Jeff Bridges reprises his role as programming wizard Kevin Flynn, who went on to become a successful CEO of a huge tech conglomerate and build a digital world he calls the Grid, only for his most sophisticated creation to run amok and turn the Grid into a dystopian nightmare. For the sequel, director Joseph Kosinski and writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz take a far more pessimistic approach to the “legacy” of the film’s title. The original Tron arrived at the dawn of widespread home computing, at a time when one could wonder what it would be like to live inside the machine and marvel at the possibilities the future could bring. It’s Darker than the Original, but Just as Hopeful Grab your identity disk and hop on your light cycle, because TRON: Legacyturns 10 today, and we’re heading back to the Grid to explore why it’s a worthy successor to its cult classic predecessor.
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Thankfully, the result was as much a visual marvel as the original, but with a deeper story about playing god that also commented on the nature of movie sequels, all while delivering one of the best movie soundtracks in decades. So when Disney decided to greenlight a sequel to the modest 1982 cult hit TRON nearly 30 years later and with a budget 10 times that of the original, it was a risky endeavor.
These films faced the difficult task of living up to the legacies of their predecessors, reminding audiences why they were special in the first place, and offering stories fresh enough to entice audiences old and new. From Star Wars and Jurassic World to The Karate Kid, Bill & Ted, and Indiana Jones. In the past decade, we’ve seen follow-ups to a number of films and TV shows decades after the originals.
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