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Tron: Ares (12A, 119 minutes)
Verdict: AI for Actually Impressive
They’ve done it, everyone. Following years of effort and millions of dollars invested in research and development, they’ve ultimately succeeded in creatingJared Leto likeable.
And, surprisingly, they didn’t achieve this by making him seem more human; instead, they transformed him into an AI.
For that — an artificial intelligence — is what Leto portrays in Tron: Ares.
The film’s opening sequence depicts him being created within a computer system, and then, in a highly literal representation of machine learning, he is trained by battling other digital individuals clad in glowing red attire.
He has been destroyed and then recreated. Destroyed, then recreated again. With each cycle, he gains more advanced combat skills, eventually becoming the primary security system of a wild-eyed tech billionaire, known as Ares.
The billionaire is Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters), the grandson of the villain from the original Tron (1982), and in terms of being a villain, he’s just like his ancestor.
He aims to introduce his digital works into the physical world and sell them to the military.
The issue? These creations only endure for 29 minutes in our world before being pulled back into their digital realm.
He aims to transition his digital works into the physical realm and sell them to the military.
The issue? These creations only endure for 29 minutes in our world before being pulled back into their digital realm.
This is how the search for the so-called “permanence code” begins… but I can tell you’re already losing interest.
There’s a lot to clarify regarding these Tron films, and much of it seems absurd. Much of itis silly.
Exhibit A: A completely absurd hacking sequence where Ares guides a group of red digital characters into the computer servers of the primary virtuous figure, competing tech CEO Eve Kim (Greta Lee), as they engage in combat with hundreds of background actors dressed in glowing blue attire.
Every participant had to put aside their pride in order to accomplish it.
However, it emerges that foolishness can be engaging when executed with flair — and Tron: Ares possesses ample amounts of that.
The glowing visuals are impressive, particularly during a chase scene where the show’s well-known light cycles illuminate the streets of a real city.
The outstanding electronic music composed by the band Nine Inch Nails transforms nearly every scene into a dance party.
Nevertheless, there is also depth to it.
Not the essence of profound philosophical exploration, mind — Tron: Ares doesn’t delve as deeply into its technological aspects as it could — but the essence of traditional big-budget filmmaking.
Following many poorly made superhero films, there’s a satisfying aspect to this one’s well-structured and coherent flow from one scene to the next.
There are reasons. There are consequences. There is growth in the characters. It mostly holds together.
And, indeed, that covers Ares’s journey from a mindless combat unit to a gentle digital helper, and finally to (goodie CEO) Kim.
Leto navigates the change so effectively that, by the conclusion, he successfully captivates audiences alongside the legendary Jeff Bridges, offering a commendable homage to the original Tron.
It’s unfortunate that the same cannot be said about Gillian Anderson, who is underutilized in this role as Dillinger’s mother.
But if modern technology has already provided an appealing performance by Jared Leto, what else could you desire? What more could possibly be achieved?
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