I think of classic Disney films as animated fairytales, I guess. I never thought of the other stuff as being. And it doesnt seem Disney does either; they don't re-release the other stuff every few years, kids are sold on "Disney princesses" not "Disney live-action characters," etc.

Frankly, I consider Tron outside of the category of smarmy animated singing animals and women who need to be saved by dudes they've never met (purely on virtue of their looks), and I'm okay with that.

MCPcomputer Wrote: It's a classic film overall!

It's definitely a classic film, but when I think "Disney film," Tron is not even remotely the first thing that comes to mind.


(And as the franchise has gone on, I've been surprised by how dark Disney's allowed it to get. It's not necessarily that dark, per se, but for a Disney film-- wow. Especially when you start getting into the material beyond T:L, like T:B and stuff. Also, some of the suggestive stuff surprised the hell out of me-- the Armory scene? WHOA. I believe George Takei would say, "Oh myyyyy."

Then again,I was also rather surprised by the scene in T82 with the discussion between Alan/Lora/Flynn-- Flynn takes his shirt off for no reason? And a frank discussion where it's made very clear that Lora has lived with both these guys? Holy crap, Disney.)

Oh, c'mon, Kat. I've cracked jokes about that whole situation on TV Tropes and it's practically a running gag on the Kink Meme. Flynn, I can see as a case of Bi the Way and crazy enough to try anything twice. In that light, you could read the whole thing as hitting on them both.

The entry I put on TV Tropes entry "Threesome Subtext":

TRON has to set a minor record, despite being a Disney flick. First, Alan and Lora show up at Flynn's arcade. Flynn acts a little overly familiar to them both (even if Lora's his ex), snarking that "nothing classes up the joint like a clean-cut young couple." Once they're upstairs, he casually changes his shirt in front of them, remarks Lora isn't one for small talk, and asks Alan if she still leaves clothing on the floor. The end of the scene is Lora brandishing a set of car keys and asking "Shall we dance?". Once Flynn's in cyberspace, there's buckets of Ho Yay when he allies himself with Ram and Tron. The scene at the Power Pool? Three pretty men in skintight, neon-lit spandex gasping and giggling over how good power from a "pure source" is. And after Ram dies and Flynn's found Tron and Yori? Well, see the arcade scene above. Tron and Yori are doppelgangers of Alan and Lora and in an established relationship already. Doesn't slow down any of the Ho Yay from earlier, nor does it stop Flynn from giving Yori a very passionate Last Kiss before making what he believes to be a Heroic Sacrifice to save them all.