Tron: Legacy - S12 E95

Shoot The Hostage

We’re back for another episode in our season of video game movies and this week we’re Grid-locked in to talk about Tron: Legacy (2010). First-time feature director Joseph Kosinski was handed a massive budget and a cult classic to make sequel to. Did he succeed? Or was it user error?

We talk about the uncanny valley of Jeff Bridges’ de-aged face and attempt to understand why Flynn went full cult leader for a thousand years in a computer. We also talk how unphased some characters are despite being magically transported in and out of computer programs willy nilly.

What to expect from this episode:

• Dan unveils his spreadsheet calculating how long Flynn has been on the Grid.
• Sarah rants about why computer programs in the Grid are forced to wear high heels.
• We give appreciation for the genre-saving Daft Punk soundtrack.
• An analysis of Joseph Kosinski’s background as an Architect and how it could have influenced the film’s design.
• Links to Tron (1982) and how Tron: Legacy pays homage.
• We discuss why the minimal, uncredited cameo from Cillian Murphy exists.
• An examination of Michael Sheen’s “maximum oversheen” performance as Castor.
• We ponder why the Tron property endures and why it wasn't end of line after Tron 82.

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