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Ready player one.
That has to be one of the cringiest movies I’ve seen, is tries so hard, too hard with it’s “WE LOVE YOU NERD, YOU’RE SO COOL FOR PLAYING GAMES AND GETTING THIS 80S REFERENCE” message and the whole “corporation bad, the people good” narrative seems written for toddlers… The fan service feels cheap and adds nothing to the story.
Finally, they trying to make the people believe that very attractive girl with a barely visible red tint spot on her face is “ugly”… Like wtf?
Yet it received decent reviews plus being one of the most successful movies of that year.
When this movie came out, between the hype and fandom I just couldn’t stand it. Didn’t watch it until it had been about 5 years because of my personal cringe factor with the whole thing.
Once I watched it, I still didn’t get it but the fucking movie kept playing in my head so I rewatched it. Fully fell in love and I still watch it abt 5x a year because it’s one of my comfort movies.
Yeah it’s dumb, pointless, and I honestly wouldn’t recommend it for a first time watcher today. But I fucking love it, it’s a soothing balm to my soul and gives me momentary respite from all … this.