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“Ready Player One” and the Future of Film
(The future’s not what you think — it’s what you imagine.)
This isn’t a traditional review. Try FrameRated for a more conventional review, commenting on cast and crew and story and technical issues: (https://medium.com/framerated/ready-player-one-2018-3d09fbf3af68)
If you’re just wondering whether to see the film, I endorse it. It’s fast paced and entertaining. It’s Spielberg, how could it be otherwise? I’ve seen it twice, and will again. I suggest you watch it, then come back for the discussion.
Because this isn’t a review of what Spielberg did. It’s a discussion of the impact of things you’ll see in “Ready Player One” just now appearing in our world, and what effect they’ll have on our entertainment future.
“Ready Player One” has already divided the fan universe into likers and haters. Fortunately for Steven Spielberg, the film is generating far more of the former than the later, but for those who don’t like it, “hate”, the irrational dislike of something, seems to be the operative word.
