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When I saw the first trailer for Ready Player One I was kind of excited... I had heard good things about the book and it was cool to see the Iron Giant. But seeing all the promotional material I just... I can't. I think that I'm the type of person who generally likes to be pandered to in films... I like when characters say their catchphrase, or when I see Easter Eggs for other movies in the background. But this level of pandering is just too much... it feels like I'm just trying to be sold toys. Which, to be fair, most movies I go to see are probably mostly about selling merchandise, but I prefer when that's not the first thing that comes to mind. It's just so blatant that it kind of feels like I'm being made fun of.