Although the story line is different and new characters are involved, the similarities between Tron and Tron: Legacy are undeniable. The original Tron was released in 1982 and is about a computer hacker Kevin Flynn who was formally an employee of ENCOM. Kevin now runs an arcade and is trying to prove that the five video games he created were stolen by ENCOM’s now senior executive Ed Dillinger. While trying to find evidence Kevin is sucked into ENCOM’s computer where the Master Control is the dictator in the digital world. Inside Kevin teams up with Tron (a security computer program written by Alan Bradley) and Yori (a program written by Lora Baines and Tron’s lover) to destroy the master control program and prove that Ed Dillinger stole the games. Tron: Legacy continues on from the story. During this film Sam Flynn (Kevin Flynn’s son) loses his dad early in life to “The Grid”. Sam responds to a message received from his lost father and is sucked into the grid. Sam is put to the test with various games and is nearly killed by Clu (A program Kevin…
motion pictures to replicate the video game craze on the rise in the 1980s. The main character in Tron is a computer programmer who is zapped into the cyberworld he helped create, forced to duel in gladiatory digital games, and tries to outsmart a corrupt master program. The film Tron works best on strictly an entertainment value, its colorful, has actions, and looks incredibly fun, much like a huge video game played on the inside. For those able to appreciate the technological depth it took to…
Furthermore, we can see the struggle to find the truth of life in the Tron. In this movie, many people believe that Sam’s father was mysteriously died but Sam Flynn shows that he do not care what other people’s opinion about his father in newspaper or television. Sam Flynn tries to discover his journey that led him to his father and he proves to himself that he has a possibility to change his destiny. Together with his father, Sam uses his potentiality to bring his father back to the real world.…
Allowing for the virtual world to become our reality, is also seen in the sci-fi thrilling movie, Tron: Legacy (2010). Tron: Legacy, is the remade version of Tron, originally released in 1982, just one year before Videodrome. Though Tron: Legacy carries a completely different plot than Videodrome, the cyberpunk themes seen in the film are repeated, though not all. Tron tells the story of a young man named Sam Flynn whose father, former CEO of ENCOM (a large and global video game corporation) who…
With growing concern for the environment, multiple corporations have attempted to make their products eco-friendly and efficient. For the automotive industry, electric cars have taken a new stand and are gaining popularity. Audi, in particular has put together an advertisement that strives to give their first ever plug-in hybrid vehicle an honorable and superior title. In this TV commercial, the setting, events, music and body language all contribute to the main claim and goal, which is to…
Trons are typically programmed to perform the tasks that organic entities refuse to do. These tasks include farm work, sewage repair, courier services, and anything else within the laws of the State. Trons’ are able to perform these tasks competently due to their inability to feel emotion and pain. Trons’ were first manufactured by humankind in 2994, in the year of the Shark. The trons’ physical design is a nod to humankind in lieu of their extinction. The white tracks pictured are called “Nav…
acceptable. And thirdly, it has got all the specs in its latest models crying out loud that Tesla has become the gold standard for the fascinating world of electric cars. Each and every all-electric vehicle to be unveiled in the past few years has been aimed at Tesla’s current or future models. The latest in this herd are two famous European luxury car makers, Audi and Aston Martin. Audi’s e-tron quattro to rival Tesla’s Model-X: Audi is to unveil an electric car to rival Tesla’s forthcoming…
"I DON'T WANT ANOTHER DEMON IN ME! I DON'T WANT ANY POWERS!" "It's going to happen sooner or later! You was destined to be a demon!" Tron grabs Maddys shirt with his left hand and pinned her against the wall. "LET GO OF ME!!" Maddy kicked and wiggled to free from his grip but it was no use. "Hold still Maddy!" He pressed his hand with the red and black flames on the pentagram on Maddy's forehead. Pain immediately hit her, causing her to scream in pain. The pentagram on her forehead and her…
to get a free point? A. yes b. No or c. I would pick yes.” This surprised me because I thought teachers in high school did this only on their test. It was nice of the teacher to do this because she didn’t want us to stress about the test. The exam surprised me because it was exactly like her notes and the study guide actually helped me to get prepared for the test. I thought college test weren’t going to be straight forward. I thought the teacher was going to trick us and give us the opposite of…
This evil technology has been overcome by a user, even if he is not the one who originally programmed him. “”Tron” has a message: that computers could become “big brothers” which run our lives, and that the best way to counter this is “from the inside,” by understanding the machines so well they can’t mislead or divert us.” To be prepared for this possible threat, that a program similar to MCP could come and control more than just one company, possibly the world, people are going to have to…