Take a Seat and Watch

This part is a more in depth review of the major parts of Ready Player One.  The three major components in Ready Player One  I will look at are; the overall plot (no spoilers), characters, and scenery. Plot As far as overall plot Ready Player One  has a standard story line. The main character, Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan), along with countless other people around the globe, play in a virtual reality simulation called the OASIS. In the game lies an Easter Egg, an in game secret, that gives ownership to whoever finds it. However, a rival company known as IOI, seeks to claim the OASIS for their own monopoly on the simulation world. Though the film's story line is fairly basic plot, there are plenty of twists and turns within it. The only comment I have about it is that the audience really doesn't have time to react to clues or mystery hidden within the plot. Although it takes place in the future, and is (obviously) a fictional story, problems tend to appear and (usuall...

This week I decided to sit and watch Ready Player One . Honestly, I have to say that I went in with very low expectations. Having seen plenty of video game movie adaptations most were average at best. Ready Player One , however, finally broke that streak for me. Overall the movie was put together quite well. It had a sort of Willy Wonka -esque plot to it, and I'm beginning to see others put together a sort of parallel between the two films. In short; imagine if Slugworth and Charlie had a duel over who would inherit the Wonka company, and all the kids that love chocolate didn't want Slugworth to win. Albeit they have similarities, Ready Player One would stand up on its own as it deviated from the Willy Wonka's plot, and added a very unique theme and structure to the film. As a movie-goer, I wouldn't recommend this film to those that aren't either an 80s and 90s nostalgic, or play video games. If you do go see Ready Player One  be sure to let me know your t...