Tron: Ares - The meeting with Kevin Flynn is deeper than you think

Tron: Ares is the third movie in the Tron franchise. It is directed by the Norwegian movie director, Joachim Rønning. It brings the digital world to life this time, too. But there's something that sets this installment apart from the previous ones. Things get personal.

The movie is about a program that's designed to tranfer itself from the digital world to the real one. Scientists and corporations are after something called the "permanence code". It's a hidden code in the old Tron systems. This code is said to make digital beings last forever in the human world. But that's not what the movie is about. It is about something more human. Especially when Ares comes face to face with Kevin Flynn. It is the moment in the movie that feels sort of meditative. It's when the old meets the new.

Tron: Ares is made interesting by the way it connects back to the heart of the series. Flynn represents the soul of Tron. He reflects its ideals and its mistakes. Ares seems to be on a self discovery path when he meets Flynn. He confronts the questions he's been struggling with. He asks if he can be a human, if he can actually exist in the real world. Tron: Ares has many great moments but this one changes how we see both the characters.

Tron: Ares - The meaning behind the meeting

Jared Leto as Ares in Tron: Ares (Image via Disney Studios)

Tron: Ares uses Kevin Flynn’s appearance to explore much more than just the difference between being digital and human. Some believe the version of Flynn we see might not even be the real one. He could be a memory or even a recorded consciousness brought back from the Grid. In that case, Ares could be facing a reflection of the past. This idea makes the moment so much deeper. It shows how technology can preserve fragments of people but not their soul. It’s tells us that permanence is never really permanent.

The movie also gives us a version of Flynn that goes beyond being a tech genius. He becomes a guide and almost like a father figure to Ares. Flynn has always felt guilty over what he created. This meeting feels like his chance to make peace with it. Through Ares, Flynn sees the possibility of redemption. And through Flynn, Ares learns what it means to make choices that go beyond code and programming.

In that scene, Tron: Ares becomes a movie about self reflection and self dicovery from being just a science fiction movie. The real world in the movie is filled with people hungry for control and willing to use technology for power. Flynn's talk with Ares becomes symbolic, like he’s speaking to us.

There’s also a fight sequence that happens simultaneously in Tron: Ares. But this scene stands apart as calm and spiritual in a way. It’s like Ares goes on a path of self-discovery. He finds himself by reaching out to someone from the past. Through that connection, he begins to understand who he really is. It’s inspiring because it shows how peace and chaos can exist side by side.