Ron's Gone Wrong - Disneycember

The trailer didn't offer much, but perhaps there's more to this film than meets the eye. Doug checks out Ron's Gone Wrong.

Ron's Gone Wrong is a 2021 computer-animated science fiction comedy film directed by Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine (in his feature directorial debut), co-directed by Octavio E. Rodriguez and written by Peter Baynham and Smith. The film features the voices of Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, and Olivia Colman.


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[ChannelAwesome]

What did you think of Ron's Gone Wrong?

[Danominator]

I like how realistic Barney is as a character. There's multiple spots in the film where he gets tired of Ron and you think it's gonna be a third act breakup, but there isn't. He's just highly emotional going through things that middle school kids do. His relationship with Ron feels really genuine because it's earned. Friendship isn't perfect, people. There's always gonna be some turbulence, and that's okay.

[elder-woodsilverstein]

This is actually the Emoji movie done right. It has commentary on how social media gives us so much power, yet it makes us so much weaker.

[GeekCredTrivia]

I liked how they point out that kids hanging out in the woods by themselves is kinda dangerous, something most kids movies often show as safe and fun

[jayman]

This movie had far more heart than I expected. Yes there are some "Disney" moments in it but I feel the movie was as much anti Disney and anti Google as it was anti Social Media. Shockingly good.

[warbird]

I liked how they updated Barney's friend board. How it starts off selfish but changes to be more considerate of Ron and simplified with few conditions. Not " stay within 6 feet sometimes, " just "stay with me." How the creator tries to compare the board to his algorithm. It really stuck out how needlessly complex his idea of friendship was.

[duphasdan]

One of my favorite characters in the movie would be the grandmother. In the movie it is mentioned that she is a former citizen of the Soviet Union and a staunch anti communist. Then, later on, you see her breaking through a high tech security door with a high powered drill. At that point I seriously wondered what her backstory was and what she did in the past. She seems like a rather cool grandmother.

[joevictor]

I felt the same way as Doug about this film. I thought this looked like a cute film and it was by a different studio from the usual Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks ones so I wanted to support it. Ended up being such a relevant movie for modern times with great jokes and some nice messages

[joshmckee]

I really like how ron is represented. where the other b-bots are designed so that they are supposed to be kids friends, but they just tell the owner what they wanna hear and they aren't allowed to make mistakes. Ron, however, makes mistakes and adapts to barneys needs as he spends time with him...like an actual friend would.

[francisfatta]

I like how you don’t ever let yourself get burned out by how many movies you watch for Disneycember. You like to keep an open mind and try to find the good in each of these films, shows, and games

[Not_uoo]

When Ron slapped the bully then said “I don’t like you” gave me a uneasy feeling

[katiebonderman]

I watched this with my 7 year old and fiance. We all couldn't stop laughing hysterically at this movie. This is a rare time when we all are laughing at the same movie. I do not regret getting this movie. I love the hidden messages behind it.

[thedisneynerd]

YES! I've been waiting all month for this.
This movie was SO good! It sucks that it under performed at the box office. Granted thats not the movies fault cause the marketting and advertising was shit. But this movie felt like it had so much to say about how people connect these days. As well as how a lot of friendships dont feel genuine any more cause nowadays people just connect online. Also how big businesses track and spy on us through our devices.
God this movie was unbelievably well done

[matthewjones]

Thank you so much for recommending this movie! Watched it the other night and loved it.

Ron's lack of programming made him a blank slate, and both he and Barney have to build a friendship from the ground up, with mutual learning and engagement. What a BRILLIANT contrast to the typical bot, the supposed "best friend out of the box" turning out to be the one-sided, skin-deep affair we so often see in social media friends and the like.

[MONO_THE_GOD]

I can’t believe Disneycember is already almost over! This is a great series that is sad to see it go. Can’t wait for Disneycember 2022!

[CrunchyMadoka]

I watched it today on a whim when I realized that it was on Disney + and OH MY GOD was this movie fantastic!! The message, the relationship between Barney and Ron and dealing with their personal struggles and overcoming them. It was so SO charming and I enjoyed my time with it!

[robertbrookes]

One thing I loved about this film was how it showed that you might have a really different relationship with people you used to be friends with only a few years ago. Damn is that isn't a real life truth.

[ShadowYaz]

“I was waiting to be disappointed but it never happened!” I don’t know why but that sentiment is funny for me. ☺️

[SK-qoqs]

Saw this movie and I like it. The whole fish out of water scenario and how Ron's voice actor was so good. The humor was great and I love that with each interaction between Ron and Barney you could tell their friendship grows just like real life. Sometimes they annoy each other and other times they laugh it's so realistic to see a child friendship grows like that.

[RealJasonSmall]

I don't know why, but I laughed every time at "Absalom" haha!