December 20, 2010
Jeff Bridges as the Wizard
Tron: Legacy was a movie with three dimensional graphics and also had Jeff Bridges being a wizard.
That’s really all I can say about it. I’ll try to elaborate, but seriously, that is the selling points for the Tron.
Basically, CG Young Jeff Bridges disappears, and then his son goes to find him, and ends up in Tron-land, and son and Jeff Bridges and love interest must do battle with CG Young Jeff Bridges. While doing this, some discs are thrown, and Jeff Bridges casts some magic, all to the tunes of Daft Punk.
Seriously, speaking of Daft Punk, the soundtrack to this movie is fucking fantastic. Daft Punk even gets a completely appropriate cameo, and it’s really great. They set the tone perfectly, and do such a great job. Every scene fits perfectly with the music, it works.
The visuals, too, are fantastic. I’m not a 3D movie kind of person, but the 3D effects simply work with the Tron visual aesthetic. It wasn’t offensive and in my face, and it looked great. That’s about all I can hope for from a movie in 3D.
That’s sort of it. The movie is fun, sure. There are plenty of cool-looking fights, and some genuinely funny dialog, of course. The plot, however, is questionable and not all that deep. Sam Flynn, Mr. Main Character, is not really all that interesting, as his only real qualities are “has Jeff Bridges for a dad” and “can drive a motorcycle.” I suppose he’s probably also badass at Ultimate Frisbee. I dunno. In any case, I didn’t really care what happened to him, perse. He won! Yay! I suppose.
Basically, plot was never what this was about, and you knew that going in. If you want fun plots and characters, go see Red. That’s fantastic. This is an audio/visual experience, and at being that, it’s a good time. If you’re going to see it, definitely see it in theaters when you can enjoy it’s full majesty. If you want to see it, you will enjoy it. Still, it’s not something to go out of your way for if you weren’t already in the Tron camp.