Re: TRON: Legacy - waiting for Paul's observations

"I was also a little bummed that very, very little effort was made to make
this new digital frontier resemble the world of the original movie. I
realize it had to be updated, but as corny as the original was, they did at
least make an effort to demonstrate how things in the digital world related
to things in the real world. The glowing circuitry in the programs' suits,
commands from the users, actuarial programs, etc. In this new film, it's
more like an alternate universe that exists independently of the outside
world, and has no relation to it. The original idea was specifically about
video games, so the gladiator stuff made sense. Video games, however,
apparently have nothing to do anything going on in this movie, so what's
with all the gameplaying? Etc."

Having not seen it yet, I have to say that in a way that actually makes
sense.  If you compare the actual computers of the world now with what there
was then, the dramatic increases in p[ower speed and complexity 'should' be
represented in the Tron-i-verse. 

karl


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> Having seen it yesterday (in brighter 2D), I now think I should have gone
> for 3D, because the primary virtue of the film was the visual spectacle.

We all know movies can be critic-proof, but can they also be
disappointment-proof? Apparently they can. There's nothing really to
recommend "TRON: Legacy" over any other empty-headed CGI extravaganza
like "Transformers" -- except that it's a sequel to "TRON." The story
*idea* is intriguing (Flynn having disappeared so many years ago,
etc.), but an idea is all it remains. The film is dramatically inert,
and while the overall plot makes sense, the individual scenes often
don't.

I was also a little bummed that very, very little effort was made to
make this new digital frontier resemble the world of the original
movie. I realize it had to be updated, but as corny as the original
was, they did at least make an effort to demonstrate how things in the
digital world related to things in the real world. The glowing
circuitry in the programs' suits, commands from the users, actuarial
programs, etc. In this new film, it's more like an alternate universe
that exists independently of the outside world, and has no relation to
it. The original idea was specifically about video games, so the
gladiator stuff made sense. Video games, however, apparently have
nothing to do anything going on in this movie, so what's with all the
gameplaying? Etc.

All that said, I loved it. Yep, I loved a dramatically-stillborn,
nonsensical movie. Because it's a sequel to "TRON." I'm trying to
remember if this has ever happened before, and I don't think it has. I
can't make any excuses for the film, but I'll buy it, and watch it.
Probably often.

On the upside, the action scenes are thrilling, and the special
effects are awesome. It was a rush to see the lightcycles and disc
battles, as well as the new lightjets. I love the way they've opened
all the games up to multiple dimensions, and I was surprised and
intrigued by what they did with some of the characters, specifically
Flynn and TRON.

I hope the movie does well enough to justify a couple sequels.  :)

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