Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Netflix Review: TRON Legacy

Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett, Michael Sheen, James Frain, Bruce Boxleitner, Daft Punk, Cillian Murphy
Walt Disney Pictures
Originally Released: December 17, 2010

TRON Legacy is a film that, for many of us, was a generation in waiting. Many of us who were children of the Eighties were floored with the richness and uniqueness of the original TRON film, sadly now quite dated (visually, though the story still stands up), as it was a statement of the budding tech generation we were becoming a part of. For decades, we waited for the potential of a sequel, and some of us lost all hope.
Then in 2008, something exciting happened at San Diego Comic-Con. Disney previewed new “test” footage in a trailer that was somewhat of a “proof-of-concept”. Then called TR2N, the sequel news set the internet on fire – as countless fans of the original movie enjoyed the fever of the news that another chapter was coming out. I’m sure even Tron Guy was amused.

So the expectation for TRON Legacy was, quite probably, as big as it was for Star Wars fans waiting for The Phantom Menace. It is perhaps now a historical trend that such high anticipations lead to enormous let-downs for several. Fandom is divided on the merits of Star Wars‘ return to cinema, as it is on TRON‘s return also.
But is TRON Legacy any good?

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