Differences Between Ready Player One (Movie) & Ready Player Player One (Book)

Hey guys. Welcome back and today I have a brand new Differences Between, yes I still do this segment. I know it's been awhile since I did one of these (more specifically I haven't done since the Roger Rabbit post which was a year ago) but none the less let's begin with today's differences between that one being Ready Player One both the movie and the book.








One of the big key differences in the movie is the location. In the movie we spent most of our time in Columbus, Ohio in the book we go outside Oklahoma City where "The Stacks" are located, then we go to Columbus, Ohio.








Another big differences between the two is the future. In the book the future is prime definition of dystopia. There's an ongoing energy crisis, catastrophic climate change, widespread famine, poverty, and of course disease. Oh and major cities have been wiped out by nuclear war. In the movie, Wade only hints that people stopped trying fix things that were happening in the world.









In Ready Player One (movie), The High Five work together pretty early in the movie, this wasn't the case in the book. In the book Ready Player One, after "The Stacks" have been blown up Parzival warns them of what happened and hints that they should work together. This idea was practically shot down the moment it was brought up, which leads to "The Keys" being found in very different ways.









In the Ready Player One movie, Wade pretty much has free reigns in the world of the OASIS. Mainly because the OASIS is indeed a virtual paradise. In the book however he struggles a lot. He's too poor to travel to the other worlds of the OASIS and the only way he can even access the OASIS is by using the school's issued console and visor. Hell he's so poor in the OASIS that he can't even afford upgrades for his avatar.









The brothers (Daito and Sho) are very different from their counterparts. In the movie, their real-life brothers and Sho is only 11 years old. In the book, the never meet in real life and they were bother enrolled in hikikomori. Which is a support group for people who are addicted to the OASIS. Also while Sho is the younger of the two he isn't a kid like he is in the movie.









The quest to get the keys were vastly different from each other so let's break each one down.

The Copper Key

In the movie all you had to do is win a race all while avoiding King Kong and the T-Rex from Jurassic Park. Then Wade uses to unlock the clue for the next key. In the book however it's a lot more challenging. First he has to beat Dungeon & Dragon's Acererak in the Tomb of Horrors in a game of Joust. Then he has to reenact Matthew Broderick's role in WarGames.

The Jade Key

The quest for the Jade key in the book was Art3mis must complete the text-based game Zork to get the Jade key. Then Wade has to pass a Blade Runner replicant test and then complete the arcade game Black Tiger. In the movie the High Five go to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, survive whatever is trying to kill them, and then ask Halliday's crush, Kira to a dance.

The Silver Key

Now for the third and final key things were once again made simple. In the movie all Wade had to do was find the easter egg in Adventure in Halliday's castle. In the book once again things a bit for complicated. Wade still has to find the easter egg in Adventure while in Halliday's castle but before that he needed to return a guitar to its altar by playing the right Rush song. Then the third gate had to be opened by beating Halliday's high score in Tempest, reenact Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and bring along the other two key holders.

Another big difference between the film and the book is Aunt Alice. In the book Alice has a very limited role and she's not given much development. Also her relationship with Wade isn't very loving. The movie however gives them more a familial bond and she's even allowed to talk about her bigger dreams such as getting an actual house.

Our next big difference between the two properties is with Halliday and Morrow. In the movie we shown their years as adults with some backstory. In the book they are way more developed. We're told they were childhood friends since middle school, with that friendship it would soon turn into a professional partnership. In the movie their break up isn't really a big part of the plot, the book however makes it an alluring mystery and pieces of an emotional information.








The final differences I'll tell you about is one part in the final battle. In the movie we only got two giant robots, those being the Iron Giant from the criminally underrated Iron Giant and the the RX-78 Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam. In the book we got a lot of giant robots. Those being Tranzor Z from Mazinger Z, and the Sixers (the main villain's army) would use the five robotic lions from Voltron. The only thing that truly remained the same was Nolan (the main bad guy) using MechaGodzilla.

Now there were a lot of other changes made I thought I would point out the one's I thought were the most interesting. So that's going to do it for me, come back on Saturday, Jan 18th for my review of Dolittle. Until then enjoy the rest of your day.