Despite Disney’s big ambitions for the Tron franchise, 2025’s Tron: Ares has received the same divisive response from audiences and critics that Legacy did in 2010. Instead of reigniting mainstream passion for the Grid, Ares became yet another attempt to recapture the magic of 1982’s Tron that fell short.

Fans of the franchise watched Ares hoping it would finally elevate Tron into the cinematic powerhouse Disney keeps insisting it can be. Instead, it made the same mistakes all over again. What makes Ares’ shortcomings so frustrating is how strongly they contrast with the franchise’s hidden gem.

While the trilogy of Tron movies has offered diminishing returns in terms of cohesion, imagination, and ambition, one entry in the wider franchise stands as proof that the IP a

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