It’s too much of an American action flick or too much in general. There’s no weightlessness or strikingly bright details that were core to the aesthetic that defined both of the previous entries in the franchise. Music was an afterthought in the trailer so I wouldn’t have high hopes for that either. Pass.
Totally agree on lack of vibrancy and it looks like a generic action movie with some tron elements tossed in. I still have some faith in the soundtrack I doubt it’ll reach the heights of Legacy, but NIN shouldn’t be slept on.
I’m sure Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will make a great soundtrack but it’s a soundtrack to a bland American action flick so either they elevate it into something great by the virtue of their own talent and hard work or their efforts will be wasted. First is still possible but I think unlikely.
I often refer to Legacy as the most expensive, elaborate daft punk music video. I can’t even say it’s their best though because Interstella 5555 exists.
Action in general is what audiences have been conditioned to accept for blockbusters, when language barriers and dubbing and subtitles and regional release dates were more of an issue 20+ years ago action is what international audiences came for. As international box office receipts can far outstrip local revenue, it’s regression to the mean or maybe “lowest common denominator”. Visual spectacle, after all is what movies can do in spades…but since everyone has been trying to make a “matrix” action moment for almost 30 years again it just means scripts and plots get subsumed by “needs more adrenaline for audiences”. Like an impatient teenager.
The best movies will always have balance, and build to action where appropriate, but we’re nearly 3 decades in to “lacking plot, directoral skill, acting, good dialogue?–throw special effects and long action sequences in”. It’s like a highschool story paper that needs to be 5 pages and you wrote 2 so add a bunch of filler. It’s a shame, visual effects, cinematography and a good action sequence are as impactful as anything else, but have been given an outsized role that boils down to “what can a casual, normal moviegoer be impressed by”?
It’s too much of an American action flick or too much in general. There’s no weightlessness or strikingly bright details that were core to the aesthetic that defined both of the previous entries in the franchise. Music was an afterthought in the trailer so I wouldn’t have high hopes for that either. Pass.
But it has Jared Leto. I can’t wait for him to say “It’s Tronning time” and tron all over the place.
Oh, Leto is in this?
Totally agree on lack of vibrancy and it looks like a generic action movie with some tron elements tossed in. I still have some faith in the soundtrack I doubt it’ll reach the heights of Legacy, but NIN shouldn’t be slept on.
I’m sure Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will make a great soundtrack but it’s a soundtrack to a bland American action flick so either they elevate it into something great by the virtue of their own talent and hard work or their efforts will be wasted. First is still possible but I think unlikely.
Tron Legacy was an average movie, but some of the songs from Daft Punk still find their way to my Synthwave workout mix.
Olivia Wilde in leather stretching out across a couch.
I often refer to Legacy as the most expensive, elaborate daft punk music video. I can’t even say it’s their best though because Interstella 5555 exists.
Action in general is what audiences have been conditioned to accept for blockbusters, when language barriers and dubbing and subtitles and regional release dates were more of an issue 20+ years ago action is what international audiences came for. As international box office receipts can far outstrip local revenue, it’s regression to the mean or maybe “lowest common denominator”. Visual spectacle, after all is what movies can do in spades…but since everyone has been trying to make a “matrix” action moment for almost 30 years again it just means scripts and plots get subsumed by “needs more adrenaline for audiences”. Like an impatient teenager.
The best movies will always have balance, and build to action where appropriate, but we’re nearly 3 decades in to “lacking plot, directoral skill, acting, good dialogue?–throw special effects and long action sequences in”. It’s like a highschool story paper that needs to be 5 pages and you wrote 2 so add a bunch of filler. It’s a shame, visual effects, cinematography and a good action sequence are as impactful as anything else, but have been given an outsized role that boils down to “what can a casual, normal moviegoer be impressed by”?
https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/entertainment/tech-gaming/article/3072548/lights-camera-too-much-action-how-special