Tron Ares
I had zero expectations. None of the previous entries in this franchise were particularly brainy science fiction. The original film blew people's minds in 1982, but not because of any heady observations (unlike another sci-fi film that year ). The visual effects were unprecedented, put viewers inside a mainframe. The most cutting edge visuals this side of Douglas Trumbull. The long delayed sequel, TRON LEGACY continued the paradigm. And so it goes with 2025's TRON ARES. Tron/Alan Bradley is not to be found. Neither are are Sam or Quorra. Kevin Flynn, as played by Jeff Bridges does show up late in the movie as an "aspect" of his codified likeness. You may recall that Flynn was once the CEO of ENCOM which in present day is in a tight race with Dillinger Systems to bring digital programs as entities into the real world. Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters) is the chief of DS (and grandson of the original CEO) and introduces Ares (Jared...
