History YMMV / Tron

* AwardSnub: The UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s refused to nominate the film for Best Visual Effects, saying that they "cheated" by using computers. Then ''Film/YoungSherlockHolmes'' was nominated three years later, and ''Film/TheAbyss'' won six years later, both for computer digital effects. Today, CGI is an integral part of visual effects.

** The other ones come from the tie-in games. UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}} got an early draft of the script to work from, so ''Tron: Deadly Disks'' depicts the title character as an ''orange'' figure cutting down ''blue'' colored "enemies." Simple color goof in 1982, but considering what happens later...

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny:
** ''TRON'' is a manifestation of the power of CGI... and a testimony to how quickly the effects become dated. Ironically, much of it has held up surprisingly well, in part because a lot of practical effects were used to achieve the TronLines and green-screen environments; the CG rotoscoping and vehicles look great. But the fully-CG environments used in a couple scenes to "show off" ironically look their age.
** The original's graphics may in some ways be preferable to the sequel. ''Film/TronLegacy'' uses modern CG to make the light cycles, recognizers, etc. look shaded and ''solid.'' But really, one could argue they ''shouldn't'' look "solid," because they're ''not'' matter; they're made of electricity and math.

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: At least at the time; see AwardSnub above.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Grid Bugs appear briefly on-screen with Yori explaining that "if [they] get us, we've had it". However, they never appear or get mentioned in the rest of the movie.

** Computers, AI, and other technology are a reflection of the people behind it. An ethical programmer, like Alan Bradley, creates a BenevolentAI like Tron. A not-so-ethical programmer, like Edward Dillinger, will create [[AIIsACrapShoot malware like Sark.]]

** Make sure that any incriminating data is ''completely'' destroyed, lest someone or something find it and blackmail you.

* ThreesomeSubtext: Some people see this in spades, despite the film being a Creator/{{Disney}} flick.
** First, Alan and Lora show up at Flynn's arcade. Flynn acts a little overly familiar to them both (even though Lora's his ex), snarking that "nothing classes up the joint like a clean-cut young couple." Once they're upstairs, he casually changes his shirt in front of them, remarks Lora isn't one for small talk, and asks Alan if she still leaves clothing on the floor. Alan seems to be staring at Flynn's shirtless state until Lora scolds them both. The end of the scene is Lora brandishing a set of car keys and asking, "Shall we dance?". Though this could simply be a LoveTriangle with a certain amount of BelligerentSexualTension between Flynn and Lora, despite the fact they've officially broken up.
** Once Flynn's in cyberspace, there's buckets of subtext when he allies himself with Ram and Tron. The scene at the [[HealingSpring Power Pool]]? Three pretty men in skintight, neon-lit spandex gasping and giggling over how good [[ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin power from a "pure source"]] is.
** And after [[spoiler:Ram dies]] and Flynn's found Tron and Yori? Well, see the arcade scene above. Tron and Yori are doppelgangers of Alan and Lora and in an established relationship already. Doesn't slow down any of the subtext from earlier, nor does it stop Flynn from giving Yori a very passionate LastKiss before [[spoiler:making what he believes to be a HeroicSacrifice to save them all.]]

** [[Film/TronLegacy The sequel]] can be interpreted as what happens when Kevin Flynn, who is after all a flawed mortal man, lets this godlike status go to his head. Also, per Jeff Bridges's request, the sequel is based more around Buddhist concepts than Christian ones.

** [[Film/TronLegacy The sequel]] can be interpreted as what happens when Kevin Flynn, who is after all a flawed mortal man, lets this godlike status go to his head.

* HarsherInHindsight: After watching the sequel, watching the first film can be painful.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Ram gets a ''lot'' of fanfic and fanart, to the point where his User (credited only as "Popcorn Guy") was given a name and substantial role in the Flynn Lives ARG.

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