Ready Player One Themes

In the novel, Cline emphasizes corporate corruption through his opponent, the operation of IOI's operations director Nolan Sorrento. While Halliday is alive, the IOI has tried to host a hostile takeover of the GSS (Gregarious Simulation Systems) founded by Halliday and Morrow. After the death of Halliday, Sorrent hired a member of 5,000 people, 76 members to form the OIO division of IOI. Unlike ordinary gunners, these units receive subsidies from IOI and have huge resources of the company.

Throughout the novel, Sorrent's actions indicate that he is willing to adopt a sneaky strategy to advance his company's goals. A powerful company like IOI dominates the lives and happiness of millions of people in Wade's anomaly world. This kind of corporate led distopia is a familiar environment of science fiction, Klein's novel is one example. Cyber ​​Punk Dyspea usually includes the world that is dominated by future technology and a very powerful company. The hero of computer punk fiction is often outsiders who are disillusioned with the framework of the current company. Usually they are also skilled hackers taking the initiative in destroying the rebellious dominance state of rebellion.

The background of computer punk novels is dark and malignant, such as horrible violence and structural decline. Cline thanked the mention for the 1982 new black electronic punk movie "The Silver Wings Killer" (Chapter 26) and William Gibson's 1984 science fiction "Neurocha" (Chapter 18) expressed. Gibson with the theme of Web punk is very important as it is widely known.

Ernest Cline's "Ready Player One" successfully integrates important social themes and reflects technological developments such as the impact of global warming in modern society. When I noticed that "Ready Player One" was adopted in the movie, I am pleased that producer and director Steven Spielberg liked the story and theme as much as I did. Spielberg succeeded in incorporating the theme of the novel and the overall scenario into the adaptation of his movie. But I hope he will spend more time to provide a background for the future imminent environmental problems. For example, the core of the story is virtual reality called OASIS. In this reality, society interacts to avoid the economic and social problems caused by the real world energy crisis. This background is not obvious in the movie. The audience shows only the ruined view without the background. But this devastation caused by human intervention is an important social theme in the novel.

The basic theme of Ready Player One is human dependence on the analog world (Oasis) accessible via virtual reality devices. Virtual reality has always existed since the 1950s, but ordinary consumers did not have such a concept. Technologies such as Oculus Rift and other mobile-based technologies are beginning to allow users to further immerse themselves in computer-generated alternative reality. This has good application in the game world, but there are some more serious applications that are being studied and even used.

Steven Spielberg introduced the first trailer of Ernest Klein's virtual reality thriller, a new movie "Ready Player One" for the first time. The story happened in the 1940s when society seemed to be fascinated by the virtual reality experience called an oasis. The movie will be released in UK, USA and Australia on March 30, 2018 ... Look at the Ready Player One trailer here.