Tron Carries on Its Legacy

October 28^th was deemed Tron Night by Disney, and October 29^th finds the grid, er, web, full of blog posts and entertainment news about the tantalizing 23 minutes of Tron: Legacy shown to the public in IMAX 3D.

The preview opened with a scene in 2D, hinting at a Wizard of Oz gimmick in which the world beyond the laser lab has z-dimension, and the real world lives on in plain, old-fashioned, super-saturated color - although with a gritty, realistic palette. Despite the 2D, the first scene shown still elicited oohs and ahhs from the crowd for the Ducati motorcycle and an unbelievably cute Boston Terrier (who is not named Toto, just in case you were wondering). More to the point, the first scene featured dialogue with actual subtext between new protagonist Sam Flynn and returning character Alan Bradley.

Things have come a long way since Tron was refused an Academy Award nomination for Special Effects because computer generated effects were thought of as “cheating”. Tron: Legacy is soon to spark endless comparisons with 3D milestone Avatar, all full of some deep-geek-speak about each franchise’s place in the history and future of cinema.

Of main interest to the future viewers of Tron:Legacy was the careful mix of scenes shown, which included plenty of Disc Wars and Light Cycles. The criticism often leveled at Avatar and also said, unfairly or not, of the original Tron, was that the story played second fiddle to the visuals. From the scenes in this preview, including a father-son reunion with a stunned Sam and a zenned out Kevin Flynn, it looks like Tron: Legacy is bringing story to the fore, while still bringing the game grid action to full rez.

The intro scene for Olivia Wilde’s character Quorra was also released online the next day, so no one would be deprived of seeing Olivia Wilde’s eyes out-pop the 3D scenery. All of the clips shown in the 23 minute tour-de-force were taken from the first half of the film, and managed to leave the entire audience excited enough to camp out for the opening, which is saying something, since the film doesn’t hit theatres until December 17^th.

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terrafovea said:

	Ok, for reals... I can not WAIT to see this film!!!!!
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