Tomorrowland Review

My favorite Disney park happens to be Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom. There was always something inviting about the atmosphere. The park was like I was on another where impossible science happened. It doesn't hurt that Space Mountain also happens to be my favorite ride. So when I saw the trailer for Tomorrowland; an overwhelming joy came over me. I wanted to be immersed in a world where the impossible was reality. I wanted jet pack Rocketeer-esque battles. I wanted incredible aircrafts swooping through the air. I wanted Jetson treadmill walk ways. I wanted all these things, but some how, some way... I was left wanting. Brad Bird has directed awesome movie geared towards younger audiences such as The Incredibles and The Iron Giant. With a movie like, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Bird has shown he can appeal to adult audiences as well. George Clooney is also a big star for this movie and usually he isn't the bad part of any movie he is in. So what happened? Why did this movie fall short?

not that Neverneverland place

The movie is about a girl named Casey (Britt Robertson) who is in love with science. Her father is a physicist for NASA, but is going to lose his job because space launch research is coming to an end. In an effort to prolong his career, Casey tries sabotaging the demolition. This works for a while, until she is arrested and put in prison. Upon her bail out, Casey finds a pin with a "T" on it. When she touches it, she sees a world that is beyond any one's comprehension. Only she can see it when she touches the pin and over a short period; is thrown back into reality with no way of going back. Eager to find out what this place was and how to get back to it, she goes out to find some answers. Along the way she meets an older man named Frank (George Clooney) who knows all the answers to her questions and just maybe can help her.

I told you not to touch anything!

There is much more to the movie, but I don't wish to spoil everything. I will say though that the sprawling and bright metropolis of the future she sees will not be in the movie often. Everything futuristic and awesome the trailer shows is barely in the movie. In fact, the first hour of the movie seems to drag until she meets Frank at his house. Once the slow beginning is over, then the true fun begins with futuristic fire fights and aircraft flight. Being that it is a Disney movie, it's obviously directed towards a younger audience. For kids, this movie will keep them very entertained. The movie has a lot of kid friendly scenes and some very funny moments which are always welcome. George Clooney is where the movie truly has the best moments and Britt Robertson usually adds to the comic relief. Clooney plays a bitter character at the beginning, but over time he becomes much more likable. He is snarky and cynical and probably the best part of the movie. Hugh Laurie is in the movie as well, but he you won't see a lot of him. Laurie will have very dry British wit in most of his scenes and is welcome in this movie's plot.

Not even they could save this movie

The movie has a big message; we, as responsible humans, can not resign ourselves to inevitable doom. As you watch the movie, you'll understand why this is so prevalent. Disney wants the younger viewers to known that, yes science and logic are important in any world but dreamers are what makes life worth living. This is an awesome theme because it makes everyone watching feel like they can do impossible things. No person has to be resigned to their predestined fate, a person can change his or her stars. Disney usually likes to put those Walt Disney-isms in most of their movies and I wish more companies had movies with similar themes.

The story isn't terrible but at times it will be confusing. I felt as though the writers didn't know what movie they were trying to make. One minute, it can be light-hearted and the next is doomsday. For younger viewers, passing does not matter if action is prevalent. Luckily, there is a fair amount of lasers and gadgets to keep anyone entertained. The special effects are actually very well done. This is one of those movies I would not have minded seeing in IMAX. I just wish there was much more futuristic technology. Maybe a whole other movie about Tomorrowland and Earthlings coming to it would have been the better movie. All I know is, I found this movie to be okay and nothing is wrong with "just okay". I maybe would have preferred to wait to see this as a rental (especially because there were people loudly talking for half the movie behind us). George Clooney and Hugh Laurie bring a lot to this movie and because of them it was enjoyable. This movie is not a waste of time, I just don't think it is worth movie theater price. I give Tomorrowland six space cadets out of ten. If you are very interested then please see the movie, but if you are on the fence then I recommend watching something else.

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