On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast:

We grab the reigns of nostalgia and dare not let go! Steven Spielberg adapts Ernest Cline’s love letter to 80’s pop-culture in a big budget, popcorn-shoveling spectacle. How does it translate from the book? Is it ok that we are making a movie that is almost completely references to other things? We talk about all the things that make us who we are and what happens when you try to tell stories where the virtual is more interesting than the real.

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Reel World Theology #167 – Ready Player One and Capitalizing on Intertextuality
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This episode’s panel included Patrick Hicks and MJ Smith:

Patricks Hicks (@shoelesspatch)
Feelin’ Film

MJ Smith (@mjsmith891)
wordofthenerdonline.com
Reel Perspective

Podcast Notes and Links:
Reel World Theology Discussion Group
Ready Player One at IMDB
Ready Player One at Rotten Tomatoes
Ready Player One at Metacritic
Ready Player One Review at Reel World Theology
Ready Player One Review at Reel Spirituality
God and Pac-Man in Ready Player One at The Gospel Coalition
Ready Player One is Even More Dystopian Than it Realizes at Vox
The Ready Player One Backlash Explained at Vox
Every Ready Player One Easter Egg at Screenrant