Emotions, Empathy, And Perception In Wreck-It-Ralph

Many adults enjoy movies written to have a target audience of kids. The real reason they watch these movies is to relive their childhood, but as the film goes deeper into the plot, the adults may notice that the film has a deeper meaning that is probably not seen by the audience of children. These movies depict deep emotions, empathy, perception, and other significant topics, but all of these topics are disguised in a fun way. When I think of emotions, empathy, and self-perception, the movie Wreck-it-Ralph comes to mind. Wreck-it-Ralph is based on a video game character named Ralph who is programmed to be the “bad guy.” He hates his character arc but understands that he has to be that way for the game to function; Every video game needs a villain.

Although it may never be possible to fully understand another person's point of view, putting yourself in their shoes allows you to be more aware of that person’s state of mind. When Ralph and Penelope first met, Penelope stole the metal that Ralph finally attained. He was strong, but she was fast, so he chased her down and eventually caught up with her. As he was taking it back, she begged him not to because she needs it in order to race. Penelope has never had a medal, so she was never able to race with the others. If he let her keep the metal, she would be able to race for the first time ever in decades. He gave up the metal and let her have it. Even though this is a very small example, Ralph showed his empathy for Penelope by letting her accomplish her dream, even if it meant he would not accomplish

Although self-esteem and self-concept go hand and hand, there are a couple of differences between how they are defined. Self-concept is how someone perceives themselves, for example I perceive myself as a tall, athletic, and optimistic person. Self-esteem is a deeper look into how I feel about those perceptions, for example, I may believe that I am good at helping people feel good because I am an optimistic person. When a person hears negative things about themselves, they start to believe them, causing their self-esteem to drop. Often, negative self-perception sticks to a person. There was a study performed on children in elementary school, the children were asked to fill out a questionnaire. According to statistical analysis, there is a substantial inverse relationship between self-reported discomfort during self-esteem measurement and self-esteem scores. As a result, kids with lower self-esteem expressed more “discomfort” while having their self-esteem measured. The outcome implies that kids with low self-esteem might not enjoy the self-esteem testing process. Hence, at least in educational settings, it is preferable to stay away from self-esteem measurements with a lot of negative descriptions (Tsurumaki). Rightfully so, the children, more so the ones with a low self-esteem, did not like to be questioned about their self-esteem, it gave them