ZestolPastilevsky
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I'm sure we have plenty of threads on the subject of what everyone's favorite movie is, or which movie they think is the greatest ever. But why don't we have ourselves a thread of a totally opposite tone? That is to say what is our least favorite movie, or what movie we think is the worst ever. For me it's the movie, "Ready Player One." The whole movie just felt like a very contrived and paper thin story cooked up by a corporate marketing board to try and cash in on 'gamers' and 'gaming culture.' As someone who quite enjoys video games, I really was put off but such a forced effort to pander to me, notwithstanding the fact that the effort missed its mark since most of the references found in the movie were...designed to cater to a younger audience than myself. If you're curious what the plot is, I'll sum it up briefly. A shut in guy who spends all his time playing a VR game is trying to solve an easter egg (basically a hidden puzzle in a game) that will allow him total control of the game. The evil corporation is also trying to solve it so that they can cash in on the game's popularity. My favorite part was when the girl he was playing with in the game turned out to actually be a girl in real life, and not some grotesque fatbodied mentally ill man. I can suspend my disbelief only so much.
Edit: the irony of the movie feeling very corporate while itself being about a corporation trying to profiteer off of gaming is not lost on me.
Edit: the irony of the movie feeling very corporate while itself being about a corporation trying to profiteer off of gaming is not lost on me.
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