Film Review: 'Tron: Ares'
'Tron: Ares' is visually electric but emotionally flat, as it theorizes on the possibility of AI experiencing human emotion with harrowing visual effects.
The latest installment in the 'Tron' franchise arrives as a visually striking spectacle, seeking to expand the series' mythology through its exploration of artificial intelligence and computer programming.
Although the film introduces compelling ideas, it ultimately veers away from its thematic potential, favoring elaborate visual effects and a powerful soundtrack over substantive writing and meaningful character development.
The film centers on Ares (Jared Leto), a highly advanced program dispatched from the digital realm into the real world to complete a critical mission, and as the story unfolds, Ares begins to experience human emotion, blurring the boundary between artificial intelligence and humanity.
Author's summary: Visually stunning but emotionally lacking.