One of the things that most people seem to agree on when it comes to both Tron films is that they offer fantastic visuals. While somewhat dated at this point, the original was an undeniable landmark film for its time, combining live-action effects with exhaustive, unprecedented computer animation work. In the decades since, computer animation has evolved by leaps and bounds, retroactively making the original film look born from the Stone Age in comparison to whats being done today. By the time Tron: Legacy hit theaters, it had the unenviable task of standing out amongst years of digitally-created worlds, environments and set-pieces. Fortunately, the film knocked it out of the park, crafting a darkly futuristic Grid that seemed a natural evolution of the originals ENCOM mainframe and even managed to look stunning in 3D. From the Grid itself to building design, light cycle battles to disc wars, light jet dogfights and everything in between, the special effects were top-notch and highly engaging. Its hard not to wonder how mind-blowing a Tron film could look twenty or thirty years from now, but in the here and now, with the series still relatively fresh in peoples minds, its just as hard to not wish for a return trip to the Grid sooner rather than later. Director Joseph Kosinkis architectural background paid off in spades when designing the look and feel of Legacys world and it seems that Tron 3 would only continue to take advantage of that, furthering and enhancing the imagination of and work laid down by Legacy to craft even more unique environments, vehicles and action sequences.
Writer, film enthusiast, part-time gamer and watcher of (mostly) good television located on the fringe of Los Angeles, who now has his own website at www.highdefgeoff.com!
