Review Tommorowland
19:55The trailer portrayed a world where nothing was impossible, and the beauty of the place was stunning. There was also over-the-top action...
Thinking that the movie will be the same, I walked into the theater with high expectations, believing that it would be an amazing movie, which might be on par with Avengers: Age of Ultron.
It was not.
Casey Newton (Britt Robertson) is a genius who has a strong interest in the world around her. After posting bail for a crime, Casey finds a pin that brings her to a place of limitless potential, a new world where anything seems possible. In order to gain access to this futuristic dimension though she will have to enlist the aid of a former resident of that place named Frank (George Clooney). However, Frank's history with the utopia may prove an insurmountable obstacle, especially when hunters continue to track he and Casey.
It had its good moments, but it had a lot of cons.
Let's start with the pros- First off, the movie's effects were brilliant. You could really see the beauty of Tomorrowland, and how it was a place where the world's smartest minds could meet up and do everything they can think of. It was a brilliant idea.
Another idea that was simply amazing was the fact that there was a rocket that could come out from the Eiffel Tower, which I thought was amazing. The effects were good, and I was really captivated by the scene.
Lastly, the acting was OK, some of the actors made the scenes believable, primarily Raffey Cassidy as Athena.
Now to the cons- The movie felt very...hollow. It had holes in its plot, and the whole idea of the film was not exactly developed well. The film's villain, Nix, didn't appeal to me as a very menacing and dangerous villain, instead, he felt like he was just there to create a monitor and tell the world that it will die.
Next, the action in this movie wasn't what I imagined it'd be. Judging from the trailer, I was expecting a futuristic action film by Disney, but that wasn't the case. All the film used was guns that were OP, and self-destructing "robots".
The story wasn't the best either. Like the name suggests, Tomorrowland appears in the film for a short scene with young Frank Walker and Athena. Then, for about 80% of the rest of the film, Tomorrowland was no where to be seen, only in small glimpses when Casey touches the pin. After Athena, Casey, and Frank actually go to Tomorrowland, we no longer get to see the beauty of it, and instead see a world that is practically destroyed and abandoned.
The ending was primarily interesting either, with Athena's "death" or "self-destruction", which lead to Frank and Casey destroying Nix's monitor and saving the world. There wasn't any action there, besides the explosion Athena makes, and the bomb used to close the door, leaving Nix and Frank out on Earth. Nix was practically useless, after a pillar dropped on him. All he did was create a monitor and shoot Athena, which would lead to her self-destructing and saving the world.
When the movie ended, I sat there for a while through the credits feeling quite disappointed, mostly because of the high expectations I had for it. I actually felt as though there was something missing. Tomorrowland had a lot of potential, but it failed to execute it. The effects were good, and the acting was OK. The villain, as I said before, wasn't exactly menacing, but I suppose it works for a PG movie.
In the end? This movie is great for families with kids that are 7+. However, despite that and the stunning visual effects, it is a movie you can definitely pass on.
