Story:
The movie begins with a father and son talking before the boy goes to bed. The two are Kevin Flynn(Jeff Bridges), and his son Sam. Kevin tells him about a world called The Grid. The Grid is a digital city, hidden inside the world of a computer. Kevin tells Sam of his adventures in The Grid, with his friends Tron and Clu. After a few minutes, Kevin tells Sam he has to go back to the office. He tells Sam that when he gets back, they'll play a few at the arcade. That was the last time Sam ever saw his father.
News spread of how the President of Encom, Kevin Flynn, had mysteriously disappeared. Leaving behind his son with the boy's grandparents. With Kevin's absence, Alan Bradley(Bruce Boxleitner), Kevin's right hand at Encom, steps in as a "surrogate father" for Sam. Sam(Garrett Hedlund), now grown, makes it a point to check in with the company once in awhile. In a sort of, unconventional sort of way. After one of his special visits, Alan stops by Sam's place. He tells him he's received a page from the old arcade his father owned.
(My favorite scene in the movie. Conversation also in the trailer. :P)
Alan: I promised you that if i ever got any information about your dad, I'd tell you first, right? I got a page last night; came from your dad's office at the arcade.
Sam: So?
Alan: "So?" That number has been disconnected for twenty years! Two nights before he disappeared, he came to my house. He said he was about to change everything - science, medicine, religion. He wouldn't have left that, Sam. He wouldn't have left you.
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Sam: Alan, you're acting like I'm going to find him sittin' at work, just, "Hey, kiddo, lost track of time."
Alan: Wouldn't that be something...
Alan gives Sam the keys to the arcade. Saying that he hadn't checked it out yet. Sam takes the keys and heads down to the arcade. When he arrives, he turns on the power and all the machines come back to life, as if it were awoken after being frozen in time. He notices the Tron game, and tries to give it a go. He's distracted when he sees an unusual groove in the pavement, below the machine. Through some investigation, he's able to swing the game aside. Due to it being on hinges, and sees a door. He descends down a flight of stairs and finds his father's hidden office. Through a little nosy search through the files on his father's computer, he inadvertently sends himself to The Grid.
Sam, being confused of what he had done, finds himself in a strange room like his father's office. It's when he gets outside, he sees this new world. A dark, sunless city, highlighted with cool blue light on every street corner, building and being. He's in a world where every being is not a person, but a program. A world terribly different from his own. Sam must find his father, and find a way back home.
Review:
One complaint I've heard about the first one is how it was made before it's time. Well, I, along with many others would agree this one was made at the right time. The computer graphics in this film are unbelievable. With Jeff Bridges being old in his years now, it would be incredibly difficult to make him look younger for the flashbacks or the scenes of Clu. So in those parts, it is just all just a straight CG image. It's unbelievable the stuff they did in this movie. If your into the 3d art stuff like I am, the fact that they can have Clu look at a distorted reflection, or have him hand an object to a human actor is amazing. He literally looks real. When i first saw it, i had to stare, i had began to question my own vision at first.
It's funny how much the storyline has so many Christian themes about it. If your interested in this, pay attention as you watch the movie. Some of these things you could associate Kevin Flynn as God, or Christ. A man who created a world and loves all that are in it. In some sights, you can see Clu as the devil. Who leaves fear and death in his wake. His goal to control everyone and everything to create a 'perfect system' or world. In some spots, these associations can/may kind of hit you in a spiritual way. I didn't notice these the first time around, and it had to be pointed out to me.
Cast:
Jeff Bridges, you could say he played three parts in this movie, Kevin, younger Kevin, and Clu. As i raved in my review with True Grit, he is just an amazing actor. This just adds to me becoming a bigger fan. Not to mention he's also reprising the role of Kevin Flynn. So someone else thought he was amazing enough to do the part again.
Garrett Hedlund. This is my first time seeing him in a movie, but his filmography is so short i don't feel a need to apologize as i did for Josh Brolin. In this movie I found him a likable character. Nothing really stood out to me from him in this movie, but i look forward to seeing him in "Country Strong"
Oliva Wilde. Is full of nothing but pure, amazing talent. She's kicking Sophia Bush off the pedestal as my favorite actress. Honestly, I can't think of anything to say about her work, because it would just come out as how much i think she's beautiful. But basically, she's great, especially in this movie, just take my word for it.
If your into Sci-fi, or action movies, this is a fit for you and i would highly recommend it. If you're not, then you need to man up. If your a girl, go to make your boyfriend/husband happy. I think kids will like this one. The storyline will go waaay over their head, but they'll enjoy the action scenes and all the pretty colors.
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