Written within the last decade and set in the author's home state of Ohio roughly a quarter - century into the future, Ready Player One's plot is a wish - fulfillment rehash of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, in which the poorest but most pure - hearted of VR obsessives is pitted against the full forces of
crass commercialism in a quest to inherit the factory that manufactures the world's dreams.
Not exact matches
The future of soccer
in the U.S. lies not with the NASL and its peculiar brand of
crass commercialism, but with «the army of young soccer players» currently enjoying the game.
Christmas may have turned into
crass commercialism (back
in about 1880) from its former position as the lesser Christian milestone holiday to Big Easter, but that doesn't mean it can't be fun.
In this feature debut from Zambian - born film - maker Rungano Nyoni, ancient superstitions and
crass commercialism go into partnership to grotesque effect.
Perhaps developed
in reaction to accusations of
crass commercialism overrunning art fairs, it is a sophisticated form of branding.