MR. LITWAK: All right, let's get you plugged in.Ralph Breaks the Internet · 2018 — Chapter 2 of 21 · 1'57" · B1
The Arcade Gets Wi-Fi, Explained: agree to disagree
A new device is plugged in at the arcade, and the crew tries to guess what it is before learning it is Wi-Fi—the Internet. One character warns them to keep out, while another is bored with a game where "every bonus level's been unlocked." A small argument ends in "agree to disagree."
What happens
When Litwak plugs in a new machine, the arcade's characters rush to guess what it is. It turns out to be Wi-Fi, or the Internet, and one of them warns the others that it is nothing to laugh at. Meanwhile, another character is tired of a game that holds no surprises, and a friendly chat nearly becomes a fight.
Listen for
agree to disagreeDie-Fifor Pete's sakemake it a thing
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Phrase of the scene
agree to disagree
to accept that you will never convince each other
Ralph offers a truce when they disagree about wanting something new; Vanellope panics.
We're never going to settle this, so let's agree to disagree.
Also in this scene
- Die-Fi
a pun on Wi-Fi that sounds like a deadly network
- for Pete's sake
a mild exclamation of annoyance or impatience
- make it a thing
to turn something minor into a big deal
Everything marked in this scene
25 notes across 47 lines
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MR. LITWAK: All right, let's get you plugged in.That's a plug-in alert.Litwak hasn't plugged in a new game in forever.Excuse us. Excuse us. Minor emergency.I'll bet you a shiny nickel it's a blood pressure machine.But seriously, the Internet is nothing to laugh at.nothing to do
But seriously, the Internet is nothing to laugh at.So keep out, for Pete's sake, and get to work.a mild exclamation of annoyance or impatience
Litwak bans everyone from the new Wi-Fi and snaps this to send them back to work.
So keep out, for Pete's sake, and get to work.So keep out, for Pete's sake, and get to work.flap
So keep out, for Pete's sake, and get to work.The arcade's about to open.and we're not even allowed to go in there.not allowed to
and we're not even allowed to go in there.Totally not fair.Something wrong with your game?wish + would
would happen in your game?No, no. It's just a fancy way to say we don't have to argue about it.way to do
No, no. It's just a fancy way to say we don't have to argue about it.to turn something minor into a big deal
Ralph tells Vanellope to relax when she treats a small disagreement as a fight.
Relax. Stop making it a thing.Go to work. I'll see you tonight, stench vessel.Go to work. I'll see you tonight, stench vessel.liaison
Go to work. I'll see you tonight, stench vessel.Go to work. I'll see you tonight, stench vessel.The Arcade Gets Wi-Fi, explained
What's really going on
The scene is a small argument about novelty. Half of it is the arcade meeting the Internet, with the older character warning that it should be feared simply because it is new: "It is new, it is different, and therefore we should fear it." The other half is Vanellope's restlessness, which the film will turn into its plot. She has finished her own game, and the line "I'd kill for even just a new track" says how badly she wants change. The comedy is in the misunderstanding that follows, where two friends nearly fight over a throwaway phrase and have to back off with "agree to disagree." Nothing here is dramatic, but both threads matter: one drives the trip online, the other explains why the friends will end up on it.
Theme
FriendshipA harmless chat nearly becomes a fight before the friends step back with agree to disagree.
DreamsOne character is restless inside a game she has already mastered and wants something new.
What you'll learn
- Notice how "should say" changes the exchange.
- Listen for the attitude carried by "should say".
- Try the phrase in a comparable conversation.
Listen for
- plugged in — elision
- get to work — flap
- see you tonight — liaison
It is new, it is different, and therefore we should fear it.A comic, reactionary warning that treats anything unfamiliar as a threat.
So keep out, for Pete's sake, and get to work.The same character's practical advice: avoid the Internet and do your job.
Man, I'd kill for even just a new track.One character's longing for change, even a small one, in a game she has finished.
It's just every bonus level's been unlocked.Her reason for boredom: there is nothing left to discover in her own game.
No, no. It's just a fancy way to say we don't have to argue about it.A calm clarification that a phrase was meant to defuse, not start, a fight.
Questions about this scene
What gets plugged into the arcade?
It turns out to be Wi-Fi, which one character explains is the Internet, an online community where people shop, play games and socialize.
Why does one character say they should fear the Internet?
Because it is new and different, and he argues that unfamiliar things should be feared; he tells them to keep out and get back to work.
Why is Vanellope unhappy?
All the bonus levels in her game have been unlocked and she knows every shortcut, so she wants something new and different to happen in her game.
What do they almost argue about?
A casual exchange of opinions turns tense when one of them takes 'agree to disagree' as a real disagreement and worries they are fighting.
What does "agree to disagree" mean here?
It means to accept that they hold different opinions and stop arguing, which is how the conversation is meant to cool down.
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Chapter 6on the houseRalph Mishears eBay
Chapter 7Not on my watchRalph and Vanellope Enter the Internet
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Chapter 10I got a guySpamley Pitches Loot Hunting
Chapter 11mess with the bullStealing Shank's Car in Slaughter Race
Chapter 12go viralShank Offers to Make Them Viral
Chapter 13saturate the marketYesss Explains Hearts Are Money
Chapter 14like shoes and socksRalph and Vanellope Say Goodbye
Chapter 15the million-dollar questionThe Princesses Vet Vanellope
Chapter 16bring out the worst in someoneRalph Reads the Comments
Chapter 17a kick in the faceVanellope Wants a New Home
Chapter 18keep a low profileBuying a Virus in the Darknet
Chapter 19an empty gestureRalph's Clones Chase Vanellope
Chapter 20hold someone backRalph Says Let Her Go
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