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Title: Ready Player One (2018)
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Olivia Cooke shares her Watchlist and runs through a gauntlet of questions about the Steven Spielberg blockbuster Ready Player One.
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tye Sheridan | ... | Parzival / Wade | |
| Olivia Cooke | ... | Art3mis / Samantha | |
| Ben Mendelsohn | ... | Sorrento | |
| Lena Waithe | ... | Aech / Helen | |
| T.J. Miller | ... | I-R0k | |
| Simon Pegg | ... | Curator / Ogden Morrow | |
| Mark Rylance | ... | Anorak / Halliday | |
| Philip Zhao | ... | Sho | |
| Win Morisaki | ... | Daito | |
| Hannah John-Kamen | ... | F'Nale Zandor | |
| Ralph Ineson | ... | Rick | |
| Susan Lynch | ... | Alice | |
| Clare Higgins | ... | Mrs. Gilmore | |
| Laurence Spellman | ... | Lame Tattoo Guy (Reb) | |
| Perdita Weeks | ... | Kira | |
In the year 2045, the real world is a harsh place. The only time Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) truly feels alive is when he escapes to the OASIS, an immersive virtual universe where most of humanity spends their days. In the OASIS, you can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone-the only limits are your own imagination. The OASIS was created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance), who left his immense fortune and total control of the Oasis to the winner of a three-part contest he designed to find a worthy heir. When Wade conquers the first challenge of the reality-bending treasure hunt, he and his friends-aka the High Five-are hurled into a fantastical universe of discovery and danger to save the OASIS. Written by Warner Bros.
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Ernest Cline's fast-moving novel was a treasure trove for pop-culture junkies, but the endless references work better on the screen.
The year is 2045; the place is Columbus, Ohio. Our hero, Wade Watts, fills in the details while climbing past his grungy homes of his town, "the stacks," where trailer parks are piled on top of each other sky-high. Things are so miserable in Wade's world, everyone escapes to play in an immersive virtual reality game known as the Oasis. Its founder, James Halliday is worshipped like a god until his death some years before. However, before he left the mortal world, the creator left behind a series of games that would reward the winner with the prize of the keys to his virtual kingdom.
The book was a fast paced adventure that took its time to geek out on all of the 80's pop culture references but the film doesn't do that. . Spielberg doesn't have Wade (the titular character) talk audiences through it, and he doesn't spell out the references, he just quickly stamps down the Delorean in the middle of a action sequence and then continues onward. Fans can pause it frame by frame and analyse it thoroughly looking for the flux capacitor on the dashboard, checking the plates, and scanning for extra bonus material. Even to people who've never seen the Back to the Future movies and aren't vibing on the connection, the car doesn't need explaining. It's just a sleek piece of visual energy, one breathless element among dozens of others. That's why the movie works better than the books in terms of visual style and nostalgia.
The thin plot and the not so well done shallow characters make the film to be just a pop culture reference filled visual treat. Several plot holes( If movement is required to move an avatar in the game, how do people play in the Oasis while standing in their living rooms?) and a non-existent character arc makes it a fun, but a tangible watch. They're all already heroes, the big bad is evil from start to finish.
The story's breakneck speed, it's never ending references, make it a fun, exciting watch.