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You! I come alone, unarmed.Wreck-It Ralph · 2012 — Chapter 15 of 19 · 2'24" · B1
King Candy Visits Ralph, Explained: talk a little sense into
On the surface the king offers a deal: he hands back a medal and asks for a favor. Underneath it is a pitch wrapped in concern. He wants the big guy to stop a glitch from racing and sells it as protection, even borrowing heroic language: "heroes have to make the tough choices, don't they?"
What happens
The king arrives at the big guy's hideout and gets roughed up before he can talk. He shows the stolen medal, says it is his to take, and asks only to be heard. Then he explains why the glitch girl must not race, and asks the big guy to talk sense into her.
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hear me outno matter whattalk a little sense intoSad as it is
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Phrase of the scene
talk a little sense into
劝某人清醒、讲回道理
国王请求拉尔夫去劝范罗佩放弃比赛，把棘手的劝说推给拉尔夫。
Can you talk some sense into your brother?
Also in this scene
- hear me out
听我把话说完
- no matter what
无论如何；没有任何例外
- Sad as it is
虽然这令人难过
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I've had enough of you, pillow pants!I've had enough of you, pillow pants!I've had enough of you, pillow pants!You hit a guy with glasses. That's... Well played.You hit a guy with glasses. That's... Well played.I'm not interested in anything you have to say.But how about this? Are you interested in this?All I ask is that you hear me out.Ralph, do you know what the hardest part about being a king is?embedded what-clause
Ralph, do you know what the hardest part about being a king is?Doing what's right, no matter what.flap
Doing what's right, no matter what.Get to the point.Point being, I need your help.Sad as it is, Vanellope cannot be allowed to race.modal passive
Sad as it is, Vanellope cannot be allowed to race.I'm not against her! I'm trying to protect her!first conditional
If Vanellope wins that race, she'll be added to the race roster.And when they see her glitching and twitching and just being herself,And when they see her glitching and twitching and just being herself,And if they don't?But heroes have to make the tough choices, don't they?tag question
But heroes have to make the tough choices, don't they?She can't race, Ralph, but she won't listen to me.So can I count on you to talk a little sense into her?So can I count on you to talk a little sense into her?liaison
So can I count on you to talk a little sense into her?I'll give you two some time alone.King Candy Visits Ralph, explained
What's really going on
The whole visit is a sales pitch dressed as sincerity. The king opens by handing over the medal and saying, "It's yours! Go ahead, take it," which costs him nothing if it buys cooperation. His concern for the glitch girl is real enough to sound reasonable—"I'm not against her! I'm trying to protect her!"—but the argument is really about saving his own game and his own subjects. He flatters the big guy with the language of heroism, insisting that "heroes have to make the tough choices, don't they?", and turns a dirty errand into a noble duty. The ask at the end is small and specific: talk her out of racing.
Theme
PowerThe king holds the medal and the rules, and uses both to steer the stronger character into doing his bidding.
DeceptionHis plea is framed as protection and heroism, but the errand serves his own game above all.
What you'll learn
- Use hear me out before judging
- Hear no matter what as firm resolve
- Use count on you to ask for help
- Track if/when clauses as consequences unfold
Listen for
- I come alone — liaison
- no matter what — flap
- count on you — liaison
You hit a guy with glasses. That's... Well played.The victim of a sucker-punch admits the trick worked, half hurt and half impressed by the move.
Doing what's right, no matter what.The king's answer sounds noble but vague, a slogan he reaches for before asking for something self-serving.
Sad as it is, Vanellope cannot be allowed to race.He calls the decision painful to make, presenting a cruel rule as a reluctant necessity.
But heroes have to make the tough choices, don't they?He dresses up the request as heroic duty, pressuring the other side to agree to a hard, ugly task.
Questions about this scene
Why does King Candy give back the medal so easily?
He doesn't need it. Handing it over removes the big guy's reason to fight and buys him a chance to make his pitch.
Why does he want the glitch girl kept out of the race?
He claims that if gamers see her glitching they will think the game is broken, and a broken game gets unplugged.
Is he really trying to protect her?
He says so, but his own reasoning is that her winning could doom the whole game and everyone in it; protection and self-interest point the same way.
What favor does he ask at the end?
He asks the big guy to talk some sense into the girl, since she won't listen to him.
Wreck-It Ralph · 19 chapters
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Up next · Chapter 16go down with the shipRalph Betrays Vanellope
Chapter 1name of the gameRalph's Opening Monologue
Chapter 2come to terms withRalph Shows Up to Bad-Anon
Chapter 3the end of the worldRalph Crashes the Anniversary Party
Chapter 4a four-letter wordCalhoun's Hero's Duty Briefing
Chapter 5out to pastureFix-It Felix Jr. Breaks Down
Chapter 6state your businessFelix Searches Hero's Duty for Ralph
Chapter 7a ticket to a better lifeVanellope Outsmarts Ralph
Chapter 8a smoking huskCalhoun Explains the Cy-Bug Threat
Chapter 9wipe the slate cleanVanellope Crashes the Roster Race
Chapter 10another thing comingKing Candy Threatens Ralph
Chapter 11an accident waiting to happenVanellope Makes a Deal
Chapter 12stole Turbo's thunderCalhoun Explains the Turbo Warning
Chapter 13outside your comfort zoneRalph Bakes a Kart in a Minute
Chapter 14in the bagRalph Learns to Drive a Kart
Watching · Chapter 15talk a little sense intoKing Candy Visits Ralph
Chapter 16go down with the shipRalph Betrays Vanellope
Chapter 17take it to my graveRalph Licks Sour Bill for Answers
Chapter 18pull yourself togetherRalph Pleads With Felix in the Dungeon
Chapter 19a nice ring to itVanellope Rejects the CrownChapter 15 of 19 · about 8 min to go