The original Tron was about a guy getting sucked into a computer. Tron: Legacy was about a guy getting sucked into a computer with better lighting. Tron: Ares flips the script and says:

“What if the computer came to us?”

Enter Ares, an advanced program played by Jared Leto, who appears to arrive in the real world looking like he just stepped out of a cyberpunk fashion catalog that costs more than most houses.

The movie seems determined to answer several important scientific questions:

• How many neon-lit motorcycles are too many? (The answer is apparently “there is no upper limit.”)
• Can a red light cycle make ordinary traffic look embarrassingly outdated?
• What happens when artificial intelligence discovers it has a better wardrobe than humanity?

Visually, it looks like someone spilled a bucket of glowing red LEDs across a major city and then handed the special effects team an unlimited energy drink budget.

The vibe is less “computer nerd trapped in a machine” and more:

“The Grid has filed paperwork and is now expanding internationally.”

If Tron: Legacy felt like a Daft Punk music video that accidentally became a movie, Tron: Ares looks like a cybernetic invasion wrapped inside a luxury sports car commercial, powered by enough neon to make an entire arcade from 1982 weep tears of joy.