Ready Player One

— I didn’t expect to be part of the target audience for this film, but I had such a good time watching it that I must be. It’s a search for three keys and the wealth and power they’ll bring. The keys are hidden in a virtual-reality world that has largely replaced the real, overcrowded and decaying world. A team of five young and innocent people race in a magnificent CGI world, their faces aglow with wonder and excitement, their minds filled with puzzlement, their bodies energized with the competition. Of course, there’s an evil company, vying for the prize as well and willing to win at any cost. The result is an old-fashioned adventure with twists and turns and a bit of a love story too. It’s a clever script with nods and references galore, and it’s expertly crafted to move along and keep you interested. It held my interest and made me smile and forget my real world, which is pretty much just what we want from a certain kind of movie. It’s not a deep film that will change your life, but it does a great job of letting you become part of another world and escape your own life, something I appreciate.

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[2018, 140 min. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelson, and Lena Waithe.]
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/02/steven-spielberg-ready-player-one-in-2045-virtual-reality-is-everyones-saviour