Long ago, I was first exposed to the Tron franchise through the “Space Paranoids” level in Kingdom Hearts II, which adapted elements of the original 1982 movie. Four years later, I saw Tron: Legacy in a theater, and I’ve been looking forward to Tron: Ares’ release on the 2025 movies schedule. But just a few days ago, I finally carved out time to watch the first Tron movie. It was both an entertaining experience and an interesting look at what was considered groundbreaking cinematic technology more than 40 years ago.
More importantly, though, with the additional context I now have for this franchise, I think I know what’s going on with Ares’ version of The Grid and who Jeff Bridges is playing. The good news is that there’s only a few more days to go until we learn if I’m correct or not, but these are my last-minute musings.
