I have still to see the new film but I will go to the IMAX after work and see about when I can see it (depending how much it is sold out).
When Tron came out originally I would have been about 1 year old (Still there are people in their twenties now for whom it came out before they were born). I recall it somewhat from childhood but I expect that it must have been re-run on television. At that time it would have gone over my head a bit. I really got more into it later, possibly the wrong way around as I appreciated it after already getting involved in the industry and appreciating the forward thinking. It is amazing what was achieved for the time and the computer graphics are only a portion of the artistry which went into the film. I do wonder if sentimentalism might make me look at the film with slightly rose tinted glasses. There were some fairly profound ideas presented but the dialog is probably not going to win any literary awards or perhaps some of the acting. I worry, not having seen it yet, that I am reminded of Star Wars where the expectation of a new film was highly anticipated by the fan base. I am not sure if it will live up to my expectations. Some concepts are pretty far fetched such as the idea of being able to digitise real world objects and put them inside a computer. That kind of technology seems virtually impossible in reality. The Matrix style approach of deep immersion in an artificial environment seems more plausible. There are some real battle lines drawn up in the real world and sometimes quite bitter competition between corporations as well as between different ideologies in our industry. Films like Tron could depict that kind of struggle but I wonder if there would be a fear of getting sued or maybe it isn't seen as interesting to the rest of the world. I also can imagine the Oracle acquisition in terms of Tron. I can imagine all the blue Sun assets being turned bright Oracle red to serve Larry their master user. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
