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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.
As expertly observed by none other than Martin Pearson.
If you have not already, you should check out the entire “album” (it’s a recording of a live show he did, actually) which is absolutely hilarious and well worth the listen. It’s out there on the internet, both legally and otherwise. And the man himself has explicitly condoned its piracy, so there’s that as well…