History Awesome / ReadyPlayerOne2018

* [[spoiler: One of Wade's rules for the OASIS is to close it on certain days. Unlike the book where the future was just hand-waved, it shows Wade actively doing something to fix the world so it's not destroyed by its inactivity and addiction to the OASIS. After what Halliday told him, he has a better understanding that people need to stop escaping life and start fixing their reality. Not only does he do it, he does it despite that the populace objects to it. He's just bravely lead a war like a real leader, and like any real leader, he's not going to shrink away from doing the right thing for his people.]]

* While the book made it vague that Sorrento and [=IOI=] was going to be punished for their crimes, at the end of the film [[spoiler: the first thing the High Five did with their ownership of the [=OASIS=] is ban Sixers and [=IOI=] employees from the game. This in turn would eventually lead to the loyalty centers being shut down.]]

* For some fans, the presence of non-straight couples in the Distracted Globe will be epic to see. Especially considering one of their avatars in one happens to be Tracer from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''. [[DontExplainTheJoke Who is gay.]]

* The second trailer goes for CrowningMusicOfAwesome using Music/VanHalen's "Jump" to set the action.

*** And he jumps into the fray from the cargo hold of the [[Series/{{Firefly}} Serenity]].

* While the book made it vague that Sorrento and [=IOI=] was going to be punished for their crimes, at the end of the film [[spoiler: the first thing the High Five did with their ownership of the [=OASIS=] is ban Sixers and[=IOI=] employees from the game. This in turn would eventually lead to the loyalty centers being shut down.]]

** Earlier, there's Halliday's EstablishingCharacterMoment: although he's an eccentric geek, he proves to be cheeky enough to trick the board members into looking under their chairs to find... [[TheGadfly nothing]]. Crosses over into CrowningMomentOfFunny.

* Everything involving the final battle on Planet Doom. Really, until the [[spoiler: Cataclyst explodes,]] the entire battle is one AwesomeMoment after another.

** We briefly cut to the real world to show Aech throwing Wade a weapon. We then cut back to the game to see what was handed over: [[spoiler: [[Film/ChildsPlay THE CHUCKY DOLL!]] Chucky tries to knife Parzival before throwing him out the Delorean where he proceeds to absolutely shred his way through a bunch of Sixers.]]

* [=Art3mis=]'s dress at the Distracted Globe is stunning, and she easily keeps pace with Parzival during their impromptu dance-off to "Stayin' Alive" by Creator/TheBeeGees.
* Wade using [[spoiler: a Rubik's cube artifact to essentially rewind enemies by about sixty seconds, giving himself and [=Art3mis=] some borrowed time to escape.]]

* The second trailer goes for CrowningMusicOfAwesome using [[VanHalen Van Halen's]] "Jump" to set the action.

** How did he know Sorrento was faking? He asked him what Halliday would've done. The moment Sorrento coldly responds "Halliday is dead", that's when Wade knows that no OASIS nerd worth their haptic gloves would've [[SpeakIllOfTheDead trivialized Halliday's memory so readily]].

** Earlier, there's Halliday's EstablishingCharacterMoment: although he's a socially awkward geek in his own little world, he proves to be cheeky enough to trick the board members into looking under their chairs to find... [[TheGadfly nothing]]. Crosses over into CrowningMomentOfFunny.

* Wade's no wuss in the real world either. He doesn't take any crap from Rick when he comes back to the trailer despite getting pushed around and punched in the face.

* [[spoiler: Og revealing he was the museum curator when Wade guesses his identity. He even does it in style when he imitates the curator's butler-like mannerism and compliments "[[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay Well played, Parzival]]."]]

* The fact that Steven Spielberg was able to take the [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement very divisive]] book and was able to create an average movie for him out of it. One that seems he had a lot of fun doing, given the level of detail put into things that no one needed to give that much effort to. From the placement of the cockpit of the White Gundam to keeping the ding in the Iron Giant's head to putting in more modern references from the players and letting the 80's/early 90's come from Halliday to the sheer fluidity of the visuals, there was work done that just didn't need to be done. The only thing holding the movie back is the source material at this point.

* [[spoiler: One of Wade's rules for the OASIS is to close it on certain days. Unlike the book where the future was just hand-waved, it shows Wade actively doing something to fix the world so it's not destroyed by its inactivity and addiction to the OASIS. Not only does he do it, he does it despite that the populace objects to it. After what Halliday told him, he has a better understanding that people need to stop escaping life and start fixing their reality.]]

* Wade using [[spoiler: a rubric's cube artifact to essentially rewind enemies by about sixty seconds, giving himself and [=Art3mis=] some borrowed time to escape.]]

* When the High Five play through Steven King's "The Shining". Just about every inch of it is faithful to the Kubrick movie. [[spoiler: Except for the zombies, but [[JustifiedTrope that can be expected from Halliday's Easter Egg]].]]

** Just one part of the licensing to make this film would be potentially expensive. About half the franchises listed in the first paragraph aren't even major parts of the narrative, BUT THEY GOT THEM.
*** Also, Considering that either Series/SpiderManJapan or Series/{{Ultraman}} had to be replaced due to known licensing issues, to see a ''freaking'' '''''Gundam''''' appear is pure awesome in itself.

* The third trailer makes great use of "Pure Imagination" and shows people literally ''running through the streets'' in OASIS gear to fight the Sixers and re-take Castle Anorak.
** And when the screen shifts back to the other world, who are they represented by? ''[[Franchise/{{Halo}} SPARTANS]]''.

** Sorrento's last resort? [[spoiler: Mechagodzilla.]]
*** [[spoiler: Complete with the theme "Godzilla's March".]]

** The Iron Giant, on its last legs, [[spoiler: still distracts Mechagodzilla long enough for [=Art3mis=] to use a grenade, bringing it down and temporarily killing Sorrento.]]
*** Also of note in this bit: [=Art3mis'=] avatar is shown to now have the same birthmark she was so ashamed of, indicating that she's getting over that lifelong insecurity.

* Meta but the fact that Steven Spielberg was able to take the [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement very divisive]] book and was able to create an average movie for him out of it. One that seems he had a lot of fun doing, given by the level of detail put into things that no one needed to give that much effort to. From the placement of the cockput of the White Gundam to keeping the ding in the Iron Giants head to putting in more modern references from the players and letting the 80's/early 90's come from Haliday to the sheer fluidity of the visuals, there was work done that just didn't need to be done. The only thing holding the movie book is the source material at this point.

* Meta but the fact that Steven Spielberg was able to take the [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement very divisive]] book and was able to create an average movie for him out of it. One that seems he had a lot of fun doing, given by the level of detail put into things that no one needed to give that much effort to. From the placement of the cockput of the White Gundam to keeping the ding in the Iron Giants head to putting in more modern references from the players and letting the 80's/early 90's come from Holiday to the sheer fluidity of the visuals, there was work done that just didn't need to be done. The only thing holding the movie book is the source material at this point.