6 Major Concerns From Ready Player One Trailer
Nostalgia can only take you so far.
Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Ernest Cline's nostalgia-powered novel has certainly earned some buzz among film fans, and for good reason. The original book offered up so much love and adoration to the 80's that it would make the creators of Stranger Things blush. Now, with current pop culture definitely feeling that same level of love towards nostalgia-powered entertainment, Ready Player One is ready to capitalize on that.
However, after one teaser trailer and the first official trailer, there are some worthy concerns to bring up in response to what has been shown so far. The source material suffered from heavy exposition, a somewhat uninteresting character and a lack of real substance outside of a plethora of references to nerd culture.
Unfortunately, the film seems to be following suit in that regard, leading this author to fear that this undoubtedly entertaining-looking journey may disappoint.
While the footage shown is worthy of some merit, the fairly muted response so far is most likely because of worrisome elements that may lead to expectations not being met.
6. It's A Spielberg Film (Without Any Evident Spielberg Charm)
When you hear that Steven Spielberg is in charge of a film, you expect a certain level of quality and heart infused within every part of it. However, any semblance of Spielberg's involvement is lost amongst a standard, big-budget, CGI-filled affair, as it feels less like a film helmed by one of Hollywood's finest directors.
Considering that Spielberg used to be a king of modern blockbusters, it seems odd that his presence is so absent in both trailers so far. This may be more the fault of the writing and the trailers hiding some of the film's deeper moments, but the overall lack of charm or deeper joys outside of nostalgic references is concerning.
Yes, what we have is certainly impressive and offers creative visuals, but none of it seems like it's on-par with what Spielberg has continually offered in his previous work. Here's hoping the trailers are just an oversimplification of the film as a whole, rather than an accurate representation of how deep the experience will be.