Wreck-it-Ralph

 Movies are way too long for me. GIven the choice between watching a Disney movie or tuning into a rerun of Full House on a Friday Night, I would always choose the latter. A twenty minute episode filled with a lack of meaning was much more appealing than a long and predictable movie plot. So when Wreck-it-Ralph came out at my ripe age of nine, I assumed it would just be as boring as the rest of the Disney movies I’ve never watched. But this one was different. Ralph, similar to Siddartha, was discontent. Constantly being pushed aside, he wanted to prove, not only to others, but to himself also, that he had what it took to be a hero. Discontent with himself, he proved that he should not be cast aside as the ‘bad guy’, and he could shine past the box which he was put in. 

I’m sure you’ve heard the famous cynical line that humans are forever greedy. No matter what is handed to us, we always yearn for more. The more widely accepted term for this feeling is discontentment. We always want to make the unattainable attainable, and ourselves happy. Siddartha searches for ages to reach his peace, to make himself ‘content, giving up everything he has for the chance to reach fulfilment. And in an unlikely similar character, Ralph does as well. They both hold the most humane trait of greed, as Ralph gives up his entire livelihood in a game in order to reach his potential, while Siddartha gives up his status, possessions, and family.