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"This is just a game!" "Not anymore."
07-25-2009, 04:57 PM
*cue sound effect
of jaw hitting floor percussively*
I...
I think I... But he... But that was... And then... Oh. my. GOD!!!!
DUDE!!!!
*Passes out from geek-gasm*
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Now THAT is COOOL. Mama, Papa, Grandma and all the Aunts and Uncles WANT.
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That was awesome. Although I don't recognize the actors...
Was watching this when my roommate saw it over my shoulder and said, "That's TRON?!?!... Holy..."
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Yow. Talk about reimagining an iconic set of imagery...
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...and my shoes began to squeak.
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In case you don't get it - the Light-cycle rider in yellow is CLU!! CLU is Flynn's program/alter-ego in the world of the computer who was also played
by Jeff Bridges in the original TRON. Just as TRON himself was Alan Bradley's program/persona (Played by Bruce Boxlietner).
Thing is - this is the YOUNG Jeff Bridges that we are seeing as CLU now.
From the few seconds of footage there that is available of his face, I have the following theory:
They are likely using a similar system to that used in Pirates of the Carribean and in Superman Returns of facial mapping (Davy Jones and Jor-El respectively).
There's plenty of footage and records of Jeff Bridges in the 80s, so they are using that data to build a contour map of his face. Then they are using a
facial mapping system on Jeff Bridges as he portrays CLU, so that they are then able to insert the younger face over the older one (or over a stunt player) and
his performance is retained, he simply now has the young face of his 80s self as his persona.
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...Huh. So he is.
But CLU was deleted really early on, right? So... what, CLU 2.0 is the new Sark?
And who's the Blue rider? Bridges again?
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"Well that guy's nekkid."
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I don't know who the blue rider is. But he's not Bridges (Flynn or CLU).
And CLU... Well CLU is a program. And if Flynn is ANY kind of decent computer expert, he'd have a back-up copy. As to whether he's the new SARK. I
don't know that either.
I'm hoping that Flynn and CLU are still both good guys. But it's been a long LONG time. (Especially in the computer world.) A lot can happen.
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From the looks of Bridges, I get the Howard Hughes vibes..especially the eccentric part.
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Don't feel too bad...it merely means you're not an old geezer...like the rest of us. Face it, Tron was shown in 1982.
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Don't worry. Tron's been one of my all-time favorites. If it ever gets remastered to BlueRay, I'm gonna be all over that shit.