It's All In The Wrist!

theories about flynn and his silver apples

1. they remind him of the Orange

2. he was subject to Encom parallelism laws. He had become an in-computer "echo" of the spiritual energy of the Apple corporation. he was following their exact same aesthetic change from "80's rainbow" to "2010 glossy white and silver." The appearance of literal shiny chrome apples was an omen (signaling that his "mirroring" had become close enough to weaken the veil between worlds, making it possible for Clu to send the page and Sam to enter)

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Tron: ???

Kevin: You know, remove all the environmental dangers. Make it so he can’t hurt himself on anything.

Tron: Oh, I already did that.

Kevin: Wow, really? Thanks, dude! How’d you know?

Tron: You live here.

Add the "God making Adam in his image and then going 'now don't do anything bad ok?' Try to be sinless too'" analogy, and...yeah.

Which makes Kevin choosing Zen Buddhism as a coping mechanism that much more interesting, actually. (ok, not completely choosing it, because hey, he served up an entire pixel pig at supper. Maybe that doesn't count as meat?) I mean, it makes sense he'd want something that favors non-action and emphasizes the every day experience- he's trapped. One could argue he represents stagnation.

The reason I'll say "coping mechanism" is because...I'm not sure Kevin really gains from it. (What good is enlightenment in his position? What good would it do Quorra?) You can kind of see him still struggle with admitting he fucked up at the end when he tells Clu that perfection is "unknowable". A great, big word that defines something the mind can't grasp.

You know what the mind can grasp? When something doesn't exist. He doesn't tell Clu the goal was never real, that perfection is so goddamn subjective that it has no meaning. In a sense, Kevin's still clinging to his sense of higher wisdom/divinity; it's just been cloaked by eastern philosophy. His problem wasn't that he was thinking too big; it's that he wasn't thinking at all.

As a side note, remember how Annihilation changed one part of the book from "character isn't paying attention to her partner because she's too absorbed in something else" to "character is cheating" because they functioned as the same concept emotionally?

That's Kevin and the Grid. Hell, look at the way he'd sees others on the Grid. They're younger, fitter, more adoring and scantily clad versions of the people he knows, including himself. He's addicted to running away from the expectations/responsibility of real life, and it's no coincidence he got trapped in it after his wife died, which is exactly when his son would've needed him the most.

Kevin’s Buddhism is also something I find interesting, & endearing if I’m honest. It’s a very realistic depiction of a sort of hippie guy in his late age, but it also serves as a succinct symbol of his ideology, the way he sees the world.

In Buddhism (generally, it’s a very diverse religion) life is suffering, & the only way one can find happiness & peace is separating oneself from the physical world, & from possessions. There’s an understanding that all is temporary, including life. Kevin’s idea of “removing oneself from the equation” is very Buddhist, but it is also self serving. It is a flawed interpretation of the idea of seeking enlightenment through separation, because it is an objective truth that through this separation, Kevin is causing harm. Granted he’s in a lose-lose situation so I don’t necessarily blame him, but his ideology is not purely religious or intellectual.

Also Zen Buddhism specifically is secularly quite popular in corporate America, where Kevin is from. The ideas of meditation, mindfulness, & separation from emotions are used to put the responsibility for wellness onto workers, & give the impression of health while still being harmful. It also encourages a minimalist, ‘clean’ lifestyle, that falls in line with WASP ideas of purity, & being good workers. Just something interesting that I think would affect Kevin’s interpretation of Buddhist thought.

(Also hi! I’m posting again! Hello!)

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Alan Bradley and Kevin Flynn-Tron 1982