Where do I begin with this milquetoast, lame-o, and horrible excuse for an animated motion picture? To understand the cultural brainrot that it takes to produce such visual excretement, we must look to the past, the blessed year of 2014.
In 2014, "toy reviews" were the biggest thing on YouTube. The ubiquitous of the iPad combined with a new generation of parents meant more kids were online than ever, and content creators took advantage. RyansToyReview, as he was known as the time, was one of the largest. Originally, the videos were simple, just stuff like "playdoh surprise egg" bla, bla, bla. But, his parents were not satisfied. So instead, they grew a media empire beyond his dreams, which lead to the launch of the "Ryan's World" brand, one of the first big YouTuber forays into brick and mortar retail.
Before Ryan, there was no YouTuber "in-stores". YouTube celebrities were just YouTube celebrities. But in 2018-2019, Ryan dominated the market with a wave of products. You could not go into a Walmart or Target without seeing Ryan's face plastered in every single aisle. Forget Mr. Beast, Ryan did it first, and he seemingly succeeded.
We too, fell for the Ryan craze. We purchased one of his surprise eggs in 2019. Inside, a "mystery putty". That putty was black, which is a disturbing color for putty,. But regardless, my little brother left it on the carpet for a couple of hours and within that time, like some sort of alien substance, it completely destroyed the carpet. The putty came off fine, but whatever Ryan used as the dye in the puddy was beyond dye. It could have been taken from the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, for all I know. I'm not the only person who had this happen either--read the review's for the Ryan's World puddy.
Much like the puddy, this movie has destroyed everything. Because of Ryan's World, we now live in a world where YouTubers think they are celebrities alongside some of the biggest, recently, it has been Mr. Beast who has been everywhere, launching restaurants, candy bars, toy lines, and most recently, mainstream controversy about workplace abuse. Yay!
At the end of the day, my issue is not with Ryan, but with his parents. Why did Ryan need all this? Why did Ryan need a brand in stores? Why did Ryan need a show on Nick Jr.? Why did Ryan need a movie? Why did he need multiple video games? He didn't! He just wanted to make videos as a kid, on YouTube, for fun, and now, he is no longer popular. He grew up, and his parents are desperately trying to hurl him into the spotlight with a poorly produced film.
We don't need this. He doesn't need this.
