Alright, yes this review is most likely late, since the movie has been out for a while and I'm pretty sure that many of you have seen it. But, first, I'm a slow reader, ok?! Second, it's hard for me to keep up with all the movies that I would like to go see, so sue me, lol. (Don't really sue me though, cuz' I have lots of bills to pay, thanks)
Moving on, so, yes, I (of all days, I know) just watched the film adaptation of Ernest Cline's "Ready Player One" and yes, I've read the book before hand.
And let me tell you, that the studio wasn't kidding when they said that they had 'adapted' the film from the movie. And we all know what that means, that the script took liberties (many) in the events from the book.
The essence of the story IS there, but I did have some issues regarding some points in the film.
The story itself felt rushed, the characters were introduced too fast and it seemed like the audience was expected to grow an attachment fairly quick to these characters that they had just been introduced to basically a few seconds ago. Unless you had previously read the book and were acquainted with the characters, it would be hard to build a quick emotional attachment to them. I understand that there is a limited amount of time for the plot to move along, but to me it seemed like they could put on a little bit more time to introduce the characters and make them a bit more rounder than just two dimensional.
I also think that the movie went into with the whole 'Parzival' (Wade Watts) as the very cliche, main hero, 'only hope'. When in actuality, all the main characters had very much key roles to play in the story (book wise), and I wish they had done that more with the movie, instead of what they went with. It was no less a team effort, and of course, Parzival was the one whom won, but it was more of a lucky chance, rather than "the universe chose you'.
Of course, like many movie adaptations of popular books, there were key elements that were changed, but the main story line was kept for the movie.
I was kind of saddened to not see too many 80s pop culture reference (unlike the book, which is filled with a ton of them), specially how significant those references were to the challenges, gates and tests throughout the book. So, it was a huge let down. I understand that perhaps they couldn't incorporate more of what what shown in the movie due to copyright law, but still, I was left wanting to see more of the 80's pop culture nostalgia.
Overall, the movie was enjoyable, did it lack some substance that was in the book? Absolutely. But, is it a horrible un-watchable interpretation of the book? No. Would I buy it? I'll pass, but that doesn't mean that I won't re-watch if it happens to be playing on Netflix or stream it from time to time.
Again, the book had far more substance, but if you haven't read the book, this film is enjoyable. I would say that (like what I mentioned about 'Fullmetal Alchemist ' live-action movie, if this is the first time you're watching this (without any previous knowledge whatsoever) it is amazing. For those of us whom have read the book, it has it's issues, but (unlike Fullmetal) this adaptation is by FAR more enjoyable.
But, like that old saying goes "The book was better" 😉.
** DISCLAIMER**
Moving on, so, yes, I (of all days, I know) just watched the film adaptation of Ernest Cline's "Ready Player One" and yes, I've read the book before hand.
And let me tell you, that the studio wasn't kidding when they said that they had 'adapted' the film from the movie. And we all know what that means, that the script took liberties (many) in the events from the book.
The essence of the story IS there, but I did have some issues regarding some points in the film.
The story itself felt rushed, the characters were introduced too fast and it seemed like the audience was expected to grow an attachment fairly quick to these characters that they had just been introduced to basically a few seconds ago. Unless you had previously read the book and were acquainted with the characters, it would be hard to build a quick emotional attachment to them. I understand that there is a limited amount of time for the plot to move along, but to me it seemed like they could put on a little bit more time to introduce the characters and make them a bit more rounder than just two dimensional.
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I also think that the movie went into with the whole 'Parzival' (Wade Watts) as the very cliche, main hero, 'only hope'. When in actuality, all the main characters had very much key roles to play in the story (book wise), and I wish they had done that more with the movie, instead of what they went with. It was no less a team effort, and of course, Parzival was the one whom won, but it was more of a lucky chance, rather than "the universe chose you'.
Of course, like many movie adaptations of popular books, there were key elements that were changed, but the main story line was kept for the movie.
I was kind of saddened to not see too many 80s pop culture reference (unlike the book, which is filled with a ton of them), specially how significant those references were to the challenges, gates and tests throughout the book. So, it was a huge let down. I understand that perhaps they couldn't incorporate more of what what shown in the movie due to copyright law, but still, I was left wanting to see more of the 80's pop culture nostalgia.
Overall, the movie was enjoyable, did it lack some substance that was in the book? Absolutely. But, is it a horrible un-watchable interpretation of the book? No. Would I buy it? I'll pass, but that doesn't mean that I won't re-watch if it happens to be playing on Netflix or stream it from time to time.
Again, the book had far more substance, but if you haven't read the book, this film is enjoyable. I would say that (like what I mentioned about 'Fullmetal Alchemist ' live-action movie, if this is the first time you're watching this (without any previous knowledge whatsoever) it is amazing. For those of us whom have read the book, it has it's issues, but (unlike Fullmetal) this adaptation is by FAR more enjoyable.
But, like that old saying goes "The book was better" 😉.
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