032 - Sci Fi Spielberg Pt. 3: Ready Player One, plus Spielberg in review - a podcast by The Rad Carpet

We’ve reached the final level of our Sci Fi Spielberg month: it’s time to talk Ready Player One! Siblo and Whalen were somewhat split on Spielberg’s new CG-intensive gamer adventure yarn, so there’s plenty to unpack here, from its referential design to its alleged anti-corporate ethos to its thorny gender politics to its wild action set pieces (3:45). And once your Carpeteers emerge from their RPO deep dive, they go right back under for a big picture look at Spielberg’s sci fi work at large in their Wall to Wall Carpet segment. What is Spielberg’s legacy as a sci fi director? Has Spielberg successfully adapted across his four decades of sci fi work or does he simply skate by on his early success? An oasis of takes awaits--hit play and get rad!

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