15 Years Ago, A Surprising Sci-Fi Franchise Set The Standard For The Super-Safe Reboot

15 Years Ago, A Surprising Sci-Fi Franchise Set The Standard For The Super-Safe Reboot

Walt Disney Productions/Kobal/ShutterstockIn some ways, Tron: Legacy is the perfect reboot. That is, we define narrative perfection like a mathematical equation or a strict recipe. And although the idea of remakes or reimagining of preexisting genre worlds has been around for a long, long time, the word “reboot” shot to everyday prominence after 2005, being used to describe both Batman Begins and the 2009 Star Trek film. In 2010, Tron: Legacy en…