joe swanberg auteurist

Like Ready Player One, this is a film that gives the audience a world that absolutely sucks shit, and resolves itself by saying that it's Actually Good and you, the audience, must not only accept this new reality, but enjoy it as well. You will live in the pod and eat the bugs and be happy, etc.
Unlike Spielberg, the "Daniels" are dogshit storytellers. This film is 2.5 hours long because every new piece of information is delivered through tortured…