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Ralph Breaks the Internet · 2018 — Chapter 12 of 21 · 3'57" · B1

Shank Offers to Make Them Viral, Explained: go viral

Caught stealing a car, the two explain that a broken game sent them there, and their accuser decides to help instead: there are better ways to make money, she says, and a video could "go viral." She points them to an algorithm named Yesss, who "will hook you up."

What happens

After the pair are caught stealing a car, they explain that a broken game brought them here. Their captor is won over and offers a better plan: earn money online instead, by posting a video that might go viral. She gives them the name of a friend, Yesss, an algorithm who can hook them up.

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hook someone uptalk shopnickel-and-dimego viral

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Phrase of the scene

go viral

to spread rapidly and widely online

Shank pitches internet fame, promising that a viral video brings in money.

The clip went viral and got a million views overnight.

Also in this scene

  • hook someone up

    给某人牵线、安排好处

  • talk shop

    to talk about work or your own field in social settings

  • nickel-and-dime

    to squeeze money out in tiny amounts, or haggle over small sums

Everything marked in this scene

26 notes across 92 lines

Phrase · B1be designed for somethingThis car is not designed for a big boy.
Phrase · B2car thievesNo, wait, listen. We aren't normally car thieves.
Grammar · B1We aren't normally car thieves

present simple

No, wait, listen. We aren't normally car thieves.
Phrase · B2a kart racerMy friend here, she's a candy kart racer.
Phrase · B1one's game brokeAnd, well, the thing is, her perfect little game broke...
Phrase · A2someone's faultand it was my fault...
Soundmy fault

elision

and it was my fault...
Phrase · B1friendship is everythingFriendship is everything to us, too.
Phrase · B1like family- Right, guys? - Word. We're like family.
Phrase · A2make a video- You know it. - Let's make a video.
Phrase · C1the blow and goPyro, hit big boy with the blow and go.
Phrase · B1wreck itI'm gonna wreck it!
Grammar · B2than stealing cars

than

There are much better ways to make money on the Internet than stealing cars...
Phrase · B2go viral

to spread rapidly and widely online

Shank pitches internet fame, promising that a viral video brings in money.

If this thing goes viral, you can make a lot of money.
Grammar · B2If this thing goes viral

if-clause

If this thing goes viral, you can make a lot of money.
Soundgoes viral

liaison

If this thing goes viral, you can make a lot of money.
Phrase · C1the head algorithmshe's the head algorithm over there.
Phrase · B2hook someone upYesss will hook you up.
Phrase · C1talk shop

to talk about work or your own field in social settings

After the race, Shank steers the chat back to racing technique with a knowing phrase.

While we're talking shop, what move did you do to get through that tunnel of fire?
Grammar · B1what move did you do

wh-question

While we're talking shop, what move did you do to get through that tunnel of fire?
Soundtalking shop

elision

While we're talking shop, what move did you do to get through that tunnel of fire?
Phrase · B2a rematchIf you ever wanna come back for a rematch...
Phrase · B2kick someone's buttI'd be happy to kick your butt again.
Phrase · B2next-levelWhat? No! I'm just saying the game was next-level.
Phrase · C1nickel-and-dime

to squeeze money out in tiny amounts, or haggle over small sums

Vanellope objects to grinding out tiny profits with the spam dealer.

Chumbo, if we nickel-and-dime it with Spamley...
Phrase · B1a terrible ideaBut I'm telling you right now, that BuzzzTube place is a terrible idea.

Shank Offers to Make Them Viral, explained

What's really going on

The scene is a tutorial in how the movie thinks the Internet works: attention is currency, and money follows a clip. The visitors arrive as thieves and leave as content, and the turn is funny because their captor is not angry—she is bored. "There are much better ways to make money on the Internet than stealing cars," she says, and her advice is a whole new economy. She also sets up the film's next act by name-dropping Yesss and promising that she "will hook you up." The exchange is friendly, but the offer is not generous so much as practical: a viral video is simply the most efficient way to get what they need, which says everything about the world they have entered.

Theme

FriendshipThe thieves are forgiven because they did it for a friend's broken game, and they bond over racing.
MoneyThe plan shifts from stealing to getting rich online through a viral video.

What you'll learn

  • Notice how "eboy" changes the exchange.
  • Listen for the attitude carried by "eboy".
  • Try the phrase in a comparable conversation.

Listen for

  • my fault — elision
  • goes viral — liaison
  • talking shop — elision
No, wait, listen. We aren't normally car thieves.

The opening of their defence: they insist this is out of character and not who they are.

Friendship is everything to us, too.

A line that earns sympathy, presented as a shared value rather than an excuse.

There are much better ways to make money on the Internet than stealing cars...

The new idea that replaces crime with the attention economy.

If this thing goes viral, you can make a lot of money.

The promise of the Internet: a clip that spreads widely can turn into money.

But I'm telling you right now, that BuzzzTube place is a terrible idea.

A cautious warning about trusting the next big site, which the film leaves open.

Questions about this scene

Why are Ralph and Vanellope stealing a car?

Her racing game broke, and fixing it costs money, so they took a job to steal a car, which is why they are caught in the act.

Why does Shank decide to help them?

She accepts their explanation about the broken game and offers a better way to make money online instead of punishing them.

What is BuzzzTube?

It is a video-sharing site where clips can go viral; Shank says a viral video is a way to make a lot of money, and sends them to her friend Yesss.

Who is Yesss?

She is the head algorithm at BuzzzTube and a friend of Shank, and Shank says she will hook them up and give them a start.

What does "go viral" mean here?

It means a video spreads quickly to a huge audience, which is what could make them enough money to buy the part they need.

Ralph Breaks the Internet · 21 chapters

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Up next · Chapter 13saturate the marketYesss Explains Hearts Are Money
Chapter 1riddle me thisRiddles on the RooftopChapter 2agree to disagreeThe Arcade Gets Wi-FiChapter 3go out of businessRalph Breaks Sugar RushChapter 4That's the stuffVanellope Asks Who She IsChapter 5beggars can't be choosersFelix and Calhoun Adopt the RacersChapter 6on the houseRalph Mishears eBayChapter 7Not on my watchRalph and Vanellope Enter the InternetChapter 8put Humpty Dumpty together againKnowsMore Finishes Your SentencesChapter 9going once, going twiceRalph and Vanellope Win the AuctionChapter 10I got a guySpamley Pitches Loot HuntingChapter 11mess with the bullStealing Shank's Car in Slaughter RaceWatching · Chapter 12go viralShank Offers to Make Them ViralChapter 13saturate the marketYesss Explains Hearts Are MoneyChapter 14like shoes and socksRalph and Vanellope Say GoodbyeChapter 15the million-dollar questionThe Princesses Vet VanellopeChapter 16bring out the worst in someoneRalph Reads the CommentsChapter 17a kick in the faceVanellope Wants a New HomeChapter 18keep a low profileBuying a Virus in the DarknetChapter 19an empty gestureRalph's Clones Chase VanellopeChapter 20hold someone backRalph Says Let Her GoChapter 21don't be a strangerRalph and Vanellope Say Goodbye
Chapter 12 of 21 · about 31 min to go