A Look Back #8:
'A Look Back' is a place where 'Movie Freak 77' reviews old movies, which he considers them one of his favorite movies. Hope you will enjoy these reviews.
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| Official 'Tron: Legacy' Poster. |
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| "Jeff Bridges". |
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| "Garrett Hedlund". |
In 1989, CEO of ENCOM International and
software engineer 'Kevin Flynn'(Jeff Bridges) has disappeared, after
proclaiming to bringing a 'miracle' that would redefine everything. 20 years
later, his son 'Sam Flynn'(Garrett Hedlund) is now 27 years old and the primary
shareholder of ENCOM, who take little interest in it and prefers to play pranks
on the board of directors. One day, 'Alan Bradley'(Bruce Boxleitner), an
executive consultant of ENCOM and friend of 'Kevin', informs 'Sam' of a
strange message that originated from 'Flynn''s shuttered video arcade. Once
there, he discovers a large computer in which it teleports him to 'the Grid'.
'The Grid' is a virtual reality created by his father, and once there is
discovers that his father has been hiding from 'Clu', the program his father
created to run the system and looks like his father when he was young. He soon discovers
that the perfect world that his father created is far from perfect and that his
arrival there wasn't a coincidence but part of a large conspiracy. Other major
characters include 'Quorra'(Olivia Wilde) the apprentice and confidante of
'Kevin', 'Castro/Zuse'(Michael Sheen) an over-the-top program who runs 'End of
Line Club', 'Jarvis'(James Frain) 'Clu''s right hand program and chief intelligence
officer, 'Gem'(Beau Garrett) one of four programs knows as 'Sirens', and masked
warrior 'Rinzler'(Anis Cheurfa).
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| "Olivia Wilde". |
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| "Michael Sheen", "Beau Garrett" and "Garett Hedlund". |
When '1982' 'Tron' was released, it
was a revolutionary film since it was one of the early films to be made where
it included computer-animation in a feature film. At the time, the movie
garnered great reviews mostly for the acting and the visual effects (which at
the time were exceptional) but it was criticized for its story. The box office
receipts at the time didn't justify the making of a sequel. But after years of
video games based on the movie, talks and rumors started swirling from 1998
that a sequel was going to be made and that the stars of the movie and director
"Steven Lisberger" would return to be linked in one way or another.
'Tron: Legacy' has been generating a lot of buzz for three years at
'Comic-Con', and upon its release people and audience were pleasantly enjoyed
by the movie and the end result, but like its predecessor the movie lacked in
the story department but excelled in the visual effects.
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| "Anis Cheurfa". |
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| "Beau Garett". |
This movie was the debut work of director
"Joseph Kosinski", and to be honest he amazed many critics and fans
for his ability. The real world scenes were shot in '2D', but once we are
transported to 'the Grid', "Kosinski" excelled in what would become
his specialty in the future: creating a magnificent world and making us believe
in it (which would he later proves would be his forte in 'Oblivion').
The visual effects are most probably one of the best ever made and made the making
of this virtual world look and feel even more real. "Edward
Kitsis"(TV series 'Lost') and "Adam Horowitz"(TV series 'Once
Upon a Time') were in charge of the screenplay. The story lacked the drive
and the depth, while still tackling subjects and themes that weren't fully
discovered or taken advantage of, such as the idea of a perfect world. The
electronic duo "Daft Punk" composed a beautiful score that fitted
well with the movie's theme and had a great cameo in the movie. The score was
arranged and orchestrated by "Joseph Trapanese"(co-scored on 'Oblivion').
The first part of the movie includes
most of the real world shots and sequences, that still had a similar yet more
realistic feeling than that of 'the Grid'. It set very well what happened in
the 1982 movie for those unfamiliar with it, and at the same time making the acquaintance
of 'Sam Flynn' with the audience. The jumping off the building scene was the
best of those real world scenes. However, the movie really shifts full gear
when 'Sam' is transported to 'the Grid', which is what die-hard fans were
waiting for. The whole the 'Games' action stunts and sequence were the
highlight of the movie, where it really showed off the visuals of the movie and
proved why this movie is an enjoyable one. After that the middle part of the
movie slows down a bit to regain narrative focus, which to me affected the
movie a bit. Still it allowed the movie to develop its director. The third half
of the movie was enjoyable yet lacked the intensity that the first part
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| "Garett Hedlund" and "Olivia Wilde". |
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| "Anis Cheurfa", "James Fran", "Jeff Bridges", "Michael Sheen" and "Beau Garrett". |
The movie included a very talented cast,
where some were successfully used whilst other weren't capitalized on.
"Jeff Bridges" performed well as a more mature and older 'Kevin
Flynn', but what no doubt made his character even more interesting was the CGI
recreation of a young "Jeff", which for the most part was done right
and people believed it. "Garret Hedlund" is one of my favorite actors
and seeing him basically headlining what could possibly be a new franchise was
nice, still there were times where he over did it. "Olivia Wilde" is
another of my favorite actress, who suited the character very well and did a
great job in terms of the physicality but the character was unfortunately
under-developed, which explains why many felt distant from her character.
"Bruce Boxleitner" was the main nostalgic link with 'Tron' and
his young character appearance was a good one, "Michael Sheen"'s
character felt a bit excessive for him to be a program, "James Fran"
and "Beau Garrett" were not used properly, while "Anis
Cheurfa"'s martial arts and fighting skills were excellently used in the
combat sequences.
"Tron: Legacy" is a movie with its
flaws; nevertheless, it is an enjoyable movie by all means. Still it’s a shock
to me while a sequel hasn't yet been made, hopefully soon one will be
done.
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| Official 'Tron: Legacy' Poster. |
-Release Date: December 17, 2010.
-Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garret Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleinter, "Michael Sheen", "James Frain", "Beau Garrett" and "Anis Cheurfa".
-Studio(s): LivePlanet and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
-Directed by: Joseph Kosinski.
-Screenplay by: Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.
-Music by: Daft Punk.
-Running Time: 127 minutes.
-Budget: $ 170,000,000.
-Box Office: -Domestic(US): $ 172,062,763.
-Foreign: $ 228,000,000.
-Ratings: -IMdb: 6.9/10.
-Rotten Tomatoes: 51%.
-Metacritic: 49%.
-PERSONAL RATING: 7.7/10.
-'Tron Legacy' Trailer:
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