“No, wait, listen. We aren't normally car thieves.”
Por qué es buena
Stop the scene, then ask for the benefit of the doubt.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
Listen, I'm not normally this late.
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Shank Offers to Make Them Viral, Explained
Ralph Breaks the Internet · 2018
Capítulo 12 de 21 · 3'57"
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."
Key moments
Start here, then watch the full scene- 0:11–0:43
❝ Monólogo · 9 frases We Aren't Car Thieves
33s - 1:25–1:53
Make Money Online
28s
Shank Offers to Make Them Viral, explained
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.
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.
Key lines & what they mean
- “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.
Theme
- Friendship — The thieves are forgiven because they did it for a friend's broken game, and they bond over racing.
- Money — The plan shifts from stealing to getting rich online through a viral video.
Qué aprendes en este capítulo
Puntos de enseñanza
Repasa justo después de verMi nivel0/4
A1–C2 es la escala MCER. Las tarjetas por encima del nivel elegido se atenúan y la reproducción no se pausa en ellas.
Puntos de lengua
Toca una tarjeta para saltar a ese momentoFrases de oro
Una gran frase en sí misma: por qué y cómo usarla“Friendship is everything to us, too.”
Por qué es buena
A truce built on a shared value.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
Family is everything to us as well.
“There are much better ways to make money on the Internet than stealing cars...”
Por qué es buena
A better path offered through clean comparison.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
There are much better ways to study than all-nighters.
“If this thing goes viral, you can make a lot of money.”
Por qué es buena
Viral fame sold as a formula.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
If the clip goes viral, the shop gets busy.
“But I'm telling you right now, that BuzzzTube place is a terrible idea.”
Por qué es buena
Dissent declared before it's needed.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
I'm telling you now, that plan is a disaster.
Monólogo
Un personaje sostiene la escena: practícalo entero❝ Ralph cries his way through the alibi
No, wait, listen. We aren't normally car thieves. My friend here, she's a candy kart racer. You should see her racing around her sweet little track... in her cookie wafer car we built together. And, well, the thing is, her perfect little game broke... and it was my fault... so we're here to try to fix it... and we need money to do that, and someone was gonna pay us money...
The more he explains, the guiltier the friendship-and-fix-it story sounds.
Siguiente · 13saturate the marketLa escena: Yesss Explains Hearts Are MoneyIdeas clave
Lo que te llevas- Notice how "eboy" changes the exchange.
- Listen for the attitude carried by "eboy".
- Try the phrase in a comparable conversation.
Preguntas frecuentes
La pregunta, luego la fraseWhy 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.