But here’s the surprise of the year: This movie is a biting, heartbreaking, and hilarious critique of the social media era.
We’ve all seen the trailer: A socially awkward kid gets a defective robot best friend. It looks cute, it looks colorful, and on the surface, Ron’s Gone Wrong looks like standard family-friendly fare. Ron-s Gone Wrong
Barney realizes that while his classmates’ B*Bots are showing them filtered versions of reality (suggesting friends based on proximity and popularity), Ron is offering the real thing: clumsy, awkward, physical friendship. Watching Ron’s Gone Wrong as an adult is an uncomfortable experience. We see the CEO of the B*Bot company (voiced brilliantly by Ron’s Gone Wrong... I mean, Colin Hanks) acting exactly like every Silicon Valley tech bro. He cares about "engagement" and "daily active users." He doesn't care about kids. But here’s the surprise of the year: This
What follows isn't just a slapstick chase scene. It is a philosophical exploration of what happens when technology stops performing for us and just is . Here is where the movie shines. Ron is glitchy. He doesn't understand social norms. He walks into walls. He blurts out secrets. By our digital standards, he is a failure. Barney realizes that while his classmates’ B*Bots are
So, grab your device, log off Netflix, and watch this movie. Just be prepared to look at your phone a little differently afterward.