1217 tron legacy

I went to see “Tron: Legacy” at the Regal Promenade Stadium 13. I thought it was very good. Some people I talked with said that they saw the original “Tron” and thought that the special-effects weren’t that great. I told them that the special-effects were cutting-edge at that time (“Tron” was released in 1982), but they’d look old now.

The movie was good as it continued the story that was started in the original film. Jeff Bridges played the same character that he introduced in the first film. The story tells that he re-entered the digital world that he created, but became trapped. His son, Sam, remembers him leaving one night and never coming back. Now, 20 years later, he enters the same digital world and discovers that his father is still there.

There was one character (“Alan”) that I thought looked familiar, but I couldn’t remember his name. When the credits rolled, I discovered that it was Bruce Boxleitner, the original “Tron”. The actor has appeared in a number of movies and television shows. No wonder the “Tron” character was helmeted in “Legacy”. Digital avatars don’t age, and using special effects would have been very costly (although they DID do it for Jeff Bridges’ “Clu” character).

Okay, time for a question. When Garrett Hedlund’s character was transferred into the digital world, his clothing was taken and replaced with the uniform of the realm. When he returned to the “real world”, he was wearing it again. How did that happen? Before you answer that, also address the source of Quorra’s clothing. Where did that come from?