Grade: A-
Rating: PG-13, 140 minutes
In
a Nutshell: The creator of the
largest virtual reality world ever, called the OASIS, dies and leaves a
challenge to anyone who can find three invisible keys that lead to a hidden
Easter egg to win a fortune and ownership over the OASIS. Directed by Steven Spielberg, it is full of
imagination, fun, action, romance, humor, and a moral lesson. Game on!
If you’re not into
video games, this movie is probably not for you. I don’t really play video games, but I still enjoyed it. I have four sons who played
video games for many years growing up, so I was exposed enough to most of the
characters that make an appearance in this movie that I got a kick out of it
all. One of my sons is now living his
dream as a 3D character artist for the hugely successful video game company Blizzard.
Tips for
parents:
· Ready Player One
is rated PG-13 for tons of violence, bloody images, partial nudity,
profanity, and some suggestive material.
* I was worried that the movie would glorify video games and encourage kids to plug into technology even more, but the message in the end is that we all need each other and real life. I thought the ending was actually very sweet.
is rated PG-13 for tons of violence, bloody images, partial nudity,
profanity, and some suggestive material. * I was worried that the movie would glorify video games and encourage kids to plug into technology even more, but the message in the end is that we all need each other and real life. I thought the ending was actually very sweet.
·
Some profanity and other crude language.
·
A character flips the bird.
·
It shows real people losing touch with reality
as they play video games.
·
Several people have face and body tattoos.
·
The leading lady’s avatar (Art3mis) has a super skimpy
outfit on.
·
You see the partial naked back side of a virtual
reality woman.
* There is an important reference to “Rosebud” in the 1941 movie Citizen Kane
that very few kids or even adults will catch.
* There is an important reference to “Rosebud” in the 1941 movie Citizen Kane
that very few kids or even adults will catch.
·
Uplifting theme:
· “People need to spend more time in the real
world.” – Wade/Parzival
· “It’s not about winning, but playing.” – Wade/Parzival
· “As painful and terrifying as the real world can
be, it’s the only place you can get a decent meal…because reality is real.” – Halliday
· “No man is alone who has a friend.” – I-R0k
· Illusion vs. reality
- Real
world consequences
Things I liked:
- The movie itself is classic Spielberg with absolutely
fantastic action sequences and imagination.
- The special effects are really well done and blend easily
from virtual reality environments into scenes with people in reality.
- The movie is overflowing with references that span
several decades of movies, music, and pop culture, focusing mostly on the
1980’s. While the main character (Wade Owen Watts) is
looking for the grand prize, there are TONS of fun Easter eggs for the
audience to look for and enjoy during the entire film. At one point, there is a scene with a
famous Anime motorcycle that Spielberg is notorious for having rejected 30
years ago, dismissing it as “unsalable” for film. It’s fun to see how he now embraces and
celebrates it on the big screen.
- There is some humor and heart in the film with most of the
comic relief provided by a scary-looking, yet hilarious character named I-R0k,
voiced by T. J. Miller.
- Alvin Silvestri offered an energizing and fun musical score. Originally, Steven Spielberg’s favorite
composer, John Williams, was going to tackle the project, but he had to
step away to finish his work on another Spielberg film, The Post
- If you can, try to see the movie in 3D, but it’s still fun without the glasses and extra fee.
- Climb Mt. Everest with Batman. Ha ha
- I love Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance in anything.
Things I didn’t like:
· Older
folks will probably claim the movie is on sensory overload (they’re right), but
the younger crowd will feel like they’re right in the middle of playing a video
game. A really old guy sitting near me in the theater got up and walked out.
- There are a LOT of exposition scenes that tell us what’s
happening and the movie drags a little bit in the Third Act.
- It’s a very long 2 hours 20 minutes flick, so
Grandpa or Junior may fall asleep.
Funny lines:
- “There
are only 3 things I hate in the world: Steam Punk, pirates, and Tabouli.” –
I-R0k (T.J. Miller)
- “Am I
being punked?” – Aech/Helen (Lea Waithe)
- “She
wanted to go dancing, so we went to a movie.” – Halliday (Mark Rylance)
- “She
could be a dude, a 300 pound dude who lives in his mother’s basement…and
his name is Chuck. Think about
that!” – Aech/Helen
- “Voila….which
is French for….” – I-R0k
- “Do
you want it or not?” – Anorak (Mark Rylance)
Interesting lines:
- “People
go to the Oasis for all the things they can do, but they stay because of
all the things they can be.” – Wade
- “A
fanboy knows a hater.” – Parzival
- “Things
move forward whether you like it or not.” – Ogden Morrow (Simon Pegg)
If you loved it and want more, check out the
book that it’s based on, Ready Player One
,written by Ernest Cline. The movie adds to and deletes from the source
material, frustrating true fanboys, but they both have something to offer. Cline actually mentioned Steven Spielberg in
the original novel.
,written by Ernest Cline. The movie adds to and deletes from the source
material, frustrating true fanboys, but they both have something to offer. Cline actually mentioned Steven Spielberg in
the original novel.
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