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Ready Player One (2018)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.1
Ready Player One poster

Overview

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.


Starring Cast


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive

Overview

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film's central conflict and resolution strongly critique corporate exploitation and champion collective action to protect a shared digital space from privatization, aligning with progressive values.

The movie demonstrates significant diversity through its core group of heroes, particularly with the reveal of a prominent character's real-world identity as a Black woman, alongside other diverse cast members. However, the narrative itself does not explicitly critique traditional identities, framing its white male protagonist and creator positively, and its white male antagonist's villainy is rooted in corporate ambition rather than his identity.

Secondary

Ready Player One features Aech, a central and heroic character, who is revealed to be Helen Harris, a Black lesbian woman. Her identity is portrayed with dignity and respect, free from negative stereotypes or conflict. Aech's character is complex, skilled, and integral to the protagonists' success, contributing to an overall affirming depiction of an LGBTQ+ individual.

The film "Ready Player One" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. While it explores themes of identity and self-presentation within a virtual world, particularly with the character Aech, these elements do not explicitly pertain to transsexual identity.

The film features Art3mis as a prominent female avatar who participates in combat. However, her victories against male opponents are primarily achieved through the use of ranged firearms, special abilities, or powerful technological items, rather than direct hand-to-hand or melee weapon combat.

The film adapts the novel without altering the established genders of its main characters. Aech's real-world identity as a woman behind a male avatar is consistent with the source material and does not constitute a gender swap.

The film adaptation accurately portrays the established races of its main characters from the source novel. While one character's ethnicity shifted, their broader racial category remained consistent with the original material, aligning with the exclusion criteria.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.4
The Movie Database logo
7.6

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
7.1
Metacritic logo
6.4

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