I went to see Tron: Legacy at the IMAX the other day. I’m sure there used to be time when someone had an idea for a story and thought: hey, that’d made a good film. Now it's: hey, that'd look cool.
Not that heavily visual entertainment can’t be good. A lot of art is just sheer visual impact; all eyes, no mouth. Take a good Rothko for example. There’s something about those blocks of colour that bypasses the need for any conscious thought; it burrows straight down the optic nerve and into some deep recess of the brain.
Unfortunately, watching Tron: Legacy is more like staring at a candle flame than beholding a Rothko: it’s bright and catches the eye, but it’s probably bad for you and will only bring on a headache.
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For me you're spot on, more's the pity.
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