After his father goes missing during his childhood, he channels his passions into getting off the grid, dropping out of school, and living on the edge of society. Tron Legacy follows the story of Sam Flynn, son of legendary computer genius Kevin Flynn, our hero from the first film. Viewing it now however, I’ve found that six year later, maybe I was a bit too hard on Tron Legacy. There was just something that was missing, and that really pissed me off. It lacked so much of what I loved in the original film, the sense of fun and adventure, and exchanged it for a desperate dash away from the world of Tron, something that never really clicked with me. I hated it’s stupid ending, the pacing of the film, the guy who played Flynn’s son, and just about everything about it. As a conflicted, hormonal 15 year old, I lashed out at Tron Legacy. When I originally saw Tron Legacy in its initial release, it drove me crazy. ![]() Nearly 30 years later, in 2010, Disney decided to jump on the big budget sci-fi bandwagon hoping to cash in not only only the sci-fi craze going around, but also the nostalgia factor, waves that have continued to have profound effects today in 2016 with the relaunching of Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and comic book movies en masse. ![]() I chose that film to kickstart the 70mm Classics review series, because of my deep respect and admiration for the passion and innovation put into the production of Tron. I’ve always, since I saw it in the early 2000s, been a huge fan of the original Tron. ![]() Tron Legacy is a film that has always troubled me.
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