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==''Tron''<sup>[https://eternal-september.net/spectral-peaks/beautiful-dreamer.html Ω]</sup>== | |||
< | [disambiguation: [[metatron|Metatron]]] | ||
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Speculative fiction film starring [[the-iceman-cometh|Jeff Bridges]] (Kevin Flynn) and advised by famed computer scientist/jazz guitarist Alan Kay released in 1982 | |||
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[disambiguation: | |||
[[metatron]] | |||
] | |||
Speculative fiction film starring | |||
[[the-iceman-cometh]] | |||
(Kevin | |||
Flynn) and | |||
advised by famed computer scientist/jazz guitarist Alan Kay released in 1982 | |||
to widespread critical apathy. The film centers on the Master Control Program | to widespread critical apathy. The film centers on the Master Control Program | ||
(MCP) of the computer conglomerate ENCOM | (MCP) of the computer conglomerate ENCOM <ref> Acknowledged by director | ||
< | [[terminator|James Cameron]] as a precursor to [[terminator|SkyNet]]. </ref>- a cyber-entity found to have become sentient by [[dillinger-is-dead|Dillinger]], | ||
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- a cyber-entity found to | |||
have become sentient by | |||
[[dillinger-is-dead]] | |||
, | |||
the company's senior vice president. Knowing that Dillinger has continually | the company's senior vice president. Knowing that Dillinger has continually | ||
plagiarized Flynn's work, the MCP engages in blackmail | plagiarized Flynn's work, the MCP engages in blackmail <ref> The MCP's motivation for engaging in blackmail is never explicitly stated. Speculation has centered on the MCP's frequent and anachronistic employment of outdated and seemingly misguided sexual innuendo. </ref>. While attempting to hack the ENCOM system to find evidence of said plagiarism, Flynn is digitized by the MCP and downloaded via experimental laser where he finds a non-spatial cyber-reality characterized by game systems in which the loser is "derezzed". ''Tron'' is often cited as the film industry's first attempt at representing the digitally infinite <ref> Preceding by a few years [[steven-bochco|Steven Bochco]]'s cyber-based short-lived television series ''[[wintermute]]''. </ref>, paralleling the development of William Tyler Bell's | ||
< | [[error|infinity principle]]. | ||
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. While | |||
attempting to hack the ENCOM system to find evidence of said plagiarism, Flynn | |||
is digitized by the MCP and downloaded via experimental laser where he finds a | |||
non-spatial cyber-reality characterized by game systems in which the loser is | |||
"derezzed". | |||
Tron | |||
is often cited as the film industry's first attempt | |||
at representing the digitally infinite | |||
< | |||
Preceding by a few years | |||
[[steven-bochco]] | |||
's cyber-based short-lived | |||
television series | |||
[[wintermute]] | |||
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[[File:tron-1.jpg|500px|center|]] | |||
[[File:tron-2.jpg|500px|center|]] | |||
: <small><kbd>Ωref#<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[spectral-peaks|Spectral Peaks]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> :: ''[https://eternal-september.net/spectral-peaks/beautiful-dreamer.html Beautiful Dreamer].''</kbd></small> | |||
Latest revision as of 17:17, 27 February 2025
TronΩ
[disambiguation: Metatron]
Speculative fiction film starring Jeff Bridges (Kevin Flynn) and advised by famed computer scientist/jazz guitarist Alan Kay released in 1982 to widespread critical apathy. The film centers on the Master Control Program (MCP) of the computer conglomerate ENCOM [1]- a cyber-entity found to have become sentient by Dillinger, the company's senior vice president. Knowing that Dillinger has continually plagiarized Flynn's work, the MCP engages in blackmail [2]. While attempting to hack the ENCOM system to find evidence of said plagiarism, Flynn is digitized by the MCP and downloaded via experimental laser where he finds a non-spatial cyber-reality characterized by game systems in which the loser is "derezzed". Tron is often cited as the film industry's first attempt at representing the digitally infinite [3], paralleling the development of William Tyler Bell's infinity principle.
- Ωref#[Spectral Peaks] :: Beautiful Dreamer.
- ↑ Acknowledged by director James Cameron as a precursor to SkyNet.
- ↑ The MCP's motivation for engaging in blackmail is never explicitly stated. Speculation has centered on the MCP's frequent and anachronistic employment of outdated and seemingly misguided sexual innuendo.
- ↑ Preceding by a few years Steven Bochco's cyber-based short-lived television series wintermute.