Ready Player One is a total adrenaline rush of action and pop culture references that whizzes past you at 100 miles per hour. The film is set in 2045 where everyone spends all of their time in a virtual reality world called the Oasis. The creator of the Oasis left behind an easter egg and if you're the first person to find it, you gain total control of the Oasis, fame, and fortune.
The main characters Wade, or as he's known in the Oasis Parzival, and Samantha, or as she's known Artemis, are the top players in the game and they follow the standard action movie plot points as they unlock the secrets to winning.
There's added danger at every step of the way because Sorrento, the leader of an evil organization called I-O-I, wants to win control of the Oasis for himself and will stop at nothing to defeat Wade and Samantha. Sorrento is played by Ben Mendelsohn who was also Orson Krennic in Rogue One. So, I think he's got the role of evil villain nailed down.
Right from the very beginning we get a huge battle scene on Planet Doom and immediately after that, we get an awesome car race through a digital New York City where obstacles appear out of nowhere. One of the obstacles is King friggin' Kong. This movie has to have set the record for most pop culture references in a two hour movie.
My favorite sequence in the entire movie is when the characters are searching for clues in the Overlook Hotel from The Shining. The creepy twin girls. The blood elevators. Room 237. It's all there and it's all amazing. I wish more of the movie was like that sequence.
After a while though, the pop culture references started to feel like a crutch. Something director Steven Spielberg could throw in to distract the audience from the predictable story line or cliche movie elements.
I'm also not normally one to care about these things, but the film is a little bit sexist. Samantha's character is given a better backstory than Wade and should be the true protagonist, but she is ultimately relegated to damsel in distress. There is also a lot of build up to Wade and Samantha meeting in real life, since they don't know each other outside of the Oasis. Yet, all of the focus is on if Wade will find Samantha attractive. No one cares what Samantha will think of Wade at all.
Overall, his movie will keep you entertained from start to finish, offering a little something for everyone, especially nostalgic pop culture fans. There's non stop action, suspense, humor, and of course the pop culture references. Even if you don't get all 100% of the references, you'll still be able to enjoy the overall story. You should definitely see this on the big screen to appreciate the cinematic wonder that Spielberg has created.
The main characters Wade, or as he's known in the Oasis Parzival, and Samantha, or as she's known Artemis, are the top players in the game and they follow the standard action movie plot points as they unlock the secrets to winning.
There's added danger at every step of the way because Sorrento, the leader of an evil organization called I-O-I, wants to win control of the Oasis for himself and will stop at nothing to defeat Wade and Samantha. Sorrento is played by Ben Mendelsohn who was also Orson Krennic in Rogue One. So, I think he's got the role of evil villain nailed down.
Right from the very beginning we get a huge battle scene on Planet Doom and immediately after that, we get an awesome car race through a digital New York City where obstacles appear out of nowhere. One of the obstacles is King friggin' Kong. This movie has to have set the record for most pop culture references in a two hour movie.
My favorite sequence in the entire movie is when the characters are searching for clues in the Overlook Hotel from The Shining. The creepy twin girls. The blood elevators. Room 237. It's all there and it's all amazing. I wish more of the movie was like that sequence.
After a while though, the pop culture references started to feel like a crutch. Something director Steven Spielberg could throw in to distract the audience from the predictable story line or cliche movie elements.
I'm also not normally one to care about these things, but the film is a little bit sexist. Samantha's character is given a better backstory than Wade and should be the true protagonist, but she is ultimately relegated to damsel in distress. There is also a lot of build up to Wade and Samantha meeting in real life, since they don't know each other outside of the Oasis. Yet, all of the focus is on if Wade will find Samantha attractive. No one cares what Samantha will think of Wade at all.
Overall, his movie will keep you entertained from start to finish, offering a little something for everyone, especially nostalgic pop culture fans. There's non stop action, suspense, humor, and of course the pop culture references. Even if you don't get all 100% of the references, you'll still be able to enjoy the overall story. You should definitely see this on the big screen to appreciate the cinematic wonder that Spielberg has created.
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