Ready Player One: Movie - all information

The book template for Ready Player One by Ernest Cline was published in 2010 and inspired millions of readers. Meanwhile, the sci-fi thriller was made into a movie and was also a success in the millions in the picture version. The film was released in German theaters in 2018 and also enjoys great popularity in the stream.

Ready Player One: Info on film and book

Ready Player One is very entertaining, exciting and easily accessible. So not only nerds, geeks, gamers and children of the 80s may feel addressed. At a time when VR technologies such as Oculus Rift are pushing onto the market, this is even more true.

• In the US, the reviews were consistently good.
• With 140 minutes, the film adaptation is quite long - fans were happy about this.
• The content: In a dystopian world in 2044, most people spend their time in the OASIS, a virtual world. There, the death of the game's father starts the hunt for his legacy, which is very valuable.
• The protagonist, Wade Watts, is an 18-year-old professional gamer who lives in the poorest conditions in a trailer park and also sets out to hunt for treasure in the OASIS.
• The main theme of the story is the computer games of the 80s: legendary games like Pac-Man play a central role in the OASIS, in a sense as a contrast to the high-tech world outside the game.