Synopsis: In Disney's Tomorrowland the world is getting ready to self destruct, and everyone
is willing to let it go. Except Casey Newton, she refuses to accept its demise. She
wants to fix the problem, and she drags the other characters along for the ride. Tomorrowland has time travel, dimensional travel, fight
scenes, robots and androids, and a little bit of steam punk. The dimensional travel
mixes Jules Verne’s space ship with Dr. Who’s phone booth.
Review: Tomorrowland
communicates a positive theme. The message throughout the movie is one person
can make a difference. It is a decent movie, 4 stars. The
acting, story line and message are good. Although, the beginning felt too much
like a pre-ride movie at Epcot. Once you get past the introduction, the movie perks up.
George Clooney plays Frank. He is the one that created the
mess by making something he shouldn’t have. Frank is a bit cranky and
disillusioned, and is happy living off the grid.
Britt Robertson plays the protagonist, Casey Newton. She is
the optimist, and runs counter current to the rest of the characters. She
believes things can change, and the world can be fixed. It is not doomed.
Raffey Cassidy plays Athena in the movie, and she does a
great job. She recruits Frank and Casey for the utopian society. She reminds me a bit of Hayley Mills
from the original Parent Trap.
The antagonist is David Nix, played by Hugh Laurie. He would rather not fix the world's problems. He doesn't feel that people in their current state are worth rescuing.
Brad Bird directed the movie and helped write it. He also
did The Incredibles and Ratatouille. I think, his goal was to
create a movie reminiscent of a 1950 children’s matinee, and he was successful.
It is a good children’s science fiction matinee movie. It has some laughs, some action, and emotional pull. It is worth seeing.
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