The virtual world has been around for so long, Spielberg said: Come on, let me give you a summary.
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In 2045, people rejoiced at the virtual game "Oasis". Before his death, the founder of the Oasis announced that whoever could find the easter eggs he buried would inherit his wealth, and the treasure hunt began.
The story of "Ready Player One" seems familiar: when people put on VR glasses one after another, they made drastic changes in the virtual world, and the reality was a dilapidated one, they couldn't help but define "Ready Player One" as a voluntary version (voluntarily entering the virtual world) of "Hackers". Empire", in the film "find an easter egg, inherit the value" section is like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and when "Rebel" appears, the audience thinks of "The Hunger Games" again.
rosebuds
"Rosebud" comes from the movie "Citizen Kane": American tycoon Kane left his last words before his death, namely Rosebud (Rosebud), a reporter went to investigate the "Rosebud Mystery" to visit Kane's life, and " "Rosebud" is the name of one of Kane's childhood skis.
"Rose bud" is an unfulfilled wish and a pure yearning of the heart. The hidden easter egg of the founder of "Oasis" in "Ready Player One" is exactly the same as the "Rosebud" in "Citizen Kane". " itself is composed of a string of Easter eggs (movies, music, games), the whole viewing process is: Easter eggs, Easter eggs, pay tribute, and "counting eggs" seems to have become the most popular after counting sheep and stars. of a large event.
The "Ready Player One" tribute can circle the earth 10,000 times, and Spielberg's meaning is probably: there is everything here, whether you love Hello Kitty or King Kong. That is to say, "Ready Player One" is full of all kinds of "rosebuds", and there is always one that belongs to you.
A Brief History of Pop Culture / Gala
The commercialized story structure and endless pop culture elements make "Ready Player One" full of confidence in front of the audience, but this splendid picture always seems to be unable to get rid of the suspicion of picking up people's teeth. Is this a reappearance of a brief history of popular culture or a noise pop culture gala?
It is a pity that this is not a math problem that is either A or B, and the answer is probably a panacea. If you play games and watch movies, then you will be firmly captured by "Ready Player One"; Unyielding in the face of mainstream culture, "Ready Player One" is just another visual bombardment from Hollywood.
The most wonderful tribute in "Ready Player One" is "The Shining", Room 237, the female corpse, the axe, the snow maze, these iconic elements are well deconstructed, I prefer to see the "Shining" on the screen. 》This slightly refined tribute, not just a punch-in flash.
declaration
Perhaps the easter egg is the coat of "Ready Player One", and Spielberg's intention is to take stock of the past and look forward to the future. Unknowingly, the virtual world has existed for so long, with so many characters, so many bridges, so many memories, Spielberg said: " Come on, I will give you a summary (if you are happy, take a note)", And the respected Spielberg is also like an elder, he is the most suitable person to make a summary.
While taking stock of the past, Spielberg paints us the beauty and pitfalls of the virtual world, and finally throws us the core value of Ready Player One: Embrace reality, because that's the only real thing.
At first glance this value is shallow and corny, but the interesting thing is that this is a sentence thrown after Spielberg's repeated tributes, when people scream and can't extricate themselves in Easter eggs/memories, Spielberg Berg patted us on the shoulder and said to us: " Although the screen is good, please don't indulge ", just like "smoking is harmful to health" on the cigarette pack.
Spielberg wasn't bragging, he was looking for a decent position. Spielberg is like a sincere but amiable old gentleman talking to us about the past: "Look, these things happened, good and bad, we have to take the best and get rid of the dross, the future is still good, we must Create with our hands!"
Thinking of "Ready Player One" as Spielberg's manifesto for the virtual world may be a little more interesting than "counting eggs."
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