Do you remember the animated Disney feature film Tron from the 80’s? Believe it or not, although it became the butt of many jokes, it’s one of those films that gives me that warm, fuzzy feeling inside. Some audiences were befuddled because the computer technology and concepts pre-date the internet era that we currently live in. The viability of Tron is such that it is currently being remade, with the new film in post-production.

Unfortunately, the down side of revisiting the film is the way it betrays the total lack of imagination that Hollywood has when making sci-fi movies these days. Instead of innovation, we get recycled Star Wars and Star Trek franchises that are commended when they attain mediocrity. Expectations are so low, we have to applaud formulaic plots simply for not devolving into complete embarrassment.

Tron had that cool kind of energy, and enough innovation to really stand out. A bad film wouldn’t be remembered or spoofed so often in The Simpsons and South Park.  There were immense difficulties when trying to get the film off the ground, but the makers surmounted them and we have a classic film that spawned a wide array of spin-offs.

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