I can safely say that i was extremely pumped up from the first time i saw the first teaser from this movie...I am such a fan of the original tron that I could not wait.For the same reason i was terrified that it could be so bad that would kill the legacy of the original tron. I mean Hollywood has a really bad tradition with sequels.Well the good news is that the movie was actually good. The bad news is that it could be so much better. No it ought be much better.
I won't get to the technical details...I mean it is obvious from he trailer that in this aspect the movie is brilliant. Visually stunning, good cinematography and an unbelievable soundtrack. Daft punk were almost too great since i caught myself sometimes to just listening to the music instead of watching the movie. Which does highlight the movies weaknesses.
The characters were pretty good also. Bridges was just awesome, as usual, as he let a few bits of the "Dude" to spill into the movie. Hedlund, although not that great, was more then adequate for his character. And Wilde(OMG she was beautiful) actually portrays a pretty strong character while on the same time managing to create a vulnerability that really compels you to want to protect her. Something like Fifth element's Leeloo but with a more subtle performance which is good.
Now for the bad stuff. Well obviously the story... Although not bad it just did not go far enough to really interest you. And you could see the potential. The idea of the ISO's and the genocide, the constant chase for perfection and the betrayal of clu can make for a really deep and compelling story but the movie never really delivers.Instead the plot only scratches these things superficially. And the worst was how they wasted a character like Tron. OK granted that the actual main character is flinn in both movies but the damn series in named after this character. In the first movie the whole goal was for him to reach the I/O tower and he was essential for the resolution of the plot. Here he does almost nothing extraordinary until the end, which is really very predictable. And it is too bad since you see a great chance of good character development. The fact that he was captured and re purposed to serve Clu and how he struggles to escape from this through his relationship with with flinn could actually make for a pretty compelling story.It could easily be the main conflict of the plot instead of that between Clu and Flinn. Instead here he is treated like a second class support character...I mean come on...The movie is named after this character and that is the best they could think for him...It is a real shame...
Anyway overall it is good and enjoyable but you can immediately realized the potential this movie wasted.Too bad. Still I don't see why any fan of the original could not find it at least a little entertaining.
I won't get to the technical details...I mean it is obvious from he trailer that in this aspect the movie is brilliant. Visually stunning, good cinematography and an unbelievable soundtrack. Daft punk were almost too great since i caught myself sometimes to just listening to the music instead of watching the movie. Which does highlight the movies weaknesses.
The characters were pretty good also. Bridges was just awesome, as usual, as he let a few bits of the "Dude" to spill into the movie. Hedlund, although not that great, was more then adequate for his character. And Wilde(OMG she was beautiful) actually portrays a pretty strong character while on the same time managing to create a vulnerability that really compels you to want to protect her. Something like Fifth element's Leeloo but with a more subtle performance which is good.
Now for the bad stuff. Well obviously the story... Although not bad it just did not go far enough to really interest you. And you could see the potential. The idea of the ISO's and the genocide, the constant chase for perfection and the betrayal of clu can make for a really deep and compelling story but the movie never really delivers.Instead the plot only scratches these things superficially. And the worst was how they wasted a character like Tron. OK granted that the actual main character is flinn in both movies but the damn series in named after this character. In the first movie the whole goal was for him to reach the I/O tower and he was essential for the resolution of the plot. Here he does almost nothing extraordinary until the end, which is really very predictable. And it is too bad since you see a great chance of good character development. The fact that he was captured and re purposed to serve Clu and how he struggles to escape from this through his relationship with with flinn could actually make for a pretty compelling story.It could easily be the main conflict of the plot instead of that between Clu and Flinn. Instead here he is treated like a second class support character...I mean come on...The movie is named after this character and that is the best they could think for him...It is a real shame...
Anyway overall it is good and enjoyable but you can immediately realized the potential this movie wasted.Too bad. Still I don't see why any fan of the original could not find it at least a little entertaining.
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