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(While the Scriptural references are certainly not subjective, my commentary may be and sometimes is somewhat subjective.)
 Cast/Crew Details Courtesy Internet Movie Database Production (US): Disney Distribution (US): Buena Vista Director(s): Joseph Kosinski Producer(s): Donald Kushner, Sean Bailey, Jeffrey Silver, Steven Lisberger, Justin Springer, Steve Gaub Screenplay: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz Story: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal Cinematography/Camera: Claudio Miranda Music: Daft Punk Film Editing: James Haygood Casting: Sarah Halley Finn Production Design: Darren Gilford Viewed on Disney Home Entertainment DVD  This film provides an excellent example of how the CAP analysis model reveals any concentration of assaults on morality and decency. A perfect example. Tron: Legacy earned a G-equivalent score in the Offense to God (O) investigation area, PG-equivalent scores in the Impudence/Hate (I) and Drugs/Alcohol (D) investigation areas and PG-13-equivalent scores in Sexual Immorality (S) and in Murder/Suicide (M). But not so for the Wanton Violence/crime content. With an area score of zero out of 100 the violence/crime content found by this investigation area is clearly equivalent to the violence/crime content in most R-rated films. It is the relatively high scoring of the content found by the other investigation areas that kept the final score of this film out of the "R realm." The final score of 62 earns the content of this film a place in the high half of the range of scores earned by PG-13 films (55 to 67 out of 100) in the comparative baseline database. I've seen the first Tron and I think we own a VHS of it but it has been a long time, so long ago I do not remember much of anything about it. I don't know if there is any need to have knowledge of the first show to understand the second show, but I didn't really understand the second show enough to give you any meaningful synopsis of it. But one of the really great features of the CAP Analysis Model is that the investigator does not need to have any knowledge of a prequel nor does s/he need to understand anything about the plot or story of the subject film to give you an objective report on its morality content. Besides, the plot or story does not excuse any assault on morality and decency. To understand more about what I just said, visit the link at BEFORE You Read On... link atop this Summary/Commentary section. Basically it says:
All I can say about the film story and plot is that Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), an expert game developer, is trapped in a cyber world into which he discovered a portal. Twenty years later, Kevin's 27 year old son, Sam (Garrett Hedlund) is provided a pager activation sent from the cyber world to his father's professional partner and confidante Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner) which leads Sam into his father's secret office from where Sam is likewise transported into the cyber world from which Sam tries to rescue his father. Aiding Sam through it all is isomorph Quorra (Olivia Wilde) who makes Sam's trek a little easier. The quintessential bad guy in the film is one of Kevin's creations, Clu (also Jeff Bridges), a program out to take over the human world with the perfect system. Wanton Vilence/Crime (W) - Zero out of 100 For a PG film, which is easily accessible by any child of any age and is implied by the "PG" label to be more or less fit for any child of any age, this film is quite violent. Just read the itemized listing in the Findings/coring section (the heart of the CAP Analysis Model) and you will understand how I can make such a claim. But that I say it is violent does not make it so. That it is does. Reckless driving; abductions; facial decimation; at least 24 defensive and game killings of characters played by living, breathing, thinking human beings; character amputation; more. Because of the cruel joke played on us by the MPAA by labeling this film, let me remind us all of God's Word about violence: that is it "catching." [Pro. 16:29] And to lead our youth into the desensitization and proselytizing properties of violence, even onscreen, Luke 17:2 is invoked. That the characters killed are supposed to be thought of as "game characters" does not evaporate the bald fact that it is live humans portraying the "game characters" nor does it evaporate the influence of it. About God's Word warning us that violence is "catching", man has finally come around to agreeing with God. Four professional public health agencies have jointly agreed that exposure to violence in and as entertainment "may lead to real life violence." So, God said so. Now man says so. But do we listen? Impudence/Hate (I) - 70 out of 100 Five times in this PG someone utters profanity. Once upon a time one or two such words would garner a PG on a film. Then three. Now five? What about next year. And the next? Especially since even once is a sin. [Col. 3:8] Whether I say it is or not. I didn't write the Rules. If you have a problem with that Rule, talk to the One who wrote it. Since He spent three days in Hell so you and I would not have to spend one moment there, I suspect His reasoning will trump ours. Whether we believe it or not. Whether we like it or not. Whether we care or not. And that "we hear such language every day at school" does not excuse perpetuating and emboldening the use of profanity in and as entertainment. The sin of others does not excuse our own. Nor does the second time of a sin excuse the first. Nor does the third time excuse the second. Nor does the thousandth … Sexual Immorality (S) - 66 out of 100 While there is only brief male nudity in this film (as females strip Sam of his clothing, of which the "PG" label says nothing), there might as well be a lot more since there is almost nothing left to the imagination by the outfits most the females wear. Through the Apostle Paul, Jesus told us He wants women to dress modestly. [1Tim. 2:] Dressing to maximize the female form is certainly not dressing modestly. Nor does God sanction the nudity of Hedlund. God speaks darkly of nakedness (display of nudity) 47 times from Genesis to Revelation. [**] Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 79 out of 100 Sam fetches beer out of his refrigerator and imbibes of it three times. That is all. But "that is all" may be too much. The American College of Physicians argues that any exposure to alcohol (or tobacco) in and as entertainment might led the youthful viewer to experiment. A 2002 study by the American College of Physicians (ACP) revealed that adolescent exposure to drinking in and as entertainment undeniably leads to abuse of alcohol among underage viewers. The finding entitled Relation Between Parental Restrictions on Movies and Adolescent Use of Tobacco and Alcohol reports that of 4544 youths from grades 5 through 8 of fifteen Vermont and New Hampshire middle schools (90% of the youths were under fourteen years old) only 16% were completely restricted in their entertainment diets. Within the ACP study population, the prevalence of having tried alcohol without parental knowledge was Offense to God (O) - 91 out of 100 Kevin Flynn is, many times, referred to as the "Creator" (with "C" capitalized), as a deity with overtones of being God, as "the one who made us." Murder/Suicide (M) - 66 out of 100 While there are many killings in this film, four times a character is killed by murder and two times by suicide. SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S) If needed to focus or fortify, applicable text is underlined or bracketed [ ] or bold. If you wish to have full context available, the Blue Letter Bible is a convenient source. If you use the Blue Letter Bible, a new window will open. Close it to return here or use "Window" in your browser's menu bar to alternate between the CAP page and the Blue Letter Bible page. CHAPTER/VERSE ***Selected Scriptures of Armour against the influence of the entertainment industry*** As always, it is best to refer to the Findings/Scoring section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie. |
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 Wanton Violence/Crime (W) - Zero out of 100 Impudence/Hate (I) - 70 out of 100 Sexual Immorality (S) - 66 out of 100 Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 79 out of 100 Offense to God (O) - 91 out of 100 Murder/Suicide (M) - 66 out of 100 |
| There are some in the entertainment industry who maintain that 1) violent programming is harmless because no studies exist that prove a connection between violent entertainment and aggressive behavior in children, and 2) young people know that television, movies, and video games are simply fantasy. Unfortunately, they are wrong on both accounts." And "Viewing violence may lead to real life violence." I applaud these associations for fortifying 1 Cor. 15:33. Read the rest of the story. From our years of study, I contend that other aberrant behaviors, attitudes, and expressions can be inserted in place of "violence" in that statement. Our Director - Child Psychology Support, a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist concurs. For example, "Viewing arrogance against fair authority may lead to your kids defying you in real life." Or "Viewing sex may lead to sex in real life." Likewise and especially with impudence, hate and foul language. I further contend that any positive behavior can be inserted in place of "violence" with the same chance or likelihood of being a behavior template for the observer; of being incorporated into the behavior mechanics and/or coping skills of the observer. In choosing your entertainment, please consider carefully the "rest of the story" and our findings. |
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