Tron (20th Anniversary Collector's Edition)

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Before the Matrix   May 28, 2004
Tron is Disney's first computer-animated motion picture made in the early 1980s. A story about three friends who help each other to regain access to their programs. One of them, Flynn, played by Jeff Bridges, is literally digitized and sent into the computer itself to be a part of the games. He becomes acquainted with other freedom fighters and together they help free all the programs from the clutches of the Master Control.

This sounds like a very rudimentary precursor to the Matrix, but even in Tron's day, the idea of the computer taking over humanity and human-like qualities such as freedom was a very popular concept. Disney added it's charming tradition of heroism, animation and hi-tech computer graphics to create this electronic world.

The DVD further enhances the back-lit animation effects of the environment and the characters. And there's a Lucas THX sound option. Disc 2 has several extras depicting the conceptual design that led to the development of Tron. I was more interested in the Making of Tron feature, but even that's a bit long-winded. You can fast forward to the cast interviews.

If you've never seen Tron, don't expect this movie to be a hardcore, gritty sci-fi drama. This is Disney's more romantic version of an adventure within a computer. The special effects are outdated compared to CGI and the action sequences are much slower than the lightning quick martial arts maneuvers we're used to today. But this still manages to be a very good story maintaining its great style.


A Flim Before Its Time   May 28, 2004
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Tron was a movie made with cutting edge technology on the cusp of what we today call CGI. Unfortunately, for this movie, it did not do too well at the box office in 1982. It's a shame really. While the idea behind Tron was a brilliant one and led the way for future CGI movies to come, it just came out way before its time. The public was not quite ready for such a movie as audiences were still tipsy from the success of Star Wars. It did, however, appeal to young audiences of the video game craze of the 1980s. Contrary to popular belief, the movie Tron actually came out before the video game Tron was created.

After 20 years, Tron has regained some of it's ingenuity with the DVD flawlessly enhancing its visual effects and sound quality. The storyline is very basic yet still enjoyable. The score is fantastical and romantic with a hint of adventurousness. This film is more for the subtle-minded, sensual sci-fi lover.


Keel's TRON Review   April 30, 2004
Tron: A Psychoanalytic Approach

In each and every work of literature--regardless of fact or fiction--an audience is being persuaded to share the same views as the author. Whether it is intentional or not, every author has an opinion that will seep through into their work and convince the reader, viewer, or listener to understand the subject as they do. An easy way to better understand why certain things exist in literature is through psychoanalysis. "The three people that the psychoanalytic critic can talk about: the author, the audience, and some character represented in or associated with a text" (Holland). The purpose of this essay is to analyze the methods in which Steven Lisberger (writer and director of Tron) portrays his tremors of technology domineering humankind. Through color scheme, Lisberger effectively reveals his insecurities and offers them to the viewer, while simultaneously managing to refrain from forcing them onto the audience.

There are several examples in Tron that subconsciously influence you through the use of specific color. Throughout the entire film, the programs are represented as the color blue, and the Master Control Program and his regime as the color red. These colors not only form a caste system by color difference, but help the viewer associate which party is good and which is evil. Both colors have some representation of power, yet define opposite entities. Red is primarily depicted as evil and dangerous--the color of fire--while blue is commonly depicted as serene, calm, yet unyielding like the oceans. The idea of what the red and blue colors represent is also reinforced at the end of the film after the Master Control Program has been destroyed. All the surroundings--especially the beam of light coming from the main control tower--change from red to blue, signaling the change from the dictatorship of the Master Control Program to the newly freed world of technology.

Sigmund Freud, known as "the creator of psychoanalysis" (Fish), created a method called free association. Free association "allows patients to express any thoughts that come to mind. In doing so, the patient uncovers material that is hidden to the unconscious" (Fish). The unconscious (or subconscious) is an area in the mind where thoughts and memories and things exist, but are stored away. Perhaps Lisberger's use of red and blue is consistent with his unconscious thoughts of what could result if technology were to be misused. (Red being the idea that man is subservient to technology, and blue being the idea that man and technology work and live together in harmony). By reinforcing the idea that red represents evil and blue represents good, Lisberger is transferring concepts from his unconscious to the unconscious of his viewers.

Another example of Lisberger's influence through color scheme is the dull grey hues of the program's faces when in the computer world. The lack of color represents Lisberger's view of how impersonal the world of technology is. Each program, regardless of how unique and special it may be, has no mark of individuality. Lisberger makes a point of this by contrasting these lifeless colors with vivid hues of red and blue.

"Psychoanalysis is about minds" (Holland). Tron is a film that Lisberger created about technology, about standing up to an oppressor, but also is partially about a warning. Throughout the film, he subtly transfers his uncertainties to his viewers through specific details and use of color. By repeating the colors red and blue throughout the entire movie, he easily persuades his audience to correlate each color to it's matching idea. "The computer world in Tron symbolizes our modern world. It illustrates technology in a negative light with the threat of computers taking control of our lives, just like the Master Control Program's ability to dictate lives" (Pasquinelli). Whether or not the viewer conceives what concepts are being subconsiously introduced to them, Lisberger successfully persuades the viewer to share his point of view.