When I saw TRON (the 1982 film) it was visually amazing. I don't really remember that much about the plot. I don't think I understood it - or maybe I just didn't care. But I do remember it was cool. When TRON: Legacy came out I was pretty excited - but not enough to go see it, so I waited for it to come out on DVD.
TRON: Legacy is a cookie cutter story about a son rescuing his father, who is missing because he made an error in judgement - specifically, he created a computer program with the task of creating "perfection." Toward that goal the program (named CLU) decides that it must erradicate everything that isn't perfect. Sounds a little like HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Oddysey.
CLU also decides that it must acquire the ability to manifest itself in our physical world and eradicate humans (Terminator, anyone?). The movie takes place in a simulated world that resembles our world quite a bit (The Matrix...oy). And the creater of this world (Flynn) tries to rescue one of the special programs that were the victims of genocide by CLU (shades of Schindler's List).
Altogether this movie looks and feels like a mish-mash of characters and plot lines from other, better movies. To add insult to injury, the visuals aren't even that great. The first TRON in 1982, even as primitive as the computer effect were, was visually striking - it made you feel like you were in a computer. This new film made me feel like I was watching a Daft Punk video. Oh, wait. I was.
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