What Is Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ About?

The iconic director gave it a good, solid 6 months.

If any one quality separates the Russo Brothers from him, it’s that skill at finding home-grown humanity.

Sci-Fi Lovers, Skip ‘The Electric State’ and Revisit Steven Spielberg’s Nostalgic Cyberpunk Adventure Instead (Ready Player One)

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Even middle-of-the-pack Spielberg can be more impressive than the very best of the Russo Brothers.

Tye Sheridan as Wade Watts / Parzival standing with a gloved hand out in Ready Player One

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Samantha (Cooke) working for IOI in Ready Player One

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When the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.

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Ready Player One

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