‘Ron Da Error’, the animated film that brings the value of friendship to the screen regardless of differences, opens in theaters in Ecuador

Barney Pudowski is an adorable but shy boy in high school who finds it difficult to befriend his peers. It lacks what ensures popularity in school: a B * Bot, a digitally connected walking and talking device, designed as the ideal solution to meet any challenge. His father, realizing that the only thing Barney wants for his birthday is the robot, surprises him with a B * Bot named Ron; However, something is clearly wrong with his new best friend. Ron knows nothing of his new owner, his circuits are faulty and Barney realizes that no matter how much he restarts it over and over again, he will not become his best companion.

This ‘defect’ that differentiates it from other robots is precisely the trigger for the relationship between the two to be different. Ron is endlessly curious, very loyal, and determined to support Barney in everything. The two develop a true friendship that redefines the boundaries of technology.

Can you imagine having a rebellious robot as your best friend? In a live interview with Jean-Philippe Vine and Octavio Rodríguez, director and co-director of Ron Da Error (Ron’s Gone Wrong), detail to THE UNIVERSE, the process of creating the animated film that opens this Thursday the 21st in cinemas across the country.

“The world is totally saturated with technology. Technology has become a necessity for life, ”says co-director Jean-Philippe Vine. And people are increasingly exposed, through technology, to people and interests that are similar to their own. Our film explores what that means in the world of friendship. Ron and Barney are an unusual pair of friends, totally different, but throughout the film they forge a strong bond that becomes very rewarding for both of them. The film is a celebration of friendship, especially the complicated ones, ”he says.

How was the creation process with the pandemic?

Jean-Philippe Vine: It was a surprise. We asked ourselves, how is it going to be possible to create the story? How is it going to be possible to create the film? and at the end of the day it turned out something we could work with. As we are human, we are resilient, we have limitations, we find paths. At the beginning it was not the ideal situation, but as we had a good structure in the studio it is one thing that worked. When you have a vision for a movie, it is an unspoken rule that you should do the best of everything. We entered this place as a group. You are inspired and if some things are not working you just know it, everyone is on the same page trying to tell a great story.

The film shows the hyperconnection that one has with technology, showing a device as the protagonist, is it a criticism or warning of the constant use of them?

Octavio Rodríguez: We are not looking to be critical of technology. Actually making a movie is connecting with amazing artists who put their ideas together. We try to examine friendship in this age of social media and we try to portray a relationship offline (offline) that is contradictory, problematic and that is the basis of a friendship. When you can be different, but allow each other to differ.

The value of friendship is present and verifies that even being different it is possible to be friends, do you want your child-adolescent audience to understand that differences can also unite them?

Jean-Philippe Vine: Actually, we are very interested in what is happening with artificial intelligences like Siri and Alexa that are getting more and more advanced, in a way that they can connect you and do things for you that seem effortless.

In our movie we have a hiatus like that, that Ron is designed to connect you with guys who like the same thing as you and actually that’s a good thing at the beginning of the movie, but what we’re saying is if you’re exposed to things similar to you, you will not grow up and you will not have a deep experience of life.

And that’s why Ron is different, he’s defiant. It is doing different things. You are bringing different people to be your friends.

Ron Da Error It is the first film to be released in theaters of the animation company Locksmith Animation, based in the UK. The production company is founded and led by women was created in 2004 by JulieLockhart and Sarah Smith, in association with Elisabeth Murdoch.

The film features the English voices of Zach Galifianakis as Ron; Jack Dylan Grazer as Barney Pudowski; Olivia Colman as Donka; Ed Helms as Graham Pudowski, Barney’s dad; Justice Smith as Marc Wydell; Rob Delaney as Andrew Morris; Kylie Cantrall as Savannah Meades; Ricardo Hurtado as Rich; Marcus Scribner as Alex and Thomas Barbusca as Jayden.