TRON (1982)

Een hacker wordt in moleculen gespleten en een computer in getransporteerd. In deze computer heerst een programma genaamd Master Control als een dictator. De hacker gaat samenwerken met een boekhoudprogramma en zijn vriendin om Master Control te proberen te vervangen door Tron, een eerlijk systeem.

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One of the earliest feature films to reflect the video-game craze of the 1980s, Disney's Tron stars Jeff Bridges as computer programmer Kevin Flynn, who becomes part of the very game that he's programming. Flynn's principal antagonist is his glory-grabbing boss, Ed Dillinger (David Warner), who likewise metamorphoses into a video-game character. The title character, a computer-generated superhero, is played by Bruce Boxleitner. Though antiquated by 1990s standards, Tron represented the last word in special effects back in 1982. Surprisingly, despite its long-range influence on the movie industry, the film was a b...
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A video game designer trying to prove a big time executive stole his idea is sucked into a corporation's mainframe where programs are personified counterparts of their writers and "users" are subjects of religious faith. A well-crafted and scripted metaphor, Tron benefits from breakthrough computer animation.

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