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meh. too much obvious cgi

The book is an incredibly generic dystopian Sci fi story that uses copious amounts of pointless retro references to differentiate itself. It also has the message at the end of "if you're not rich with a hot girlfriend the real world isn't worth it".

The movie looks to duplicate it as best it can which means a generic, boring story full of bland CG and references that at this point have been referenced so much then lost all meaning.
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Yaridovich posted...

The book is an incredibly generic dystopian Sci fi story

I think you're absolutely right that the outside world in the book is generically dystopian, but where the book shines is in the incredible description of the VR world. The book doesn't criticize the VR world it creates, but actually celebrates it as an optimistic counterpart to the real world, which really counteracts the dystopian feel.

Yaridovich posted...

The book is an incredibly generic dystopian Sci fi story that uses copious amounts of pointless retro references to differentiate itself. It also has the message at the end of "if you're not rich with a hot girlfriend the real world isn't worth it".

The movie looks to duplicate it as best it can which means a generic, boring story full of bland CG and references that at this point have been referenced so much then lost all meaning.

What are some books in a similar vein that you enjoyed?
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