This film uniquely imagines the internet as a real, physical place where humanoid avatars represent all internet users’ data footprints where juggernaut brands like Google and Pinterest occupy giant skyscaper-esque structures and where pop-up ads pester people on the sidewalk like annoying street hawkers. In order to replace the broken wheel and save Sugar Rush from permanent retirement, Ralph and Vanellope must venture into the unknown world of the internet to buy the only Sugar Rush steering wheel available in the world, which happens to be listed on ebay. Ralph, in an attempt to bring some excitement to the arcade for Vanellope’s sake, accidentally sets off a chain of events that breaks the Sugar Rush game’s steering wheel, shuts down the game console, and displaces all of its characters. Now best friends, the two spend their days hopping from game to game in their small arcade, but Vanellope secretly longs for something more. Reilly) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) six years later. Ralph Breaks the Internet, the follow-up to Disney’s 2012 animated feature Wreck-It Ralph, finds Ralph (John C. Editor KC Wingert critiques Disney’s video-game based animated sequel and its relationship to today’s consumerist media landscape.
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