History YMMV / TronLegacy

** Flynn's Jedi-like robes, demeanor, and decision to self-exile against his corrupt apprentice while everything he worked for burns around him and his allies are left to struggle alone. [[Film/TheForceAwakens Luke Skywalker was apparently taking notes.]] Alan and Lora apparently turned out a little better than Han and Leia, though.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Considering that the 2010 {{sequel}} has a DarkerAndEdgier plot and [[LudicrousGibs much more brutal]] [[NeverSayDie deresolutions]] than the [[Film/{{Tron}} 1982 original]][[note]]Many of the arena deaths, for example, dismemberment and splatter easily compare with similar scenes in Film/{{Gladiator}}, possibly being a nod to Scott's epic, only swapping dissolving luminescent cubes for real blood and gore.[[/note]], one could easily be shocked that this film, unlike its predecessor, was intended for kids. This can't possibly be stressed enough. The movie is about as close to {{Gorn}} as you can get without showing any blood, the villain is essentially [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Hitler]], and there are a lot of jokes that [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar go straight over a kid's head...]] and somehow it still managed to get a PG rating, with Creator/{{Disney}} somehow not realizing that their movie was '''very''' kid-unfriendly and [[MisaimedMarketing marketing it to young children]]. Its promotions on DisneyChannel, as well as its [[http://www.shopadidas.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=10869167&f=PAD%2FGender%2FKids Adidas apparel line]], and its [[http://www.disneystore.com/tron/vehicles-and-rc-toys/mn/1000056+1000268/ large]] [[http://www.disneystore.com/tron/action-figures/mn/1000056+1000255/ collection]] of {{toys}}, all of which are made and meant for children.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Considering that the 2010 {{sequel}} has a DarkerAndEdgier plot and [[LudicrousGibs much more brutal]] [[NeverSayDie deresolutions]] than the [[Film/{{Tron}} 1982 original]][[note]]Many of the arena deaths, for example, dismemberment and splatter easily compare with similar scenes in Film/{{Gladiator}}, possibly being a nod to Scott's epic, only swapping dissolving luminescent cubes for real blood and gore.[[/note]], one could easily be shocked that this film, unlike its predecessor, was intended for kids. This can't possibly be stressed enough. The movie is about as close to {{Gorn}} as you can get without showing any blood, the villain is essentially [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Hitler]], and there are a lot of references that [[ParentalBonus go straight over a kid's head...]] and somehow it still managed to get a PG rating, with Creator/{{Disney}} somehow not realizing that their movie was '''very''' kid-unfriendly and [[MisaimedMarketing marketing it to young children]]. Its promotions on DisneyChannel, as well as its [[http://www.shopadidas.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=10869167&f=PAD%2FGender%2FKids Adidas apparel line]], and its [[http://www.disneystore.com/tron/vehicles-and-rc-toys/mn/1000056+1000268/ large]] [[http://www.disneystore.com/tron/action-figures/mn/1000056+1000255/ collection]] of {{toys}}, all of which are made and meant for children.

* BaseBreaker: Kevin Flynn's moral compass or possible lack thereof is a hot topic of debate, depending on what fan board you head to. Tron Sector's fanbase is more inclined to see him as a well-intentioned, benevolent figure unjustly exiled and imprisoned. Fans on Tumblr's Tron section lean more toward a darker view, to the point of arguing he was a high-functioning sociopath enamored of virtual godhood. As ''Legacy'' was written by [[{{Series/LOST}} Adam Horowitz]] and [[{{Series/OnceUponATime}} Edward Kitsis]], [[GrayAndGrayMorality any interpretation on the spectrum is possible]].

* UnintentionallySympathetic/UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: As much of a monster and nasty piece of work Clu is? He's doing ''exactly'' what his creator designed him to do and may not even be capable of understanding just how terrible his actions were because Programs [[BlueAndOrangeMorality are not operating with the same moral parameters as a human]]. Flynn lost a lot of sympathy in the fanbase once they checked out the ExpandedUniverse; he is something of a jerk to his friends and family, taking their devotion for granted, lies to everyone (including his wife!) about what he's up to, blows off multiple warnings about The Grid's instability, the Program/Iso tensions, Clu's ambition, etc. His only appearance in ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising'' being something of a [[JerkassGod Jackass User]] and not healing [[WesternAnimation/TronUprising Dyson]] ([[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal which caused Dyson to be one of Clu's lieutenants during the coup]]). Top it off with deciding to self-imprison himself in the Outlands and devote everything to protecting Quorra while the Programs are left to Clu's dubious mercy, justifying it with a throwaway line about how resisting Clu would somehow make him "stronger" when Clu already has full run of The Grid.

* UnintentionallySympathetic/UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: As much of a monster and nasty piece of work Clu is? He's doing ''exactly'' what his creator designed him to do and may not even be capable of understanding just how terrible his actions were because Programs [[BlueAndOrangeMorality are not operating with the same moral parameters as a human]]. Flynn lost a lot of sympathy in the fanbase once they checked out the ExpandedUniverse; he is something of a jerk to his friends and family, taking their devotion for granted, lies to everyone (including his wife!) about what he's up to, blows off multiple warnings about The Grid's instability, the Program/Iso tensions, Clu's ambition, etc. Top it off with being something of a [[JerkassGod Jackass User]] and not healing [[WesternAnimation/TronUprising Dyson]] (which caused Dyson to be one of Clu's lieutenants during the coup). Top it off with deciding to self-imprison himself in the Outlands and devote everything to protecting Quorra while the Programs are left to Clu's dubious mercy, justifying it with a throwaway line about how resisting Clu would somehow make him "stronger" when Clu already has full run of The Grid.

%%* DracoInLeatherPants: Clu.
%%* EnsembleDarkhorse: Castor. Dillinger Jr. too (being played by CillianMurphy helps)
%%** The [[Music/DaftPunk DJ progams]] may also qualify, despite [[TheCameo appearing in]] [[OneSceneWonder only one scene]].

* FanonBerserkButton: ''Film/{{Tomorrowland}}'' is one for killing the franchise, and speaking positively about it gets you bashed.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Yes, and by the truckload. ''Everyone's'' motivations and degree of good or evil are completely up for grabs, ''especially'' Flynn and Clu. [[{{AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/Film}} See the Film Section of the page in question for examples.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Considering that the 2010 {{sequel}} has a DarkerAndEdgier plot and [[LudicrousGibs much more brutal]] [[NeverSayDie deresolutions]] than the [[Film/{{Tron}} 1982 original]][[note]]Many of the arena deaths, for example, dismemberment and splatter easily compare with similar scenes in Film/{{Gladiator}}, possibly being a nod to Scott's epic, only swapping dissolving luminescent cubes for real blood and gore.[[/note]], one could easily be shocked that this film, unlike its predecessor, was intended for kids. This can't possibly be stressed enough. The movie is about as close to {{Gorn}} as you can get without showing any blood, the villain is essentially [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Hitler]], and there are a lot of references that [[ParentalBonus go straight over a kid's head...]] and somehow it still managed to get a PG rating, with {{Disney}} somehow not realizing that their movie was '''very''' kid-unfriendly and [[MisaimedMarketing marketing it to young children]]. Its promotions on DisneyChannel, as well as its [[http://www.shopadidas.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=10869167&f=PAD%2FGender%2FKids Adidas apparel line]], and its [[http://www.disneystore.com/tron/vehicles-and-rc-toys/mn/1000056+1000268/ large]] [[http://www.disneystore.com/tron/action-figures/mn/1000056+1000255/ collection]] of {{toys}}, all of which are made and meant for children.

* AccidentalAesop: Of the FamilyUnfriendlyAesop variety, possibly unintended.
** Creating an open and free system that is accessible to everyone isn't always a good thing, because all entities are not created equal, and some entities, when given infinite rights and access, will use them to force their will upon others, and remove their infinite rights and access. Sometimes proprietary is the way to go.
** If things get bad enough for a large group of people, it won't matter how much good you have done or how well-intentioned you were. The people ''will'' turn on you and support a demagogue instead.
** The right thing to do is to let your elders dictate ''every'' aspect of your future, even if it means shoving you into a figurehead position in a {{Fiction 500}} company as a proxy for your father. It is also the right thing to carry on and maintain the heroic image of a man for the sake of the public, even if he was ''incredibly'' flawed behind the scenes.

* UnfortunateImplications: Programs are a ServantRace to humanity. [[HappinessInSlavery Even if it's presented as something mutually beneficial]], it's still a nasty bit of FridgeHorror. Cracked pointed this out in their article [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19853_5-light-hearted-movies-with-dark-moral-implications.html "Five Lighthearted Movies with Dark Moral Implications"]]

* {{Anvilicious}}: The board room scene doesn't even ''attempt'' to hide its criticism of current software design and business practices. Also ironic that this is [[TheManIsStickingItToTheMan in a Disney film, given the stance the company generally takes towards copyright infringement]].
-->'''Alan Bradley:''' Given the prices we're charging to students and schools, what improvements have been made in ''Flynn''...er, I mean, ''Encom'' OS 12?\\
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* ContestedSequel: ''Legacy'' displaced ''[[{{Tron20}} Tron 2.0]]'' canon-wise, but the discredited sequel still has fans. 2.0 loyalists cite the game's attempt to translate modern computer systems, more colorful palette, and tone as closer to the original, put off by Legacy's DarkerAndEdgier shift. Others prefer Legacy's bleaker tone, sleeker look, and BittersweetEnding. Still others will cheerfully use ''[[TakeAThirdOption both canons]]'' by [[PatchworkFic making a couple minor tweaks]], and keeping Jet Bradley as Sam Flynn's {{Lancer}}.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: One thing everyone agrees upon including the critics, is that [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmKDVvIEhBY the]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB2-ijxjTs0 score]] by Music/DaftPunk [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRvVyMuWbpM is]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85XjcbFoEK0 indeed]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGzJFJRkmCE awesome]].
** When Sam first goes to the arcade and switches on the power, Music/{{Journey}}'s "Separate Ways" starts blaring over the sound system. The song REALLY powers the sense of '80s nostalgia in the sequence.
*** Followed by Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams", which powers a sense of foreboding as Sam checks out Kevin's secret lab....
** Kaskade's remix of Rinzler is utter bliss.

* HilariousInHindsight: The ShoutOut joke about the young Flynn's mistaking the Light Cycle baton for a lightsaber, now that Disney owns the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise.
** Another layer of the joke is added if you played ''[[{{Tron20}} Tron 2.0]]'' and remember the short stealth level where the lightcycle rod was used as a improvised shock weapon. Right idea, wrong implementation.
** Likewise when Sam sees Rinzler's disc split in two? Yes, it is perfectly legal! It was called a Sequencer upgrade in ''[[{{Tron20}} Tron 2.0]].'' We also see it used prominently in ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising''.
* IronWoobie: Quorra.
* JustHereforGodzilla: The soundtrack and cameo appearance of DaftPunk brought music fans who otherwise wouldn't have seen it.

* MemeticMolester: Judging by the KinkMeme for this fandom, CLU headed here faster than a stolen light-cycle.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A frequent criticism of ''Legacy'' is that the questions of what makes the [=ISOs=] special and [[spoiler:how Rinzler regained his identity as Tron]] are poorly developed.

** The younger faces for Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner were both realistic-looking and moderately ConspicuousCGI. In Clu's case, this was evidently deliberate.
*** The main problem arises because the digital younger faces use motion capture from the real actors' current faces... and neither Jeff Bridges nor Bruce Boxleitner's faces are shaped like that anymore. It's especially obvious when Clu will speak and his mouth will almost move beyond his thin cheeks.

* UnfortunateImplications: Of the FamilyUnfriendlyAesop variety, possibly unintended.
** Creating an open and free system that is accessible to everyone isn't always a good thing, because all entities are not created equal, and some entities, when given infinite rights and access, will use them to force their will upon others, and remove their infinite rights and access. Sometimes proprietary is the way to go.
** If things get bad enough for a large group of people, it won't matter how much good you have done or how well-intentioned you were. The people ''will'' turn on you and support a demagogue instead.
** The right thing to do is to let your elders dictate ''every'' aspect of your future, even if it means shoving you into a figurehead position in a {{Fiction 500}} company as a proxy for your father. It is also the right thing to carry on and maintain the heroic image of a man for the sake of the public, even if he was ''incredibly'' flawed behind the scenes.
** Another one, however unintended, Programs are a ServantRace to humanity. [[HappinessInSlavery Even if it's presented as something mutually beneficial]], it's still a nasty bit of FridgeHorror.

** Another one, however unintended, Programs are a SlaveRace to humanity, [[HappinessInSlavery even if it's presented as something mutually beneficial]], it's still a nasty bit of FridgeHorror.

** The right thing to do is to let your elders dictate ''every'' aspect of your future, even if it means shoving you into a figurehead position in a Fiction500 company as a proxy for your father. It is also the right thing to carry on and maintain the heroic image of a man for the sake of the public, even if he was ''incredibly'' flawed behind the scenes.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Creating an open and free system that is accessible to everyone isn't always a good thing, because all entities are not created equal, and some entities, when given infinite rights and access, will use them to force their will upon others, and remove their infinite rights and access. Sometimes proprietary is the way to go.
** If things get bad enough for a large group of people, it won't matter how much good you have done or how well-intentioned you were. The people ''will'' turn on you and support a demagogue instead.
** The right thing to do is to let your elders dictate ''every'' aspect of your future, even if it means shoving you into a figurehead position and proxy for your father. It is also the right thing to carry on and maintain the heroic image of a man for the sake of the public, even if he was ''incredibly'' flawed behind the scenes.

* CriticalDissonance: While the film wasn't savaged by critics, it was generally viewed as being SoOkayItsAverage by said critics. Audiences, however, had a [[SoCoolItsAwesome different reaction]], particularly [[ToplessRobot Rob Bricken]].

* BaseBreaker: Kevin Flynn's moral compass or possible lack thereof is a hot topic of debate, depending on what fan board you head to. Tron Sector's fanbase is more inclined to see him as a well-intentioned, benevolent figure unjustly exiled and imprisoned. Fans on Tumblr's Tron section lean more toward a darker view, to the point of arguing he was a high-functioning sociopath enamored of virtual godhood. As ''Legacy'' was written by [[{{Series/LOST}} Adam Horowitz]] and [[{{Series/OnceUponATime}} Edward Kitiss]], [[GrayAndGrayMorality any interpetation on the spectrum is possible]].

* AwardSnub: Despite getting critical and audience-based praise for its [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome Visual Effects]] and [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Soundtrack]], neither of these things were nominated for the AcademyAwards. Instead, it got nominated for ''Best Sound Editing...''

* [[JustHereforGodzilla Just Here For]] DaftPunk: The soundtrack and cameo appearance brought music fans who otherwise wouldn't have seen it.