"TRON: Legacy" Joseph Kosinski's directorial debut, with a focus on CG, design, and new technology Part 1 *Note! Contains spoilers.

*This article touches on the core of the story, so we recommend reading it after watching the movie.

“TRON: Legacy” synopsis

Kevin Flynn, who became the CEO of the giant corporation Encom, suddenly disappears, leaving behind only his son Sam. Twenty years later, Sam, now 27 years old, is unable to shake the sadness and distrust that his father has given him, and never tries to get involved in Encom's management. Alan, Kevin's co-owner, appears before Sam and tells him that he received a mysterious Arrival on the pager that Kevin had kept before his disappearance. The source was The Game that Kevin once owned. Sam visits an abandoned The Game center and discovers a secret laboratory underground. There was a computer there, still turned on. When Sam logs in, the material transmutation device behind him begins to operate and he is digitized. Sam rushes outside and is shocked to find himself in an unfamiliar world...

`` Tron : TRON: Legacy '' (11), which was planned as a direct sequel to the previous work ``Tron'' (1982) (currently referred to as `` Tron : Original''), is based on `` Top Gun: Maverick '' (22). This is director Joseph Kosinski's debut film, which was a huge hit. He has a unique background, having studied mechanical engineering and architecture at university, and his strong sense of design and challenging attitude towards new technology have been evident since his first film as a director. In this first part, we will discuss the de-aging technology that rejuvenated Jeff Bridges, who plays the lead role in the film, and the possibilities of digital processing technology for actors that developed from there.

Index

• Synopsis ①
• “Tron” sequel project begins to move forward
• Synopsis ②
• Challenge to de-aging
• Possibilities of AI technology

Synopsis ①

In Tron: The Original , Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) is taken into a computer by a material conversion device, defeats the MCP (Master Control Program) (*1) that controls the world, and returns to reality. I was able to return to the world.

After that, Kevin became the CEO of Encom, the largest corporation in the United States, and while moving back and forth between the real world and the cyber world, he was working on a plan to create an ideal world called "Grid" within the system. Kevin developed Tron and his alter ego Crew (*2) as personal programs to assist him in his work, allowing him to continue his work even while returning to the real world.

Then, in 1989, seven years after the previous film, Kevin suddenly disappears, leaving only his 7-year-old son Sam (Owen Best) behind. In 2009, Sam (Garrett Hedlund) had grown up to be 27 years old, but he never wanted to get involved in the management of Encom, unable to shake the sadness and distrust of having been abandoned by his father. The new CEO was running a dirty business, repeatedly updating the OS with little change, even though he was touting ``improved security.'' Sam can't stand it, so he sneaks into Encom's server room and releases the new OS for free on the internet.

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When Sam is eventually released from detention, Alan (Bruce Boxleitner) (*3), Kevin's co-owner, appears before him. He was the person who raised Sam as a substitute parent when he was young. Alan tells Kevin that he received a mysterious Arrival on his pager before he disappeared. The source was The Game that Kevin once owned. Alan gives Sam the keys to the building.

Sam visits an abandoned The Game and discovers a secret laboratory underground. There was a computer there, still turned on. When Sam logs in, the material transmutation device behind him begins to operate and he is digitized. Sam rushes outside and is shocked to find himself in an unfamiliar world.

Then, a surveillance flying machine called the "Recognizer" comes flying from above and forcibly takes Sam into custody. Several "humans" were already captured on the plane, and their faces had strange expressions of resignation and fear. Without knowing why, he is taken with them to the Coliseum in the magnificent city of Tron City.

*1 Same meaning as OS. It was an American computer company.Burroughs Co.This is the name used by .

*2 In the previous work, Kevin and Crew were set to be the same, but this time they have been given different personalities.

*3 Tron is a program developed by Alan, so it looks exactly like him.

“Tron” sequel project begins to move forward