Legacy

Tron: Legacy (2010)

It may have taken 18 years but Tron (1982) finally gets a sequel which once again stars Jeff Bridges but this time is directed by Joseph Kosinski. A few years after the events of the first film Kevin Flynn disappears and his now grown up son sets out to find him.

Visually this film is an absolute treat, from the amazing colour and special effects to the great sets there is eye candy everywhere. Possibly even eclipsing the amazing look of the film is the outstanding sound track from Daft Punk that manages to be both heavily influenced by 80s synth as well as completely modern. Between the look and sound of the film there is more than enough to keep you spell bound for the 2 hour run time.

Unfortunately the plot is a little bit of a let down really, with at least a portion of it just being a retread of the original. There are plenty of good hooks, especially when you have a creator and various trinities knocking about just asking for some sort of deeper religious meaning to the film but these are not really capitalised on. The ISOs are introduced as a major new element that offers a lot of potential but are never explored beyond being a plot device. It is also interesting to see an industry which defends it's copyright so vehemently including elements that hint at the tyranny of software companies doing the same.

4/5 a tour de force that is sadly limited but it's average plot.