It was a Caine Mutiny throwback. Movies since the Caine Mutiny use those orbs to indicate a ying/yang or two-sides of conflict to the character holding them.

I think they can be both. I have a steel pair too. They are actually very relaxing.

the Jr. Novel tells the readers that the balls are what CLu used to control Rinzlers and to shift the gravity of the arena

Data_Pusher Wrote:I have a pair of steel ones like that. I can't recall if it's for stress relief or to exercise the hand. Perhaps both. Now get your mind out of the gutter.

I think my mind *is* the gutter... *hangs her head in shame*

NickScratch Wrote:I really think we are overthinking it, I really didn't see anything in it that made me think the balls somehow were controlling the games, or Rinzler...

I don't think they control Rinzler because we only see him use them in that one scene. When he changes the direction of the juggling it causes the arena gravity to reverse, though.

FusionAddict Wrote: NickScratch Wrote:I really think we are overthinking it, I really didn't see anything in it that made me think the balls somehow were controlling the games, or Rinzler... I don't think they control Rinzler because we only see him use them in that one scene. When he changes the direction of the juggling it causes the arena gravity to reverse, though.

I would agree that its possible, however, if you watch closely, theres a rotating circle on the top of the arena. It looked to act as some sort of timer. When a line of it was just about to line up with a triangle on it,Rinzler looked right at it, and ran up the wall right as the gravity changed. The fact that the rotating bit looked to be a timer clearly makes it separate from Clu's...balls.

Honestly, I only noticed the ceiling rotatey bit the SECOND time I saw the movie, so yea, its easy to miss. If you go and see it again keep an eye out for it, its there.

anonymous Wrote:wait wait.... i havent watched the original in a long time but werent the ones on Flynn's mantle the items that controlled the enemy vehicle in the 1st movie? i remember them floating or something and him touching one and it responding by making a noise and lighting up. or am i making this up in my head

Those were just decorations, which were supposed to look like Bits from the original movie. Bit was basically a shape that could answer yes and no questions.

NickScratch Wrote: FusionAddict Wrote: NickScratch Wrote:I really think we are overthinking it, I really didn't see anything in it that made me think the balls somehow were controlling the games, or Rinzler... I don't think they control Rinzler because we only see him use them in that one scene. When he changes the direction of the juggling it causes the arena gravity to reverse, though. I would agree that its possible, however, if you watch closely, theres a rotating circle on the top of the arena. It looked to act as some sort of timer. When a line of it was just about to line up with a triangle on it,Rinzler looked right at it, and ran up the wall right as the gravity changed. The fact that the rotating bit looked to be a timer clearly makes it separate from Clu's...balls. Honestly, I only noticed the ceiling rotatey bit the SECOND time I saw the movie, so yea, its easy to miss. If you go and see it again keep an eye out for it, its there.

Seeing the rotaty thing xD when I watched it again, that seemed to be right after Clu played with his balls and spun them in that direction. I think they were to control the gravity of the stadium.

i don't think the balls control rinzler, but they control the gravity in the field.

because once CLU started rotating the balls the other way, the arena started to give a 'warning', and i guess rinzler saw that, because he IS the master of the games, so he started running up.

I actually went downtown (NYC) to Chinatown and bought me a pair. Hahaha.