After rewatching those Wreck-it Ralph movies itās all I can think about, so hereās another hot take about the sequel:
Ralph unleashing the insecurity virus into Slaughter Race is NOT an inherently bad plot point. In fact, it could have been amazing, had they changed a few other things to go along with it.
When confronted about it by Vanellope, youād only need to re-write Ralphās dialogue to say something along the lines of:Ā
āI was told that the virus would only lag the game, not crash it with you inside. I only did it because you are trying to go Turbo, and in my desperation to make you realize that, I felt I had to do something drastic. You were starting to forget your duty to the arcade, and as your friend I had to bring you back down to earth using any method that I could.ā
There. Easy fix. Ralph probably wouldnāt have worded it like that, but you get the gist. He should have done it to remind her of her responsibilities, not for his own selfish reasons. Itās clear that the writers wanted to take Ralph in a more morally gray direction, and that would have been SO interesting. Just change his motives around, and you can still get that anti-heroic Ralph without thinking to yourself: āholy shit, heās not just a bad guy for his career, he became a villain for real.ā
What do you guys think? I know that this moment was something that ruined Ralphās character for a lot of you guys, so do you think him acting in this context would have made it less scummy?