Guess what I saw last night??
Yep, I lived through the era, but somehow missed seeing this one back in high school. The timing of this viewing is a bit serendipitous. Not only is TRON playing at the Cinerama this week, but this retro future look has come back into full fashion. Check out the colors on your fashionable young adults. Check Hipster Runoff or DiscoDust if you don’t believe me. Check MIA’s album covers. Check Girl Talk’s album covers.
At any rate, I really enjoyed this one and was glad to finally see it. Of course it’s dated, but the ideas persist today, perhaps especially so in our era of massive corporate power. And on this note, isn’t it an odd coincidence that MCP should stand, not only for the tyrannical computer program antagonist in the movie, but also for Microsoft Certified Professional.
