Ready Player One

"Set in 2045 when almost everyone in the world spends most of their time in the virtual reality software called Oasis made by James Halliday. When he died, he left a message saying he had hidden an easter egg and anyone who found it will have his fortune and full control of Oasis. Orphaned teengare Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) joins the contest to find the easter egg, a journey full of danger, mystery-solving, friends, and enemies." 

Title: Ready Player One

Year: 2018

Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Written By: Zak Penn, Ernest Cline

Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes

Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure, Fantasy

Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn,Lena Waithe, T.J.Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance 

Language: English

Score: 9.5/10

Another Spielberg movie, another anticipation, and not dissapointed at all. This movie is based on the novel of the same name by Ernest Cline in 2011. Since the news about this film being made is spread, there has been a lot of anticipation from fans. I personally didn't read the book but the short synopsis is already interesting enough for me. 

WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT?

EVERYTHING!

But to be fair, let's break it down.

1. THE STORYLINE

You really won't get bored at all throughout the film. The story gets better and more interesting every time. It's a classic type of storyline, going forward towards the climax. But you will always want to know more and you won't get dissapointed with what Spielberg shows you scene after scene, until the end.

2. THE VISUAL

Perfect visual effects, showing you how virtual reality can be so real and unreal at the same time. Perfect color combination, pleasing to look. 

3. GAMERS (AND NON-GAMERS) CAN RELATE

Oasis is a virtual reality where you can collect coins/money to buy upgrades like your avatar's armor and weapons. Sounds familiar? Yup, that's what most games are like these days. Even if you're not a gamer, you still can relate to that. This movie also includes quite a lot of avatars from real games. Not just current games, but older games too. I won't spoil anything but they can make you get excited, and say "hey, I know that one!", which means big chance they're from a game that you play everyday or used to play everyday. 

But not to worry, non-gamers, it's not all about games. They also put characters from movies and cartoons from the 80s, 90s, and maybe a little from the 2000s. Not just them in visual, but in dialogues too. That'll get almost everyone in the audience get excited because of nostalgia and surprise.

4. THE MYSTERY

James Halliday is not a real person so you probably don't know anything about him except from the characters explanation. But they're really enough to make you want to know more about the founding father of Oasis. They put the mystery and also ways of solving them in the most interesting and smart ways. It's not so hard that it hurts your brain but it's interesting to make you want to know more. 

5. THE MUSIC

Not the most powerful part of the movie, but chosen very well. Suits the movie perfectly and make every scene even better. 

6. THE ACTION

Whether it's in the virtual reality, in the real life, or both, they're intense enough to keep your eyes on the screen. The portion of the action is also very balances so it doesn't outdone everything else. It's also not the lame and ridiculous action but a cool and logical one. No spoiler, but the ending action scene is epic.

7. THE COMEDY 

Also not the main portion of the movie but enough as an intermezzo between everything else that seems so serious. They're not lame and forced too. 

8. THE LOVE STORY

I'd say it's a classic one. You'd almost know from the start what'll happen to them. But I guess, once in a while, especially in a movie which genre is not romance, this kind of love story balances it. It's not lame and it's not too much, it's the right kind of romance in the middle of all the action and mystery-solving. For youngsters, you might even feel like you're looking back at your first moments with your partner. 

WHAT'S NOT GOOD ABOUT IT?

I'D SAY, NOTHING

Trust me guys, I'm being fair. But I just can't find any fatal flaws in this movie. Let me know in the comment section if you guys do!

WHAT'S SO-SO ABOUT IT?

1. THE CHARACTERS

This is a kind of movie that you watch because of the storyline and the famous director, not because of the interesting character, as if you're interested to watch "Steve Jobs" because it's about Steve Jobs. But after you watch the movie, you can tell that the characters are good and quite interesting. They're still not the most anticipated characters to watch and they don't have the characteristics as unique as Forrest Gump, but they're good enough to complete the movie. For the villain, I have to give thumbs up. He's a character designed to be hated by everyone in the most logical and not-lame way. So that's one awesome character. But overall, in Bahasa Indonesia, they're "biasa aja"

PLOT HOLES

Actually also can't find any at the moment, but let me know about what you guys think in the comment section!

So there you go, Ready Player One review. Enjoy!