I love the movie Tron Legacy. I saw the original as a kid, so it is visually in my consciousness. I think it's visually a very very amazing movie.
And I think it's cool that Flynn is meditating, that he's thinking Zen. But I don't think Zen, which is after all a sect of Buddhism, is about quietism. I think with mindfulness and kindness we move more towards action. There is a growing tradition of engaged buddhism.
So that little detail, Flynn's misunderstanding, bothers me about the movie.
And I think it's cool that Flynn is meditating, that he's thinking Zen. But I don't think Zen, which is after all a sect of Buddhism, is about quietism. I think with mindfulness and kindness we move more towards action. There is a growing tradition of engaged buddhism.
So that little detail, Flynn's misunderstanding, bothers me about the movie.
Also, they wear helmets when they're riding light cycles in the simulation, but not when they're riding motorcycles in the real world.
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