DC TV Weekly Round Up 24/10/16-31/10/16

Miss Martian over on Supergirl, Artemis & Arsenal over on Arrow, Kid Flash on...Flash, we're 4 out of 7 for a Young Justice reunion on the DC TV Universe! Make it happen CW! Superboy on Supergirl, Aqualad on Legends of Tomorrow, Robin on Arrow, it could work!





Supergirl 'Welcome To Earth' Review
Tell me I'm not the only one who always reads that title in a Will Smith voice. You know Supergirl kind of has had the same problem for a while now, where they'll do one thing really cool, and then they'll do another thing really dumb and the rest just sits somewhere in the middle. In this case what we have representing the really cool is Linda Carter as the president of the United States and they treat her like the perfect goddess she is, because she's goddamn Wonder Woman! And representing the really dumb is any workplace drama because goddamn in a show about superheroes and aliens, isn't that what we're all interested in?...I didn't think so. And of course everything else is in the middle. Oh. Except for one other thing MISS MARTIAN MOTHER FUCKERS!!! As if it wasn't enough to get me to freak out last season over the reveal of Martian Manhunter, they have now introduced M'gann M'orzz AKA Miss Martian. Again, one of my all time favourite underrated DC Characters who also happens to have a secret that I won't dare spoil, but if this show goes through with it then hoooboy are we in for something good! I also just love that idea for a bar for aliens, I really hope they use this setting as often as they can. Oh, also Alex has a new love interest in Maggie Sawyer, because at this point CW is just playing bingo with it's diverse casting. I kid of course, for a lot of people this is a great thing, for me, I'm more or less here for the aliens so, I don't really care. So yeah, everything in the workplace sucks, but everything with Wonder Woman and Miss Martian are kinda perfect. 8/10.

The Flash 'The New Rogues' Review
Well, it took us three seasons but we finally got Mirror Master on the show, and we get to see Flash and Jessie Quick in action, again, I just love the fact these things are happening on TV. Also we got our first appearance of Captain Cold in this multi-show deal he has going now. But (Excuse the irony) this episode felt a little slow, it seemed like mostly build-up for the next episode. We have a new Harrison Wells, Caitlin's powers are getting out of control and Joe has a new love interest, while everything contained to just this episode doesn't really leave much of an impact. Even seeing Flash and Mirror Master fight felt like it came out of a throwaway comic from the 60s. We did get a sweet conclusion to Harry's arc of him admitting he actually has bonded with Team Flash, and honestly the goodbye kind of makes me miss him, now I want Harry, not this new Wells. Not the best foot forward when you're introducing a new version of the character, but I'll give him a shot. Also more relationship drama of...Joe being uncomfortable with Barry & Iris kissing...Very low stakes and not gonna lie, I like that. I would love it if this was a drama free relationship, because honestly we've done the whole big soap opera love drama before, and we know these two are going to end up together so if they were just fine from week to week, I wouldn't be appose to that. Believe it or not CW, some relationships do actually work out just fine. Overall, while there's nothing bad per se, this all felt like mostly build up to better stories later on. 5/10.

Arrow 'Penance' Review
Ehhhhh I don't really have anything to say about this episode, everything in it kind of played out the way you would expect it with no real twists. Rory temporarily leaves the team but of course he comes back, Wild Dog is still a goddamn moron, seriously how many chances is he going to get? And Oliver breaks Diggle out of prison even though in the long run this feels like it will truly fuck him over. Even more so, while I'm writing this it's been a few days since I saw the episode and I am struggling to remember a damn thing that happened apart from the basic plot. 4/10, not very good.

Legends of Tomorrow 'Shogun' Review
I am so split on this episode, because on one hand this is more of the stuff that I want to see, the Legends going on wacky adventures, in this case ancient Japan where they have to fight samurai, except the circumstances of some of these events, mostly with Ray losing his suit seemed really contrived. Also the obvious character arcs in the episode were obvious and dull, the fact that some of the Japanese characters had accents while others didn't was bizarre and again, not very memorable or entertaining. Also Vixen is part of the team I guess...won't she want to go back to the JSA though? 4/10.

Is Joey Tribbiani Masculine...Because He's Not?

I made a post a while ago talking about how weird and hypocritical it is that Friends constantly mocks non-masculine men, despite the fact the male characters themselves are not very manly. Well I've been thinking about this recently and how the men aren't portrayed as very masculine...except for Joey. Usually Joey is written as the only guy who behaves manly, constantly enforcing that he's tough and brave and other traditional enforced manly traits. But he's also the most sensitive and feminine of the guys? Unless...that was the idea?

Was this Friends commentary all along? That the one man who is truly okay with himself and non-judgemental of others is the only one who gets to be seen as "a man". Think about it, after he and Ross take a nap together, he's the one that suggests doing it again. When they find out Ross & Rachel hired a male nanny, everyone else mocks, Joey's over there playing the flute with him. When he auditions for the role of a gay man, he wants to practise kissing a dude and has no shame in it, unlike Ross or Chandler. When Janine starts "girling up" the apartment, he's resistant at first, but soon learns that he likes art and making potpourri, it's not until Chandler comes in and mocks him for it that he starts to feel ashamed. Was this intentional? Was this David Crane and Marta Kaufman's way of commenting on masculinity? By making the only man who is completely secure in his manhood the manliest one there?

-Danny

Logan - Trailer Review

So...who saw this coming? Logan, directed by James Mangold, the same man who directed The Wolverine and starring Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart and is said to be both their last times playing the roles finally has a trailer released and...by god it looks fantastic. My first thought after watching it was "This trailer is more interesting than half the superhero movies I've seen". For those of you unaware of the plot, it's semi-based on the infamous comic series 'Old Man Logan' where Logan has given up, the superheroes are dead and villains rule the land. Oh there was also stuff about incestuous hulks but thank goodness they can't do that. Frankly I am so glad they've made changes, because Old Man Logan is kind of a crappy book, if you'd like to find out why, click here. This story however seems to follow the general tone of all the superheroes being dead, mutants are a dying breed and the world has gone to shit. But this looks more like Logan is being chosen by a very sickly Charles Xavier to protect and transport this little girl who will most likely turn out to be X-23, Logan's clone. Yeah I wouldn't be the first person to address the similarities to The Last of Us, hell I've been saying for years if they have to make a Last of Us movie then Hugh Jackman would be perfect.

So what makes this trailer work? Apart from the Johnny Cash song, because that could make anything look artsy fartsy. But that's not to dismiss it, because the use of that song mixed with the visuals connotes a more grounded and human story. The title alone suggests that, it's not just a Wolverine movie, it's Logan's movie, it's a personal story, it's about him, not the hero. It's the same as if they called a Spider-Man movie 'Peter' it just carries a different weight too it. Also the fact that this film is going to be rated R really shows Fox is letting them do whatever they want with this film, it's Jackman & Stewart's last time playing these roles they've been doing for 17 years, and especially Jackman who was steering the ship for most of it, he's earned the chance to get his send-off in whichever way he sees fit.

Everything from the production of this film to the trailer is really promising, we can only hope it is as good as this trailer because this film is now one of my most anticipated of 2017. Logan comes out 2nd March in the UK and 3rd March in the US.

-Danny

DC TV Weekly Round Up 17/10/16-24/10/16

Another week passes, another week of DC TV to talk about. A week filled with silliness and fun, but also mediocrity and dumb, do they all balance out? Let's find out.








Supergirl 'The Last Children of Krypton' Review
Superman and Martian Manhunter teaming up to take on Metallo...For nothing else I love these shows simply because I actually get to see things like this happen on screen. As for the rest of the episode, it...kinda doesn't work. Well, that's not true. As a whole it works, but certain points certainly have cracks to cause concern, in this case it's things like Cadmus just announcing themselves to the world in the stupidest way possible. They do this as if it's there was of trying to get the public's approval, yet their next two moves are to attack a crowded city and kill dozens of people...who would be on their side now!? What was the point of making yourselves public if you just ostrasized everyone!? Also Cat Grant is leaving because Calista Flockhart doesn't want to travel to Vancouver all the time. Jimmy got a promotion...just because. And Alex decided to be a selfish and annoying bitch like she was at the start of the last season. Now to be fair she had a fairly decent argument. but she presents it in such a horrendously entitled manner that it ruins any chance she would have had at being right. So yeah, lots of problems with this episode, but...it has Superman and Martian Manhunter fighting Metallo guyyyyys. 6/10.

The Flash 'Magenta' Review
I swear to god, if Tom Felton turns out to be Alchemy I am gonna be pissed. I have no actual evidence to back this up, but this show has done the "good guy turns out to be bad guy" thing two seasons in a row now, I wouldn't put it past them to do it a third time. Apart from that it was a good episode, we got Harry and Jessie back and now she has powers and he seems to have moved on from the overly protective (and annoying) father trope into someone more accepting. Also Flash saves the day not by fighting the bad guy put sympathising with them and offering them a helping hand, it reminded me of Ace & Batman from Justice League Unlimited, I love it when heroes save the day through compassion rather than violence, especially in DC Properties when that is such a big aspect of dozens of their characters. Wally however being jealous he didn't get super powers decides to try and get himself run over...and is shocked people are upset with him? For the love of god, stop making Wally West such a fucking tool! But yeah, Harry & Jessie were good, I liked how they handled the villain, but Wally was a bitch and also there wasn't much plot progression. 7/10

Arrow 'A Matter of Trust' Review
"You'll kill, but only when you have to" - the closest Arrow has come to accurately representing Green Arrow as a character. Also, just like my prediction in Flash, I'm going to guess Felicity's boyfriend is actually Prometheus, because it's not a trope Arrow is unfamiliar with so I wouldn't be surprised. But to talk about the actual episode, yeah 3 in a row, Arrow is on a role with good episodes. The Felicity & Rory dilemma is actually interesting, seeing how they'll handle that, as long as they don't solve it within one episode. Then there are just some fun little moments that I enjoyed a lot, such as Curtis finally being in the Mr Terrific make-up (Also reference to the original Mr Terrific) and that joke Ragman made about being unable to stop the whispers, that was very funny. However there are still negatives, for one, Thea was...just kind of an idiot, talking to a reporter who actively dislikes her brother and admitting he wasn't aware of a major decision? THINK! And Wild Dog is starting to become a real big bitch, everyone else has got on board with the system, why is he still whining? So really there isn't much too good or too bad about this episode, it all kind of evens out, but there were several small moments that made me like it. Oh, and Diggle is hallucinating, oh joy. 5/10.

Legends of Tomorrow 'The Justice Society of America' Review
You see what I wrote above about Supergirl? How even if something isn't that great the concept alone is enough to get me to like it? Well here we have the Legends teaming up with the Justice Society of America to fight Nazis...any form of actual criticism is done. You don't get to say this is bad, you just don't. I don't want to, it's the Justice Society of America fighting Nazis, it's gold. The only two thing's I'll point out is that Back to the Future reference was awesome but that jab at Captain America was lame. You think super soldier serum is stupid? You're superheroes fighting Nazis! Your entire show is stupid, don't bash it, it's awesome. I am however still confused on what the heck this is all leading up to or where Rip is, so I do think the show needs some more exposition, I know it's early days but still, fun is fun, but if you're going to have a plot then actually explain it. So can I actually say this episode was good? Probably not, but again, superheroes fighting Nazis, that's never a bad thing to see. 5/10.

-Danny

My Favourite Films - Life of Brian (1979)

Comedy is the most subjective genre there is, it’s almost impossible to argue for or against them because it can all be summed up with “It made me laugh”. You have no idea how many times I’ve debated with people over a comedy that they like and I hate, I can give a 10-minute rant talking about how poorly it’s written, performed, directed, all they have to say it “It made me laugh” and shit, debate over. With that being said I could just simply leave this off by saying how much this film makes me laugh and be done with it. But I’ll try and get a little bit more detail out of it than that.

Life of Brian was directed by Terry Jones and it stars (and written by) the Monty Python crew. It is set in New Testament era and follows Brian, a normal man living a normal life who through a series of hijinks ends up being mistaken for the Messiah.

This film was made by the Monty Python crew, if you don’t know who they are-which sadly I’m finding out more and more people my age don’t-they’re a British sketch comedy group who had a hugely successful TV Series in the 1970’s and then moved on to making hugely successful films. Their first film ‘And Now For Something Completely Different’ was nothing more than a bunch of sketches all thrown together, some of which were from their TV Show, their next hit ‘The Holy Grail’ had a little bit more of a narrative tying it all together, but really, while it is very funny, it does still come across as a bunch of sketches that just so happen to take place in Arthurian Times. Which means both films share a similar problem, and it’s a problem most sketch comedies have, some of the sketches are great, some aren’t.

Life of Brian doesn’t have that problem by being much more narrative based, which not only works in making the film flow better but it also shows how the Monty Python crew are improving as filmmakers. True there are some scenes that feel more sketch based than others, but they still tie into the plot of the film and don’t feel out of place. But the film also still has that low budget, amateur style that made Monty Python so distinct from the rest of cinema at the time. All of the cast take on multiple roles, the cinematography is amateur at best and if the sound editing is anything to go by, they’re making this on pretty cheap equipment, hell there’s an editing mistake literally minutes into the film. But that also works to the film’s advantage, it’s not as rough as Holy Grail where they turned their minimal budget into a joke in the context of the film, but that style (If it counts as a style) makes their films just a little bit more charming. As if to say, even if their equipment and budget isn’t the best, this is a story they really want to tell and their going to tell it. Everything about their work usually screams passion project, because where there is effort, it really shows. The set design, the writing, the costumes, it’s all top notch in sucking you into this environment and those little signs that show where they put extra effort into what was already a low budget passion project just makes me appreciate the film all the more.

Of course when your film is a satire on religion, lots of people tend to get offended at this film simply for existing, but I don’t really see it as that bad. The film never says religion is bad, or Jesus was bad or even the followers are bad. The film is about average people just looking for answers and a little more guidance in their life so they turn to Brian, mistaking him to be a person of true wisdom and power given to him by god, going as far to take every little thing he does and overanalyse it to find a way how it’s a sign from the lord or it’s a secret message. Not to go too deeply into religious talk but let’s be honest, real or not it’s highly unlikely things went down the way they were recorded. But again, the key focus here is that no one is ever mocked for being religious. The followers aren’t idiots and they don’t have ill intentions, they just need someone to give them answers.

But in the end, none of this matters. The big reason why I love this film? It’s just so damn funny. This is in my opinion one of the funniest films ever made. It has so many quotable lines, so many entertaining characters and set-ups, even when the film is being completely random and nonsensical, something that I would usually hate, this film somehow has me bursting out laughing. Not to sound pretentious or anything, but I consider myself a hard person to impress with comedies, especially films. So many considered classic comedies, I just don’t find funny, and if I were to stay here and list them all then this post would be an extra 100 words long. But this is one of those rare cases where the film is just as good as people say and I would highly recommend for everyone to see, in fact it’s one of my favourite films to watch with people because no matter how many times I watch it, I always burst out laughing. It’s one of the best comedies ever made and one of my favourite films ever made.

-Danny

DC TV Weekly Round-Up 10/10/16-17/10/16

Finally, all the DC TV Shows have returned (Sorry Gotham), Flash and Arrow kicked things off last week and now Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow have joined them. So, let's get right to it shall we? Though if anything this week proves this isn't a flawless system. I started doing it this way in case I didn't have that much to say about a show, but there are times where I have a surprising amount which will make this a long winded post. In this case Supergirl, speaking of!



Supergirl 'The Adventures of Supergirl' Review
Wow, pretty big opener for Supergirl, new channel, new filming location and The Man of Steel himself! Played by Tyler Hoechlin. So let's talk about him, yeah they're so far I like how they're handling him. He's an upbeat, polite, happy Man of Tomorrow while his Clark Kent is clumsy, uses outdated slang and is a loveable dork. Granted there isn't much about him that's new and really it feels like Hoechlin is doing an impression of Christopher Reeve at points. Speaking of which, nice reference with that airplane fact. But unlike the movie version this feels like a Superman that is being written and performed by people who like Superman. Also he and Melissa Benoist have good chemistry and it kind of makes me wish he was also a main character because the two on screen are just so enjoyable. Just kinda wish him and J'onn got along, they're founders of the Justice League! Be buddies goddamit!
There are also a few "excuses" i found in this episode. For example despite Clark being 13 years older than Kara they look the same age because "Kryptonians age slower" riiiiiight. Or them changing bases because ya can't really film a desert in Canada so we just happened to have changed bases. Oh, and they've seemingly changed their minds about wanting Kara and Jimmy to date...because they just wanted to. Yeah they handled this very lazily, not that i'm that mad because it wasn't an interesting plot in the first place. And sadly they're continuing the trend of trying to make Supergirl, Superman. Now they've made her a reporter...because of course they have. And they've made Metallo a villain now, oh joy. Also just as a note, despite changing countries from filming season 1 & 2, they really do a good job of disguising that fact, Vancouver really is that diverse of a city. So yeah, solid episode with some...gaps in the writing, but i enjoyed Superman, I enjoyed seeing the two on screen together and it was a lot of fun. 7/10.

The Flash 'Paradox' Review
Alright then, Flash is back to his original world, except not really because things are different. Joe & Iris don't talk, Cisco's brother died, Caitlin has powers. Honestly it's just nice to see Barry have someone sit him down and call him on his crap. I will always say his actions at the end of last season were dumb as all hell, and now he seemingly keeps trying to use time travel as a way to fix his problems, so who else but Jay Garrick shows up and tells him to stop being a complete moron? Which if anyone were to call him out on it, that would be the most logical answer. Also hopefully this means no more time travel, because time travel is dumb. But that being said, most of the changes seem to have been fixed. Joe & Iris talk again, Cisco is friends with Barry again, the only change that is sticking is Caitlin's powers. Oh, and Tom Felton's character exists, which so far he seems enjoyable enough, but we'll have to wait and see if he actually plays any kind of important role.
The thing that I'm most looking forward too this season is Dr Alchemy as the villain, mostly because it'll be nice to have a villain who isn't a speedster. Plus this way Wally will get his super powers again and actually have something to do. I nearly burst out laughing when all of Team Flash left to go work and he was just sat there at the table alone. So even if it took them 2 episodes to set up this season, it actually seems promising. I'm looking forward to seeing more of Alchemy, Caitlin getting powers, Cisco and Wally being out in the field and whatever Felton's character ends up being. 7/10.

Arrow 'The Recruits' Review
I really don't want to get my hopes up this season. Because it was around this point last year I was thinking "wow, they're really turning things around. They're fully aware of their problems so this means they're gonna fix it!" and they never fixed it. So far it might look like they're doing the same. Ollie really doesn't work well as a team because he always acts like the leader, so in this episode he had to learn to treat his new team more like partners and they had to learn to work together. It was a nice balance for once where no one was completely right, both sides had to develop. I also liked how they handled Ragman, who they first play off like he's the villain of the week, when really he's just a victim, and from the looks of it is going to join Team Arrow, which would make him a unique member. Also we finally learnt the big villain of the season is going to be Prometheus. Thank god, because that Cottonmouth wannabee was not that intimidating. Granted Prometheus sucks a fair amount in the comics, but I'm ever the optimist. Oh, and Diggle was there, good for him, I'll start caring when he rejoins Team Arrow. So yeah, a good episode with plenty of character development and promises for the future. 7/10.

Legends of Tomorrow 'Out of Time' Review
Legends is probably the only show where I don't care about a season long plotline, they could make every episode just wacky hi-jinx throughout time. You could get so much out of this concept and this episode takes advantage of that. They travel to pre-revolutionary France, 1940's New York, a little bit of pre-historic dinosaurs, medieval England, all promising stuff. Legends greatest strength is it's constant homages and recreation of the silver age, nothing but pure silly unabashedly fun. Also with the Justice Society of America showing up in their full on goofy uniforms (Including one of my favourite underrated superheroes, Stargirl, woo!) I actually cannot wait for the next episode. 7/10.

Wow. A week where all of the DC TV Shows were not only good, but consistently good. For the love of god DC, don't screw this up.

DC TV Weekly Round Up 3/10/16-10/10/16

I wanna try and get back into reviewing all of the DC superhero shows, but considering how dang many there are and I don't always have that much to say, I'm going to now do a weekly round up where I give quick reviews of all the shows. However seeing as only Flash and Arrow came back last week, they're the only ones that I'll be talking about in this instalment. With that being said, let's get too it.

The Flash "Flashpoint" Review
Don't you just love it when they adapt a popular comic...just because it was popular? Seriously, Flashpoint was an okay comic book at best, but is incredibly irrelevant these days. Regardless, let's talk about the episode. Last season ended with Barry rewriting all of history (Because he's a fucking moron) and this is the new reality he created. His parents are alive, Wally is Kid Flash, Cisco is rich, etc. Surprisingly the thing that stood out to me in this episode in a positive light was the relationship between Barry and Iris, I don't think I've ever seen them have this good chemistry before. Also Cisco was fun as hell being this Tony Stark rip-off. With that being said, man was this episode dumb. Iris giving a big speech: Dumb. Kid Flash vibrating his face even though he's wearing a mask: dumb. The logic of...any of this, even by superhero standards: dumb. Matter of fact, the episode ends with Reverse-Flash being alive and well, but doesn't that create a paradox? He loses his speed after killing Barry's mother originally, if he didn't lose his speed then none of this should have happened? Granted the ending actually sets up something interesting with Iris and Joe apparently having a horrible relationship, so maybe that'll be interesting to see. But yeah, this was such a dumb episode and honestly quite lazy. 5/10.

Arrow "Legacy" Review
Now for Arrow, which I can't believe I'm saying this. They had the better episode. First off, the one thing Arrow has always done well is great action, and that continues here with the first action scene being one long take. It's not the first time they've done that but goddamn if it doesn't look cool. Also this episode did a better job of setting up what this season is going to be. They establish the villain, Oliver's arc, the new team. All of it at a reasonable pace with some decent character interactions that only sometimes became melodramatic. But yeah, I actually enjoyed this episode, it was well written, well shot and decently entertaining. 7/10.

So, those were the opening episodes for Flash and Arrow, one was really dumb, the other was...actually okay. Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow start this week, how will there opening episodes do? Let's find out on...whichever day i decide to schedule these reviews. Or heck, maybe I'll just wing it and do em whenever I feel like.

-Danny

Ready Player One - Updated Thoughts

Roughly a year ago I reviewed the book Ready Player One to which my overall thoughts were positive and I enjoyed it. I didn't think it was a masterpiece like everyone else did, but still found it to be a fun book. Since then, something interesting has happened. A while ago I was speaking to a friend of mine about the book and he really didn't like it, and he had some really good points about it. For example the main character Parzival would often come across a challenge, e.g. a videogame and he just so happened to have logged in 1,000 hours of playing that game and is a master at it, even though it was never mentioned prior in the book. He pointed out that the book had many plot issues like that and I thought it was a really good point, so I decided to take another look at the book and honestly he's right, there is a lot in here to dislike that I didn't notice on my first read.

Now before I actually get to that, let's talk about what in the book I still think works and that is the relationship between the main trio. I think Parzival and Aech still have a believable friendship with good dialogue. I also think the romance between Parzival and Art3mis is the best part of the book, it's the portion that feels the most genuine with a lot of emotions and humanity behind it, not relying on references to other things for people to like it, but letting the characters actually behave like people and see the romance blossom naturally.

But with that being said now whenever I think of this book I think of all the negative things first. There are still all the issues I mentioned in my original review about the plot being generic, the references being self-indulgent and manipulative, and the criticisms by friend pointed out. But I really came to realise that while Parzival's relationships are strong, the character itself is kind of horrendous. Oh, not because of who he is as a character, but what he represents.

This book takes escapist fiction to an insanely unhealthy degree. Most of fiction is escapist in someway, especially adventure stories. Superheroes, Star Wars, Harry Potter, on some level we enjoy it because it lets us forget about our crappy lives for 2 hours and imagine ourselves in these characters shoes. This book however portrays a character who also indulges himself in escapist fiction, but he does literally nothing but that. Everything he achieves is because he dedicated his life to watching TV shows, playing videogames and basically blocking himself out of reality. And that is an incredibly unhealthy message to portray in your story, you're basically saying "Yes, shut out all of reality, if you submit yourself to entertainment for your entire life you'll definitely live a fulfilling and successful life".

Yes, I'm the type of person who loves to indulge themselves in a lot of media, I love watching TV shows and playing videogames and I also love talking about and making them. But do you know what else I like to do? I like to go to the pub with my friends, I like to go for walks in the countryside, I like going to the gym, I like experiencing things that can't be experienced through a monitor. As someone that wants to make films and any other form of entertainment in the future, the best advice I've ever heard from professionals is that you have to live life. You can't make good fiction if you don't experience reality. So even the people who want you to see their products are also telling you to go outside. This book goes against that, it tells you that dedicating your life to being an anti-social shut in who does nothing but over-saturate themselves in media, you will live a good life and I'm sorry, that's not true, and that is a very awful and manipulative message to send out to people.

The two worst things that a product can be is either A: Boring or B: Immoral and granted while I doubt this book was written with the intent of saying the anti-social life is the superior life, it certainly exploits and encourages those who already do live that life and that is honestly kind of pathetic. So those were my updated thoughts on Ready Player One. Do I like it? No. Am I looking forward to the movie? Not really. Will I see it? ...Sure. But only cause it's Spielberg, I'm hoping he can correct this.

-Danny