Previous Post Everything that everyone thought was so "original" in The Matrix? You can see it all right there in the original TRON, the first movie ever to suggest that an entire parallel reality could exist inside of computers. TRON came out in 1982, and along with William Gibson, it basically introduced the world to the concept of "cyberspace" before there was even an Internet as we know it now. And while Avatar moved CGI light-years forward, CGI didn't even EXIST, as we think of it today, before TRON. Without exaggeration, almost every single one of the folks behind PIXAR were inspired to pursue computer animation, as a filmmaking craft, because of TRON. John Lasseter, director of Toy Story, was actually in the editing rooms while they were putting TRON together. If computer animation was Christianity, TRON would be Jesus Christ himself. When it comes to CGI films, TRON Legacy is truly The Second Coming. Having a sequel to TRON, after everyone and their brother has made a film about "cyberspace," is like seeing Peter Jackson release the Lord of the Rings trilogy, after decades of other films that were inspired by Tolkien, because he showed the kids how it's supposed to be done. Welcome to the Heart of Darkness for the arcade generation, complete with Flynn as Kurtz.

Hey, I never knocked the original TRON, although it's not really among my favorites. I have no problem with the kudos you give it. Really, though, Tron Legacy can't possibly be as innovative as the first film... there simply isn't a new technology or technique to introduce this time around. Now its merits will have to rest entirely on the story.

And to be fair, I haven't seen anything that suggests the story won't be good... I really haven't seen anything beyond the trailer, for that matter. I only said what I did because I know what the team behind Iron Man can do, and so I have confidence that they'll deliver again. I don't really know the team behind Tron, so while it has the better trailer the movie itself is more of a question mark to me.