talk about the movie THRONE, created by the slightly lavished Steven Lisberger (1982), should address one of the fundamental contributions of innovation to modern cinema. In particular, the one with which a new audiovisual era has come widespread use of computer images. Perhaps the first film in which we saw them was future worldcontinuation Western world (1973) by Richard T. Heffron (1976), but the undisputed milestone corresponds to the work of the New York director.
If one sits down to contemplate it today, its graphics might seem a bit dated. First of all, for young people who have awakened to the seventh art in a time of endless possibilities, when it is difficult to distinguish a real texture from another. computer images (computer graphics). But there is no doubt that its striking aesthetics make up for it. cyberpunk and especially thanks to its neon colors and highlight animation that illuminates the costumes.
Its connectedness in the latter reaches the brilliance of a frame devoid of digital modifications. Also, THRONE delves into the concept of entering virtual reality with computer programs turned into characters related to your history. The idea that blinded us later in the trilogy Matrix (1999-2003) – let’s forget about the disappointing resurrection (2021), for the glory of Hugo Weaving, and we had a lot of fun in Ralph breaks the internet (2018).
“THRON”: an important pioneering work, but a minor one
With all this, it became duration of worship. It doesn’t deserve anything else if Steven Lisberger is known to give us a few firsts. Never, until he suggested it, was there a cocktail of CGI and live action on the big screen, and characters and backgrounds entirely designed with said technique. And this art design depended on men like the great Jean Giraud or Mobius and Syd Meadecame from Alien, eighth passenger (1979) and blade runner (1982), impressive.
However, there are good reasons why it doesn’t count as a movie. There may be moviegoers who are enamored with his contributions and style, but the rest isn’t worth it. Libretto THRONE it is prosaic, neither seductive nor glittering. And the scenes are planned only one step further from pure functionality; except for the entry of Kevin Flynn, the protagonist, into a virtual environment controlled by the ruthless Master Control program and a few others.
On the other hand, the rhythm of the montage does not waste energy exactly. The score by Wendy Carlos, who previously, along with Rachel Elkind, made a wonderful contribution to Stanley Kubrick, put them in a draw for us. glow (1980), revealed as obscure cheap electronic music, cheap television broadcast. And the main performances, while we love Jeff Bridges, don’t expend a lot of charisma or show a lot of enthusiasm.
Sequel that will surpass the milestone
Obvious Advantage TRON: Legacybelated sequel directed by Joseph Kosinski (2010) that is now trashing the box office Top Shooter: Maverick (2022) is what its title says, a legacy to build on new more exciting adventure. Although it replicates the previous layouts with several turns of the screw and abandons the archaic 3D aesthetic and reworks it, with a redesign necessarily unfairfor more spectacle.
A) Yes, run away from the border which is the forerunner of the spectacular dinosaurs Jurassic Park (1993), revolutionary toy story (1995) in animation or motion capture Lord of the Rings (2001-2003). Sublime in computer graphics Avatar undoubtedly brought tears to our esteemed Robert Zemeckis, which premiered the previous month. Chrismas story (2009) with a light-year count from that reached by James Cameron.
We assume the Canadian director will take another giant technological step with the film’s sequel. Na’vi on the endangered planet Pandora: Avatar: Water Sense (2022). But, at this point in time visual wonders what the great teams of artists working in cinematography are offering us, we shouldn’t ignore the fact that it was the neglected Steven Lisberger who wanted to wrap a blanket around his head and make him can from the icon THRONE.
