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Ralph Returns To Wreck More In "Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet"

*This review will contain spoilers for Wreck It Ralph 2 I really enjoyed the original Wreck It Ralph. The successful immersion of the world and a strong message of recognizing and accepting yourself for who you are were done with enough imagination and simplicity that children of all ages could understand and learn from it. I can honestly say the same for this film, but in a few different ways. The way I see it, this film has a lot more to it than meets the eye, and deserves some discussion. First, the film accurately illustrates a semi-raw, yet kid friendly internet. While the film does explore ideas such as the Dark Web and Pop-up scammers, they are simplified and treated with respect. To fully comprehend it, let's compare the Dark Web from Wreck It Ralph to the Piracy App from the Emoji Movie (Yes, I have watched it). The Emoji Movie, quite tragically, reduces issues of viruses and illegal activity to mere comedy moments, even going so far as to say the worst thing to co