Directed By – Steven Spielberg
Starring – Tye Sheridan; Olivia Cooke; Ben Mendelsohn; Mark Rylance; Simon Pegg; Lena Waithe; Hannah John-Kamen.
What do you do when you need a director to bring the incredibly popular “unfilmable book” Ready Player One onto the big screen? You do the smart thing and hire the only person for the job, Steven Spielberg!
In the year 2045, Wade Watts (Sheridan) escapes to the only place he feels alive in the immersive virtual reality called the OASIS. The OASIS was created by the brilliant and eccentric mind of James Halliday (Rylance) and following his death, Halliday left his immense fortune and total control of the OASIS to whoever wins his game. Alongside Watts is his group of friends known as High Five as they battle a sinister corporation for control of the OASIS.
Spielberg proves why he was the only person to handle this worldwide phenomenon because this the most beautiful, visually forward-thinking blockbuster ever and proves why he’s the king of the blockbuster.
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It was smart for the film to introduce the world of the OASIS within the opening five minutes so we can be in owe of what was in front of us. Meanwhile having fun finding the pop culture Easter eggs throughout but it never got to the point it was taking away from the film itself.
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In some way, this seemed to be Spielberg's way of having fun of his own creating a game in the film much like Rylance’s Halliday. Additionally, I think the legendary director was making a commentary on where human’s are going towards with VR and gaming overall thanks in form of the tragic Halliday.
The film doesn’t use some of the things I might’ve like to have seen from the book like Watts getting bullied so we get to know the character better, but overall there’s a lot of similarities between the way Sheridan played Watts to Michael J. Fox’s Marty McFly.
Elsewhere, I would’ve liked to see more use out of Oliva Cooke’s Art3mis/ Samantha because if you have a talented actress like Cooke, she should be doing more. Furthermore, while I love Ben Mendelsohn in anything yet he is a one-note villain here, but his avatar is superbly brilliant.
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Apart from those nitpicky things, this is the true presentation of what a blockbuster is and it’s ideal for the whole family as adults will love the Easter eggs and the kids will love to be transported into a new world that will most likely happen in real life.
Finally, this was a true fun white-knock ride from Spielberg since 2011’s The Adventures of Tintin.
Verdict
A proper family blockbuster with a true visually masterclass from the icon of filmmaker.
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