This movie is so creative. It takes
in the year 2045 in Columbus Ohio, which ive actually been to. So basically the
world is a s*** hole …well not really but people spend MOST OF THEIR TIME in
the Oasis. It’s a virtual reality video game far beyond the PSVR…
James Halliday became like a god to
people. But then he died. But he made a contest to find 3 keys to find an egg.
The one who has the egg will literally own the program/video game. This review
has minimal spoliers but there are some. Reader be warned ,dude.
Wade Watson is the main character.
His parents are dead in the movie so he lives with his Aunt and her loser
boyfriend. I call him a loser cause what woman makes her boyfriend “go to your
room”. Wade is known as what is called
to be a Gunter. Gunters are trying to win the contest. The villains are called the
“Sixers” no relation to the basketball team lol. The Sixers are the 2nd
largest company next to Gregarious Games, Halliday’s company. Their leader,
Nolan Sorento, is a dick.
Wade ends up trying to complete the
first challenge which is just race to get to the end of this track. He ends up
wining after he watches one of these Halliday hologram archives. So he then
teams up with a virtual celebrity gunter called Artemis. Wade does end up falling
for Artemis….and he even tells her his real name which is a big NO NO. I don’t want to dive too deep into the
specific details of the plot, but I will say halfway through…or after Wade and
his friends beat the 2nd challenge things get REAL as in people die
in the real world…
Wade ends up joining a resitstance.
The Sixers get the jump on the final challenge and the battle to stop them
begins. This is when the movie goes from B-rated to A range. The final battel
is so intense. There’s so much goin on at this point….Of course the resistance
defeats the sixers at the end. The Halldiay Library curator turned out to be
someone very important and he helps Wade win the game.
So in a sense you have lots of themes
here. But let’s look at the Oasis as to what it is and what it does to
humanity. People are so involved in the virtual world that they forget what its
like to be outside. You can kinda of see that happening now. Wade says they
just use the real world for food, sleep, and bathroom breaks. The world problems
are unfixed…but that doent mean the whole world is a dystopian s*** hole, more like
just Columbus Ohio.
I love how Wade is just a regular guy…who
becomes the owner of the worlds biggest and greatest video game. The end of the
movie really had me tears. It is so awesome and RELATABLE. No this movie isn’t for
everybody. The fact that more people are into video games and social media
makes this movie very believable. The movie looks fantastic. The locations are
vibrant…and the music is awesome too. Lots of known songs are used.
So in coclusion as of me writing this,
Ready Player One is my favorite movie of 2018….and that says a lot considering
Black Panther and Avengers Infinity War were excellent. While those are 5 star
films, Ready Player One just has so much CREATIVITY and charm. So while I don’t
think it’s the most impressive or action packed movie of this year. Its already
on my all time favorite list. “Some things are perfect just the way they are”
and “Thanks for playing my game” says James Halliday. Good game, great movie.
10/10