This is a strange hybrid of a modern visual effects heavy mainstream adventure film with the sensibilities of a 1980s production, and not just in the litany of pop culture references and visuals, but also in the tone which seems to be pitched at an audience that doesn’t not exist anymore - actual children and teens from the 80s rather than modern young audiences or nostalgia-fuelled adults. It doesn’t always work - the stakes seem strangely small and at odds with what the filmmakers are trying to get across to the audience and an ending that comes with a message that reality is as important as the virtual world feels tacked on and doesn’t really convince given what the film has shown. There are some fun action sequences, once the film gets past having to explain how the Oasis works in a clunkily put-together voice-over, and there is a lot of fun to be had in spotting the many pop culture references.
Shout by Simon MasseyVIP 11BlockedParent2020-04-01T11:25:34Z
This is a strange hybrid of a modern visual effects heavy mainstream adventure film with the sensibilities of a 1980s production, and not just in the litany of pop culture references and visuals, but also in the tone which seems to be pitched at an audience that doesn’t not exist anymore - actual children and teens from the 80s rather than modern young audiences or nostalgia-fuelled adults. It doesn’t always work - the stakes seem strangely small and at odds with what the filmmakers are trying to get across to the audience and an ending that comes with a message that reality is as important as the virtual world feels tacked on and doesn’t really convince given what the film has shown. There are some fun action sequences, once the film gets past having to explain how the Oasis works in a clunkily put-together voice-over, and there is a lot of fun to be had in spotting the many pop culture references.