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10-05-18, 11:21 AM
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Re: Ready Player One (Spielberg, 2018) The Spoiler Filled Reviews Thread
I saw fuckin Hello Kitty in there at one point.
And Tashiro Mifune evidently, although I didn’t spot him.
And Tashiro Mifune evidently, although I didn’t spot him.
10-07-18, 03:31 PM
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Re: Ready Player One (Spielberg, 2018) The Spoiler Filled Reviews Thread
Even though I disagree I was pretty much understanding you up until that last part. What does masculinity have anything to do with it? In fact I'd argue the opposite that a lot of the culture that was celebrated was geek culture. Almost the opposite of masculinity. In fact the whole movie goes out of it's way in showing that anybody can be brave and make a difference and it doesn't matter what you look like in the real world. You can be a girl playing a big ugly troll thing.
10-07-18, 06:00 PM
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Re: Ready Player One (Spielberg, 2018) The Spoiler Filled Reviews Thread
RPO popularized it? Hardly. It’s a much older phenomenon than the book.
It shouldn’t be overlooked that girls do this to themselves. I’ve got two elementary school daughters. All their friends say “video games are for boys.”
It shouldn’t be overlooked that girls do this to themselves. I’ve got two elementary school daughters. All their friends say “video games are for boys.”
10-07-18, 09:00 PM
#181
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Re: Ready Player One (Spielberg, 2018) The Spoiler Filled Reviews Thread
I didn't quite understand the leap Supermarket was making either between Ready Player One and those awful trends as well as the masculinity comment, but reading this Vox article helped me understand to an extent where he's coming from.
https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/2...gate-explained
That said, I don't agree at all with making the connection between what I find is generally harmless fan service in geekdom in both the book and movie to any sort of foundation to the misogynistic exclusions referenced. And yeah, I don't think RPO itself hardly had the reach to popularize anything of the sort.
https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/2...gate-explained
That said, I don't agree at all with making the connection between what I find is generally harmless fan service in geekdom in both the book and movie to any sort of foundation to the misogynistic exclusions referenced. And yeah, I don't think RPO itself hardly had the reach to popularize anything of the sort.
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10-07-18, 09:48 PM
#182
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Re: Ready Player One (Spielberg, 2018) The Spoiler Filled Reviews Thread
Yeah it's definitely a bit of a stretch. Most of that stuff all definitely came to a head many years prior to RPO.
The internet being a ubiquitiously toxic shithole was and still is the biggest part of it. Heh.
The internet being a ubiquitiously toxic shithole was and still is the biggest part of it. Heh.
Last edited by RichC2; 10-07-18 at 10:01 PM.
10-07-18, 10:46 PM
#183
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Re: Ready Player One (Spielberg, 2018) The Spoiler Filled Reviews Thread
I didn't quite understand the leap Supermarket was making either between Ready Player One and those awful trends as well as the masculinity comment, but reading this Vox article helped me understand to an extent where he's coming from.
https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/2...gate-explained
That said, I don't agree at all with making the connection between what I find is generally harmless fan service in geekdom in both the book and movie to any sort of foundation to the misogynistic exclusions referenced. And yeah, I don't think RPO itself hardly had the reach to popularize anything of the sort.
https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/2...gate-explained
That said, I don't agree at all with making the connection between what I find is generally harmless fan service in geekdom in both the book and movie to any sort of foundation to the misogynistic exclusions referenced. And yeah, I don't think RPO itself hardly had the reach to popularize anything of the sort.
The gate keeping done in geek communities by toxic males is well documented. Gamer gate, comics gate, men freaking out about women Ghostbusters and all-women screenings of Wonder Woman, etc. RPO the book popularized this way of thinking and while the movie isnt as egregious, its still baked in.
01-02-19, 10:48 PM
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Re: Ready Player One (Spielberg, 2018) The Spoiler Filled Reviews Thread
Just saw this and I loved it. I dont play video games anymore (last system I owned was the N64), but I love pop culture references.
Goldeneye is my favorite game, so it was cool to hear it referenced in the movie.
Goldeneye is my favorite game, so it was cool to hear it referenced in the movie.
