tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134501949053239009.post7833436157678627310..comments2012-04-12T12:39:53.262-07:00Comments on Evans in Seminary: The Theology of TronAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575561492860261708noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134501949053239009.post-51359837936511224402012-04-12T12:39:53.262-07:002012-04-12T12:39:53.262-07:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Ponderlicious...Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Ponderlicious! Yes, I agree - it is a movie worth returning to for its nuanced portrayal of these various universal themes. There is a lot of duality in the movie, and yet also a sense of transcendence with the zen-like 'tude Jeff Bridges gives to the father figure. And I agree, too, that they don't really explain the location differences of the portals, the digital-to-organic creation and the imperfection. I would venture to guess it takes a lot of energy to move through one world to the next, and so this energy must be located in a certain place (like a high-energy portal). Can cells be coded? And code into cells? In theory, perhaps, but generating cells out of machines (and instantly, no less) wasn't explained. And I suppose imperfections are like beauty - in the end of the beholder. Again, Thank you for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14575561492860261708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134501949053239009.post-13468752640355028372012-04-07T23:51:58.672-07:002012-04-07T23:51:58.672-07:00I really think the movie is worth seeing more than...I really think the movie is worth seeing more than once. I can't think of a movie that has more themes going on in it than this one. And every time I watch, I pick up some new details. There are some scenes in here that are excellent, classic if you will. Garrett Hedlund is amazing in his role, his expressions without saying anything, a real talent, and so is Jeff Bridges and Olivia Wilde, all well played and cast. I can't last all the themes, but just a few are: evil/good, father/son, human/non-human, programs/users, self/others, orignal/duplicate, damnation/redemption, in/out, open/closed, light/dark, loyalty/betrayal, creation/destruction, and on and on. The only questions or problems I have are as follows:<br />1. When Sam enters the portal, he emerges right in the city, but once inside, to get to "the portal" he has to travel way outside that area. 2. I get how somehow might create a digital representation of an organic form, a simulation if you will, but the other way is more difficult to understand. How do you turn a pure digital representation into an organic form? It would seem that what you'd have to create is something more than a laser beam pointing at the back of a chair. To convert digital into organic, you'd need something that can convert code into cells, and I don't think the movie did a good job of explaining how that might work. 3. The idea of Quorra is very interesting. An isomorphic algorithm. But again, how could she converted to an organic form if she was born out of a completely digital world. It would seem that you would need some kind of 3D printer that could convert code into cells or pattern cells into human beings. 4. I also found it interesting how Clu, who apparently can't stand imperfection, seemed to tolerate so many imperfections. He had hardly created the perfect world. Castor was a shrewd and devious individual, and so were the minions around him, especially Jarvis, his right hand man. So I didn't get why Clu, who committed genocide on the ISOs because they weren't perfect, then seemed to allow so much imperfection in his perfect world. That part didn't add for me.<br />But aside from these points in the story, not the movie, everything else I thought was very thoughtful and intelligent. It gives you much to think about and for that reason, I think it is worth owning and watching again and again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com