The Hype is unreal...

Rating: 6/10 (12 April 2018)

This movie clearly did not live up to the hype. It probably mark the downfall of Spielberg after his nearly flawless directing career.
The idea is quite good. I have never read the book but I heard it's fantastic. But it doesn't mean the good can transfer to this adaptation. 'Ready Player One' lacks of plot cohesion. In other word, the way its story goes is such a mess! A dystopian future (which was poorly portrayed) where billion dollars entertainment cooperation takes control of literally everything seems to be very cliche, and the way Spielberg put power into their hands are just very illogical. Moreover, the main message of the movie is also very unclear. Did he try to criticized the generation of people wearing VR and forget the real world, or just ones who couldn't catch up to the pop-culture of the 80's but try to earn from it? Til the very end of the movie, this question is still not answered.
The line of this film is... terrible. It's super cliche and predictable.
The overall graphic is quite fine. But the sketch of 'avatar' is bizarre, reminding me of 'Mars need Mom', tbh.
But it does bring up the fan-boy inside of you, if you could understand all the references in it. But honestly, none of them are really bold or memorable.