Monday, 23 April 2018

Ready Player One @ Movie 一級玩家

When this movie's trailer was out, I was intrigued. At first, Chin Yee didn't want to go but ultimately, we both watched it albeit a few weeks late.

The premise of the movie is that it is set in the future, when people spend most of their time in an online world. This is something that I can see happening in the future since we are already glued to our phone now. The movie has action, romance, and comedy.

这是一部我没有想要去看的电影,但倩雯有两张免费的戏票,所以就ok了。电影的背景设定在几十年后的未来,那时候的VR已经非常普遍,人人都负担得起。

(Poster took from GSC website)


First off, I want to say that I really enjoyed the movie. It was fun and had a lot of pop culture references, which were super fun to spot in the movies. Every single reference that I get, made me super excited.  I'm pretty sure if I rewatch the movie, I will spot more pop culture reference.

As for the hero's backstory, I felt like it could be shorter and maybe even unnecessary. The story set the hero a stereotypical kid with no parents. He lived with his aunt, which honestly was kind of a total bitch. Then, FYI spoilers ahead... when his aunt and her boyfriend were killed off, I honestly could not care less because I was not emotionally attached to them since they are horrible people and they were killed off quite quickly. Besides that unnecessary backstory, the romance element in the movie, I would say was a bit awkward. I felt like it was too rushed but that could be just me.

故事剧情非常中规中矩,唯一的看点就是满街跑的其他电玩人物,以及对很多以往电玩或电影的致敬。我想这一点真的会吸引很多人去观看...
电影一开始就交代了那个时代的事情,包括为何全部人都带着VR满街跑,根本就不务正业的样子。随着故事发展下去,很多剧情都是预料之内,甚至可以说是毫无惊喜。比如在危机中前来的人一定是队友,来帮助你的;在紧张时刻一定可以毫无意外地脱险。

若是一定得说它的好,可能就是电玩里的关卡了,设计得真的很不错。各个环节都相连着,也带出游戏设计者的理念,玩家也需要从设计者过往的现实生活中找寻线索。
但里面很多的惊喜我并没有接到很多,因为我不是英文电影电玩派的人,所以里面的致敬和笑话我都接不到。
(Poster took from IGN India)

All in all, I really enjoyed myself. The movie showed that while it is fun to live in a virtual reality, we should also appreciate and live in reality. Instead of siding one side, it teaches that we should balance both. I also love the concept of geeks ruling the world.

总结来说,如果你是电玩派的人,这部电影可以勾起你很多回忆;如果你是想要看剧情的话,那么这不是一部适合你的电影。

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