Movie: TRON Legacy

• Director: Joseph Kosinski
• Release Date: December 2010
• Writers: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
• Run Time: 127
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Tagline: The Game Has Changed.

Review: Kevin Flynn is the CEO of Encom and the worlds best video game developer. One night he simply vanishes without a trace and leaves his company in chaos and his young son. Fast forward 20 years, Sam Flynn is a rebellious 27 year old and a thorn in the side of Richard Mackey, a suit trying to take over his fathers company with the help of a software designer. Though Sam is the heir, he refuses to play an active role in the decision making process. Alan Bradley meets him one night with the news that he has received a page from Kevin Flynns arcade, a number that has been disconnected for 20 years. Thus ensues the inevitable investigation into his fathers whereabouts and Sams transportation into the world his father has created and been trapped in for decades.

Where to begin? Tron Legacy is a visual feast for your eyes and an auditory pleasure thanks to Daft Punk and Joseph Trapanese. The soundtrack feels ethereal almost and fits perfectly with this new world we have been introduced to for the first time.

What the movie makes up for in spectacular imagery, it lacks in storyline. Maybe I should have watched the 1982 version as so many people have pointed out to me but even without it, the plot seems a little disjointed. The underlying connections to the real world are numerous such as The Holocaust, God complexes, evil doppelgangers and more. You are left with more questions than answers as it is never revealed just what it is about this world that would, change everything, in the real world.

Jeff Bridges is great as both the villain and hero and his computer animated self is simply amazing. The acting overall is not anything to write home about but Hedlund as Sam Flynn holds his own against a more charismatic Jeff Bridges. Quorra provides a potential love interest and the key to changing our world and a doe eyed innocent view of life that is endearing.

This is a movie that should be simply taken for what it is, a pandering to the original fan base whilst garnering new ones, one not to be over analyzed but simply to be marveled at with a group of friends. The actions scenes are just jaw dropping with light cycles and deadly Frisbees amongst other things. Disney took a risk to continue a series almost 3 decades later rather than going for the easy option of reimagining it. A wise move