Tron Legacy (2010 Joseph Kosinski)

"Bio digital Jazz man"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104001/

Tron Legacy was a very long awaited sequel for sure there was a lot of pressure to meet up to fan demands and a lot of trepidation in the advancement of the visuals. Was the wait worth it? In  my eyes yes, although I didn't have to wait, to me it was just a sequel, but what a good sequel it was. It was its own original story jam packed with nods to the classic whilst being a direct sequel, almost an oxymoron but legacy managed it. The visuals again are brilliant, not as innovative of course but still excellent, the black and sleek costumes embedded with the iconic colours from the classic look like a perfect up to date version of the classic. The skies of thunder and the rocky landscapes are another nice touch, making the grid seem more like a natural landscape. The techno soundtrack also adds to the verisimilitude of the film as Daft Punk do some of their best work to create a coherent vibrant soundtrack to match the action and a more traditional score for the more dramatic sections tying the film together nicely.

The story itself within the frame of the young Sam Flynn finding his father is also a good dual narrative, Clu is a brilliant idea and the perversion of a perfect world is a strong theme worth exploring. Clu's character is easy to understand when you know that he just strives to make the perfect system, this makes SPOILER "death  scene really nice, as Kevin forgives him and  excepts blame END OF SPOILER. Visually I really lik Clu, he is supposed to look like a young Flynn but the effect is a little too smooth and digital, this doesn't work in the flashback scene for Flynn but it does work for Clu, the slight digitisation makes him look a little more menacing.

Quorra and the ISO's are also a cool idea, they give Kevin a reason to have been so obsessed and they show Clu's true tyranny. Kevin Flynn himself is again, as Jeff Bridges always is, a really cool bastard. He uses phrases like "radical" and "bio digital jazz man". These are heartwarming and make the audience feel like Flynn still lives in the world of the 80's that he left. Tron/ Alan's reappearances are also really cool however a keen eyed viewer will recognise Tron's costume before he is revealed. Ed Dillinger Jr. is also in the film, with such a minor part played by a big actor its a hint at his involvement with a sequel. Finally Sam Flynn is a cool tech savy anarchist who works to put Encom's work out for free like his father would have wanted. so all in all a really good cast and really good characters.

The whole world seems to have developed whilst we have been waiting for it, for this reason the story seems fresh and new. The end gives a sequel an opportunity to do something different yet again so hopefully that will be seen. Again I'm a Tron Fanboy so this may be a little biased but I do love this film.
8/10

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