NAME: YEAR AND SECTION:

EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGIES
TEACHER: HAMMEL LOPEZ FELICIA, T-II DATE:

MOVIE REVIEW
MOVIE DETAILS
 In theaters: March 29, 2018  Topics: Adventures, Misfits and Underdogs
 On DVD or streaming: July 24, 2018  Character Strengths: Perseverance, Teamwork
 Cast: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben  Run time: 140 minutes
Mendelsohn  MPAA rating: PG-13
 Director: Steven Spielberg  MPAA explanation: sequences of sci-fi action
 Studio: Warner Bros. violence, bloody images, some suggestive
 Genre: Action/Adventure material, nudity and language

1. Give a short description of the given characters, describe their role in the movie. What would
be their role in our society in the real life?

NO NAME OF CHARACTERS DISCRIPTION/ROLE IN ROLE IN REAL SOCIETY

THE MOVIE
1 PARZIVAL/WADE
2 ART3MIS/SAMATHA
3 SORRENTO
4 AECH/HELEN
5 I-R0K
6 CURATOR/OGDEN MORROW
7 ANORAK/HALLIDAY
8 SHO
9 DAITO
10 F’NALE ZANDOR
11 RICK
12 ALICE

2. How would you describe the main characters? What are their goals? What problems do they
face?

3. How did you feel about the video game-like violence in the Oasis vs. the violent scenes in the
real world? Which had more impact? Why?
4. What's the story's message about screen time/virtual life? Why is it important to step away and
live in the real world?

5. How do the movie's real-life characters compare to their Oasis avatars? What's the appeal of
changing your appearance online or in virtual space? Is Art3mis right when she tells Parzival
that "you don't know me"?

6. What is the main lesson of the story? make an analogy which connects to the real life situation
or today’s scenario of interactive multimedia