 (14496) 5 years ago

Another real-life theme a lot of people miss, is how sometimes parents have to be the "bad guy" to protect their kid, even if it means their kid will hate them for a time.

You see this theme when Ralph destroyed Vanellope's car to protect her game from being destroyed. Only problem is, that entire hard lesson is ruined when Ralph discovers he was being lied to by King Candy, and had to fix Vanellope's car and get her back into the race.