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Ready player one.
That has to be one of the cringiest movies I’ve seen, is tries so hard, too hard with it’s “WE LOVE YOU NERD, YOU’RE SO COOL FOR PLAYING GAMES AND GETTING THIS 80S REFERENCE” message and the whole “corporation bad, the people good” narrative seems written for toddlers… The fan service feels cheap and adds nothing to the story.
Finally, they trying to make the people believe that very attractive girl with a barely visible red tint spot on her face is “ugly”… Like wtf?
Yet it received decent reviews plus being one of the most successful movies of that year.
I-m old enough to have seen it in a theater. This movie is one of the seminal works of the cyberpunk genre. The movie is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick, one of the best, and truly provocative SF writers.
SF is by definition a genre that doesn’t-t age well, unless the story is solid. Blade runner has aged surprisingly well. The movie probably didn’t-t awe you because so many things have been based on the movie, that you were already familiar with them before seeing the movie. You have been spoilered to exhaustion here.
There is also the question of the cut. The movie has at least 3 editions. The Final Cut is the one to watch.
Also, the “had potential” comment shows you didn’t-t get much of the movie. The movie has many levels, layers, that you seem to have missed.