Ready Player One
SCORE: 73
Noah and I really enjoyed Ready Player One
on DVD. Peter was not so impressed with this movie. But then Peter is
not impressed with much these days. He is in that later teenage phase.
It takes 140 minutes to watch this PG-13 rated movie. If you are
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Ready Player One is video game related big time. Not only that, Ready
Player One is also constantly paying its respects to the 1980s. I became
a teenager in the 1980s and really enjoyed that decade. It was the best
decade since the 1950s, and way better than the 1990s. It is great to
see all of these references in Ready Player One. This movie is set in
2045.
Virtual reality is mixed with a massively online world (called the
Oasis) where all kinds of things can be done. In fact Ready Player One
has multiple different worlds where gamers can enjoy themselves. I
remember a Minecraft world, a Doom world, space station, racing and
more. The creator of the Oasis James Halliday sent off a major Easter
Egg in his game when he died.
What was this Easter Egg? Whomever could solve his riddles, and beat his
challenges would get three keys. The first person to get three keys
would get controlling stock in his company, and decide the future
direction of the game. We learn about James Halliday and his regrets in
Ready Player One. This movie teaches us that gaming is better together,
and the real world is better than virtual reality.
There are issues in Ready Player One for families to be aware of. They
are violence, blood, lack of attire, enticement to lust, bad language,
and more. The one thing in Ready Player One that does not fit is the bad
language. It feels off in this movie. It reminds me of a professor who
taught spewing bad language was the hardest addiction to break. Ready
Player One could have been so much better with cleaner mouths.
- Paul
Graphics: 60%
Sound: 60%
Replay: 85%
Gameplay: 90%
Family Friendly Factor: 70%
System: DVD
Publisher: Warner Bros Pictures
Developer: Amblin Entertainment
Rating: ‘PG-13’ - Parents Strongly Cautioned {sequences of sci-fi action
and violence, bloody images, some suggestive material, partial nudity
and language}
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