Tales of Future Past

Laura said that watching a TV medical drama from a hospital bed was a little surreal. The program seemed much more three dimensional with Laura's own IV stand and other hospital equipment on the boarders of the television screen.

There is something to be said about what the environment adds to an experience. Even with the convenience of DVDs, i still prefer to see a movie in a theatre where you can see the film where it is presented in it's intended format. In addition, the experience is different because you're seeing the film with a group.

The connection between Laura's program choice and Laura's environment reminds me of a time when i watched a movie just for nature of the environment. i didn't really like the movie when it first came out and i'm not sure if i liked it this time through either, but the opportunity provided by the presentation format was hard to pass up. The environment for the experience was provided by several people's visions of the future of entertainment.

i saw the movie Tron (one of the first major movies to use computer animation) that was recorded on a Betamax tape that had been recorded from a Laserdisc. (they even kept the message to turn the disc over in the middle of the video recording.)

my roommate had a whole bookshelf full of Betamax tapes and two working players. i needed to watch at least one movie for the early 80s throwback. how could i pass up on seeing Tron?

like i said earlier, i'm still not sure if i liked the movie, but the experience was worth it.

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