“Ready Player One” author and fanboy Ernest Cline

Brook Silva-Braga profiles author Ernest Cline, whose bestselling meta-pop culture adventure story “Ready Player One” is now a blockbuster film directed by Steven Spielberg.
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[@roccotorrisi]

The fact they called him a *(Novelist)* in reference to his ability and experience with Writing, it makes me hopeful about my future as a writer Ya know?

[@Loosesapphire5135]

Have to be a freemason 1st. Don't let ernie & these lirs deceive you.

[@darthpapa696]

Ernest Cline is James Halliday.

[@shaider1982]

Ria Cassava he seems to be gregarious so he is more like ogden morrow.😁✌

[@LichKingAzerak]

@@shaider1982 he's both

[@AndrewLyon23]

Nah, Cline is the equivalent to Wade taking the deal from the Sucksors. Literally. He sold his Amazing book to these corporate lackies that stamped out a GARBAGE movie with NO soul.

[@salihawouda2992]

Mark Zuckerberg is james Halliday because he will bring the METAVERSE to real life 😁 👍

[@salihawouda2992]

​@@shaider1982 I understood that reference 🤣👉👉

[@julieharden2433]

I loved this book; I couldn't put it down. I was in junior high and high school in the 80s, so this book hit all the right places.

[@Mini-Toast_]

You should read his poetry. Edgar Allen who?

[@AndrewLyon23]

What did you think of the movie?

[@katiatannus3146]

@@Mini-Toast_ Edgar Allen Poe

[@Loosesapphire5135]

I went to high school with Ernie, in the 80's. He's best friends with my cousin, who jUst so happens to be 1 of the top growers in the world. Not a coincidence.

[@hibityhip_hop3885]

His daughter used to come to my school and I saw the delorion

[@MPB059]

The book is amazing! The movie is amazing! Thank You Ernest Cline and Steven Spielberg!

[@AndrewLyon23]

The movie had no soul. It was like watching something beautiful get raped.

[@just_a_shy_guy_sm]

​@@AndrewLyon23damn 💀 kinda true but damn what a comparison

[@salihawouda2992]

Truly , Ready Player One is one of the best movies ever made 😁👍

[@kwill84]

@@salihawouda2992I’m sorry but I have to strongly disagree. Art3mis is my favorite literary character and they ruined her. As a woman with a birthmark this was the first time I had a character that was not tragic. She was a nerd like me highly competitive sarcastic and most importantly a girl that a boy desired. I don’t blame Olivia cook because I think with the right direction she would be perfect. But Spielberg took out her soul. He also made her face reveal cringy and the makeup was awful. 12 & holding is a tiny independent film with a small budget and they did a much better job with the port wine stain.

[@salihawouda2992]

@@kwill84 I also lived the movie 🍿🎥 , 10/10 recommend 👌

[@salihawouda2992]

Ready Player One is the best movie ever 😁👍

[@raybordier4798]

Movie was great. Book was great. Very different versions of a similar tale, both told very well.

[@mattjazzfan2288]

Ray Bordier I haven’t read the novel but I personally thought the dialogue was extremely embarrassing. It was all exposition and over explaining

[@ThatOneGuy-pg7ty]

Matthew Mertens that was pretty much all of the book, cringe nostalgia mixed with excessive exposition. The book is mediocre at best

[@raybordier4798]

No wonder it is so popular.

[@jaylabrock2895]

Ernest Cline is my hero, and I am a huge fan of his work.

[@TripXization]

That was I think the fastest I ever read a book. As a fan of pop culture of the 80s/90s I was completely in awe. Happy for him to see his dreams made real (at least on film just yet).

[@mjphoto45]

This dude was hard to listen to on coast to coast. Aaa, err aaa ,err. With that being said....glad he went for it and achieved success no matter the odds

[@goldenlegend4536]

I loved the book and the movie 😁

[@salihawouda2992]

2:10 we came a long way from pong 🥹

[@1234teen1cia]

Bother the book and movie is amazing I can’t wait for RP2 book and movie. And I heard armada is going to be a movie

[@ackminecrer9165]

Hyper-Enforcer Armada already has a movie it’s called the last starfighter Can’t wait for RP2 though, already read the first one 6 times

[@goldenlegend4536]

Is armada a good book thinking about giving it a read

[@hpnc]

STOP. Get off KZbin right now and GO SEE THE MOVIE.

[@AndrewLyon23]

The movie is GARBAGE.

[@bollagurl]

I had to put the book down after chapter 2.

[@KevinArcade87]

Too bad

[@kurtsloop2462]

I wouldn't put that on a job application.....

[@tallulahbean4908]

That is my friends dad and Libby is my best friend

[@roccotorrisi]

I want to *be Ernest Cline*

[@Loosesapphire5135]

You want ro be a freemason sellout ? No, ya don't, I fact.

[@modernnorseman3615]

Ernest cline is an awesome writer. Ready player one satisfied my geeky soul

[@Jeremysepicreads]

The book and film are a work of art.

[@WizardGlik]

Hot Chubber!

[@OneEyedKingg]

This book was nothing but nostalgic garbage. Reading it had a bunch of cringe moments. It only got really popular when rumors surrounded it was getting a movie.

[@KevinArcade87]

Not true

[@missartist123]

It was nothing but cringe, self congratulatory lists of references, misogyny, etc. the dialogue was awful

[@Loosesapphire5135]

It's written by a freemason sellout, so there's that.

[@mp2jimmay]

"Be free about what you love & why you love it & not afraid or worried about what other people think about your love or you passions. Just be BOLD and celebrate the things that you're passionate about & amazing things can happen!" 4:35.

[@mp2jimmay]

It's very good advice unless your passions are illegal and/or socially frowned upon, lol.

[@TheBigBentley911]

Shame that he ruined all the characters.

[@Kevin-tz2lv]

🙄

[@godcountrycorpssolidfounda1220]

Now do an Armada movie!

[@KevinArcade87]

watch Ender's Game

[@godcountrycorpssolidfounda1220]

@@KevinArcade87 was not impressed with that movie

[@crashen3317]

ready player two, sequel book would be sick.

[@anthonyespinoza4250]

Check it out man

[@crashen3317]

@@anthonyespinoza4250 im planning to read it, im happy about the newd