For years, millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize, knowing only that the riddles are based in the culture of the late twentieth century.Īnd then Wade stumbles onto the key to the first puzzle. And like most of humanity, Wade is obsessed by the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this alternate reality: OASIS founder James Halliday, who dies with no heir, has promised that control of the OASIS - and his massive fortune - will go to the person who can solve the riddles he has left scattered throughout his creation. Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes this depressing reality by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia where you can be anything you want to be, where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. Famine, poverty, and disease are widespread. Are you ready? It's the year 2044, and the real world has become an ugly place. A worthwhile watch and highly recommended for anyone whose inner child craves a flash back to their favourite 80s and 90s nostalgia.A world at stake. This combined with a thorough PG tone maybe limits the film's emotional pay off but I think it just made it more fun. It spoils little to say the movie is basically watching an 80s video game unfold. The visuals are pretty and can go way over the top without being disruptive to the flow and tempo of the movie.

Oasis is believable and the rules of this not so far away future internally work, well enough at least. What the film does do right though is that it is emmersive and fun. The villain was vanilla and I am not sure the script gives the emotional range needed for the protagonists to shine. I think it would be a solid film without that notstalgia, but if that is your flavour of childhood wonder, you'll really enjoy Ready Player One.

For better or worse the film draws extensively on childhood tropes and memories of that era. I suspect I would have given it less stars if I wasn't fond of the 80s and 90s childhood experience. Reasonable acting and the polished visuals we all expect from Spielberg. Rating: PG-13 (Language|Bloody Images|Partial Nudity|Sci-Fi Action Violence|Some Suggestive Material)Ī whimsical slice of sci-fi adventure. When young Wade Watts joins the contest, he finds himself becoming an unlikely hero in a reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical world of mystery, discovery and danger.

When Halliday dies, he promises his immense fortune to the first person to discover a digital Easter egg that's hidden somewhere in the OASIS. In 2045, the planet is on the brink of chaos and collapse, but people find salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by James Halliday.

Ready player one by ernest cline