I found this criticism bizarre because, quite frankly, Tron: Legacy does an amazing job of using its bonkers sci-fi concept as a lens to examine the human relationship at its core.
This is fundamentally a tale of a father reconnecting with his biological son even as his evil digital creation CLU seems to pine for daddy’s approval. In this way, the movie examines the idea of what it means to create life and what our responsibilities are to our creations, whether they are made of flesh and blood or of lines of code.
Plus, this may sound like a backhanded compliment, but the movie’s CGI is terrible in only one respect, one that enhances the actual narrative. The aforementioned CLU is running around with a young Jeff Bridges face, and back then, Disney didn’t have the technology that allowed them so seamlessly de-age Samuel L. Jackson for the later MCU film Captain Marvel.
The result is an uncanny valley effect that will make your skin crawl, but it’s actually perfect because that means CLU looks like what he is: an evil reflection of his creator’s worst impulses and misunderstandings.
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