On Ready Player One (no cw, just behind cut)
From an article (cited below):
"It simply constructs a world around the reader, where his comfort zone, his passively acquired knowledge of retro video games and Star Wars, is enough to effortlessly make him a Great Man of History. A fantasy this mundane is barely a fantasy at all — just a desire to be unjustly rewarded for mediocrity. "
And suddenly I understand the appeal, and it also makes me a little sick.
https://theoutline.com/post/2076/ready-player-one-movie-bad?zd=1&zi=4zix65fq