“ゲームウォーズ”
そう遠くない未来では、バーチャル世界の理想郷OASIS（オアシス）だけが若者たちの希望となっていた。そこでは、想像したことすべてが現実になり、誰にでも、また何にでもなれる。ある日、OASISを作り上げた天才にして大富豪の男から広大なOASISのどこかに隠された宝の卵を見つけた者はOASISの後継者となれるという遺言が全世界に向けて発信されたことにより、全人類参加の壮大なトレジャー・ハンティングが始まる。
製作費: $175,000,000 (263億円)
興行収入: $607,274,134 (911億円)
推定収支: $432,274,134 (648億円)
※製作費・興行収入はTMDBのデータを参照しています。収支は(興行収入 - 製作費)で算出したFindKey独自の推定値であり、広告宣伝費や諸経費は含まれません (1ドル=150円換算)。
監督: スティーヴン・スピルバーグ
脚本: アーネスト・クライン / ザック・ペン
音楽: アラン・シルヴェストリ
制作: クリスティ・マコスコ・クリガー / Adam Somner / ドナルド・デ・ライン
撮影監督: ヤヌス・カミンスキー
制作会社: Amblin Entertainment / Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / De Line Pictures / Dune Entertainment
There's a moment in this movie when the central character says "I love her". His friend hastily replies, "Slow down bro... she could be a 300 lb man living in his mom's basement." In the very brief beat between the two lines, I thought FINALLY a movie about falling in love completely independent of what a person's genetics may be. And then the crushing cynicism in a dystopian world where there is little to live for and even less to hope for: even in a nightmare, a fat man is undateable. Don't worry though. If you have the skills you may end up on top. Just like Ben Mendelsohn's slave-owning antagonist almost did. Because in this story, it's not a world where anyone feels compassion or empathy. It's a world where everyone only thinks of themselves. A sociopath's dream. And that's what earns the top prize. I love looking at Tye Sheridan. But not enough to sit through this again.
I watched this movie because I was once working in the VR industry and really curious what it could tell us (even though I am not really interested after watching the trailer). Anyway, the experience is not bad (in 4DX). But not recommended for a second watch since there is little to dig and feel except for the numerous, eye-dazzling amount of Easter eggs. Sorry.
Another great movie from Steven Spielberg
Obviously everything from the book cannot go into the movie, however a lot of what got into the movie was not from the book. Too much focus on car chases and too little on solving a puzzle. If you haven't read the book, read the book! it's much more awesome!
Can you imagine watching this if you didn't give a fuck about the '80s? Like there's nothing that happens in _Ready Player One_ that isn't a reference to **something** at least, but almost all of them are '80s references. I mean I worship at the altar of 1980s' references on a daily basis, and even for me this was only so-so, I fear to imagine what _Ready Player One_ might be like for someone who actually demands originality. Honestly, it was better than I was expecting, I'll front to that. The promotional campaign for this had the barometer for my excitement on this at a firm zero, and by the time I had finished watching it I was surprised to find I had actually enjoyed multiple things about it, but _Ready Player One_ is an exercise in lack of subtlety, and really tries your limits on suspension of disbelief. Not because of the fantastical endless virtual world inhabited by near every creation since the dawn of pop-culture, but because of the character interactions in their "real world". _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
