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** Need proof that Parzival's speech came from the heart? Even knowing it might mean forfeiting the last key, he stops Sho from attacking the lone Sixer who's still engaged with the Atari game. Because he ''can't bear to interrupt'' another player's fun.
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** Need proof that Parzival's speech came from the heart? Even knowing it might mean forfeiting the last key, he stops Sho from attacking the lone Sixer who's still engaged with the Atari game. Because he ''can't bear to interrupt'' another player's fun.game that way.
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** Need proof that Parzival's speech came from the heart? Even knowing it might mean forfeiting the last key, he stops Sho from attacking the lone Sixer who's still engaged with the Atari game. Because he ''can't bear to interrupt'' another player's fun.
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* The look on Anorak's face when Parzival refuses to sign the contract. He's so happy he's almost crying.
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* In a small, but charming indication of Halliday's deathbed foresight and persistent sense of wonder, the palms of Wade's ''actual gloves'' light up with a golden glow at the moment his avatar accepts the Egg from Anorak/Halliday. Does every set of VR gloves have such a lighting-effect built in, or was it something that was incorporated on the sly into gear ordered by ''every'' Gunter who made it far enough to have a chance?
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* Sorrento, of all people, being so moved to see Wade win the Egg Hunt that he decides against killing him.
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* Sorrento, of all people, being so moved gets a small but poignant moment of humanity in his final scene. Up until this point, he has been portrayed as nothing but a smug, ruthless villain who will stop at nothing to see get his hands on the Golden Egg, but when he sees Wade win at the Egg Hunt egg hunt, he is so touched that he decides against killing him.him and even gives him a sincere smile of appreciation.
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* Even though they were horrible to him, Wade still runs to warn his aunt Alice and her boyfriend about [[spoiler:the bombs that are about to destroy their stack.]] Also, had her jerk boyfriend not intervened, it seemed as though Alice really did want to talk to Wade.
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* Even though they were horrible to him, Wade still runs to warn his aunt Alice and her boyfriend about [[spoiler:the the bombs that are about to destroy their stack.]] stack. Also, had her jerk boyfriend not intervened, it seemed as though Alice really did want to talk to Wade.
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** She actually tweaks her avatar [[spoiler: just in front of Sorrento's to taunt him and embrace her real self]].
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* Although a bit [[PlayedForLaughs funny]], [[spoiler: [=Art3mis=] asking Karen to dance leads to the latter's response "Do you know how long I've been waiting for you to ask?" It fulfills Halliday's wish that he had found the courage to take that leap and take her dancing like she wanted.]]
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* Although a bit [[PlayedForLaughs funny]], [[spoiler: [=Art3mis=] asking Karen to dance leads to the latter's response "Do you know how long I've been waiting for you to ask?" It fulfills Halliday's wish that he had found the courage to take that leap and take her dancing like she wanted.]]
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* [[spoiler: The hideout where Samantha and the "rebellion" live. It may seem a little rough around the edges, but it's essentially a ''sanctuary'' for those trying to hide from IOI in the real world. What's more, the hideout has a green house/garden where food is naturally grown. Unlike the book, it acts as a beautiful testament that the world can fix their reality once they stop trying to escape from it.]]
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* [[spoiler: The hideout where Samantha and the "rebellion" live. It may seem a little rough around the edges, but it's essentially a ''sanctuary'' for those trying to hide from IOI in the real world. What's more, the hideout has a green house/garden where food is naturally grown. Unlike the book, it acts as a beautiful testament that the world can fix their reality once they stop trying to escape from it.]]
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** [[spoiler: Daito is one of the first to lose his avatar. Disconnected, he still keeps guard to Wade, fending off anyone wishing to harm him in the real world while Wade is connected to OASIS and unable to defend himself]].
* When Samantha first meets Aech in reality, as in the book, there's an awkward moment followed by Samantha allaying Aech's fears of rejection [[spoiler:for keeping her gender a secret]] by answering her question of "not what you were expecting, right?" with an entirely different answer than Aech was expecting. It's a beautiful message of acceptance at a pivotal moment.
* When Samantha first meets Aech in reality, as in the book, there's an awkward moment followed by Samantha allaying Aech's fears of rejection [[spoiler:for keeping her gender a secret]] by answering her question of "not what you were expecting, right?" with an entirely different answer than Aech was expecting. It's a beautiful message of acceptance at a pivotal moment.
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** [[spoiler: Daito is one of the first to lose his avatar. Disconnected, he still keeps guard to Wade, fending off anyone wishing to harm him in the real world while Wade is connected to OASIS and unable to defend himself]].
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* When Samantha first meets Aech in reality, as in the book, there's an awkward moment followed by Samantha allaying Aech's fears of rejection[[spoiler:for for keeping her gender a secret]] secret by answering her question of "not what you were expecting, right?" with an entirely different answer than Aech was expecting. It's a beautiful message of acceptance at a pivotal moment.
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** Even better, as Parzival puts it, those who answer his call are willing to put everything their avatars have on the line fighting for the cause. The IOI mooks who get zeroed out can just [[WeHaveReserves run to another device and get back into the fight]], while ordinary players would lose everything they have if they got killed, [[spoiler:which eventually does happen when Sorrento uses the Cataclyst artifact to wipe out everyone on Planet Doom in one final spiteful move.]] Seeing as how zeroing out is such SeriousBusiness for many players as shown in the beginning of the film, it shows that these players value their freedom from IOI’s tyranny more than their own virtual lives.
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** Even better, as Parzival puts it, those who answer his call are willing to put everything their avatars have on the line fighting for the cause. The IOI mooks who get zeroed out can just [[WeHaveReserves run to another device and get back into the fight]], while ordinary players would lose everything they have if they got killed, [[spoiler:which which eventually does happen when Sorrento uses the Cataclyst artifact to wipe out everyone on Planet Doom in one final spiteful move.]] move. Seeing as how zeroing out is such SeriousBusiness for many players as shown in the beginning of the film, it shows that these players value their freedom from IOI’s tyranny more than their own virtual lives.
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** [[spoiler: What's more, it's meant to let the whole world know the true joy of playing video games so they all understand the true meaning of the Egg Hunt.]]
* The IOI Oology researchers cheering when [[spoiler:Parzival manages to open the last gate]]. They may have been working for the BigBad, but in the end they cheered for [[spoiler: a fellow nerd]].
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* [[spoiler:The conversation between Parzival and James Halliday.]]
** [[spoiler: The movie faithfully keeps Halliday's speech about how he feared reality, but came to learn (if too late) that as scary as it is, reality is ''real''.]]
*** Even better [[spoiler: while giving this speech, you can see he's clumsily stumbling around looking for the Egg to give to Parzival while the latter [[NiceGuy patiently]] stands by. It can be interpreted as Halliday trusting Parzival enough to let him see him in all his [[{{Adorkable}} social awkwardness]].]]
** To top it all off, [[spoiler: there's the [[TheUnreveal mysterious nature]] of Halliday's avatar that leaves it up to the audience just ''what'' he is. When Parzival [[LampShading wonders this]], Halliday just warmly thanks him for playing his game before he leaves.]]
* [[spoiler: Mrs. Gilmore standing up to Sorrento, and [[TranquilFury wordlessly]] rallying the other citizens of the Stacks to stand in his way. This may be a dystopia world where [[ApatheticCitizens everyone is oblivious to everyone else in the real world]], but once Wade makes it public how Sorrento tried to kill him, they all stand together, just as neighbors are supposed to.]]
* [[spoiler: Sorrento, of all people, being so moved to see Wade win the Egg Hunt that he decides against killing him.]]
* [[spoiler:Ogden Morrow arrives to the Stacks so he can speak with Wade, but Wade requests a moment so he can do something very important: [[TheBigDamnKiss take the leap and kiss Samantha]]. Which she answers to by [[SmoochOfVictory giving him a more intense kiss]].]]
* When Wade and [[spoiler: Morrow]] converse about the future, and how he knew to come, there's a touching moment where Wade realizes that [[spoiler: Morrow]] was watching out for him every step of the way, and upon recognizing [[spoiler: what Morrow lost with Halliday, there's a moment where you can see Simon Pegg really show his acting chops, looking touched, sad and proud at the same time as Wade acknowledges what was lost.]]
* [[spoiler: Given everyone zeroed out, the High Five begin their reign by making the admission cost of the [=OASIS=] twenty-five cents, [[MeaningfulEcho a quarter]]. Not only does the world get to start over on their avatars equally, but at a cheap price, [[{{Foil}} as opposed to]] how [=IOI=] would've made it insanely expensive.]]
* [[spoiler:After winning the Easter Egg Search, one of the decisions Wade makes is to close [=OASIS=] two days a week. Why? Because he wants people to live in the real world - and because he wants to be with Samantha in real life.]]
** [[spoiler: The movie faithfully keeps Halliday's speech about how he feared reality, but came to learn (if too late) that as scary as it is, reality is ''real''.]]
*** Even better [[spoiler: while giving this speech, you can see he's clumsily stumbling around looking for the Egg to give to Parzival while the latter [[NiceGuy patiently]] stands by. It can be interpreted as Halliday trusting Parzival enough to let him see him in all his [[{{Adorkable}} social awkwardness]].]]
** To top it all off, [[spoiler: there's the [[TheUnreveal mysterious nature]] of Halliday's avatar that leaves it up to the audience just ''what'' he is. When Parzival [[LampShading wonders this]], Halliday just warmly thanks him for playing his game before he leaves.]]
* [[spoiler: Mrs. Gilmore standing up to Sorrento, and [[TranquilFury wordlessly]] rallying the other citizens of the Stacks to stand in his way. This may be a dystopia world where [[ApatheticCitizens everyone is oblivious to everyone else in the real world]], but once Wade makes it public how Sorrento tried to kill him, they all stand together, just as neighbors are supposed to.]]
* [[spoiler: Sorrento, of all people, being so moved to see Wade win the Egg Hunt that he decides against killing him.]]
* [[spoiler:Ogden Morrow arrives to the Stacks so he can speak with Wade, but Wade requests a moment so he can do something very important: [[TheBigDamnKiss take the leap and kiss Samantha]]. Which she answers to by [[SmoochOfVictory giving him a more intense kiss]].]]
* When Wade and [[spoiler: Morrow]] converse about the future, and how he knew to come, there's a touching moment where Wade realizes that [[spoiler: Morrow]] was watching out for him every step of the way, and upon recognizing [[spoiler: what Morrow lost with Halliday, there's a moment where you can see Simon Pegg really show his acting chops, looking touched, sad and proud at the same time as Wade acknowledges what was lost.]]
* [[spoiler: Given everyone zeroed out, the High Five begin their reign by making the admission cost of the [=OASIS=] twenty-five cents, [[MeaningfulEcho a quarter]]. Not only does the world get to start over on their avatars equally, but at a cheap price, [[{{Foil}} as opposed to]] how [=IOI=] would've made it insanely expensive.]]
* [[spoiler:After winning the Easter Egg Search, one of the decisions Wade makes is to close [=OASIS=] two days a week. Why? Because he wants people to live in the real world - and because he wants to be with Samantha in real life.]]
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*** Even better[[spoiler: while giving this speech, you can see he's clumsily stumbling around looking for the Egg to give to Parzival while the latter [[NiceGuy patiently]] stands by. It can be interpreted as Halliday trusting Parzival enough to let him see him in all his [[{{Adorkable}} social awkwardness]].]]
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** To top it all off,[[spoiler: there's the [[TheUnreveal mysterious nature]] of Halliday's avatar that leaves it up to the audience just ''what'' he is. When Parzival [[LampShading wonders this]], Halliday just warmly thanks him for playing his game before he leaves.]]
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*[[spoiler: Mrs. Gilmore standing up to Sorrento, and [[TranquilFury wordlessly]] rallying the other citizens of the Stacks to stand in his way. This may be a dystopia world where [[ApatheticCitizens everyone is oblivious to everyone else in the real world]], but once Wade makes it public how Sorrento tried to kill him, they all stand together, just as neighbors are supposed to.]]
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*[[spoiler:Ogden Ogden Morrow arrives to the Stacks so he can speak with Wade, but Wade requests a moment so he can do something very important: [[TheBigDamnKiss take the leap and kiss Samantha]]. Which she answers to by [[SmoochOfVictory giving him a more intense kiss]].]]
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* When Wade and[[spoiler: Morrow]] Morrow converse about the future, and how he knew to come, there's a touching moment where Wade realizes that [[spoiler: Morrow]] Morrow was watching out for him every step of the way, and upon recognizing [[spoiler: what Morrow lost with Halliday, there's a moment where you can see Simon Pegg really show his acting chops, looking touched, sad and proud at the same time as Wade acknowledges what was lost.]]
lost.
*[[spoiler: Given everyone zeroed out, the High Five begin their reign by making the admission cost of the [=OASIS=] twenty-five cents, [[MeaningfulEcho a quarter]]. Not only does the world get to start over on their avatars equally, but at a cheap price, [[{{Foil}} as opposed to]] how [=IOI=] would've made it insanely expensive.]]
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** Even more heartwarming when you hear interviews with Spielberg of where he first met Kubrick, which was on the soundstages where ''The Shining'' was filmed, namely the Colorado Lounge where Jack is seen writing his novel. When the High Five enter the challenge, they enter into the Colorado Lounge, you realize that Spielberg recreated the meeting place where he met his friend in addition to paying tribute to his film.
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* When trapped by Sixers and suspecting Sorrento is looking for her, Parzival encourages [=Art3mis=] to log out and escape [=IOI=] before it's too late. What seals it is when he says he doesn't want her to get hurt in the real world. It's worded in a way that shows [[FridgeBrilliance Wade doesn't want to repeat Sam's dad's mistake of getting so caught up in the virtual world that he neglects her well-being]].
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* [[spoiler: The hide out where Samantha and the "rebellion" live. It may seem a little rough around the edges, but it's essentially a ''sanctuary'' for those trying to hide from IOI in the real world. What's more, the hideout has a green house/garden where food is naturally grown. Unlike the book, it acts as a beautiful testament that the world can fix their reality once they stop trying to escape from it.]]
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** To top it all off, [[spoiler: there's the [[TheUnreveal mysterious nature]] of Halliday's avatar that leaves it up to the audience just ''what'' he is. When Parzival [[LampShading wonders this]], Halliday just warmly thanks him for playing his game before he leaves.]]
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* For those who know the two directors' friendship and the history behind ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'''s production, Spielberg recreating ''Film/TheShining'' is a very touching tribute to Creator/StanleyKubrick.
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* Parzival running at the mouth to try and impress [=Art3mis=] in Aech's workshop is just the start of Adorkable moments in this film.
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* It's a mark of what kind of person Wade is that he so easily forgives Samantha for resorting to kidnapping him to protect him from IOI's gaze. Of course, it also has a lot to do with his being in love with her, but still, such treatment for their first official real-world meeting might be a deal-breaker to some.
* Although a bit [[PlayedForLaughs funny]], [[spoiler: [=Art3mis=] asking Karen to dance leads to the latter's response"I was hoping "Do you might say that". know how long I've been waiting for you to ask?" It fulfills Halliday's wish that he had found the courage to take that leap and take her dancing like she wanted.]]
* Although a bit [[PlayedForLaughs funny]], [[spoiler: [=Art3mis=] asking Karen to dance leads to the latter's response
** [[spoiler: Daito is one of the first to lose his avatar. Disconnected, he still keeps guard to Wade, fending off anyone wishing to harm him in the real world while Wade is connected to OASIS and unable to defend himself]].
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** It's also really sweet to see Samantha geek out over Parzival finding the Crystal Key. You can hear the geek elation in her voice when she says "PARZIVAL JUST FOUND THE CRYSTAL KEY!"
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