Ready Player One

PG-13
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Mark Rylance, Win Morisaki and Philip Zhao
Running Time 2 Hours and 33 Minutes

You may not be aware that this movie is based on the 2011 science fiction novel, "Ready Player One" by American author Ernest Cline. And... another dystopian story set in the year 2045.
 I screened this whirlwind movie in 3-D IMAX. I knew it was going to be a super Sci-fi, but nothing could really prepare me for just how much Sci-fi! There seriously are so many things going on in almost every single scene that I found it to be totally overwhelming! On the other hand, the attention to detail was incredible and the computer generated images were very realistic. I loved all of the music they used throughout the movie too. It was a lot of fun. This is definitely entertaining, a serious popcorn movie!
This is the story of a young man named Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) and his Avatar known as, Parzival. Both of Wade's parents are dead and he lives with his Aunt in Columbus, Ohio. They live in a very dismal and depressing area called "the stacks" where old trailers are piled one on top of the other in a very poverty-stricken neighborhood compliments of too many environmental disasters!
Wade is a super-talented video gamer who uses that talent to escape the reality of his surroundings.
He seeks to go to "The Oasis", a paradisaical dream world where everything is amazing!
The inventor of The Oasis, James Halliday (Mark Rylance) challenges all of his adoring followers to try and solve the mysteries using "Easter eggs" or secret codes to get the magic keys and ultimately win the game and take control of The Oasis. The winner has to find all three magical keys.
 Throw in some evil bad guys who want to take control of everything and you have yourself a very strange and futuristic movie. Steven Spielberg directed this movie and pushed the special effects to the max! He used several different cameos from other famous movies such as, Chuckie, Beetlejuice and a bloody scene from "The Shining" for extra drama. Plus Godzilla and King Kong. There is just so much going on that it is hard to focus on  the actual plot of the movie. Granted, video games are definitely not my thing so I'm seeing this movie from a different perspective. Maybe if I went and saw it again I would understand the plot just that much more, but I really have no desire to see this one again
Parents be advised: This movie is rated PG-13. There is a lot of video game reality, violence and profanity too.
I would not recommend this movie for children under the age of ten.
I am giving "Ready Player One" three bags of popcorn.