Guy’s part in this plot becomes pretty obvious early on, but it’s Reynolds’ trademark personality that keeps the audience engaged long after the viewer understands what’s going on. In the real world, Millie (Comer) has been digging into the Free City world in an effort to locate proof that the man (Taika Waititi) who bought her and friend Keys’ (Joe Keery) proof of concept used that code as a foundation for the game he’s made a mint from. As he attempts to become friendly with the PC Molotovgirl (Jodie Comer), her initial frustration helps push him towards becoming an iconic figure in the real world and setting up the course of events for the film. The truth is, he still doesn’t realize he’s an NPC, rather he believes the he has become a hero like the others he can now emulate. When he catches sight of the woman of his dreams, he tries to break free of the programming that has kept him blissfully unaware of his identity, stealing a pair of sunglasses and discovering the truth about his existence. Ryan Reynolds stars as Guy, a bank teller who goes about his daily life unaware that he is simply an Non-Player Character (NPC) in this video game and that the sunglass-wearing vigilantes that knock over his bank on an hourly basis are the player characters (PC) people in the real world are inhabiting. The game in the film is called Free City, a type of Grand Theft Auto simulacrum with far better graphic output. For some of the older generations, such pursuits aren’t as readily understandable as they would be for younger ones, which makes Free Guy an incredibly niche feature that won’t play well to anyone who’s never delved into the depths of modern video games. As technology has improved, so too have the worlds in which our lives have been lived. They grew up playing in various fictional settings. For generations X and younger, video games were an integral part of their childhoods.

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