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Post by Skaathar on Apr 2, 2018 15:47:39 GMT
Very different from the book but everything came together. There was no way they were going to film the book, that never would have worked for a variety of reasons. I didn't go in expecting the book and I really wasn't sure what they were going to do with the story. I loved the movie, I thought it captured the essence of the story just fine. I'll probably see it a second time in the theater because a big screen with a crowd is the best way to experience this movie. Yeah, after the movie the people behind me were very much upset that the film deviated from the book. Yeah, I understand that creative liberties need to be taken when converting a book into a movie. Every single movie out there based on a book had to make changes to the movie... but normally those changes are slight and the movies still follow the general flow of the books. This movie seemed to be an entirely different story from the book, sharing only the characters and the general outline with only a few key moments that are similar.
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Post by Nora on Apr 2, 2018 16:17:14 GMT
would you mind telling me the biggest deviations from the book pls? Wow... where to start. The challenges were all very different. The way the characters meet each other in real life was very different. Their avatars looked different. The way they hacked into IOI and defeated it was very different. The ending was very different. The pop culture references were very different. The entire storyline was different. Actually you know what, how bout I just list the things that were similar as those are easier and far fewer to list? So yeah, the only things that were the same were: 1. The names and identity of the characters 2. The concept of the Oasis 3. The concept of Haliday's challenge 4. IOI is the bad guy 5. There's a floating dance party and a robot-battle finale There, pretty much everything else is different. Now, note that this did not make the movie bad. It was still a pretty enjoyable movie. But it almost felt like the scriptwriters and director read the book and thought, "Nah, there's no way we can fit that in a movie. Let's just make an entirely different movie instead". thanks. i am wondering, how different were their avatars? also how did they meet each other in real life? one of the things i really disliked about RPO the movie was A) their looks in both real and virtual world and B) lack of chemistry between them partially also connected to how they met and interacted. I wonder if the book had it flashed out better. Was Artemiss motivation similar in the book? (the dad, health etc)? That felt so stupid.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Apr 2, 2018 16:43:32 GMT
Yeah, after the movie the people behind me were very much upset that the film deviated from the book. Yeah, I understand that creative liberties need to be taken when converting a book into a movie. Every single movie out there based on a book had to make changes to the movie... but normally those changes are slight and the movies still follow the general flow of the books. This movie seemed to be an entirely different story from the book, sharing only the characters and the general outline with only a few key moments that are similar. That's the great thing about the concept, at least to me. I didn't think the story was mind blowing in the book. What made it great was the premise, the simple idea that all these things could exist in the same place and you could do anything with them. The story is just a way to weave the love of pop culture together; the actual possibilities are endless. Some of the stuff from the book would've sucked on screen. The War Games challenge, for example. I'm not saying the film was flawless by any means, only that I thought it captured the fun of the book even while it made some pretty radical deviations. The Shining sequence in the movie was incredible, I'm glad they added that. The Easter Eggs are what make RPO an enjoyable ride, and the movie was just as loaded as the book, even if the references themselves were different. That's why it's such a fun movie to see with a crowd. Some references are going to resonate with some people more than others, so everyone is geeking out while having their own experience. I really got a kick when the glaive from Krull showed up while the two Japanese kids next to me almost fell out of their seats at the Gundam fight. To me it just felt like most of the creative choices they made were the right ones, and since Ernest Cline co-wrote the screenplay I feel confident the vision of the novel was fully respected throughout the entire process of bringing this story to the screen.
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Post by Skaathar on Apr 2, 2018 17:18:27 GMT
Yeah, I understand that creative liberties need to be taken when converting a book into a movie. Every single movie out there based on a book had to make changes to the movie... but normally those changes are slight and the movies still follow the general flow of the books. This movie seemed to be an entirely different story from the book, sharing only the characters and the general outline with only a few key moments that are similar. That's the great thing about the concept, at least to me. I didn't think the story was mind blowing in the book. What made it great was the premise, the simple idea that all these things could exist in the same place and you could do anything with them. The story is just a way to weave the love of pop culture together; the actual possibilities are endless. Some of the stuff from the book would've sucked on screen. The War Games challenge, for example. I'm not saying the film was flawless by any means, only that I thought it captured the fun of the book even while it made some pretty radical deviations. The Shining sequence in the movie was incredible, I'm glad they added that. The Easter Eggs are what make RPO an enjoyable ride, and the movie was just as loaded as the book, even if the references themselves were different. That's why it's such a fun movie to see with a crowd. Some references are going to resonate with some people more than others, so everyone is geeking out while having their own experience. I really got a kick when the glaive from Krull showed up while the two Japanese kids next to me almost fell out of their seats at the Gundam fight. To me it just felt like most of the creative choices they made were the right ones, and since Ernest Cline co-wrote the screenplay I feel confident the vision of the novel was fully respected throughout the entire process of bringing this story to the screen. Well I didn't say that the book was better than the movie or vice versa. I merely pointed out the fact that the movie was very different from the book. Some parts were better in the movie (The Shining, Gundam, the freaking Chucky doll) and some parts were better handled in the book (Parcival's and Artemis' relationship, IOI's villainy, the club scene, the final battle, etc.).
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Post by Nora on Apr 2, 2018 23:47:32 GMT
why does everyone keep mentioning the Shinning from RPO as their favourite scene? What was so good about it to you? Why is it appealing? To me it felt abusive of the source material and unoriginal. would be interested to know what people found so entertaining about it.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Apr 3, 2018 0:17:09 GMT
Does Brad Dourif do Chucky's voice? Or is it a silent cameo kind of thing? Given the connection to the Shining I would guess he says "Here's Chucky!"
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Post by Nora on Apr 3, 2018 0:37:57 GMT
Does Brad Dourif do Chucky's voice? Or is it a silent cameo kind of thing? Given the connection to the Shining I would guess he says "Here's Chucky!" if i remember correctly its silent.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 4, 2018 1:42:26 GMT
Honestly it's a fun movie. Just saw it tonight. Hokey yes but it's Spielberg kind of hokey.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 14:59:10 GMT
The part I most wanted to see was the hidden hill on the school planet and him finding it, 1st key. That part of the book was most intriguing for me. Instead they just hit the ground running with a action packed race scene.
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Post by Skaathar on Apr 4, 2018 22:03:45 GMT
Wow... where to start. The challenges were all very different. The way the characters meet each other in real life was very different. Their avatars looked different. The way they hacked into IOI and defeated it was very different. The ending was very different. The pop culture references were very different. The entire storyline was different. Actually you know what, how bout I just list the things that were similar as those are easier and far fewer to list? So yeah, the only things that were the same were: 1. The names and identity of the characters 2. The concept of the Oasis 3. The concept of Haliday's challenge 4. IOI is the bad guy 5. There's a floating dance party and a robot-battle finale There, pretty much everything else is different. Now, note that this did not make the movie bad. It was still a pretty enjoyable movie. But it almost felt like the scriptwriters and director read the book and thought, "Nah, there's no way we can fit that in a movie. Let's just make an entirely different movie instead". thanks. i am wondering, how different were their avatars? also how did they meet each other in real life? one of the things i really disliked about RPO the movie was A) their looks in both real and virtual world and B) lack of chemistry between them partially also connected to how they met and interacted. I wonder if the book had it flashed out better. Was Artemiss motivation similar in the book? (the dad, health etc)? That felt so stupid. It's been some time since I read the book so my memory is a bit hazy. But if I remember correctly: Parcival's avatar looked pretty much like he did in real life, just taller and more fit. Art3mis' Avatar was short and robust/curvy though the face looked pretty similar to her real face. Aech was a big, blonde muscular dude. The sixers all had the same avatar: Muscle-bound, square-jawed, buzzcut military men. As for Artemis's motivation, I don't recall anything about her dad being mentioned in the book. I do remember her wanting to use her money to make life better for everyone though. But she wasn't part of any rebellion or whatnot. I think the biggest drawback for me with the movie Avatars is that they seemed pretty underpowered. In the books, after the High-Five completed the first challenge all of them immediately leveled up to maximum rank/level and used their money to amass a whole bunch of weapons. Each of them was extremely dangerous and could obliterate multiple sixers on their own. Although they showed some skill in the movie, they still seemed severely underpowered compared to their book counterparts.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 23:04:36 GMT
I just came back from seeing it. I thought it was great! What a fun ride! I did not read a book though.
As I was watching it, I kept thinking how prophetic it felt. I could see everyone 200 years in the future spending their time in virtual reality because reality sucks. That's kind of where we are heading. I loved the ending for that reason.
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Post by Nora on Apr 5, 2018 2:26:34 GMT
I just came back from seeing it. I thought it was great! What a fun ride! I did not read a book though. As I was watching it, I kept thinking how prophetic it felt. I could see everyone 200 years in the future spending their time in virtual reality because reality sucks. That's kind of where we are heading. I loved the ending for that reason. more like 20
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2018 11:05:04 GMT
Question: Are they going to make a Ready Player Two? I thought I heard talk of this. I'm not sure where they'd go with a second film. I did think it was interesting that Halliday was dead, but his image in the Oasis was not an avatar. I guess they were implying he somehow downloaded his consciousness into the oasis? That seemed to leave it open for a sequel.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2018 17:56:30 GMT
It is a good movie and a great comeback for Spielberg at the box office. In China is its a rumaway smash where it will make more than 200 million dollars alone!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2018 18:06:01 GMT
Could pass 700.million worldwide. So yeah could be the start of a new franchise.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 5, 2018 18:09:27 GMT
Question: Are they going to make a Ready Player Two? I thought I heard talk of this. I'm not sure where they'd go with a second film. I did think it was interesting that Halliday was dead, but his image in the Oasis was not an avatar. I guess they were implying he somehow downloaded his consciousness into the oasis? That seemed to leave it open for a sequel. Yes I think Cline confirmed it. That last part confused me too, was that in the book?
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Post by Larcen26 on Apr 5, 2018 18:09:45 GMT
Loved it.
Changed nearly everything from the book but the bare bones, but kept the spirit and even instilled a bit more into the narrative.
Loved it, loved the book. Kept the soul while making the film a completely different and equally worthy journey.
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Post by mecano04 on Apr 6, 2018 11:56:49 GMT
I haven't read the book nor have the intention to but I must it was entertaining.
Perfect? No but at the very least it was enjoyable.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Apr 12, 2018 13:35:51 GMT
Question: Are they going to make a Ready Player Two? I thought I heard talk of this. I'm not sure where they'd go with a second film. I did think it was interesting that Halliday was dead, but his image in the Oasis was not an avatar. I guess they were implying he somehow downloaded his consciousness into the oasis? That seemed to leave it open for a sequel. I hope they don't make a sequel. I they were saying that since Halliday is dead, it wasn't an avatar and he also wasn't a static NPC with a limited amount of intelligence but was more akin to AI tech which is not referenced in this movie at all.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 13:46:15 GMT
Question: Are they going to make a Ready Player Two? I thought I heard talk of this. I'm not sure where they'd go with a second film. I did think it was interesting that Halliday was dead, but his image in the Oasis was not an avatar. I guess they were implying he somehow downloaded his consciousness into the oasis? That seemed to leave it open for a sequel. I hope they don't make a sequel. I they were saying that since Halliday is dead, it wasn't an avatar and he also wasn't a static NPC with a limited amount of intelligence but was more akin to AI tech which is not referenced in this movie at all. I love the world building done in this film, but I feel lime this particular story had a perfect conclusion. I could see maybe staying in that universe with different characters though, maybe a cameo by the originals.
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