Ready Player One Movie Review. SPIELBERG IS BACK!!!

SPIELBERG IS BACK !!

   I had a very good experience and very much enjoyed the whole time watching the Movie Ready Player One. As the movie was being made the producers and the makers even Spielberg Himself promised that such a movie was a chance for the acclaimed director to return to his original roots and style as a Filmmaker and might i say that he did indeed Deliver such promise. Right of the bat I was immersed while watching the movie because of how it was made from the pacing of the story to the style that it was delivered.

The film was based on a bestselling novel by Ernest Cline while the script was penned by Cline and Zak Penn. The story is Based on Columbus, Ohio 30 years into the future where the world is overwhelmed by climate change and overpopulation a typical problem that the world is now already facing, anyway such future is actually not really farfetched since the invention of the VR where like in the movie people through the OASIS a Virtual World could escape their real world problems that they are facing, but to be honest in my opinion the real setting of the movie is not the real world itself but the OASIS. Based on the movie they do show the connection of both worlds to each other on how it affects the other one and how important it is for somebody to find the Easter egg a quest given to the players of the OASIS where whoever finds it will have the total control of the virtual world itself.

The film did deliver on the positive and negative effects of living in the Virtual world. In regards to the style of the movie they did aim and achieve a realistic effect for the OASIS but in a way that it still embraces the Video game and rather cartoonish style designs that they intended to do. Basically when the movie changes it setting between the real world and the OASIS i really had no problem towards it since they paced it properly and it is very clear when the two setting changes since the style of the two worlds are really quite different. 

In regards to its Nostalgic elements, there is A LOT IN HERE and by a lot i mean A LOT. Based on the movie Wreck it Ralph there is something fun and enjoyable that gives you a happy feeling when you see elements from classic films or in here video games. I did feel like I was a child again when they showed a big set Piece on the movie where the characters had to join and win a race, From revealing the DeLorean itself from "Back to the Future" , a Dinosaur from the Jurassic park and even King Kong Himself there are a lot of elements in here coming from not just classic movies but also present ones.

There are also plenty of  the past and present Video Game references and Easter eggs in the movie that as I watched it i felt younger and younger as i get immersed on the story while it advances. 

There's an all you can eat Nostalgia in the movie. It's Like a buffet and I'm sure that if you watched it plenty of times you could see more references and Easter eggs in it. I mean you could not find all of those in just one sitting of the film.

Although Spielberg did openly borrow from old movies in regards to Raiders of the Lost ark and Star Wars which by the way was created by Spielberg and George Lucas because of their love for pop culture they did create something amazing out of it. I really did not get disappointed on how their movies were delivered. It's actually quite Amazing.

It was really a Magical moment for me like the time where i first saw those Dinosaurs from the first time watching Jurassic Park. It gave me that feeling of joy and adventure again on a movie that I crave so much that I wish that there was more of it. In it's worst the film amounts to a game of spot the reference or eater egg and at its best it gives you this amazement of unexplainable feeling of joy where you just want to get stuck in that moment forever that sugar rush feeling which provides thrill and excitement to the viewer at the same time.

Spielberg himself was happy to talk about the movie Ready Player One as his return to the "from the audience, for the audience " style of Filmmaking and suggested that he has more than pure entertainment in mind on the movie's production.  It did give a message on how the virtual world or the internet itself could isolate somebody from the real world and distract them from their real problems. On Wade's, the main protagonist, opening moment where you are shown how the world was rundown and how the world and each and every person were living their own fantasies.

They also did show how the main Character embodies that type of person who because of the OASIS and because of his isolation from the real world would have a hard time talking to girls and how he confronts the main Villain where we are meant to cheer for him when he declares that " A fan boy knows a hater".

Mark Rylance in here delivered the best performance in the movie playing as the most powerful inventor of the OASIS Halliday where he is portrayed as a Smart and awkward but rather weird figure which is really quite the opposite of how such a person like himself would live if it was 2018.

In short..I HAD an AMAZING TIME watching the movie and as I left the theater I only wished that there was more of it that such movie is the ultimate expression of nostalgia with all of its virtues in it.

If you are trying to have fun while watching a movie then Ready Player One is the Movie for you.

As Spielberg say it is a movie "From the audience, For the Audience"

Enjoy watching it..I sure did.

I give it a 10 out of 10.

P.S. The Gundam Scene was freaking awesome!!

Best Feel Good Movies to watch if your having a bad day.

Best Feel Good Movies to watch if your having a bad day.

We've all been there you know those days where you've had a really bad day, a bad week, a bad everything actually and on those days really you don't want to do anything that will further piss you off and make things worse. So you go home turn on your television and try to pick yourself up or make your mood better by watching shows that would make you rather smile or happy. It's a sure way to lessen the Bad that is Happening in your life and brighten things up a bit.

Yes there's nothing wrong with watching amazing films like inception , the Godfather or Scarface but if you feel like crap those films are probably not the ones you should be watching to cheer yourself up. Sometimes you just need to watch a movie where it can lift your spirit or give you a boost of joy to forget about your problems even for a small amount of time. Sometimes you need to watch those kind of movies.

With that in mind I've happily compiled a few list of movies that comes up in my mind to cheer you up. These are feel Good and Amazing movies to put you in a better mood that carries uplifting messages and light stories that will surely put a smile on your face after watching them.

So let's Begin...

1. BIG FISH

A Fantastic Tale Full of Great and Colorful Characters it tells the unbelievable story of Ed Bloom played by Ewan McGregor. From making Friends with a Giant, Having told and seen the future on how he will die and how he led an amazing life this movie which is by the way an amazing feel good film for the whole family is one of those films that will probably lighten your mood and give you a fuzzy feeling of joy inside after watching it.

2. Groundhog Day

Have you ever wished that you could have done something differently before and change your decisions or actions? Well Groundhog Day is that kind of movie. It's the Ultimate feel good classic. Featuring Bill Murray who stars as a grumpy news reporter who is stuck on living the same day over and over. Giving numerous and different versions of the same day and how he finally realizes how beautiful life is and how he could turn things around. This is an amazing film to show you how important one day is and how you could do so much in such a short time. Good for those times where you feel down and just need to go to your room, relax while watching a movie and eating a tub of popcorn.

3. Pursuit of Happyness

Will Smith in this Movie was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden globe for his Amazing Performance about a Father struggling with homelessness while trying to raise a son. This is also Jaden Smith's first debut movie and this movie is actually based on a true story about how a man has determined and worked hard to pave a better life for him and his son. P.S. Happyness is Intentionally misspelled here. :)

4. Slumdog Millionaire

A movie about a Mumbai teen who goes to the Indian Version of Who Wants To Become A Millionaire? to find his lost love. Starring Dev Patel he then has to explain how a boy from the slums who came from nothing could win after being arrested for cheating and continue to search for his love. This is the kind of film that will surely make you happy, give you an amazing lesson in life and help you realize how content you should be in your life and how lucky you are.

5. Shawshank Redemption

I did save the best for last. Have you ever watched a movie where after watching it feels like your life just became better? Well this is that kind of movie. One of the Highest rated movies of all time whenever I talk about this movie with my friends I do not even refer to it by title, Because it is "THE MOVIE". Prepare to be moved by such an amazing film where the story encompasses hardships, Hopes, Dreams and where it moves you after you watch it. Such a Simple film that I wouldn't want to spoil any of it for you but I suggest that you set aside two hours of your life and watch this movie after having A BAD DAY and it surely will pick you right up. This is perhaps my most favorite movie of all time. 

So that's it! those are five movies that you could start with if you're having a bad day.

Enjoy! :)