The son of a computer programmer goes searching for his lost father in a new world. This premise is the base of Tron: Legacy, a remake of the 1982 film that became an instant science fiction classic. The original immersed it’s viewers in a new and uncommon digital world. While today this digital world may not be so new, does the film can it captivate its audience like the original did? With this being a remake of the original, is the story going to fall apart like so many predecessors attempting the dreaded remake? Also, being a science fiction film it is of course going to have a large amount of computer generated graphics, but can it truly pull it off? As I have never before seen the original I can give a fresh take on the new movie without my judgment being clouded by the original. Let’s jump into the grid together.
The grid is the digital world created by Kevin Flynn; he was a game developer and computer programmer. In this digital world the programs are represented by a human-like form that can interact just like ordinary people. In this world the creator, Kevin Flynn, did not have enough time to effectively manage it alone so he created a computerized replica of himself which he named CLU. This is an acronym for Codified Likeness Utility, and is a program in the likeness of Kevin Flynn with the purpose of perfecting the system. In his quest to perfect the system CLU turns against his creator becoming the antagonist of the movie and trapping Kevin Flynn in the grid. CLU’s ultimate goal is to take Kevin Flynn’s place on the outside world, and take his directives of perfecting the system to the real world.
The story truly beings when a series of events leads to the son of the grid creator getting pulled into the grid. Once ...
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... the actors only take a matter of 10 weeks and the computer graphics work taking over a year it certainly backs that fact.
While I found the overall movie quite enjoyable, especially the quips from actor Jeff Bridges reminiscent of his role in The Big Lebowski, the films plot could have used some additional polish. The computer graphics were out of this world, and fit the digital world the director was crafting. These computer graphics could go over the top at times however, but did smooth out the rough edges found in the plot. Jeff Bridges was by far the most gripping actor in the film. That is not to say that the other performance were poor, but they just were quite as captivating. If you like to be ‘wowed’ by amazing computer graphics, or enjoy the futuristic story line that Tron offers you will not be disappointed in your travels to the grid; I know I wasn’t.
When the trailer for this film was first introduced to the public, many expected The Matrix to be just another science-fiction film with phenomenal special effects which lacked an intriguing plot. The majority of the reviews definitely put an end to this misconception. Most of the reviews written on this film eloquently complement the Wachowski brothers on their excellent story line. The Biblical references of this film incorporated with the phenomenal cinematography distinguish The Matrix from all other science-fiction films in which the main characters are on a race to save humanity. "The script, written by the Wachowski brothers is intelligent but carefully not geeky."2
... still funny look into our recent history. With important issues that apply not only to the time the movie was made but possibly to our present and our future it offers a warning against war controlled culture and nuclear proliferation. This and the other themes of the movies are still worth considering today. The levels of hidden imagery in the film make it worth watching multiple times to try to find more of the levels and then to try to integrate them into the overall story. Like a painting by Dali you feel that every new thing you uncover has another waiting below it. The camera angles and lighting are tied into the film to turn the whole story into a smooth flowing work that is more pleasing to watch in black and white than most movies are in color. The overacting makes a few scenes in to movie difficult to watch but the rest of the film picks up the slack.
The plot of the movie “Blade Runner” becomes unrevealed till the end of the movie. Many assumptions about the plot and the final of the movie appear in the spectator’s mind, but not one of these assumptions lasts long. Numerous deceptions in the plot grip the interest of the audience and contribute for the continuing interest to the movie eighteen years after its creation. The main character in the movie is Deckard- the Blade Runner. He is called for a special mission after his retirement, to “air up” four replicants who have shown flaws and have killed people. There are many arguments and deceptions in the plot that reveal the possibility Deckard to be a replicant. Roy is the other leading character of the movie. He appears to be the leader of the replicants- the strongest and the smartest. Roy kills his creator Tyrell. The effect of his actions fulfils the expectation of the spectator for a ruthless machine.
The costume designs throughout the movie were ancient designs with a modern touch to them. The fight scene choreography was state of the art if you turned your head for one minute you were going to miss an eye popping move. The flying that the characters had the ability to do reminds me of the cinematography they used in the Matrix.
Honestly I thought that the movie had such a simple story but at the same time it is so complex. The way it was delivered it was amazing, it's such a moving film. The actor’s were amazing, there isn’t anything I would want to change about this film. I would 100% recommend this movie to anyone, its so inspiring and it really makes you think.
If a good movie is one that makes you think, Mindwalk must be superb. However, I haven’t even read the book it was based on and I can say that the book must have been better. The actors are laughable, and the physicists’ accent changes with each new scene. Furthermore, the transitions to each scene are as smooth as sandpaper. The purpose of this movie wasn’t, and with good reason, to be glamorous though. As many of our “Hollywood” movies are. The fast action, sex, blood, money crazed movies that we all love. The fact that Mindwalk was based on a book also gives some explanation to the choppy scenes, as many omissions were probably made. Financing played a role in the actors chosen for the movie, a kind of ironic humor if you think about it in context to what the entire movie is about. All of this in mind, and the fact that it was a lengthy 2+ hours; it could never be a blockbuster hit. I, on the contrary, enjoyed it. Some of the issues raised are those that many of us think about often, or maybe I am just hoping that I’m not the only one.
Overall I would recommend people watching this film not just because it’s my favorite but because it shows a fulfilling story of heroism and wit. Showing the most entertaining and interesting characters which you can feel for. While being awestricken on how well the animation flows and the music matches each scene perfectly. Without a doubt Studio Gainax has made a wonderful piece for everyone to enjoy whether if you’re into animation, storytelling or simply the music.
was a spectacular film there were some things that I did not enjoy like, the
The movie "Matrix" is drawn from an image created almost twenty-four hundred years ago by the greek philosopher, Plato in his work, ''Allegory of the Cave''.The Matrix is a 1999 American-Australian film written and directed by the Wachowski brothers. Plato, the creator of the Allegory of the Cave was a famous philosopher who was taught by the father of philosophy Socrates. Plato was explaining the perciption of reality from others views to his disciple Aristotle. The Matrix and the Allegory of the Cave share a simmilar relationship where both views the perciption of reality, but the Matrix is a revised modern perciption of the cave. In this comparison essay I am going to explain the similarities and deifferences that the Matrix and The Allegory of the Cave shares.In the Matrix, the main character,Neo,is trapped in a false reality created by AI (artificial intelligence), where as in Plato's Allegory of the Cave a prisoner is able to grasp the reality of the cave and the real life. One can see many similarities and differences in the film and the allegory. The most important similarity was between the film and the Allegory is the perception of reality.Another simmilarity that the movie Matrix and the Allegory of the Cave shares is that both Neo and the Freed man are prisoners to a system. The most important difference was that Neo never actually lived and experienced anything, but the freed man actually lived and experinced life.
The Matrix shows the doubts on how reality and truth is or isn’t. How people actually perceive reality, truth, is really different on how other people do. The reality of something can change over time. On how choices affect the timeline of events and the future of yourself and other people. This movie makes philosophy be more understandable and have modern concept, showing how to doubt our reality, how different is the perspective and truth of people, and on how the choices affect our reality.
...for a Limited Series or Special” (“The Scarlet Pimpernel”). Astonishingly enough, the film only took six weeks to produce (IMDb). While that may seem like an insufficient amount of time to successfully produce a two-hour film, the quality of this film suggests otherwise. Not only does it feature an outstanding cast, extravagant costumes, and breathtaking scenery, but it also manages to engage audience of all ages and preferences. The Scarlet Pimpernel is dazzling and utterly irresistible adventure that is sure to capture the hearts of viewers across the globe.
The first movie still looks pretty damn good, but as I pointed out in a feature about special effects getting worse, this movie is no different. The special effects in this movie are heavy, but they look so fake that I wondered again how this type of thing keeps happening. How do special effects 20 years later look worse? When Jurassic Park hit, that movie made me think that the T-Rex was real it was done so well. The new Jurassic Park looked like bad CGI. It's the same with this film. The overuse of special effects makes it no longer special. Since so much time is dedicated to all the effects, it's no wonder why everything looks so incomplete. Just watch the trailer again. You can see the whole damn thing is computer generated, but if you go back to the original, you see they used miniatures and blew up models. It looked real because it was. The brain can tell when something looks like a cut scene from a Playstation 1 RPG. If you're going to reboot something, at least try to match the
As every movie it has its flaws and its strengths. The movie at times had too much dialogue which isn’t always bad. But the movie sometimes begins to drag on and become boring. But it excels in good action. And great storytelling and that’s what is interesting and fun to watch. Yet a “Historical” story it’s very great to watch. And doesn’t seem to get boring despite historic plot with great action, adventure. Maybe a minor the flaw in the movie can be it’s play time how long the movie but it makes up for it in the end with great storyline and
Historically speaking the fate of world has always been called into the question. The same is true of commentaries on the state of mankind. T.S. Eliot’s "The Wasteland" is considered by many to be the greatest poem of all time. During Eliot’s time, the world was beginning to place more value on pop culture than high culture. Gone were the days where most were familiar with the works of the greats. The Wachowski Brothers’ film, The Matrix, deals with similar themes as "The Wasteland" . The science fiction film set in world that has been taken over by machines and centers around the plight of unsuspecting hero, Neo and other who have been freed from the computer simulated reality of The Matrix. Both worlds of “The Wasteland” and The Matrix center around the struggles the inner self faces when modern society no longer reliable for spiritual sustenance. It is the lack of spirituality in modern culture that leaves the masses starved intellectually and out of touch with historical and high culture.
Today, movies use CGI to create special effects to replace thousands of extras, stunt people, and puppet like characters, as witnessed in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The evolution of special effects and Computer Generated Imagery technologies has taken the film industry to a whole new level. Computer Generated Imagery began with awkward and dull effects in the early 1980’s. The 1982 film “Tron” was a desperate attempt from Disney to jump on the CGI bandwagon and start a revolution in film making technologies (imdb.com). Although this film showed an attempt at something that had never been done before in the history of cinematics, it was weird and confusing.