Movie Review: READY PLAYER ONE(2018)
Ready Player One is the film adaptation of the best selling novel written by Ernest Cline. The film is directed by legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg. I personally think it's his best film in 16 years (MINORITY REPORT). The screenplay is written by Zak Penn (THE INCREDIBLE HULK and X-MEN: THE LAST STAND) and the author himself, Ernest Cline. The book compared to the film or vice versa are almost two completely different things. That sometimes translates to a bad film but in this case what we get here is a visual masterpiece and a very compelling story well told despite the story being retooled for the big screen. Why? I have read the book and loved it. That being said, much of the 80's pop references either don't have the license available to use (that means permission in legal terms) or simply doesn't translate to film. This is a visual-heavy film, which makes perfect sense to use video game