I will admit, I haven’t been much of a Tron fan. However, after watching the trailer for Tron: Ares, I was quite curious to check it out. I only go to the movies on occasion since most new films go straight to streaming.

I enjoy a movie with cool computer graphics if it serves the story, and this one did. One of the most recognizable sequences that was even in the original film, involved a cyber motorcycle chase. The new cycles are extremely fast and can turn quickly. With quick editing, it felt like you were riding along with the characters, racing through the streets. And then there were the fights, as one of the main props for this film were these razor sharp frisbees that are to be thrown at adversaries disintegrating them. Even the soldier’s costumes where cool, maybe not something we’ve haven’t seen before, but they worked. All of this was CGI of course, but it was done well.

I only recognized Jared Leto, and Jeff Bridges in the film. I like Jared in this film. His character, Ares, very humble and wise, choosing to do the right thing. Jeff Bridges played the character, Flynn, from the original and other sequels as the creator. He’s like the programmer in the film, the Matrix. He gave Leto’s character, wise advice and inspiration. I was not familiar with the actors in the other roles. However, I’m sure we will see more from them.  Each character had their own motivations and somewhere between good and evil, changing allegiances to serve the story and its evolving plot. There were elements of time travel in this film.

The soundtrack was awesome, with the music from Nine Inch Nails frontman, Trent Reznor, who also was an executive producer. When I heard his song, “As Alive I as You need Me to Be,” playing throughout the film, it surprised me because I have been listening to that song repeatedly recently.

I would give this film high marks, considering the others were not so memorable. This film could almost stand alone with its original story.