# Tron: Legacy

16 Hacker News commenters recommended Tron: Legacy and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a Daft Punk music video with striking visuals and realistic shell commands. Critics find it a missed opportunity and weak as a movie.

## Why people recommend it

- Daft Punk music video (2 comments): "I think of the film as a Daft Punk music video, and from that perspective it's great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48316545)) "As a movie? Eh, it was fine. As a Daft Punk music video? Easily their best." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48317504))
- Realistic Unix shell commands (2 comments): "I had a blast rewatching Legacy beforehand and picking out somewhat realistic shell commands" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48316064)) "It was nice to see realistic Unix commands rather than Hollywood Hacking, for once." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48499418))
- Visually striking dark world (2 comments): "the acting, the overall story, and the visuals were really good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315932)) "that dark tron world is visually super interesting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315966))

## What people warn about

- Feels like a missed opportunity (2 comments): "I feel like it's full of missed opportunities, and you have to shut your brain off, but it's still good fun." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48319053)) "It was such a missed opportunity." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315826))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Blade Runner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blade-runner.md): 54 recommend
- [Colossus: The Forbin Project](https://hackerapproved.com/p/colossus-the-forbin-project.md): 35 recommend
- [Jurassic Park (1993 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jurassic-park.md): 32 recommend
- [The Fifth Element](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fifth-element.md): 24 recommend
- [Terminator 2: Judgment Day](https://hackerapproved.com/p/terminator-2-judgment-day.md): 21 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Tron: Legacy", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tron-legacy/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).