Tron Legacy

All Logic Will Be Derezzed.

When I first heard of this film, I had a gut feeling it would be one of the most dissapointing films made in 2010. I was right. The first Tron has become a cult classic for very good reasons. The effects (still) look impressive, the story is as interesting as the characters, and it also features one of the most iconic villains seen on screen, even for cult classic standards. The sequel has impressive special effects, and that is all. Sure, there are a few scenes that are fun, but it doesn't make up for the below average plot and nonsense logic.

The villain I mentioned above is named the MCP, The Master Control Program. MCP was sinister, threatening, and had a catchphrase ("End of line") that is commonly qouted to this day. The villain in this film, named Clu, may be a much bigger monster, but is forgettable. Even though he is played by Jeff Bridges, who in 2010 also wonderfully played Rooster Cogburn in True Grit. The only reason people will remember the villain's name is that Clu is also the name of the first character in the first movie who was killed by the MCP. Clu is a genocidal racist with plans to take over the world. It's a generic villain motive, and it isn't looked into very well or really at all, making him a sterotypical villain that should have had some character.

Our hero is Sam Flynn, the son of Jeff Bridges other character Kevin Flynn. Sam is a "rebel" who dropped out of college for no reason, refuses to take control of his compant and instead just toys with the sterotypically evil employees who are taking control until he Sam actually does the smart thing and runs the company. Basically, Sam is the sterotype that we have not seen since the 1980's, and works a lot less now then it did then, instead making him seem like a bland loser who won't ever do the right thing because it's "lame".

Kevin Flynn is not much better. He is basically some kind of Messiah, but does absolutely nothing to stop the evil Clu. The film says early on that Kevin could easily destroy Clu, but at the cost of sacrificing himself. He has nothing to live for, thinking he'll never escape the electronic world or see his son again, and is supposed to be the kind of man who would do anything for the common good, so why he doesn't sacrifice himself makes no sense. Instead of sounding like a wise man and saint, Kevin comes across as a lazy old man who would rather sit down and read a book while millions are being inslaved and slaughtered.

The movie is just bad, and will be forgotten within the next ten years. I give the movie 2 out of 5 stars. It's bland, not thought out, and is nowhere near what the original film was like. Watch the original, and skip the sequel.