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posted 6 years ago by [deleted]
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cant be any plainer....

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okay, for those that have seen it......

what was the deal with......

last chance to NOT READ (its a weak spoiler, but you dont need it. doesn't actual SPOIL anything)

what was the deal with the bad guy sort of smiling after he lost and the kid won? I get that it was more about COMPETING with him to win the game and he lost, but how was that a hidden joy to him? Shouldn't he be raging mad, ready to KILL like he was seconds earlier? His little smile was like "Hats off to you kid, good job" Just didn't fit for me. Did I miss it? Or just bad writing?

[–] Frogarama (12942) 6 years ago

He said he didn't care about the Oasis and the game, but I think his time spent with it got to him and he realized he had grown to appreciate the game itself.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

That kinda makes sense. But still, was an odd twist of a reaction after pulling a gun and prepping to murder a kid. While walking through a HUGE crowd of people who could have easily gang-rushed him and stopped everything.

Just an odd wrap up.

[–] Frogarama (12942) 6 years ago

Yes it was especially odd that no one tried to stop him.

The ending kind of reminded me of the ending of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, racing to his house and trying to beat the principal there. A similar kind of absurdity, but it's invested in so sincerely that it really has to be accepted on its own merits.

All in all, I felt like the movie was a big flashy American anime, with a vibe that was a very 80's throwback (not the references, but the plot style itself, like how I compared it to Bueller... Bueller.... Bueller).

[–] Gastonian (946) 6 years ago

It was a bizarre choice for sure. It would have made sense only if Sorrento wasn't literally murdering people in the real world to get his way.

[–] Duck6 (425) 6 years ago

Whoa Whoa whoa dude. The good guy won? Why would you spoil it for me?

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Bahahaaahahahhah

[–] ExTechOp (2755) 6 years ago

One change from the novel: Sorrento actually worked with Halliday on the original OASIS.

That gives him a history deeper than just being a corporate hack. It "felt" right to me, that he might hesitate upon seeing the egg itself, albeit only as an image on Wade's headset.

Added to which, the image of the actual egg meant Sorrento had already lost AND was now pointing his gun at a multi-billionaire.

The novel only portrays him as a ruthless corporate hack; in fan-fiction made "official" by the original author, Sorrento is actually motivated to "end" the OASIS completely, not monetize it.