tron
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 2:11 pm
Saw the new tron movie. First time I've seen a 3D movie. Depth of field is really weird in 3D. You almost expect everything to be in focus and it's weird when they switch from narrow to no depth of field. Being a tireless fan of the original I've got some things to say :P
-Follows original movie plot too closely (gladiatorial combat -> escape -> find a wise man -> take solar sailor to a giant column of light)
-Setting looks more like a futuristic city than a digital world. Too much steel, and glass, althogher too physical a reality. A "homeless program" is holding a plastic water bottle? What? I think the suit glow should have been done in post instead of actually having suits that glow and they actually treat their suits like they're clothes instead of physically part of them.
-CG Jeff Bridges looks weird.
-Tron's completely unexplained change of heart.
In 1982 almost nobody had a computer in their home. They tried to translate computers into a world. But 30 years later computers have changed a lot, yet Tron's world is stuck in 80's. They didn't try and translate modern computer ideas into a world. A missed opportunity here I think. In 82 all most people knew about computers was limited to arcade machines and the original reflects that. Now people are much more computer literate.
On the other hand the soundtrack is awesome.
-Follows original movie plot too closely (gladiatorial combat -> escape -> find a wise man -> take solar sailor to a giant column of light)
-Setting looks more like a futuristic city than a digital world. Too much steel, and glass, althogher too physical a reality. A "homeless program" is holding a plastic water bottle? What? I think the suit glow should have been done in post instead of actually having suits that glow and they actually treat their suits like they're clothes instead of physically part of them.
-CG Jeff Bridges looks weird.
-Tron's completely unexplained change of heart.
In 1982 almost nobody had a computer in their home. They tried to translate computers into a world. But 30 years later computers have changed a lot, yet Tron's world is stuck in 80's. They didn't try and translate modern computer ideas into a world. A missed opportunity here I think. In 82 all most people knew about computers was limited to arcade machines and the original reflects that. Now people are much more computer literate.
On the other hand the soundtrack is awesome.