![]() ![]() We all expected to see a white man behind that avatar. In the book, the reveal not only shocked Wade but readers, as well. It’s obvious to those in the OASIS that Aech’s avatar looks nothing her. The film isn't concerned with hiding her.īy making Aech an orc, audiences lose the shock of Helen’s reveal, killing the book’s best twist. The Narrative Suffers See? There's Helen, front and centre. It may seem small, but this seemingly minor alteration has both narrative and social repercussions. However, she no longer uses a human avatar. In the Ready Player One movie, Aech still appears as Wade’s best friend. She noticed the “marked difference it made in how she was treated and the opportunities she was given.” Similarly, Aech uses a white male avatar to avoid harassment, disrespect, and other problems that come with being a black woman on the internet. Her mother, who worked in an OASIS-based, data-processing centre, made a conscious decision to use a white avatar. Like her mother, Aech hid her race and gender from others in the Oasis. However, when the two meet in person toward the end of the book, Wade learns that Aech is actually an African-American girl named Helen Harris. ![]() He’s described in the book as a “Caucasian male with dark hair and brown eyes.” Over the course of their three-year friendship, Wade assumed that Aech resembled his avatar. He fights in the OASIS’ player-vs-player arenas and is among the five highest-scoring players in Halliday’s Egg Hunt. ![]() Aech, a super famous avatar, known for his skills, is the perfect example of this. There, anyone can create a virtual avatar and become anything they want. In Ready Player One, most of humanity spends their time in an online world known as the OASIS. The “Real” Aech This is the movie's version of Aech. SPOILER ALERT: Warning, this article contains spoilers from Ernest Cline’s novel Ready Player One. Changes that could rob the film of its opportunity to speak on real gender issues. But Ready Player One has made some questionable changes that may ruin its most compelling character, Aech, the best friend of the hero, Wade Watts. Of course, not everything that works on the page will work in a film. Ready Player One is taking creative liberties with its source material. ![]()
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