Ready Player One complicates itself with a continual presentation
of characters from many movies and games that serve in the capacity of 'extras' in
this movie’s presentation. That single production decision diverts attention away from the storyline because as the story progresses one suddenly sees Beetlejuice or Iron Giant in a crowd. This creates an unwelcome
distraction that causes loss of focus. The story progresses forward while the audience is forced to refocus and play 'catch up'. While there is an
overwhelming amount of ‘eye candy’ in the form of technological advancements, there
is also a boring repetitiveness in presentation of the same technology such as the
clear box-shaped screens that are constantly accessed by the characters. It’s almost as if the 'imagination well' for story
telling has run dry and has chosen to rely on improbability to substitute for the well-written story. Depth of story is lacking and the human aspect that makes
one care and become emotionally attached to the characters does not appear in
this film. That aspect has disappeared and is replaced by a cold, almost calculated, indifference. As always, this Spielberg film retains Spielberg's unique
mark, but not as strongly as in his earlier films.
Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images
Storyline
A game offers a high stakes’ prize for successful
accomplishment.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Steven
Spielberg for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Donald De Line, Kristie
Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg, and Dan Farah for making the film possible. Cast
includes: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller,
Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. Lots of technical eye candy keeps eyes busy,
but artificially-introduced backgrounds tend to de-involve audiences to the
point of distraction.
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