Tron: Legacy Trailer is amazing eye candy

[exwdwcm]

love it, can't wait!

 

[topolino]

Honestly... a large part of my personal excitement for this movie is the extreme eye candy goodness it promises.

And a large part of my fondness for the classic original was it's groundbreaking effects. In some ways, the originally was much much more groundbreaking than this one will be. Today computer graphics or intermingling live action with CGI is nothing. in the early 80's however, there was a LOT of work and artistry put into that film. Despite what most people think (especcially today when they watch it), most of what you are seeing is more like traditional cell animation than modern CGI.

(And I admit... I got a huge kick out of the not-so-hidden mickey they threw in the background of one scene.)


That being said... The real trick for the story (and honestly... most GOOD scifi), is to not look at the story as a sci-fi movie/story. Don't let the sci-fi setting distract you from the underlying story.

So... the original story... You have a guy who works for a large firm and enjoys running an arcade/hang out in his off-work hours. Ultimately he's a very cool guy that people like, an honest person, and pretty smart.
You then have the jerk at the company who had a tendency take credit for other people's work. The guy knows how to play the politics, and isn't afraid to step on others in his own quest for power.

Enter the sci-fi setting.... Nice guy gets sucked into a computer to keep him from causing problems to the jerk.

Now within that sci-fi setting... You have mr. nice guy trying to get out of the evil empire that mr. jerk (and his creation) have put into play. Think almost like a classic buddy movie / prison break / free the people from the evil overlord kind of plot/movie. They throw in some psuedo spiritual/religious type stuff with the users.... and Mr. Nice guy's ability to chnge the rules as one of these users within the system....

But at the end of the movie... you have mr. nice guy destroy the evil overlord in the computer world... free himself from the computer to return to the "real world", where is able to put the jerk in his place and all the evil karma mr. jerk worked up comes back to bite him. everybody lives happily ever after.



Honestly... I don't know how good or bad the new movie is going to be on a story level. but it'd be interesting to watch just because of the long delay in it's return... the eye candy potential of the entire setting... nostalgia levels... and I'm honestly intrigued by who whole young mr bridges effect they've done. I'm curious to see how it looks in the movie.

And if the hype helps get people to realize how impressive the first one was, so be it!.


(The first movie, they basically copied each frame of film to cels, then hand painted the "tron lines" onto the cell, before re-filming the now painted cells using the same methods as classic animated films were filmed. When you realize even making a copy wasn't as easy as it is today (or even 10yrs ago), you start to realize even more how impressive an accomplishment the movie was.... and maybe start to forgive the somewhat washed out look some of those inside the computer scenes may have)

Thanks for that backstory; it really will go a long way in helping me to understand and, hopefully, appreciate this film.

I'm going to see it with an open mind and really try to appreciate it and like it. I just have a bad feeling it's going to leave me unfulfilled.

 

[DCTooTall]

Thanks for that backstory; it really will go a long way in helping me to understand and, hopefully, appreciate this film.

I'm going to see it with an open mind and really try to appreciate it and like it. I just have a bad feeling it's going to leave me unfulfilled.

Considering the time difference between the original and this one, and what from the plot I've picked up from some of the early viral marketing and the trailers, It does not necessarily appear that being familiar with the first one will be required to understand the second. Honestly, It'd kinda be stupid to have the movie be so engrossed in backstory that you'd be forced to see the previous one to understand this one.....especially since the first movie wasn't really a big deep adventure with a ton of plot twists that would set up a big sequel. The time difference between movie releases (almost 30 yrs) would also make that stupid since there are so many kinds and younger people who wouldn't have given the original the time of day because it's so dated by today's standards. (and back in the day wouldn't have watched it because it was about video games which were "for kids").

that said... maybe the only real part of the Tron "lore" that might be worth knowing is that in general, the Programs within the computer world tended to look like their User/programmer from the real World.

From what I understand, Basically the new movie can be looked at like this.

Since the First movie ended, Kevin Flynn (Mr Nice guy) became the head of the company because his genius was finally recognized. He helped lead the company into a leader in it's field (gaming especially), and was looked at almost like Steve Jobs is today w/ Apple.... IOW's... people have a hard time separating the man from the company. Then one day.... he just disappeared without a trace. Nobody knows what happened to him.

Cut to 'present day', and you have his son who has grown up not knowing what happened to his Dad. Dad's Best friend gets a page from his dad's old office number in the arcade. Son shows up, and gets pulled into the computer world. There we find his Dad has been trapped in the computer world for the past X number of years... and supposedly his program (which will look like a younger him) has turned on him. So the son will basically have to do what he needs to do to free himself (and most likely his dad) from the programs which have trapped them both in the computer world.


Don't expect Shakespeare or an real oscar type movie... but I do expect (and hope for) an enjoyable movie that doesn't fall into the trap many movies today (especially 3D "eye candy" movies) fall into today in letting the visuals overpower the story.

 

[sayhello]

It's funny, I was listening to the Podcast, and them talking about the probably Tron ride. Does anyone else fondly remember the "World of Tron" high-speed tunnel on the People Mover at Disneyland? At the time, it was such a cool effect. Like everything else, it seems dated now, but it was so cool...

I'm looking forward to the new movie, corny or otherwise.

Sayhello

 

[k5jm]

I will see this in IMAX 3D if it is the last thing I do!

I am right there with ya, Gibson! Maybe we can get an advanced screening on the cruise!

 

[sunshine girl]

I am excited for this movie too!

Have to revisit the original Tron first... I kind of forgot it all, but I remember that I liked it!

 

[Joshua_me]

Of course, I'm FAR too young to remember these coin-op video games from the early 80's !

 

[DCTooTall]

Of course, I'm FAR too young to remember these coin-op video games from the early 80's !

That's ok, It's in the new movie as an Encom creation. You'll notice it is hiding the secret door to Flynn's office in the trailer.

 

[solfan68]

Of course, I'm FAR too young to remember these coin-op video games from the early 80's !

Not me !!! In fact, I think Disney owes me one of these babies after all the quarters I sunk into it at the local mall. DS8 and I are very excited about this one. Granted, he jumps into the original right as they transport to the light cycle grid, but he's usually good to go from there !

 

[FireDancer]

I thought for sure this was going to be a thread about Olivia Wilde.