Aquila: Now this was a really fun movie.

Kasumi: It was!  And the worldbuilding was incredible – a cautionary tale about the importance of living your life in the real world.

A: Great direction too.  The entire Oasis virtual world was brought to brilliant life.

K: Indeed.

A: And, I’ve got to say, I feel really sorry for that poor T-Rex.

K: Oh?

A: Well, you saw what happened to him in the race.  He got let out, and then when he rampaged, he was put back into this little box under the racing environment.

K: Well, yes, but I’m pretty sure he’s just a game asset.  The whole elevator under the racetrack is there to represent him being loaded into the game.

A: He’s not being loaded into anywhere, other than that little box!  He’s a prisoner!  The Oasis is prejudiced against dinosaurs!

K: You may be over-thinking this.

A: Think about it, Kasumi!  Being stuck in a box until you’re let out through a slow-moving, giant elevator into the middle of a busy street...of course you’d want to rampage!  And then you get punished for it by being put back into the little box.  It’s a vicious cycle – if they just let the T-Rex out of the box more often, he’d be much less angry.

K: I’m pretty sure he’s supposed to rampage in the race.  Also, I don’t remember the elevator being that slow.

A: Any elevator is slow when you’ve been stuck in a box all day.  It’s just inhumane.  Somebody should call the Humane Society on the Oasis.

K: I don’t know if that would accomplish anything.

A: It would enforce good pet ownership, if nothing else!  Tyrannosaurs need exercise and food, just like any other domesticated animal.  Whoever owns that T-Rex needs to take him out for regular walks.

K: Would that risk it, um, eating the neighbours?

A: Not if you proper house-train it first.

K: I see.

A: You have to be logical about these things, Kasumi.

K: So what did you think of the second challenge?

A: What, you mean the dancing zombies in the recreation of The Shining?

K: Yes, that?

A: Completely unrealistic.

K: What, the zombies dancing in midair?  One of them fell apart as they danced.  Seemed realistic to me...for a certain, very loose definition of “realistic”.

A: No, no, not that – it’s the smell.

K: The smell?

A: Of course!  The zombies are rotting flesh – they’d have a terrible smell.  And our heroes, the High-5, don’t react to it at all.

K: I see.  I suppose...

A: And then you have to consider the sanitary issues.

K: Sanitary issues?

A: Absolutely!  Hotels are closely regulated, Kasumi.  You don’t want guests staying at a hotel and getting sick.  And zombies are a massive sanitary hazard.  No hotel would ever be allowed to keep them indoors.

K: I think you may be missing the point.

A: They would have to be outside, where they couldn’t contaminate any of the food.

K: I see.

A: It’s the only reasonable place for a hotel to keep its zombies.  Granted, you run into problems if they ever get bitey, but that’s an entirely different issue...

K: So, finishing up, who’s your candidate for best girl?

A: The Iron Giant.

K: I see.

A: I can give you an explanation.

K: No, I think I’m good.  So, we liked Ready Player One, and Tyrannosaurs and zombies apparently need to be kept outdoors and taken on regular walks.

A: Always be a responsible pet owner!