Ready Player One Movie Review: Should You Take Your Kids?

So, let me tell you a little background before I jump into my Ready Player One movie review. My fourteen-year-old son is really into video games (mostly Nintendo), and having heard buzz about the movie, he asked for the book for Christmas. My husband simultaneously listened to it on audiobook while our son read it. They both loved the book, then my son asked me to read it. I think. when your teen asks you to read a book he really likes, you DO IT.

Lucky for me, the book was GREAT. I loved it. As a writer, I am a fan of story. Ready Player One is a good story that is well-told. It’s fantastic. The basic premise is: in the year 2045, the world has gone to pot. This is partially because twenty years prior, a video game nerd named James Halliday has invented the OASIS: a virtual reality world where you can, among other things, get an education and live out your wildest fantasies. Because nearly everyone spends nearly ALL their time (except for bathroom breaks and meals) inside the OASIS, the real world has taken a bad turn. The book’s protagonist, Wade Watts, is engaged, with most of the rest of the OASIS, in playing the ultimate video game: finding Halliday’s “Easter egg,” which allows the winner to inherit Halliday’s fortune and take control of the OASIS.


Jenny Rapson
Jenny Rapson
Jenny is a follower of Christ, a wife and mom of three from Ohio and a freelance writer and editor.

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