best movie I had ever seen in my life so far

Rating: 10/10 (5 April 2018)

Let's face it: you come to a movie to get entertained. You don't come to try and make sure there is "proper" character development, or that there is a "proper" romance-- you simply want to have a great time. And when I came to watch this movie, I left feeling like I had just spent two hours on an amazing roller coaster; this was the first movie I felt like was worth every penny I spent on the movie ticket.
Because when you watch this on the big screen, it just absolutely blows your mind, with all the thrilling CGI, the characters and games from your childhood, the badass villains, the ingenius humor, the amazing lesson it teaches at the end, everything (except the subpar acting-- it could be a little bit better, but hey, most of the movie is spent in an alternate reality anyways).
I am going to admit-- I am usually someone with pretty high movie standards, but this was the first movie I actually spent the money to go watch at the movie theater more than once. It is absolutely amazing when you watch this on the big screen, and I still even find myself wanting to watch the movie again while writing this review because the characters and the plot are just so addictive.
Keep in mind that I had never read the book, I came to the movie expecting a drag (my family had to pull me in to watch this), and to be honest, I thought the trailers sucked. So the movie went way way beyond my expectations.
Let me parse a little bit about why this movie was so good (without spoiling too much).
First off, the premise of the movie of getting the three keys already pulled me in right from the start-- I mean, in a world where almost anything can happen, the possibilities of the challenges are endless. And, surprisingly, at a time where so many movies often start out great but fail to sustain the thrill later, Spielberg absolutely nailed it. The plot for the first challenge both visually and mentally amazed me (I was smiling and laughing the entire time while watching it). The second challenge was some of the most irresistible humor I had ever seen in a movie in a long time. And the third challenge-- let's just say it was a face-off between awesome characters that brought a wave of nostalgia and chills in my back.
Second off, the characters, especially the villains, were just so plain awesome that sometimes I'd find myself wanting to watch the movie again just so I can see their scenes. There are two main villains in this movie-- one who is some maniacal CEO, and the other who is some online gun-for-hire. The CEO was awesome-- he had the perfect avatar that represented his power, greed, and reputation. But the bounty hunter, my gosh, he was spot-on-perfect, stealing every scene he was in hands down. I am just going to say he was a combination of total badass and subservient humor-- the perfect villain.
Third off, the lesson in this movie can be absolutely touching, especially if you are someone who is very ambitious and working-your-ass-off toward goals all the time. I am not going to spoil it, but let's just say that I left the movie with a changed perspective and attitude on life (assuming you interpret it the same way I did).