Say what you will about Ares and the possible plot but it is being made by people with a lot of love put into it, who are big fans of the Tron franchise. I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to get to see some of the production and meet people on it (as well as working with some of them in the past myself) and I can say without a doubt that the people making it are wonderful and extremely passionate about Tron.
I get the hesitancy and pessimism (especially regarding a certain cast member) but please do give it a chance, if not for Tron, then for the people who put blood sweat and tears into making it.
Keeping this in mind. <3
I don’t yet know what to expect from the upcoming movie– I admit I’m very apprehensive, and I admit I always delight in imaginative fanworks and brainstorming AU scenarios for any canon that is or will be out there– but people working on the canon still deserve respect for it.
(And knowing that Sheep has some personal knowledge of this project, and is a very devoted Tron fan who vouches for it, does give me some hope.)
I’m trying to stay optimistic about Tron: Ares. At first, I wasn’t sure about Leto being (presumably) the main character or villain. I haven’t seen a lot of his work besides him being the Joker in Suicide Squad and Justice League. After watching Morbius, his performance relieved me a little and made me think he should be able to act well in a Tron film.
Having NIN do the soundtrack is a win for me. I’ve liked their music for decades. It’s going to be different and have an edge to it, but sonically, it should still be amazing.
I have no idea about the plot of the film. I usually don’t watch trailers to avoid spoilers and go into movies completely fresh. But I’ve seen some of the comments here after the D23 trailer and they’ve made me nervous about Ares again.
I have to say that I’m disappointed that Bruce Boxleitner has said that he won’t appear in the film. A Tron film without Tron is going to be weird for me. At least Jeff Bridges will make an appearance. I’m starting to wonder why they didn’t call the film Ares: The Grid War or Ares: Flynn Lives or something.
The story may end up surprising me. At the very least, this will be a high budget Tron side-story for me. I’m trying to stay open to see what the writers and director’s vision will be and what story they want to explore.
If it ends up not being my thing (if it doesn’t tie up very well with the previous movies, series or games), then that’s okay too. That’s why I do fan art to provide some closure (at least to myself) to some of the unanswered questions.
Ares may end up creating a whole new generation of Tron fans, who will go back through the films and appreciate them as much as we do. That can only be a good thing.
All great points!
I’m personally very irreverent about canon, happy to just make up whatever scenarios I want to see, and generally not putting much value on the copyright-owners’ decree of what’s real and what isn’t– our fanworks are just as fictional as the original, and the stamp of “canon” only means something if you decide it does.
Sooooo… even if it turns out I don’t like this movie at all… I don’t think that’ll bother me much.
And yes– even in the worst case, when the public opinion on a new movie is overwhelmingly “it’s bad,” that can still bring in some good new fans of the earlier stuff in the series! Which I think I’d like to see.
Anyway, hoping for the best, and trying to stay positive!
…and stay silly, too.