Wreck-It Ralph

About

Wreck-It Ralph is a Disney computer animated film directed by Rich Moore about the protagonist, Ralph, rebelling against his role as a villain in the fictional game Fix-It Felix. The film was a commercial success and has gained popularity over the internet. The film also has notable cameos from well known video game series such as Eggman from the Sonic The Hedgehog series and Bowser from the the Super Mario series.

History

Disney developed the concept of the movie sometime in the late 1980's and was redeveloped several times.^[1] Working titles of the film included Joe Jump and Reboot Ralph. The studio added characters to the story in places they would make sense to appear in or as cameos without knowing if they would be legally allowed use the characters. For example, Nintendo had hoped to include Mario in the film, but the production team could not find an appropriate spot for the character. Cut characters include Dr. Wily from the Mega Man series.

The film was also planned to be released in March 22nd 2013, but since it was ahead of schedule, it was pushed up to November 2nd 2012. A trailer for the film was released on June 6th, 2012 (shown below).

Wreck-It Ralph 2

On February 28th, 2018, Disney UK released the trailer for the Wreck-It Ralph sequel, Wreck-it Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet (shown below). In the trailer, Ralph is introduced to mobile gaming, websites, and apps. The film is also directed by Rich Moore and is scheduled for release November 21st, 2018.

Reception

The first film received generally positive reviews from critics and currently holds a 7.8 rating on IMDb.^[7] The film won 13 awards. The film is also ranked the 14th grossing film of 2012. It also had the largest opening for a film by Walt Disney Animation Studios until "_Frozen_:https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/frozen was released in 2013

Fandom

The film gained a huge following on the internet, with fan art being made of it and shared on sites such as Tumblr and DeviantART (examples shown below).

Related Memes

Pink Bunny Eating Pancakes

Pink Rabbit Eating Pancakes refers to an object labeling image macro series of an inflated rabbit eating pancakes wherein the rabbit and pancakes are labeled different things. On February 28th, 2018, Disney UK released the trailer for the Wreck-It Ralph sequel, Wreck-it Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet (shown below). In the trailer, Ralph invades a mobile game for children in which the player feeds a rabbit pancakes and a cat a drink. The rabbit, after having ingested many pancakes, grows extremely fat and ultimately explodes.

The moment quickly became an object labeling image macro series. The day the trailer was released, an image appeared on /r/pcmasterrace^[1] with the rabbit labeled "Steam" and the pancakes labeled "My savings," gaining over 380 upvotes (shown below, left). The following day, a pedophilia joke with the format posted in /r/dankmemes^[2] gained over 760 upvotes (shown below, right). The format took off in the subreddit, with several posts featuring the template gaining hundreds of upvotes.

Little Girl iPad Reaction

In the same trailer, immediately after the bunny explodes, a little girl who is playing the game in which Ralph explodes the bunny begins screaming (GIF shown below).

The moment was heavily remixed in videos and images wherein what the girl sees to cause her horrified reaction changes.

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