TRON: The Legacy of Disney's Groundbreaking Black Sheep

An analysis and history of Disney's TRON and its sequel TRON: Legacy discussing how the groundbreaking original was made, the decades of influence it had, and how its belated sequel became one of my favorite movies of all time, as well as what led to both becoming black sheep of Disney.
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"TRON" OST by Wendy Carlos
"TRON: Legacy" by Daft Punk
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[@MattDraper]

TRON 3 was greenlit the day after I published this video. COINCIDENCE??? Yes.

[@JoeLovesComics]

Oh neat!

[@spideyhead897]

With Jared Leto.😞

[@JoeLovesComics]

@@spideyhead897 yeah... we'll see how it goes.

[@ahmedp8009]

I'm both happy and worried, why? Jared Leto & no Daftpunk. :'(

[@strangetalk.thecornercosmic]

And I just came here to tell you 🤣🤣

[@RayMcElroy50]

I love when a Disney movie doesn't look like something done by Disney

[@ziinizay]

like the black hole even tho it scares my ass

[@Lintahlo]

This.

[@napoleon-sk5oc]

it looks very disney ... very

[@blackrosepty]

Tron 3 is back.🔥 Directors: Joseph Kosinski and Joachim Rønning Screenwriters: Joseph Kosinski and Jesse Wigutow Filming start in august of this year in Vancouver, Canada. 🇨🇦❤

[@maximusprime3459]

Try not to look for hidden Mickeys, because all their movies have em.

[@jonathanmulondo9206]

Tron set up the standards for much of cyberpunk media. Its a shame that Disney doesn't invest in the series that much.

[@Blast2224]

It baffles me that EPCOT didn’t receive the Light Cycle ride. Legacy could literally provide a new world to Epcot. Don’t get me wrong, Guardians of the Galaxy is cute. Fun for all ages. Doesn’t make sense that it got a whole roller coaster when Tron is tethered to Disney property AND is a realistic take of what humans would do if they got hold of the Grid. Even meeting characters or having a half sequel between the 3rd movie through a ride.

[@erikbihari3625]

@@Blast2224. Tron is not only superly obscure but weird. Disney requires proven money makers to stay afloat, like Star Wars or Marvel(little did we know only thing good they did with both is crossovers with Phineas and Ferb)!

[@nikolasperez7745]

@Erik Bihari well the good news is niche stuff like this won't die as long as fans for it exist. Tron Legacy's flaws still don't ruin it for me. It'll always be one of my favorite childhood movies.

[@erikbihari3625]

@@nikolasperez7745. That's not the point. I know nieche things can get by, if fans are passionate about it, but doesn't mean mutch if sheer size fails below company expectations. The main lead isn't well known,director was a newbie back then,veterans had waining popularity! Why do you think sonic's live action movies are such a sucsess? Not only the fandom is significantly larger than tron, but the films are made in a way that casuals can follow along without mutch hand holding and popular actors to serve as further draw(I genuinely didn't expect idris elba's knuckles to be such a highlight)!

[@Qardo]

@Nikolas Perez Well, Disney I'd trying hard to kill Fandoms. They just want you to spend money on trash they make and keep spending money. No, liking it.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

Wait? They weren’t nominated because computers were cheating? That’s hilarious and sad at the same time.

[@richardrose2606]

The Oscars strike again for forward, out-side-the-box thinking. 2001 got one award for special effects. Doh!

[@SiliconRiot]

That was the original Tron that was accused of cheating

[@Qardo]

Fast forward to modern movies. Nearly, 99.9% of Oscar winners all have some form of CGI. Then, again most are garbage movies the average viewer has never even heard about. Or they straight up snub those who deserve recognition for their efforts.

[@adellis24]

How did you comment on this video a week before it came out?

[@BoyNamedSue4]

@@adellis24 patreon gets early access.

[@dynaguy3]

Tron Uprising thankfully gave the Tron character himself the focus and attention he deserved so incredibly. Legacy was so inspiring, but I believe Uprising took the story to new heights. Darn you George Lucas for selling Lucasfilm to Disney and shifting their attention away from this great property!

[@officialmonarchmusic]

Don't blame him

[@JustinMcVicar]

It was such a good series, as it really expanded on the world and what was possible within it. My favourite villain (and character in general) is Cyrus. He wasn't a complete moron like Tesler and Pavel. He was a genuinely good threat with some serious power.

[@dankdio2887]

ive been planning this comment for a while. We need to bring this show back. Ending one of the most unique and high quality shows of the last decade on a cliff-hanger and then discontinuing it is so mind blowingly stupid to me. If you go to the tron uprising subreddit you can see fans waiting for some new uprising news for over a decade. With posts as early as last year asking if they should give up hope because of the lack of news or reports. But now is the time. With the reveal of the new lightcycle roller coaster and the news for the third tron movie being released, (as well as some new weird tron based puzzle game apparently coming out?) it seems as if disney is trying to slowly revive tron. I urge anyone brave enough to go on all forms of social media to create an uproar. Show that there are still thousands of people interested in this series. Create accounts, fan pages, edits, posts literally just saying "Bring Back Tron" (especially uprising). There are 3 possible outcomes from this, either 1) Disney hears this and trys to respond in some way, which is a big +. 2) disney is already working on new tron projects and they will see this and possibly tease something as a form of responding. or finally 3) disney does nothing and at least we tried. Please, anyone who is able to do this, I beg of you, show that tron hasn't died yet.

[@blackrosepty]

Tron 3 is back.🔥 Directors: Joseph Kosinski and Joachim Rønning Screenwriters: Joseph Kosinski and Jesse Wigutow Filming start in august of this year in Vancouver, Canada. 🇨🇦❤

[@tippyc2]

Leave poor George out of it lol

[@beachcomberbob3496]

The original Tron was the movie that made me jump careers and get into the burgeoning computer industry back in the 1980's. So you could say it changed my life like no other.

[@Comicbroe405]

I love the Tron films & I think it's one of the most underrated franchises out there. I wouldn't mind more Tron movies at all or another series.

[@Spooky_515]

I’d rather it be left alone. Anything Disney touches turns to 💩

[@abovematthewfn5168]

Tron: Legacy is literally the movie that shaped my music taste and favorite aesthetics. That movie shaped my life.

[@freshbison2359]

Tron 2 was what got me into techno-music and sci-fi as a kid. Star wars was a favorite of mine but seeing Tron as a kid made me want to see more of what technology and other worldly settings can bring.

[@Doofwarrior88]

Tron legacy is one of my favorite movies and I'm happy to hear that tron 3 has been great lived

[@pug_63]

I’ve recently seen another Tron Legacy retrospective that showed Jeff Bridges playing his younger self, wearing some kind of helmet with lots of dots on his face - like when they do cartoon/Marvel/LOtR characters with the actual actor’s mannerisms - so apparently it wasn’t a stand-in. Still remember being freaked out when I saw it at the cinema. Thanks for the vid!

[@LucasImana-ks6sy]

great video. I just watched the full making of Tron and feel this is a perfect condensed video of everything in the full documentary

[@rinehardt6837]

Thank you thank you so much for making this video. I am now 54 years old I was 14 the year Tron was released. I can tell you I walked out of that movie theater and my head was spinning. As someone who is a massive Star Trek fan and loved Star Wars. I was hoping Tron might have the same future as those franchises. I kept thinking any year now will get a new Tron movie not. An In 2010 as 42-year-old grandfather we finally got a new Tron movie. Once again my mind was blown, I love the effects the acting. I know the deaging they used on Jeff Bridges doesn't look great, but it was in its infancy at that time. I am thrilled that you said they've announced a 3rd movie because I know I am not the only one out there that love Tron. I've been a lot of conventions and you will always spot a few Tron cosplayers. Anyway, thank you so much for this video

[@CaptainFalcon92]

I can't help but to think it's an underrated movie on all grounds. Maybe except classic no-risk scenario which no one would have challenged it for anyway. Music is a masterclass, visuals are unequalled at the time and i still find myself coming back to Tron Legacy every years.

[@lcb5651]

Classic Tron 1982, helped me to choose and shape my actual career, when I saw that movie I was 11 and it impacted me, it has been my favourite IP since then. Legacy enhanced this love for this franchandise a lot more, it is a shame it hasn't been properly recognised... 1982 film was ahead of its time, I'll always be a fan of TRON world.

[@ImperfectAce]

Thank you for making this video. It was an excellent watch.

[@LaunchpadGamingGuy]

These are two of my favorite movies of all time! I desperately want to see another one.

[@nataliavera4535]

Subscribing for that sweet TRON content. I wish they bring back international 3D screenings of TRON: Legacy. From that trippy lazer buenavista intro to the end credits it was the best 3D experience ever

[@JcgLounge]

Oh Tron. Such a beautiful, underutilized franchise. I’m glad Disney is finally giving it some attention again.

[@LanceCorporal_Waffles]

16:43 Adagio for Tron is an absolutely beautiful piece and Outlands has that epicness to it. This movie was gorgeous and the soundtrack was amazing. Daft Punk was robbed at the Academy Awards. Trent Reznor didn't deserve it...

[@TheJohnWhites]

YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME? JUST WATCHED THIS BRILLIANT FILM FOR THE FIRST TIME AND YOU UPLOAD A VIDEO ABOUT RECENTLY?! VERY Cool Dude!

[@jetsonfranco]

Tron Legacy has one of the best soundtracks ever. It’s still in rotation.

[@nathanielmartin4958]

The music was so good. I still listen to it.

[@christianmanka3884]

I generally never got the hate towards Tron Legacy. I adore that movie.

[@Darhan62]

I hope the next film draws on both the original and Legacy for its visual style and general approach to set design, costumes, etc... There were aspects of the original's style that I missed in Legacy, but Legacy did bring an increased sense of physicality to the world that aided with suspension of disbelief.

[@swivelysark]

Do a video on Tron Uprising and one for Tron Evolution. I love them both but Uprising is my absolute favorite Tron media. Evolution is very good, lines up perfectly with the storyline while providing fun gameplay. There's multiplayer on it too but naturally not as active since it is a 2010 game

[@MrYellingdingo]

5:05 The light-cycle battle is absolutely nothing like the trench run. Would love to hear the rest of your thoughts since that's really all we get with no explanation.

[@ThunderBlastvideo]

the whole artstyle of tron is just so underrated

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

I remember watching this movie in theatres as a kid. It was epic!

[@shoua7]

Tron Legacy is incredible. One of my favorite sci-fi movies.

[@aidarosullivan5269]

Is this weird that I only new about these movies because Daft Punk was writing the score? But oh boy they made me go to IMAX the one and only time in my lifw, and I don't regret it!

[@witnessme602]

Tron Legacy is an underrated masterpiece and I will die on this hill.

[@mikeperon6052]

I love how Moses from South Park is the Master Control program 😆

[@treisir.9649]

It's hard to grasp, just how amazing Tron Legacy looks. In means of storytelling, the movie fell kinda short for me, especially as "Tron" was barely even mentioned. But the visuals and the art style..... they're just pure bliss.

[@pony26]

Tron Legacy is a 2 hour Daft Punk music video and I love it.

[@scotttild]

I happened to like Tron Legacy not as good as the first one, but it still holds up and the sound track is great.

[@TevyaSmolka]

Tron uprising was such a amazing show It was really amazing

[@spideyhead897]

It was one of the best shows Disney produced. Deserved a second season.

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@spideyhead897 indeed it did was a great show that deserved a second season

[@MarcioSilva-vf5wk]

I never understood why last movie flopped, such a good plot , great design, awesome soundtrack, even some uncanny valley Maybe is another Bladerunner situation.

[@bonelestaco3838]

I’d be happy to get a TRON 3 but would also be curious as to who they bring in for the sound track since Daft Punk broke up

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

Most underrated sequel to an underrated movie.

[@zachsmith3]

I hope that Tron 3 is as much a labor of love as the first two movies. Only then will this sequel to be worth it.

[@stratusgio]

AIN'T NO ONE MILKIN' THIS MICKEY FAN HERE NO SIR-E. Great video!

[@grantryder352]

I mean the rise of the ‘metaverse’ and the absolute fucking beauty of the grid, Disney has a potential powerhouse ip in their backlog that they could do a lot with

[@Rayyman]

I love the pure black background. Ar the time I didn't have any images in my head of what the world should look like. To ne that was it

[@danielwilliamson6180]

TRON Legacy is a great movie.

[@pjhunton]

Looking at it today, yes its not got the greatest story, editing etc but when I was 5 in '82 I was obsessed with it, its the reason I got my first computer (Commadore 16) and it was one of few things that was truly unique. I watched it every day (at least some of it) along with A New Hope (Every morning before and after school). Unfortunately today production companies and studios won't take as many risks which is why our current world is populated with reboots, sequels and prequels rather than ground breaking, exciting and innovative movies and TV shows. Tron Legacy was ok but I was disappointed they didnt stick closer to the look of the original, they went with black outfits instead of the normal "hero" white costume (like in Westerns with the hero in a white hat and baddy in the black hat). Sadly its heading in the direction of AI doing it all for us, human lateral thinking and creativity will soon be second fiddle to cost effective AI, this is where I think Tron actually is more relevant now than ever with the Master Control being AI and Tron the creative human.

[@elementjoe]

Great video!

[@rogermoreno1152]

Legacy was amazing and still one of my favorite movies of the last 20 years. Wish it would get a sequel

[@paypig2652]

I been waiting for a sequel

[@captainmakai]

That soundtrack though

[@TheTaotheawakenedone]

Tron: Legacy was a one-off from Disney, in a good way. Definitely Black Sheep material. And Daft Punk did something real special with the soundtrack

[@Sound_Tech]

I don't know that Tron 3 will be as good without a Daft Punk soundtrack

[@ElmoTinker]

Great analysis. Wanting to re-watch Tron: Legacy

[@owensreviews625]

Tron, baby!

[@undeadkitty334]

I agree, tron legacy would pretty great.

[@comeontake]

Tron Legacy was light years better than anything MCU has put out since phase 1

[@RealFreakishGaming]

0:51 Nothing, not even the first Tron movie, can combine me that the character of Tron is straight.

[@Mangler298]

They need to bring back Bruce, make him the focus as TRON, Olivia Wild who are figuring out away to restore Jeff Bridges (Kevin Flynn) with the MCP rebooted … otherwise it will be disappointing.

[@themeatpopsicle]

I want Avalon Emerson to do the soundtrack for Tron 3

[@RavenwolfFoxtrack]

I fight for The Users!

[@kenshinbattousai374]

Unfortunately we're getting Leto. All of the actors swore off of dealing with Didney, and DAFT PUNK IS GONE.

[@jaedanb]

Since they killed Star Wars and their about to kill Indiana Jones, maybe they can do Tron next?

[@Magicstockton]

JARED LETO?!!!!! Bring Back Garrett!

[@DepressionKnowsBest]

I saw it in imax it changed my life to hear daft punk like that

[@Blast2224]

I loved Legacy. It was a bit ahead of its time because the 80s resurgence didn’t quite happen until 2016. I was obsessed with how Disney “updated” the grid. The crisp LED lines of the suits, the Bladerunner inspired layout of the Grid’s city landscape, the expanded vehicles and terrains, the world building possibilities! Legacy made Tron more than just a movie inside a video game. It created a cyberpunk species unique to Disney. Not a comic book IP or Star Wars spinoff.

[@mattstorm6568]

The problem with both Tron films was the writing. Great ideas, effects, concepts but the plot/characters were dull as women's golf. (Or men's golf if I'm being honest)

[@macjoe4448]

i think they messed up on part two... it was missing the coldness of the computer... it had to many emotions in the wrong scenes and a story that could have take place anywhere... I hope they do better on part three.

[@AlechiaTheWitch]

2016 would va e been netyer but uea

[@garethmcguinness377]

Tron uprising is a great show if you're interested in the Legacy version of the grid

[@donovanlarsen7982]

@@garethmcguinness377 Was just about to comment this.

[@benwasserman8223]

I’d say the biggest legacy was that Tron Uprising cartoon. By far one of the most underrated animated series I’ve ever watched- wish it got a Season 2.

[@MusicFromAnotherTime]

Even though I love the movies, I never watched it. I saw it was on Disney + so I'm excited to check it out.

[@RyogaEchizen]

agreed, i like to add battle force 5 as well.

[@GummiSosa]

I agree a 100%. I watched it a couple of years ago and I find it so weird it isn't more widely appreciated. I'd say it's in my top 3 american animated series of the 21st century! Simply stellar animation!

[@dynaguy3]

They had a whole script written for an Uprising tv movie and 6 episodes were written of season 2 along with some voice work done

[@iamoctonate]

@Alex Spivak Honestly the best peirce of Tron content out there

[@mitchelwarner6139]

I think Daft Punks score is one of the best in cinema history. Gets me immersed into the grid every time!

[@firstNamelastName-ho6lv]

Rip daft punk.

[@blackrosepty]

Tron 3 is back.🔥 Directors: Joseph Kosinski and Joachim Rønning Screenwriters: Joseph Kosinski and Jesse Wigutow Filming start in august of this year in Vancouver, Canada. 🇨🇦❤

[@Spooky_515]

@@blackroseptySorry to tell you Kosinski is out. Nothing good about the Tron franchise is returning. It’s basically going to be another Disney disaster

[@squabbbb]

Tron has incredible franchise potential. Iconic look, two great films, apparently there's a decent cartoon out there. Disney would rather recreate Lion King II for a billion dollars I guess

[@parkercrossland410]

James Cameron on a Tron movie would do the trick to be honest. He's shown absolute mastery in terms of world building and can develop characters better than Legacy, which was one of the main criticisms of that movie.

[@squabbbb]

@@parkercrossland410 the effects would kill, but I'd give Villeneuve a Tron film. I think there's a chance of it turning out too "Blade Runner"y, but I think he'd be the right fit for the film

[@rikk319]

@@squabbbb Villenueve has the intelligence to respect each of his worlds, much like Ridley Scott.

[@alexeyl22]

There is only one Tron... original. Everything else looks like stupid garbage.

[@Gigadoomer13]

Ridley Scott is a senile old man, shown by his terrible Napoleon movie.

[@MattDraper]

TRON: Legacy - Best movie ever or best movie EVER???

[@TevyaSmolka]

Tron legacy was such a great movie

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

Tron Legacy sucked

[@seanrichardgreen]

This movie was such a disappointment. Saw it in the theater with my then young son. I was so excited for him to experience the world of Tron and I was excited to see what they did with it. It turned out to be a droll slog of a film. A HUGE missed opportunity. 😢 All style and no coherent substance. Matt’s videos are cool tho, I can (and do) watch these all day, any time. 🎉

[@xmaxim99x]

The original Tron was better.

[@peterosullivan2669]

Yeah I loved the movie and keep coming back to It.

[@thechad4485]

To this day, TRON Legacy is the only movie that has ever been so elevated by having 3D that it was actually worth the few extra dollars.

[@Eidlones]

Gravity, How To Train Your Dragon

[@scottalynch]

Avatar (2009) was great too

[@thechad4485]

@@scottalynch As much as people hype Avatar’s 3D, it really took away from the film in my experience.

[@thechad4485]

@@Eidlones I could see both of those doing well.

[@deralfenderson]

Jackass 3D was one of the best 3D films I’ve ever experienced. Believe it or not.

[@queencancerous5332]

TRON is one of the most important films ever made, watching it is like watching a piece of history.

[@andyblargextra]

Hearing that Disney World was making a Tron Rollercoaster gives me so much hope for the franchise.

[@ANTH0NY.VII.]

Yeah it caught a lot of traction in Asia specifically China and now I'm glad it's gaining popularity here in the states as well

[@blackrosepty]

Tron 3 is back.🔥 Directors: Joseph Kosinski and Joachim Rønning Screenwriters: Joseph Kosinski and Jesse Wigutow Filming start in august of this year in Vancouver, Canada. 🇨🇦❤

[@r0nin.05]

Wait til you hear Tron 3 is oficially in development, also, Lightcycle Run opened in Orlando and Identity came out for Steam and Switch as well

[@maximusprime3459]

Its lame. Disney can do better.

[@Felstory]

I actually love that Briggs' digital remake as Clu falls in the uncanny valley because it makes him feel artificial faking humanity. You mentioned it briefly. I think it intentionally or unintentionally fits sooo well. If anything, it has made it age better in the times I've rewatched it.

[@Spooky_515]

I can tell very few people actually liked Tron Legacy when it dropped. Everyone bragged on the De-aging of Jeff Bridges at the time. Even the critics that blasted the film commented on how they thought Bridges had undergone Botox or plastic surgery.

[@SiliconRiot]

I was lucky enough to be an Animator on Tron: Legacy and become friends with some of the original films creatives.

[@alexeyl22]

why did you make it look like garbage this stupid sequel.

[@Spooky_515]

@@alexeyl22are you blind or just tasteless? lol

[@TheGridGam3r]

What did you work on? Everything was so gorgeous and despite the underrated aspect i like the tv kiosks will still have the light cycle materialization scene

[@SiliconRiot]

@@TheGridGam3r I was an animator, I did the shot of Clu rezing up his lightcycle, his carrier arriving, some Light Jets, any a bunch of scattered shots.

[@SiliconRiot]

@@alexeyl22 Talk to the Director and Production Designer

[@MusicFromAnotherTime]

The Tron 2.0 game was such an underrated gem that helped push the story along before Legacy came around. I wish that would get a remaster of some kind.

[@terminus8444]

Tron 2.0 was indeed very impressive for the time. Monolith really nailed the look and the atmosphere of the World of Tron. It's interesting how many of the plot points from that game made it into Tron Legacy, albeit in some cases in a somewhat subtle way.

[@SeviathTheHumanDrago]

I had the game for the 2016 movie tie in and it was the first and only game I managed to get 100% achievements and completion on.

[@Spooky_515]

I wanted a Tron MMORPG back in 2013, 2014. Instead we got Disney made Star Wars films 💩

[@gli7ch172]

Tron Legacy and Daft Punk are such a strong part of my childhood and everytime I watch Legacy and the OG I feel like a kid again full of hope and imagination of what the future of technology has to offer!

[@zackeryparkerson]

Man, Tron: Evolution was such a cool game. Prince of Persia in The Grid, what more could ya want?

[@JnEricsonx]

The end was sad.

[@rashaunellis1339]

Man when Prince of Persia came out as well…..good times😮‍💨

[@aquapyro1]

Tron is the Disney franchise that continues to re-emerge to the general audience. From the original film, to Kingdom Hearts 2, to Tron Legacy and Daft Punk’s soundtrack, Tron Uprising, KH3D and Shanghai Disneyland. For a black sheep, Tron has an enduring legacy that people do know

[@debanshmishra7154]

PLEASE MATT make a video on Tron Uprising, that show was literally the gateway into animation for me and it's so underrated. This was an amazing video as always!!

[@Nono-hk3is]

I was a little kid when Tron was released. It was the most exciting thing. Looking back I still struggle with the idea that it didn't do well. A lot of things have changed, culturally, since then, but it still doesn't make sense to me that more people weren't as crazy about it as I was.

[@brushstroke3733]

I have the same opinion and similar experience.

[@losstaff3721]

The MOST UNDERRATED FILM OF ALL TIME=Tron Legacy 💙 Soundtrack by Daft Punk, Astonishing Visuals, Great Production Desing , Direction by Joseph Kosinsky✨

[@HollowHylian]

I'm just gonna say it, Tron: Legacy was my Avatar

[@sangera]

I watched Tron for the first time about half a year ago and I really dug it. It was dated, but there was this sense of nostalgia (even though I had never seen it). Almost directly after that I rewatched Legacy for the first time since seeing it in theatres as a little lad. I really enjoyed Legacy, and was sad to see the franchise so dormant since.

[@vonbon954]

TRON 1 & 2 are two of the most perfect and achingly beautiful complete works of movie art ever made.

[@Kodaiva]

as a kid i literally didnt even notice anything off with the de-aging in legacy. it looks quite serviceable, and feels really ahead of its time

[@stischer47]

What I find is that most videos about TRON don't discuss why it was called TRON. For those who know the history of computers (ref: IBM), there was a command that allowed you to trace how a program progressed as it was being executed - Trace On, abbreviated as the command TRON (and yes, there was a Trace Off - TROFF). So, TRON was the program that was tracing how the Master Control Program was running with an eye of finding a way the program could be interrupted.

[@Spooky_515]

Yeah no one cares lol

[@ClicStudio]

I don’t get it, these are some of my favourite movies, they inspire me in so many ways, I feel like they’re movies made by artists for artists

[@bensneb360]

Say what you will about Tron, but with how they innovated CGI in the 80s, and how they innovated CGI faces/legacy sequels before it became popular, the Tron movies do a lot of innovating

[@gutspraygore]

Something interesting about Tron: Legacy was how Kosinski made camera moves that you can't really get in real life. I mean, you can get them, but they were deliberately mathematical and it's odd to see a camera stop on a dime. Or a crane that turns upside down. It's a stylistic choice that I think worked well for the movie. If you see Oblivion or Top Gun, he stuck to normal physics for camera movement.

[@jasonblalock4429]

16:50 Funny, this is one thing that bugs me about Legacy. Despite the VFX glitches, the world of og Tron looks and feels truly *alien.* It's a place that could only exist in a computer, following very *un*realistic rules of existence. Legacy, by comparison, feels far too real and physical. It doesn't seem like a place made of electrons; it's more like a fancy Apple Store. The realism undercuts the worldbuilding. Like, easy example: in the original, there are a few points where you see rooms come into existence as people enter them, then fade out as people leave - clearly inspired by computer memory management. The same basic thing still happens with game worlds today. But the physical, solid sets of Legacy abandon that idea entirely, without replacing it with new ideas. The sets just look cool for the sake of looking cool, with no real concern for maintaining the idea that this is a fluid digital space.

[@USDS_TikTok_Mike]

I will forever scream from the rooftops that Tron Legacy is CRIMINALLY underrated. Such a good fucking movie. I get tears evwrytime Flynn says bye to Sam and their life together started to flash on the screen while the fucking absolutely EPIC musical score played.

[@maximusprime3459]

Its a good *looking* movie...the story is kinda limp in my opinion tho.

[@eclypse1259]

Tron Legacy is possibly my favorite movie of all time. I just spent countless hours with it recently when I used it for tuning my new Atmos system in my home theater. I never get tired of it. The scenes are so creatively shot, and the soundtrack fits every minute of this movie as perfectly as could be. And lastly, my on screen crush of Chora can’t be understated. This is truly movie magic that more than likely will never be replicated, even with future installments, but you never know, they could surprise us with another treat.

[@Spooky_515]

Chora? Lmfao You mean you can fine tune your home theater system but can’t spell Quorra? 😂

[@technicalleon]

Tron Legacy is one of my favorite films, it captured my imagination growing up. It's honestly sad it took Disney this long to make a sequel.

[@thewinterjule]

I saw Tron Legacy as a kid and it’s never really left me. It’s just so cool looking that it fits in a similar place as Avatar (2009) for me. Movies people tend to dismiss, but are absolute visual brainrot for me. I had Legacy on dvd and at least once a year I’d get such an urge to watch it just to experience the grid, I didn’t have as easy access to Avatar and it’s length discouraged rewatches bc of my patience when I was little. I’m so glad Tron like Avatar is getting more content bc I just love the worlds in these movies

[@morlath4767]

Tron was an absolutely brilliant move that was far more than the sum of its parts. I truly love this film and it's been a stable of my comfort watching playlist ever since I first saw it.

[@amcaesar]

Nice analysis of TRON, and it's always important to talk about the music of both films -- stylistic standouts even today.

[@oldfashionedboots2774]

I am currently in collage studying art, and I legit wouldn’t be here if not for Tron Legacy. I was watching the behind the scenes, and they showed some of the character designs that they were using and I suddenly realized “I. I could draw for a living??”” And here I am, more then 6 years later. This movie is truly an inspiration to so many, especially me!

[@emilianohermosilla3996]

It’s crazy how how people are finally embracing what the 2010’s were. Movies like Avatar and Tron are finally getting the praise and recognition that they deserve!

[@CVerse]

Tron: Legacy is my biggest inspiration for studying animation and game design in college. The fact that this movie came out when I was a kid and was inspired by it was nothing more than perfect timing for me. As we move into a Hollywood filled with Marvel films made by abused VFX artists, I still look back to this film as a glimpse to how VFX should be whether it’s for movies or even games. Also as a musician I also LOVED the soundtrack. I hope Daft Punk can come back for the third movie, since they broke up last year

[@alexeyl22]

"legacy" is garbage.

[@Ben10man2]

Not getting a third Tron because of the MCU is a crime