All that beautiful red in the trailer. That’s the main thing that drew me to Tron – Ares, the latest in the Tron franchise, a series of films about the internal digital world of computers.
Directed by Joachim Rønning, Tron – Ares, the third movie in the franchise, after Tron (1982) and Tron – Legacy (2010), centres on a highly sophisticated program that’s sent on a dangerous mission into the real world.
Starring Jared Leto, Evan Peters, Gillian Anderson, Greta Lee, and Jodie Turner-Smith, it’s no surprise then that out of everything else in the film, I enjoyed the special effects, along with the opening music and visuals, the most.
Granted, I still haven’t seen the original movie, but I can take a guess at why it achieved cult status. Nevertheless, I’d probably likely feel similarly about it as I do about Ares, in that I consider it ‘sort of okay,’ at best. Because, for me, dare I say, Rønning’s film has a general air of silliness, but not in a good way.
The silliness is in part because of the writing, but also the overly robotic speech/movement of some characters, which proved distracting. Additionally, as a non-enthusiast of 80s electronic music, I admit that the musical score soon became annoying, as did the visuals that showed us what/how the programs see, while they’re out in the world.
So yes, red visuals may have been reason enough for me to tune in, but it’s not enough for me to be enthusiastic about Tron – Ares post-viewing.
Of course, as always, watch it if you absolutely must.
Happy Film Loving,
G
Yes, I must. 😁
😁 Serious fans like you are who they made it for. I hope you enjoy it. 🥂
G, we pretty much see this film the same. I wanted so much to like it, and I am very glad I saw it in the theatre. Some things I thought were executed ok – I did like the setting and thought the concept had potential. But in the end, overall it just wasn’t a good film. (I have seen a lot of folks turned off by the soundtrack…I thought that was fairly effective!)
I’m happy you have no regrets about going to the cinema for Ares, even though it isn’t great. As for 80s electronic music, it’s a taste I’ve never acquired; a little bit here and there might be okay, but not for prolonged periods, sadly. ☺️
Hey, a beautifully vibrant red is a great reason, always.
Amen, sister! In the spirit of the cab driver in Rush Hour 2 (2001), ‘Now you are speaking my language!’
I’m imagining the soundtrack in my head and the beep-beep-boop synthesizers sound loud and overbearing after a few scenes. I do like Trent and Atticus scores in general but I can imagine the filmmakers leaning heavily on the score to buttress some of the weaker elements like the writing it sounds like. Well, I’m still going to dig those Reds🐦🔥🖲️
Enjoy those reds, friend! 😁
Bee-beep-boop!