Tron: Legacy Review

Here are my thoughts after seeing the movie twice. The first time in 2D and the second in 3D.

I think it is a movie that creates wonderful fodder for the imagination of fans. Look out' folks, Tron Fan Fic is about to see an explosion. As the movie ends and the protagonist drives into the sunrise, it is obvious that Disney sees quite the future for Tron.

• Tron: Legacy is a reboot masquerading as a sequel - Everything you need to know about Tron, they tell you in T:L. The world for T:L is based on the one in Tron, but is on "a different grid" and has its own characteristics that differ some from the original. The movie doesn't continue the story from Tron as much as it creates a new beginning (with Tron fitting into the likely new string of movies like "The Magicians Nephew" does to the Chronicles of Narnia or "The Hobbit" in regards to the Lord of the Rings...just this time the pre-quel actually was created first).



• 2D vs 3D - I have yet to see a 3D movie as impressive as Avatar (the James Cameron one, not Avatar: The Last Airbender). T:L doesn't come close. Is it pretty? Yes. Is it cool? Yes. Is it worth the extra money or going out of your way? I don't think so.
  
  What I do like about the 3D version is that they decided to take a lesson from The Wizard of Oz. The movie shows the real world in 2D and changes to 3D when in the computer.



• The Soundtrack - OMG! I gotta do a quick disclaimer that I am a fan of Daft Punk and think of all of the decisions made in the making of T:L, that giving Daft Punk the soundtrack job was by Divine Providence. When watching the movie, there is no doubting (for those familiar with Daft Punk) that they are doing the soundtrack. What also seems obvious to me is that they seemed to be inspired by the work done by Wendy/Walter Carlos for A Clockwork Orange's synthesizer soundtrack. There are two foreboding scenes in T:L that seem ripped from ACO. While I've read a music review that the T:L Soundtrack album is not to be mistaken as a Daft Punk album as it is a soundtrack collection, I have a strong feeling I'm likely to buy it nonetheless.



• Oh, and 2001:A Space Odyssey influenced the interior design. - The home that Flynn has outside of the grid has an interior that looks ripped from the end of 2001. See!
  
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