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    The document analyzes the movie Ready Player One and discusses how it portrays both advantages and disadvantages of advanced technology and virtual reality. It notes that while technology allows for global connections and creative expression through avatars, it can also encourage people to neglect the real world and lose their real-world identity. The document also discusses how certain scenes convey themes about how emotional connections can still be made virtually but technology also enables advanced hacking and privacy issues. It argues the movie shows society should balance time in technology with focusing on the real world.

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    Matthew Simmons

    2/27/2021
    IB ELA 5th

    Analysis of Ready player one

    In the near future placed in the year 2050, technology becomes so advanced and

    mainstream that everybody has access to tech such as virtual reality. Most people in that world

    choose to spend their whole lives in an alternate universe while connecting with other people.

    This is essentially the situation pictured​ in ​Ready player on​e ​because nearly everyone has access

    to it. While this might seem like a perfect solution, it does have some drawbacks that tend to

    outweigh the benefits. ​In the movie technology is both an advantage and a disadvantage because

    it allows users all over the world to connect, it allows people to spend their whole lives in a

    virtual world, and people can choose their identity.

    Connecting through technology can be both beneficial and detrimental because of the

    vast amount of people that you can meet through it. The main character Wade Watts is a perfect

    example of this, he becomes friends with people who live on the other side of the globe. For

    example, during the dance, Artemis and Parzival really got to have a closer relationship. This is

    one of the most important scenes in the whole movie because it shows that emotional

    connections really can be made, and this might be possible in the future. This is further

    emphasized with the bright colors in the background which according to some religions mean

    empathy and compassion. When Artemis touches Parzival, his suit turns blue whereas when he

    gets shot, his suit turns red. This scene is important because it shows how deeper connections can

    be made through virtual reality. This could also be a disadvantage as well because he can

    actually feel getting shot in real life. While technology seems like an advantage, it does have

    some clear disadvantages regarding people with malicious intentions. The antagonist Nolan
    Sorrento is the leader of the IOI and wants to profit off the oasis. During that same dance scene,

    Parzival mentioned his name to Artemis and one of Nolan’s subordinates hears it. This scene is

    especially vital because it shows how advanced technology has gotten. In that world, all you

    need is a name and you can find everything you want to know about that person such as their

    address. Additionally it shows that viruses, and hacking might be so advanced someday that

    people such as Nolan only use it for harm. We can already see this technology in our real life,

    and it is a major concern right now because people don’t want to lose all their information.

    In the movie, people spend most of their time in the virtual world. This can be both

    interpreted in a good and bad way. For example, in the beginning of the movie, it gives a brief

    explanation of the oasis, and says that you can do anything and your imagination is your limit.

    The significance of this is that it allows users to be imaginative. Additionally, it allows users to

    visit interesting places that they’ve never been before such as, “rock climbing with Batman.”

    There are some disadvantages to this though; For instance, a paradox, this situation is kind of self

    contradictory. The more time people put into the video game, the more the real world ends up

    being trashed. This can be clearly seen in the scene where Wade is walking to his van. Everyone

    lives in multiple story shacks and cars are littered all over the place. The world has simply given

    up on it’s problems, and big corporations such as IOI just take advantage of this situation. Most

    people would agree that this way of thinking is very destructive solely because they spend all

    their time in a “fake world”, and that the real world gets destroyed as a result. Steven Spielburg

    employs these elements to show the audience what would happen to society if we didn’t care

    about the world we live in. At the end of the movie, he demonstrates that sometimes society

    should take a break from technology and focus on ourselves by letting Wade close the oasis on
    Tuesdays and Thursdays. Technology can be beneficial to humankind, but we should also not

    neglect ourselves and our surroundings in the process.

    Finally, technology can allow people from all over the world to choose their identity. One

    example of this can be seen in ​Ready Player On​e when it shows the variety of avatars that you

    can choose from. This is good because the technology allows you to cover up your insecurities,

    like that 11 year old who turned into a full blown ninja. This can also be shown through the

    various allusions or references to pop culture such as batman and Tracer (Overwatch) aviators.

    This can bring people together in a sense because it allows people to have common interests in

    the game. The Oasis in ​Ready Player One​ also lets users make their avatars all according to their

    personality or things they like. This is important because it allows people to express themselves

    while changing their look from the real world. Nevertheless, choosing your own avatar does have

    some potential drawbacks though. In a sense, it corrodes your sense of identity from the real

    world. When you spend all your time in an alternate world, of course your experiences will

    change over time. Since people experience so much from the oasis, the process is ten times

    easier. I would say Steven Spielburg is trying to tell us that technology corrodes the soul because

    sometimes we get too attached to it, so we lose sight of other important things. Also because you

    can turn into anything, some people could be evil which would make them more likely to be evil

    in the real world.

    Technology can be both good and bad, it all depends on the people using the tech. Some

    reasons why it is both advantageous and disadvantageous is because it allows easier connections,

    doesn't have to care about the real world, and people can choose their identity. While displaying

    a phenomenal story, Steven Spielberg employs a number of devices to help get his point across.

    These range from the type of music playing to the different meanings of the different colors
    being displayed. The devices often have meanings that help develop a theme that the audience

    can understand. Technology in the real world is getting so advanced that the human race should

    be concerned for the potential drawbacks of widespread use as shown in the movie.
    -Works Cited-

    Spielberg, Steven, et al. ​Ready Player One​. Warner Bros., 2018.

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