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Ep. 35 - ‘Ready Player One’ Review, Part 2
This is part 2 of our review of Steven Spielberg's nostalgia-porn movie Ready Player One. In it we lament the lack of any real danger or even drama in the film, as well as laugh at its lack of knowledge of the actual nature of online gaming, and discuss how the changing nature of copyright and IP management these days has made this film easier to make. All this, and much more in the last of our two-parter on Ready Player One. Plus, it's dangerous to go alone, so take this warning along with you as you listen to this episode: we take a deep dive into the movie and explore many plot points, so be pepared for MANY SPOILERS!
Here's a handy link to Part 1 of our Ready Player One review:
http://nerdstalking.podbean.com/e/ep-34-ready-player-one-review-part-1/
Show Notes:
02:50 - The myth of Parzival.
06:14 - The terrible acting of Mark Rylance.
11:34 - Put the f'ing key in the f'ing lock!
12:38 - The ghost in the machine.
16:02 - Is the movie saying video games should be revelled in or regulated?
17:24 - i-R0k!
18:37 - In the future, everyone lives in Columbus, OH.
19:24 - RP1 is an amazing technological breakthrough in drama-less movies!
20:17 - A funny joke in the movie: the Alien bit.
33:24 - Everybody loves to queue in a video game.
38:06 - How copyright has changed in the Internet era.
42:18 - Our final verdict.
Thanks for listening!
Video featuring the real-life Infinadeck VR treadmill featured in Ready Player One:
https://youtu.be/SVs7iegtDIk
If you have the stomach for it, here is a video with over 300 Easter eggs from the movie, the vast majority of which are not actually Easter eggs (protip: Easter eggs are hidden): https://youtu.be/PfeVH2bbzlw
A video review of Ready Player One, by the jerks over at RedLetterMedia:
https://youtu.be/_KkGRT_4its
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By William Hunter
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This is part 2 of our review of Steven Spielberg's nostalgia-porn movie Ready Player One. In it we lament the lack of any real danger or even drama in the film, as well as laugh at its lack of knowledge of the actual nature of online gaming, and discuss how the changing nature of copyright and IP management these days has made this film easier to make. All this, and much more in the last of our two-parter on Ready Player One. Plus, it's dangerous to go alone, so take this warning along with you as you listen to this episode: we take a deep dive into the movie and explore many plot points, so be pepared for MANY SPOILERS!
Here's a handy link to Part 1 of our Ready Player One review:
http://nerdstalking.podbean.com/e/ep-34-ready-player-one-review-part-1/
Show Notes:
02:50 - The myth of Parzival.
06:14 - The terrible acting of Mark Rylance.
11:34 - Put the f'ing key in the f'ing lock!
12:38 - The ghost in the machine.
16:02 - Is the movie saying video games should be revelled in or regulated?
17:24 - i-R0k!
18:37 - In the future, everyone lives in Columbus, OH.
19:24 - RP1 is an amazing technological breakthrough in drama-less movies!
20:17 - A funny joke in the movie: the Alien bit.
33:24 - Everybody loves to queue in a video game.
38:06 - How copyright has changed in the Internet era.
42:18 - Our final verdict.
Thanks for listening!
Video featuring the real-life Infinadeck VR treadmill featured in Ready Player One:
https://youtu.be/SVs7iegtDIk
If you have the stomach for it, here is a video with over 300 Easter eggs from the movie, the vast majority of which are not actually Easter eggs (protip: Easter eggs are hidden): https://youtu.be/PfeVH2bbzlw
A video review of Ready Player One, by the jerks over at RedLetterMedia:
https://youtu.be/_KkGRT_4its