Review of Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) by Orangemanbad — 25 Nov 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet is, like another reviewer said, a mixture of Ready Player One and The Emoji Movie, without the visual appeal of the first or the slightly redeemable pop-cultural references of the second.

Ralph Breaks the Internet is too heavily reliant on tongue-in-cheek nudge-nudge references at the audience to create a semblance of a good story. The plot is overall lacking, with no central theme or thesis apparent.

While the message that the movie wishes to send is readily obvious (a product of this movie's intended audience), it fails to deliver on that as well. Instead of showing the viewer what to think through provoking or resonant scenes, the movie chooses instead to deliver a musical number, out of place in a Wreck It Ralph movie, and to focus on Disney paraphernalia.

The characters themselves seem not to develop much either. While they do eventually "learn their lesson," nothing of value was transmitted to the viewer. All in all, if you enjoyed the Emoji Movie, this should be fine.

Don't bring anyone you wish to later have positive relations with to this movie, for I assure you this will spoil any fine mood for the night and you will just go home thinking you just wasted $20. Child-friendly, yes.

Adult bearable, ehhhhh sure why not. A good movie? Far from it.