A tiny dark figure reaches toward a bright rectangle on a dark floor, casting a long shadow.

Original artwork, not a still

Flynn

On the other side of the screen, it all looks so easy.

— Tron  ·  1982

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker contrasts an easy appearance from one side of a screen with what might be hidden on the other. Distance changes the impression of effort. The short line suggests that watching something and being involved in it can produce very different judgments of difficulty.

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