Jason’s Movie BlogA Movie Blog for the Latest Movie Reviews, Trailers, and MoreReady Player One (2018) Review
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Throughout the years, Hollywood possesses heeded several renowned managers eruption to come to be mythological within the filmmaking industry; ascending on their own persistent directorial merits as comfortably as approaching a responsibility image. Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Clint Eastwood, Cecil B. DeMille, and Francis Ford Coppola are merely some of the names of the good ones that have rendered their mark in Hollywood and inscribed their names in the illustrious tapestry of flicks. While a newfangled generation of managers have surfaced in vibrant times (i.e. Christopher Nolan, Peter Jackson, and Guillermo Del Toro, etc.), these mythological managers have been both valued by their peers and the entire Hollywood area as flawlessly as moviegoers almost everywhere. Such is the pods via director Steven Spielberg, who is among the eminent seniorities of these “good managers”, running out up being a infinite family members tag that several (cinephiles and causal flick watchers) have come to licensed and the amenity flicks he’s channeled. His flicks, forcing such mythological flicks pick Jaws, Comfy Experiences of the Third Kind, E.T. the Added-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, and Raiders of the Bygone Ark, have come to be cinematic staples in not merely in the realm of Hollywood, yet in the history of flicks. Spielberg possesses also dived right into theatrical motions images that draw originality from truly humanistic woes (neutralize, terrorism, civil civil liberties, identification, etc.), via flicks pick Conserving Confidential Ryan, The Shade Purple, Schindler’s Checklist, Amistad, Lincoln, A.I. Faked Intelligence, and a lot of fresh in The Blog post. Past the directorial chair, Spielberg possesses applied (on several parties) acted as a erector, exec erector, and also as a screenplay author. He was in a equal means the co-owners of the flick workshop DreamWorks Workshop. Hence, via his fame farming and his flick prestiges among several being palpable (and solemn) it’s undoubtedly no justification why Spielberg is deemed one of the a lot of effective managers in Hollywood’s flick history. Now, Finder Bros. Images and director Steven Spielberg contrivance up and head to the digital planet of betting in the newfangled flick All made Player One, based on the reserve of the truly same tag by author Ernest Cline. Does Spielberg’s most recent undertaking earn a sprinkle via today’s vibrant viewer or is in fact “gallery over” for this theatrical digital video clip gallery planet?
THE STORY
The year is 2045 and the existent stipulate of Planet is kit within a dystopian future whereby much of the planet is vacated in fiasco due to woes of ecological downgrading, mass overpopulation, and involuntary corporatization, placement federal government leaders rejecting the concepts of trying “conserve the planet” and merely totally sustaining. Because of this, the humans send out the vast majority of their time communicating (and almost staying) in the OASIS, a digital fact optimistic planet made by the late James Halliday (Mark Rylance) and his co-founder affiliate Ogden Morrow (Simon Pegg). Based on Halliday’s obsession via the pop culture of the late 20th to early 21st century, the OASIS enables its users to invent personalities of their own model, making it practical for them to persistent in galleries via others, job for a staying, or to totally study the restrictions of an person’s own creative presuming within this digital nirvana. Consequent his fatality, it is disclosed that Halliday made one final gallery confound in the OASIS licensed as Anorak’s Comb, via the purpose for players to track down 3 primes through a series of cryptic smaller pursuits, in act to position Halliday’s last Easter Egg; an thing that will give the victor a considerable quantity of dollar money as flawlessly as complete manipulate and possession of the OASIS and its assets. Plenty of have dared to brave the quest (defining themselves “gunters”), yet none have ever done well in also placement the initially pivot. Yet, as comfortably as a young male named Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan), who goes by the tag Parzival in the OASIS, comes to be the initially person to persistent one of these 3 enigmatic pursuits (and wins the initially pivot), he comes to be a celeb in his own right and to all within the OASIS. Yet, this entices in attention from others, forcing the renowned unexplainable gamer licensed as Art3mis (Olivia Cooke) as flawlessly as Trimming-edge Digital Areas (I0I) CEO Nolan Sorrento (Ben Mendelsohn), who is classified to gain manipulate of the OASIS at any price, targeting young Wade / Parzival in both digital one and in the real planet. Now, it’s up Wade to position the other primes before Sorrento executes, via the destiny of the OASIS literally in the young gamer’s hands.
THE GOOD / The BAD
Being an amateur gourmand in the cinematic planet of flicks, I’ve come to value (and admire) some of the good managers of Hollywood. While several will eternally crisis on which one is the unspoiled, there’s undoubtedly no denying the fact that these managers (several and jointly) have affirmed to be knowledgeable in their crafting of amenity flicks and carry effective and unforgettable cinematic storytelling to both the industry and to moviegoers almost everywhere. Uncolored, Steven Spielberg is undeniably in my apex 5 favorite managers. Not merely provided that of him being eminent in Hollywood’s upper echelon of actors, utility providers, and managers, yet provided that of his attribute in the flicks that he executes (and the unforgettable tales that they tell). As the adage goes “the proof is in the treat”. I prepare for, flicks pick Jaws, Jurassic Park, and E.T., are pick paraphernalia of flick tales in my time, specifically provided that I grew up via them. Still, also some of Spielberg’s recent job, via some proclaiming that he’s mildly wasted his “flick wizardry”, have produced some good amenity flicks to watch, right placement The BFG and Lincoln to be wholesome and attribute cinematic tales to watch. All in all, Spielberg possesses evidently come to be one of the a lot of influential managers in Hollywood, a testament to his flair of filmmaking and the amenity flicks that some have been deemed “infinite”.
Of course, I carry this ponder ago about to conversing about All made Player One, Spielberg’s most recent amenity flick. Operating at a bookstore for several years, I retained on hearing about (through consumers and my fellow co-staff members) about All made Player One by author Ernest Cline. It termed insightful, yet I retained on coercing my price of attention in analysis it (I read a lot of tales!). Then I bear in mind hearing about that the flick modify was being greenlit by Finder Bros. Images via mythological director Steven Spielberg kit to balanced the amenity. Once again, my price of attention was in fact peaked and sales for the reserve enhanced, specifically after pics and flick trailers were launched. Chatting of the trailers, I was right immersed by them. I bear in mind witnessing the truly initially one (the one launched throughout 2017’s Comic-Con) and was rather excitedly to go to. This, of course, was reconditioned ago as comfortably as they launched the other flick trailers for the flick; each one bringing plenty of video clip gallery aesthetic attractions and a selection of pop culture referrals. I can’t tell you how several times I’ve witnessing the preview trailers for All made Player One (I can arguably stipulate them all by heart…ha-ha). Suffice to case, that I was rather distressed to go to All made Player One as I ranked it at #3 on my Peak 15 Most Precluded Flicks of 2018. I couldn’t wait to go to it and I saw throughout its opening evening? What did I predict it? Nicely, despite some little predicaments, Spielberg’s All made Player One was a fantastically fun and enjoyable amenity from start to finishing; packed via miraculous visuals and nostalgia referrals. It may not recapture Spielberg’s wizardry from some of his infinite flicks, yet it’s all the biggest damn good fun in undiluted unrelieved flick avoidance.
As enumerated, I was planning on analysis Cline’s All made Player One, specifically after all the hyperbole and pre-let loose expectancy for Spielberg’s newfangled flick. However, my job schedule got pretty bustling and I didn’t earn use the opportunity to pick up and read the reserve. Hence, I truly can’t ranked “apples to apples” as comfortably as comparing the reserve to the flick (i.e. having, deducting, and / or varying). Hence, my ponder for All made Player One is totally gonna be based on merely the flick itself (and not much on the Cline’s reserve). Yet, after witnessing the flick, I’m still rather amazed in analysis the reserve (arguably in the next few months or so).
Established on his “mythological” prestige as a flick director and via several darling amenity flicks under his belt, Steven Spielberg perspectives All made Player One in handling something newfangled. While his other endeavors have sheathed hit amenities (Jurassic Park and War of the Planets), wartime dramas (Munich and War Horse), personality-makeup flicks (Lincoln and The Blog post) or whimsical tales (E.T. and The BFG), Spielberg endeavors right into the digital planet of video clip galleries, flicks, and pop-culture referrals that possesses a dystopian outskirt about the responsibility image’s structure. Basically, it’s a a tad newfangled “sandbox” for Spielberg to play about (one that he hasn’t truly undertaking right into) and the on the entirety implementation of All made Player One does well, via the renowned director at the helm. In a nutshell, Spielberg confers the flick a form of “80’s journey” motif, chiseling the story about a likeable young lead character that, along via his close friends, must band with each other and thwart an inevitable ruin before befalling on their lives. It’s a dared-and true course that several infinite 80s journey (responsibility / fantasy) flicks were able to attain and Spielberg realizes that, inventing All made Player One in the flair and framework as flawlessly as kneading within the context of Cline’s source content and to speak to a vibrant viewer of moviegoers and players alike. Perhaps one of the unrelieved unspoiled essentials of All made Player One is the unprecedented quantity of pop culture referrals / Easter relish uncovered throughout the flick. Some of them were heeded in the flick’s trailers (i.e. the DeLorean from Ago to the Future, Tracer from Overwatch, the Iron Gargantuan, King Kong, the T-Rex from Jurassic Park, etc.), yet truly solitary destroying the surface township of the slew of the pop-culture referrals from 80s, 90s, and also today. Fifty percent the fun is merely trying to detect them all as comfortably as they show up on-supervise. Basically, if you’re a fan of cameos (pick me), you’ll love All made Player One’s cameos. It’s undeniably gonna snatch multiple of viewings to try to catch every solitary one.
Also, tinkering up that 80s flicks infinite, Spielberg utilizes precise 80s pop routes in the amenity that job good and (again) carry a thumbing of nostalgia reference to the flick’s process. There in a equal means rather enjoyable, via several being mythological and without grinding halt identifiable. I prepare for, hearing Twisted Sis “We’re Not Gonna Snag It” throughout the flick’s weather 3rd deportment neutralize scene was undeniably one of the unspoiled stress of the entire amenity and undeniably ranked a vast smile on my confront. In addition, being a tactful director, Spielberg forecloses care of the tonal transitions in All made Player One rather flawlessly, swapping between massive triviality minutes, to smaller personality ones, to enjoyable beats, and to marketplace, etc. This keeps the flick sliding along flawlessly and devises flawlessly-mannered speed for the flick (story and personality promotion-smart). Chatting of marketplace, Spielberg executes rather in staking the headway job for the OASIS (i.e. what it is, who is who, and the concepts of tinkering in the OASIS are, etc.). Of course, it brouhahas foremost for any person who’s played an online video clip betting area, yet it’s easy to absorb for those non-players out there.
While conforming Ernest Cline’s reserve for the flick, the screenplay, which was penned by Ernest Cline himself and Zak Penn, updates All made Player One content for this 2018 cinematic diagram. This is a lot of specifically within the pop-culture referrals, which requires infinite ones and some a lot more vibrant inconsistencies, as flawlessly as varying up some of the predicaments in Anorak’s Comb. So, while I’ve listened to that some humans unloved some of the corrections rendered from “internet page to supervise”, it’s valuable to note the Cline did job on the flick’s screenplay. Hence, the flick adaption of All made Player One was in the right hands. There are few “bumps” in the story / screenplay (a lot more on the listed below), yet, for the a lot of portion, it rubbed and affirmed effective to jive via Spielberg’s faultless instruction for the flick rather than versus it.
If one dives deeper right into the flick’ story (Cline’s reserve dives deeper than the flick I’ve listened to), All made Player One possesses an insightful social clarification message about video clip galleries / online betting. Of course, the a lot of burly one is the means that video clip galleries are provided as a “escape from fact”, which is in the flick as a means to escape Planet’s dystopian future right into the sublimely optimistic one in the OASIS. Once again, its truly insightful time to go over, which can truly be extrapolated right into many expectations beyond merely video clip galleries or “betting” in general. Hell, good aesthetic attractions at me and my fellow flick detractors / bloggers out there. I can’t speak for all, yet I sporadically provided flicks as a means to escape fact, placement a precise form of excites and tranquilities in witnessing a amenity that I’ve come to realise and love (i.e. the individual fetches the lady, good success over wickedness, the underdog group wins, etc.) in act to guard myself from the sporadically violence of fact, specifically via the existent farming woes of physical violence and loathe scoundrel activities in the United Says.
In conjunction, there’s in a equal means the elaboration of an person’s online footprint identification. While a person real-life identification can be several points (be it good, adverse, marketplace, median, etc.), the consumption of the nets and having unshortened privacy to every person is in a equal means running out up being a lot more of a topic of elaboration as thousands are performing via social media electric outlets and betting. Favor the flick states, a person a can anything they want, inventing a digital personality personality and inventing a entirety newfangled personality online (some putting on weakness that a person is not in real-life). This not termed for a adverse thing, merely an insightful time of elaboration as “online friendships” have molded via clienteles who have never ever met each other in real life. Once again, All made Player One lays that clarification message out to be spoken about. Finally, in a little of an overstatement, the clarification message of “company greed” is prevalent in the flick by the good aesthetic attractions of what Innovation Digital Areas executes in act to come to be the spearheading conglomerate powerhouse and in their quest for dominance over the OASIS. This can be observable in the real planet via cure suppliers pick Amazon, Apple, and other conglomerate endeavors titans out there that are assimilating a lot more consumption of smaller endeavors and squeezing a lot more bucks from their shoppers. Uncolored, I don’t think we’re insane away from having a “Buy-N-Substantial” megastores from Pixar’s Wall surface-E. Wear’t you concur? So, yeah, that’s what I took away from witnessing All made Player One…pick I said…rather insightful topic elaborations.
In a techie and cinematic presentation, All made Player One is hands down totally breathtaking. The quantity of level of precision and persistent nature of the visual encourages for the flick is miraculous, via a wide selection of colors a washed in almost every scene that’s included in the OASIS. As enumerated above, the many locales in this digital nirvana are plentiful and spic and are undeniably “eye tolerating out” to any viewer out there. Coinciding via that is the wide selection of personalities (both willful and little) that inhabit the flick, placement each one delicately termed and posed their own physical good aesthetic attractions (i.e. not rendering them background “stockpile” personalities) in their good aesthetic attractions. As a entirety, the flick’s visual encourages are apex-notch and thrive in inventing a truly liquid and thinkable planet within its CG wizardry. Uncolored, the visual encourages for a lot of of the OASIS was pick super high-attribute graphics for a video clip gallery as they never ever peeked choppy, loose, or slipshod. It was merely a remarkable presentation from start to finishing, which is a vast hopeful for the flick’s techie aesthetic attractions. Alongside the visual encourages, which all must be praised on their job on All made Player One, cinematographer Janusz Kaminiski executes miraculous job throughout the amenity (a lot of specifically in the race scene in the initially deportment, the undoubtedly undoubtedly no-gravity dancing series, and the massive final neutralize in the 3rd deportment) as flawlessly as flick editors Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn for strongly editing the flick, via a few identifiable standout minutes that job good. Other candidates of the junior, forcing Adam Stockhausen (production model), Anna Pinnock (kit model), and Kasia Walicka-Maimone (costume layouts) must in a equal means be termed for their imaginative efforts on this responsibility, rendering the flick’s visual presentation (both convenient and computer system produced) standout. Finally, while the flick is populated via 80s pop routes, the flick’s rating, which was written by Alan Silvestri, lends the right quantity of background music to assistances the amenity swell via its vast responsibility minutes or soft diagram scenes. Undeniably one of the much closer flick soundtracks of late.
Of course, undoubtedly no flick, undoubtedly no crisis how good and unrelieved fun and enjoyable it is, can tread away faithfully unscathed, via All made Player One having a few predicaments along the means. While several have unalike perspectives, I truly solitary have 2 adverse remarks (and one smaller one). First of the 2 would have to the occurrences that snatch township in the flick’s “real planet”. Of course, what transpires in the OASIS are faithfully superb and miraculous, yet the occurrences outdoor in the “real planet” are not as insightful. Yes, the story conglomerations up throughout the 3rd deportment, which the “real planet” a lot more exciting, yet it’s hard not to notification that a lot more care and attention that Spielberg ranked on the OASIS rather than obtaining a lot more of the flick’s “real planet”. The other adverse crisis was several valid contexts that were a tad glossed over throughout the flick. The decline of Planet is bargained in the start of the flick (ecological and overpopulation), yet what were the induces? The flick forecloses districts in Ohio, so what’s the stipulate of the rest of the planet? Is it the truly same? Why lug out Wade and his OASIS close friends call themselves the “High Five”? What the real endgame of Sorrento and IOI for yearning manipulate of the OASIS (beyond merely totally power)? You go to what I prepare for by all of this. Plus, I form of longed to go to a lot more of the relationship between James Halliday and Ogden Morrow as the flick puts a vast emphasis one the sociability / collaboration, yet it thumbed pick some chunks were vacated out in their story. Both of these predicaments were identifiable, yet I form of form of thumbed that this would snatch township in the flick as precise story essentials had to be trimmed and / or damaged in bringing Cline’s novel to the massive supervise. Still, I totally saw these as little troubles and truly didn’t injury my on the entirety satisfaction of All made Player One. Finally, (and this is truly, truly little), the smaller adverse one I uncovered via the flick was several minutes that the flick had some tacky dialogues. Of course, it doesn’t flaw me substantially, yet some of the lines thumbed that they were lifted from a video clip gallery conversation gash-scene and not for a theatrical amenity flick.
The cast in All made Player One is in a equal means a stress of the amenity. While some are obscure, Spielberg executes carry in a few identifiable challenges to inhabit the amenity. Some personalities could’ve been a lot more builded, yet a lot of (if not all) are sporadically sheathed up by the performances by the actors / actresses to incorporate for it. Overture via the willful personality, actor Tye Sheridan leads the price as the flick’s willful savior Wade Watts / Parzival. Realised for his guises in Joe, Sludge, and X-Individuals: Armageddon, Sheridan forecloses care of himself flawlessly within the job of Watts. He’s a truly likeable personality and he offers as comfortably as on-supervise (both in the real planet as Wade and in the OASIS as Parzival). He arguably won’t win any commemorates or nominations for this job, yet Sheridan is good in imparting his personality the infinite “savior” aesthetic attractions or superhero nuance to earn you want to “origin” on the flick’s picnic. In brief, Sheridan gains the personality of Wade / Parzival his own and executes flawlessly in it. Behind him is starlet Olivia Cooke, who plays the personality of Art3mis, a renowned “gunter” gamer in the OASIS who forecloses a sheen to Parzival in his efforts to position Halliday’s unseen Easter Egg. Similar to Sheridan, Cooke, licensed for her guises in The Signal, Ouija, and Me and Earl and the Passing away Girl, confers a likeable attribute in Art3mis as flawlessly as her real-life human counterpart (can’t case her names as it will destroy her personality in the flick). Suffice to case, Cooke confers Art3mis that unexplainable adverse-butt chick that comes to be rather tender hearted as the flick’s story progressives. Plus, it help that the flick’s visual encourages earn the personality of Art3mis good aesthetic attractions super funky in the OASIS. Instinctively, Wade and Art3mis share a romantic relationship and, while its totally nothing a sweeping love, Sheridan and Cooke juggle to earn it job within All made Player One’s context.
In bigger second guises (boosting ones), actor Mark Rylance plays the personality of James Halliday, the co-creator of the OASIS and the one who units right into the responsibility the series of occurrences of which All made Player One’s story focuses on (i.e. the rivals to win the 3 primes and received the unseen “Easter Egg”). Realised for his guises in Bridge of Spies, The BFG, and Dunkirk, Rylance is rather impressive in his diagram of Halliday, unleashing the right quantity inquisitiveness eccentricities to the personality to earn him rather a confusing crisis of a personality. Once again, I merely wish Spielberg dived deeper in the personality of Halliday and how him and Morrow made OASIS. Still, what’s posed of Halliday in Read Player One is good and Rylance’s diagram of the personality is solid as ever. Hell, I also think Spielberg saw a little of “diagram” of himself within the personality of James Halliday, which gains is the unmentioned clarification relationship between personality and director rather wondrous to think about (if you realise what I prepare for). In addition, Rylance in a equal means lends the voice for Halliday’s OASIS personality personality Anorak, who I have to admit aesthetic attractions pretty funky. In the derogatory individual group of the amenity is actor Ben Mendelsohn as IOI’s CEO Nolan Sorrento. Mendelsohn, licensed for his guises in Household, Darkest Hour, and Brat One: A Star Wars Tale, executes a solid responsibility in unleashing his personality of Sorrento the right quantity of smarmy means of suspecting and egotistic bravado of a power-hungry company “massive wig” for Innovation Digital Areas. While he’s not the a lot of wickedness-minded adverse individual to ever encountered the supervise, the imperfections of personality Nolan Sorrento are rendered up by Mendelsohn’s claiming talents (predict his diagram of Supervisor Krennic from Brat One and that’s Sorrento). Uncolored, I suched as him in the job and he was unspoiled at it. Also, as a second little adverse individual in the flick, actor T.J. Miller (Silicon Valley and Occupational area Christmas Ceremony) plays (or rather voices) the OASIS personality of i-Rok. While the personality is totally nothing a lot more than a freelance tools / wizardry thing dealership / bounty candidate who is usually use by Sorrento, Miller’s enjoyable timing lugs the personality so enjoyable minutes, which inevitably gains i-Rok unforgettable as the adverse individual’s lead henchmen.
The rest of the All made Player One personalities are in a lot more little boosting guises and are posed enough content / traits to earn them a tad unforgettable within the context of the flick’s planet (both in the real-planet and / or in the OASIS). This requires actor Simon Pegg (Shawn of the Dead and Star Trek) as the co-founder of the OASIS (and of Gregarious Video games) Ogden Morrow, starlet Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Guy and the Wasp and Black Mirror) as the head of IOI’s treatments F’Nale Zandor, author / starlet Lena Waithe (Master of None and The Chi) as one of the candidates of the “High Five” and Parzival’s unspoiled “gunter” friend in the OASIS Aech (last offer “H”), Win Morisaki (10 undoubtedly no hakobune and Namonaki Doku) and actor Phillip Zhao (rendering his amenity debut via this flick) as the other 2 candidates of “High Five” and Parzival’s OASIS close friends Daito and Sho. In addition, starlet Susan Lynch (Waking Ned Devine and Sustaining Love) plays Wade’s aunt Alice and actor Ralph Ineson (Game of Thrones and The Witch) plays Alice’s boyfriend Rick.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Cook up to escape fact and study the OASIS (and the restrictions of your own creative presuming) in the flick All made Player One. Supervisor Steven Spielberg most recent flick lugs author Ernest Cline’s darling reserve alive, cosmetically bringing alive the miraculous digital planet of the OASIS and the tale of Wade Watts / Parzival and his picnic to position Halliday’s Easter Egg. While the flick executes have a few little crunches here and there (delving deeper right into the reserve’s content in many stains) as flawlessly as precise essentials in the flick’s “Real Planet”, the flick itself shines surprisingly within its visual presentation of the OASIS and via its selection of pop-culture referrals that inhabit the amenity from start to culmination. Add in video clip gallery nuances, good actors, enjoyable personalities (however could’ve been a lot more promotion in a few), an enjoyable “savior” journey infinite story, and you’ll earn use the complete realization of All made Player One. Uncolored, I totally reaped it. It was engrossing, imaginative, communicating, and choke complete of nostalgia reference and nuances. To me, the flick lived up to its expectancy hyperbole and it was merely a damn good fun flick to watch (one that I can’t wait to go to again and again). Contrasting it to be a video clip gallery, All made Player One possesses a lot “replay” merit to it. To be rather truthful, this flick will arguably go down as one of the a lot of “valued” video clip-gallery themed flicks, which (posed the online reputation of video clip gallery flick corrections) is case something. Hence, as you can tell, this flick fetches my “highly recommended” stamp of authorization as it’s something that undeniably well worth witnessing (multiple times), specifically those who video clip galleries (or online betting), flicks / pop-culture referrals, or those causal moviegoers out there that are merely peeking for truly fun and enjoyable hit amenity. In the end, All made Player One may not be Steven Spielberg’s “Magnus Item” in his illustrious directorial profession in Hollywood, yet it authenticates a truly inimitable and imaginative outlet for the mythological flick director to study the restrictions of his creative presuming to the massive supervise. And also, via that said, All made Player One is evidently a unforgettable and eminent addition to Spielberg’s catalogue of flicks.
4.5 Out of 5 (Highly A good principle)
Sent out On: March 30th, 2018
Weighed On: March 31st, 2018
All made Player One is 140 minutes long and is ranked PG-13 for series of sci-fi responsibility, physical violence, bloody pics, some suggestive content, partial nudity, and language
