Re: A. Lee Martinez was insulted by TRON: Legacy

>> We hear how Flynn is some sort of prophet who wants to revolutionize
>> everythinga about the world, both digital and physical, but were
>> never given any proof other than people talking about it.

Yeah, and since when do computer programmers have fascist cult-like followings
who cheer when they shout meaningless Obama-isms like "the future is our
destiny"?  In the real world, I mean.

**uh...go to a Microsoft Company Meeting and watch Steve Balmer work the
crowd...

>> Yet in *Legacy* were given lightcycles, tanks, and those flying
>> space invader type things because, apparently, the virtual world is
>> at a dead stop.  Video games havent evolved.  The problem is that
>> the makers of
>> *Legacy* werent inspired by video games, but by *Tron*.

Ha!  Well put.

>> Even in little ways, the film misses the point.  The identity disc is
>> a stand-in for a programs soul.  Its a programs primary weapon and
>> also the source of everything important about it.  When *Tron*
>> communicates with his user, his disc ascends, is modified, and then returned
to him.
>> The metaphor of a transformative soul isnt exactly subtle.  But
>> apparently, the makers of *Legacy* missed the point.

They sure did.

>> Which leads me to my point.  Thanks for sticking around and making it
>> to the end, if youre still reading this.  I am changing my status on
>> *Legacy * from *indifferent* to *insulted*.  Im insulted that they
>> completely failed to understand the original.  Im insulted that they
>> failed, not because they dared to emulate a great film, but because
>> they thought itd be cool to try and cash in.  Which is normal, I
>> suppose, but if youre going to try to make a sequel to an obscure
>> film, you might as well take a chance.

Well, what can you say, some of the key people behind this film simply don't
*like* the original Tron -- starting with Disney-Pixar chief John Lasseter, who
was reportedly responsible for getting Disney to ditch the sequel that original
Tron director Steve Lisberger had been developing, in favour of this father-son
sequel that we ended up with instead.



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