If the original version has the same spiritual core as this movie, then it can be regarded as the coolest movie in the 80s; but by 2010, this movie was so outdated.
The story is not said, it is not new at all. Not fresh is not a problem, in fact, few science fiction movies can be regarded as truly fresh. The real problem with this movie is that it lacks a sense of the world.
"Sense of the world" is something that is difficult to really say clearly. But any good science fiction movie has a "world sense". They seem to be a solid, detailed mansion erected from scaffolding. At any glance, you can see a very plump structure, as if the world in the movie really exists. "The Matrix" has a sense of the world; of course you can't compare with The Matrix, the Matrix can be counted as one of the science fiction movies with the fullest sense of the world. Leaving aside the philosophical connotations that have been rotten after discussion, any part of The Matrix seems to be carefully arranged; even if the nasty driver himself did not think of it, the audience can make up for it. When you look inside, there are countless small details in any place that can make you feel "Ah, this is a world." The logical frameworks are tight.
Another example is Avatar, many people love to compare this new Tron with Avatar. Avatar's "world sense" comes from Cameron's paranoid pursuit of details. From alien creatures to human machinery, he noticed every small aspect; he filled in every blank. Every part of the Matrix seems to be carefully arranged; and Avatar is to remove the word "as if". You can point out any place on the screen, Cameron noticed it.
As soon as Tron compares, it comes out: the film lacks details. It lacks the real details that can make people build a perfect world in their minds. Its visual effects are cool, but it's empty inside. Except for the very cool designs alone (such as motorcycles, aircraft, rail trains), it seems unwilling to waste pen and ink in any place that has nothing to do with the plot. And what is needed to build the world is these "irrelevant" things. The only interesting thing I can remember about Tron is the matrix-shaped fireworks. Then? there is none left. Including the plot in the bar, is there anything that makes people think "Ah, this is another world"? Absolutely not. It seems to be a copy of reality. From the beginning to the end, you can only see a series of scenes that cannot be connected to each other.
Tron's fault lies here. It is stingy, without the ambition to construct the world, and spent 300 million US dollars, but it seems to tell the audience completely "Ah, these 300 million US dollars are here, there is absolutely no waste." But compared to those great works, those who put money deliberately The film wasted in some irrelevant places, it is only second-rate.
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