1. The Passion Of Tron
The fifth and final way that Tron can be looked at is to view Kevin Flynn as a Christ-like figure. The religious symbolism of Tron is translated through the program-user relationship. In Tron, the programs are the ordinary people, and they view their users as God-like, to be looked up to, worshipped and relied on for guidance. As a human being transported into the mainframe via magical laser beam/proverbial rabbit hole, Kevin Flynn is a user in a programs world. He is the embodiment of the hope and light to which the programs turn to. The programs should really have named the day he arrived as Flynnmas, or something else vaguely blasphemous. There are several Christ-like examples which Flynns character portrays. He can bring life to those who are dying; in Ram he brings back a fleeting glimpse of life after the program had been hit by a tank shell; and Yori he brings from the edge after all hope seems lost. As a user he has powers which seem miraculous to the programs, he constructs a broken Recognizer with the power of his hands and stops Sarks craft being de-rezzed. As the creator of the video game programs including the light cycles, recognizers, tanks, battle discs and arenas, he is essentially God. Jeff Bridges can place God of Light Cycles above The Dude on his CV. Like Christ, he dies so that the programs may live. Though his death is ambiguously represented as he is merely beamed back to the real world, it is still apparent that his loss of life was the mainframes gain.
Conclusion
So, there are five different ways of looking at Tron. It is a great film and has some really interesting aspects to it, including a brilliant soundtrack by Wendy Carlos and some tracks by Journey. Needless to say, the computer animation sequences are the main selling point of the film, and despite at times appearing blocky and simplistic, they work perfectly with the style of the film and do not come across as tacky or out of place like some modern CGI. The fluid motion of the vehicles, the speed and the neon colours make for exciting sequences. Jeff Bridges takes the lead as Flynn, but Bruce Boxleitners performance as the heroic Tron is equally as impressive. Supporting cast members Cindy Morgan and David Warner complete the line up in roles which complement the main actors. Overall a classic piece of science fiction, with an original idea that is executed perfectly.