Ready Player One (Movie Review)
Coming from the book, Ready Player One,
the movie shows the audience that humanity is reaching a new epoch, where
except of bathroom needs and food we spend our whole lives in the virtual
reality, Oasis. The engine generating this world is the brainchild of Mr.
Halliday, an anti-social, introvert who finds solace in games. Thus he finally
creates a game for everyone in the world. On this death he leaves behind an
Easter Egg and three keys to that lead to the Egg. However the way to find the
key is in his memories. Thus begins a race to find the Egg. The Egg hunters
(Gunters as they call themselves) enter a series of adventures to find the
keys. Parzival, the game name of Wacb, a young adult seeking to find the Egg
and get his life set back. He finds friends and enemies the greatest being
Sorrento, a businessman, heading a company of people manipulated in order to
get the Egg for him. The search for the Egg results in Sorrento willing to kill
his adversaries in the real world. The movie brings out the dryness of our real
world because of human failure to take care of it and thus seeking solace in
that which isn’t real. The movie shows the truth as to where we’re headed.
There are many hidden links and connections to various games. The movie is
recommended for all above the age of 13. However, only gamers will really enjoy
it due to its hidden links to games.
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