You'll Laugh Out Loud with "Ralph Breaks the Internet"

“Ralph Breaks the Internet” movie poster. Photo courtesy of movies.disney.com

I was filled with laughter and admiration when I saw “Ralph Breaks the Internet”. The film was abundant in laughter, great reprisals from the original film mixed with new ones, and a vivacious score by Henry Jackman. While the main character may have broken the Internet, he has built up my enthusiasm.

Throughout the film, I really appreciated the chemistry between John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman’s characters of Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope von Schweetz, respectively. To me, their friendship challenges make them stronger than any fancy Internet excitement viewers can find.
Following their victory against the Cy-Bug invasion, Ralph (voiced by Reilly) and Vanellope (voiced by Silverman) are troubled with how to live in and out of the game world, their days becoming plain and less exciting. That all changes when Mr. Litwak (voiced by Ed O’Neill) plugs in a Wi-Fi router at their arcade, and from eBay to Google, the two travel across cyberspace looking for adventure. Even if it may tear them apart, the introduction of racer Shank (voiced by Gal Gadot) and algorithm Yesss (voiced by Taraji P. Henson) may give them just the refreshing boost they need. 

Photo of the video game character Shank (voiced by Gal Gadot) in “Slaughter Race”. Courtesy of collider.com

 

Photo of Wreck-It Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) (left), Yesss (voiced by Taraji P. Henson) (center), and Vanellope von Schweetz (voiced by Sarah Silverman) (right). Courtesy of comicbook.com. 

Now, let’s talk about the music. Henry Jackman’s second time scoring was excellent by combining traditional action and melancholy themes with electronic arcade music. Two great songs were “A Place Called Slaughter Race”, sung by Silverman and Gadot, and “Zero”, sung by Imagine Dragons during the end credits.
A third supplement to the humor were references to past and present Disney popular culture. By that, I mean inclusion of Disney Princesses, Marvel, and Star Wars to name a few.

Finally, with vibrant sorts of colors and animation techniques, directors Rich Moore and Phil Johnston made an impressive rendering of the Internet in the film.

Positives aside, there are two things that the directors could have done better. Ralph could have been raised to hero status given the sacrifices he made six years prior. And they could have made bigger roles for Fix-It Felix, Jr. (voiced by Jack McBrayer) and Sergeant Calhoun (voiced by Jane Lynch), because maybe they could use more Internet fame and help Ralph mature better.

To be concluded, “Ralph Breaks the Internet” was a picturesque sequel to the original “Wreck-It Ralph”. With a top-notch ensemble voice cast, heartwarming messages about dreams and friendship, sensational animation, and piquant music, it will truly make you and other audiences laugh out loud. If you want to LOL at more of Disney’s works, go out and watch “Ralph Breaks the Internet”.