Tron: Legacy is the long awaited sequel to Disney’s revolutionary film Tron and by long awaited I mean it has been twenty eight years since Tron came out in 1982. The original Tron was the first feature film to use extensive amounts of computer-generated images in it. Tron has amassed a massive cult following over the past twenty-eight years and now fans finally get a chance to revisit its high-tech world.
Tron: Legacy takes place twenty-seven years after the original film. Jeff Bridges character Kevin Flynn disappears seven years after he stops the master control program in the first movie. Twenty years after that Flynn’s son Sam played by Garett Hedlund accidentally ends up in the Grid which is a world inside computers where programs and information are living beings. Once in the Grid Sam’s father’s evil computer clone and ruler of the Grid Clu, played by a CGI of a younger Jeff Bridges tries to kill him. After being saved by Olivia Wilde’s character Quorra and reuniting with his father Sam sets out to free himself and his father from the Grid and return home.
Tron: Legacy’s story is solid but lacks a narrative push to keep you invested, I knew what the story was the whole time and it makes sense but it felt like it needed to be fleshed out more in order to keep it from being buried under all of the cool visuals and music. That being said it’s hard to keep people focused on the story with so many cool things going on all the time. The world of Tron: Legacy is all so bright, glossy and sleek it’s just stunning to see and does a great job immersing you into the experience. The action sequences are all top notch; the crazy awesome battles combine laser disks and some incredible acrobatics that just blow you away. The battles are all fast, fun, exciting and intense using the best CGI I’ve seen since Avatar. Then there are the light-vehicles which are all so cool I mean wow if Disney just made their channel nothing but these light-cycle battles I would actually watch Family channel again. Lets be honest no car or motorcycle, fiction or non-fiction competes with light-cycles it’s like they were made by harnessing the true power of pure awesomeness. Speaking of pure awesomeness Daft Punk’s music in this movie works so well with the Tron universe, it flows perfectly with every scene it’s in and just adds that much more feeling and excitement to this unique and amazing world that you’re witnessing.
All of the performances in Tron: Legacy are quite good. Jeff Bridges does a good job reprising his role as Kevin Flynn providing comic relief throughout some of the slower points in the movie, and a great job as the villain Clu. Garett Hedlund does a good job as the protagonist Sam Flynn who is a strong and relatable character that reminds me of Bruce Wayne. He is an orphan who is highly intelligent, owns a multi-billion dollar corporation and kicks all kinds of ass. Olivia Wilde gives a solid performance as well, her character Quorra is from the Grid and is fascinated by the Flynns and their world. She does a great job of conveying the wide-eyed innocence of someone who has only heard stories of a far away land and wishes to go there, like a big kid. Also Olivia Wilde is the one of the only things on the planet that can distract you from all of the spectacular visual effects on screen.
Tron: Legacy is a fast fun and exhilarating ride through an incredible world. It definitely lives up to its predecessor, and in my mind surpasses it. While its story isn’t the deepest it has a great cast, interesting characters and a universe full of incredible action, tech, and sound. Do yourself a favor and check this one out.
Score: 3/5
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