The Best Pop Culture References From the 'Wreck-It Ralph 2' Trailer!
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We’ve
ONLY been waiting six short years to get a glimpse of what our
favorite villain-turned-sweetheart Wreck-It Ralph has been up to
since we were introduced to him in the first installmentWreck-It Ralph back in 2012! And while we have to wait a
few more months until Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph
2 is released, we did get our Ralph and Vanellope fix with the
release of this hilarious trailer for the second installment.
Because this is a product of the incredible Walt Disney Animation
Studios, there are so many "easter eggs" and real-world references
that appear in the trailer that have us excited for the whole film.
Let’s break down -- but not break -- all the awesome
references you might have missed.
1. UM hello, the title: “Break the Internet” refers to
a commonly used phrase that quickly earned its cache afterPaper Magazine photographed Kim
Kardashian and pegged the spread as something that would
in fact “Break the Internet.” The publication now has a
series of “Break the Internet” covers.
2. The fact that when Ralph and Vanellope enter the Internet, some
of the first things they see include Amazon, Twitter, Snapchat,
Facebook, and Google. Really highlighting what Internet users are
fixated on these days, huh Disney?
3. The mocking of the Internet’s SEARCHBAR… which is
now “powered by KNOWSMORE!” This is a crack at how
dependent we have become on this tool provided by the
Internet… where we simply type in a question, phrase, or
even a word and receive instant gratification with an immediate
answer.
4. When Ralph and Vanellope make their way to the SEARCHBAR, they
are asked by a little blob with a graduation cap about how they can
be helped. Of course Ralph takes a moment to think and says
“UM” to which the SEARCHBAR blob says “Umbrella,
Umbrage, Umami” -- displaying how the auto-fill feature works
on a SEARCHBAR. The whole exchange is immensely satisfying, and
shows why people are usually frustrated by auto-anything (whether
that be -fill or -correct).
5. After requesting she be taken to “a website that is super
intense and really nuts,” Vanellope, much to her dismay, ends
up at “OH MY DISNEY”, where she laments about being
surrounded by princesses and cartoon characters. What she
doesn’t realize is she is talking to Winnie The Pooh’s
resident lonely boy (yes, "Gossip Girl" reference), Eeyore.
6. Within “OH MY DISNEY”, we see the following
franchises or shows: “The Muppet Show”, Star
Wars, Disney Animation, Marvel, and PIXAR.
7. Vanellope gets chased by Stormtroopers into the dreaded dressing
room of Princesses. Literally her worst nightmare.
8. For the first time, we see the Princesses get a little violent
-- as they are unsure of who Vanellope is -- when they grab objects
that are paramount to their franchises (ex. Cinderella grabs her
glass slipper, Jasmine grabs the Genie’s lamp, Moana grabs
her oar) to defend themselves.
9. In an effort to evade any harm by the army of Princesses,
Vanellope says that she is a princess as well! The Princesses ask
her the following questions, taking a jab at the confining
expectations that often accompany being a Disney princess:
“Do you have magic hair?”; “Magic hands?”;
“Do animals talk to you?”; “Where you
poisoned?”; “Cursed?”; “Kidnapped or
enslaved?” And then the kicker… “Do people
assume all your problems get solved because a big strong man showed
up?”
(*Reminder that Disney is behind this production…so they are
totally owning their reputation that in their Disney Princess
films, female protagonists are often saved by male heroes.*)
10. Vanellope, thinking of Ralph, says “Yes, what is up with
that?” to which all the Princesses’ exclaim, “She
is a princess!”
11. Cutting to a moment where Ralph and Vanellope are back
together, Ralph is confused as to why it is not called “Wreck
the Internet” since he is Wreck-It Ralph. He ponders the
irony with a new character, Yesss, played by Taraji P.
Henson.
12. The name Yesss for a character: a real-life reference to
another colloquialism coined in the 21st century to show excitement
and affirmation of something.
13. Finally, the end of the trailer says “LOADING IN
THEATRES” but the ‘O” in LOADING is of course a
“spinning wheel” representing the dreaded sign that
something is buffering. Genius.
Let us know, did we miss any references that you may have seen? Are
you excited that Ralph and Vanellope are exploring the internet? We
can’t wait until Thanksgiving… which is right around
the time when the movie is released!
(Image via Walt Disney Pictures)
- Caroline Thayer, YH Contributing Writer