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lazzurs ◴[] No.45645561[source]
I am clearly the only person that enjoyed this movie.
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alexjplant ◴[] No.45646360[source]
It was solidly OK in my opinion.

The primary beefs seem to be with the supposed plot holes and one-dimensional characters. I won't argue that this movie is perfect because it isn't but IMO the proliferation of video essays on film has turned everybody into a critic. Many now think that narrative works have to fit into a "hero's journey" template where we have to identify with extensively-developed characters just because some guy with a beard on YouTube cut together some clips from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" while ranting loudly and quickly about the Platonic form of narrative structure as executed by blockbuster 80s films. These people clearly don't understand that large swaths of narrative entertainment don't fit this mold and Tron is one such franchise. Complaining about the admittedly-cheesy MacGuffin and Jared Leto's wooden acting in this movie is tantamount to saying that there weren't enough car chases in "Pride and Prejudice". It's a feature-length music video with sci-fi themes, not a modern epic. Enjoy it for what it is.

I'll never see this movie again but I was satisfied with what my $17 bought. I'd recommend seeing it in IMAX before it goes away because the experience won't translate at home.

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rglullis ◴[] No.45646481[source]
> It's a feature-length music video with sci-fi themes, not a modern epic.

I don't need some bearded guy on YouTube screaming, when your description is already enough to give me the impression that this is not a good movie.

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1. alexjplant ◴[] No.45646555[source]
It isn't [strokes moustache] film per se but it is a movie. It's a moving picture with named characters and three acts. Believe me when I say that I'm a filthy hipster that would be first in line to take a dump on this flick but I kind of liked it for what it was.