Review of TRON: Legacy (2010) by James C — 24 Aug 2013

After being missing for years a message is received from Flynn, and it is up to his son Sam to try and find him.

Anyone who knows me knows my love affair with the fist Tron movie, and when I heard they were finally making a sequel, I was overjoyed, but I also had a certain amount of scepticism that what I was going to be presented with would destroy the original. And then, I saw the presentation trailer, and the light cycle sequence blew me away. The finished story, which takes place 20 years later and is a direct sequel, is a joy to behold. The plot follows the very simple idea of good vs evil idea, and it flows incredibly well, and doesn't make the view have to think too much, which means they can give all their attention to the mind blowing visuals. The casting a incredibly well handled, and for the returning cast members it is looks like that they have never been away. The original Tron movie had ground-breaking special effects that really pushed the technological envelope back in 1982, and the 2010 sequel is no different. The effects are (in one word) amazing, and the quality of the facial digitisation used for Jeff Bridges will stand out for years to come. There is no question that the original Tron was incredibly ground-breaking and influenced many film-makers (just look at some of the sequences and ideas used in The Matrix), and Tron : Legacy takes back some of those ideas and uses them itself. All in all Tron : Legacy is a great movie, and though it is a worthy successor to the original, it will be an immensely enjoyable view for someone that is new to the franchise.