Tron: Legacy (2010)

I have to say that this is one of the most boring films I have ever watched. Every film has its own audience and probably this film was not made for me. Still, it might be a good film for children and teenagers.

"Tron: Legacy" was directed by Joseph Kosinki and is a sequel to the 1982 film, Tron. Though film earned huge amount of money, I do not think its plot or story helped with this. It is more likely that modern computerized effects and strong PR campaign brought value to the film.

In 1989, Kevin Flynn, innovative genius and director of ENCOM company disappears leaving behind his son Sam. Twenty years later, we see his son grown-up Sam who has no interest in his father’s company, except a little annual joke. His father’s friend and ex-partner Alan Bradley visits Sam and tells him about mysterious message from Kevin Flynn’s old arcade.

Sam discovers computer laboratory and transports himself to the Grid. Grid is a virtual world inside of computer made by his father. This is where he meets the copy of his father –CLU who controls Grid and wants to kill Sam and last surviving isomorphic algorithm – Quorra, the girl who saves his life. He also meets his long gone father. Sam wants to return back, but CLU makes everything problematic.

One of my friends with whom I watched the film said that the meaning of this film is to make people understand that they spend too much time in virtual world and that they should return to the real world. Another friend ironically observed: “You found a meaning in the meaningless film”.

I do not think watching this film will not be a waste of time. So, it is up to you whether to watch it or not.

Reviewer's rating: 5.0 out of 10