Tomorrowland (2015) Review
I just got done watching Tomorrowland today at 6:00 p.m, and I think I'm ready to review it now for my third review so far. I'm kind of enjoying the review thing. I hope I can continue to make some more in the future. I will post a Batman: Arkham Asylum, City, and Origins review soon. If you are a gamer and you are into Batman, please check out it out when it's out.
Also, please be aware that my reviews aren't SPOILER-FREE (SPOILER WARNING). If you just want to see the score, it will be under Verdict & Conclusion in the end. Enjoy.
The Introduction
I was kind of excited to see this movie, mainly because of the director, Brad Bird (director of The Incredibles, The Iron Giant, and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol). It was really interesting, not amazing, but interesting. I came out of the theater a little disappointed in some parts of the movie, but overall, it was a satisfying experience. Sure, the film does look like just an advertisement for the Disney-themed park in Disney Land called, you guessed it, Tomorrowland, but while I was watching it, I tried not to look at this movie that way because the movie does have some other themes to it besides "go to Tomorrowland in Disneyland because it's awesome."
The Plot
A former boy Genius (played by George Clooney) and a gifted Teenager (played by Britt Robertson) set out on a dangerous mission to unravel the secrets of "Tomorrowland", an enigmatic location caught between space and time.
Yes, I know that's not much, but unfortunately, I attempted to try to explain what the plot is, but I was afraid that if I tried, people would be left confused because the plot is kind of impossible to explain without giving away the entire movie. So I just took the easy way out by copying the synopsis from Google. If you want to know more about the plot, you can visit the link below.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrowland_%28film%29#Plot]
The Good Things About the Movie
1. Interesting Concept - I liked the interesting scope of this location of Tomorrowland, how it's a place of wonder. It's a place that I would want to go to....not the Tomorrowland in Disneyland, but if that kind of Tomorrowland existed, I would go. Who wouldn't? There was this guy who described Tomorrowland as a place where scientists could go and they could create anything they imagined without politics involved or restrictions from corporate greed.
2. The Characters - I enjoyed the characters in this movie. They did a fine job. Britt Robertson, especially, showed me her acting talents in this movie because I heard she didn't do so well in The Last Ride. So, fortunately, Britt Robertson isn't one of those mediocre actresses. George Clooney did an awesome job as well. Raffey Cassidy, the girl who plays Athena, the "good" robot, was probably the best character in the movie. The chemistry between Frank and Casey is solid. Just stellar performances.
3. Themes Messages & Symbolisms - This one was probably the best part of the movie was its symbolisms and themes. Tomorrowland was conveying a message to the mentality of society today. Society, today, is unimaginative, uncreative, and we're not that curious about things like Casey, and it's sort of not our fault. Sure, not everyone in society is not creative and unimaginative, but I think Tomorrowland was trying to say that society needs to enforce creativity and inspire people to be imaginative. Think about it; our society enforces mostly on routine and standardization and it's killing us.
Another thing that I found interesting, symbolically, was that this movie kind of reminds me of Interstellar because of how some of their symbolisms are similar. They both have religious-type symbols. Murph symbolizes Jesus because she's symbolically spreading the word of Cooper (symbolizes Christ). Similarly, Casey symbolizes Jesus spreading the word of being creative, not giving up and losing hope.
4. Relates to My Life Personally - Either this or #3 is the best part of the movie in my opinion. Tomorrowland relates to me on a personal level because I'm currently struggling to find my creative niche. I want to be a scientist, create things, and be great, but because education is so based on standardization and routine, it's literally destroying my creativity, and I can't dropout because I need the education to be scientist.
The Bad Things About the Movie
1. Pacing Was A Little Bit Off - I wasn't quite sucked into the movie in the beginning of the movie because I was left wondering what's going on. So, I feel that they could have started the movie a bit better.
2. Convoluted Plot and Weak Storytelling - This is, in fact, the worst part of the movie and it almost destroyed the entire experience for me. I just hated the fact that the movie seemed too convoluted and confusing. There were a few parts of the movie that was weird and couldn't know what's happening. They fail and sometimes refuse to explain some things of the story. But, fortunately, the story wasn't incompetent enough to ruin the movie.
3. The Villain Was Really Lame - In the end of the movie, the villain is later to be revealed to be the dude who is basically the "ruler" of Tomorrowland. I really don't know why he turned away to be the bad guy. Maybe I missed the explanation and didn't catch what he said, but I kind of don't understand his motives.
Verdict & Conclusion
Score: 7/10
I think that I and reviewers alike can say that Tomorrowland is Brad Bird's weakest movie. I don't think Tomorrowland is as good as his other movies. I think what happened was that he was a bit too occupied with writing The Incredibles sequel, which is what I'm excited for and I'm hoping that Brad Bird won't make the same mistakes on that movie. But, why would Brad Bird direct a movie when he's too busy with The Incredibles? I don't know. I do know that Tomorrowland is based of the concept of Walt Disney before he died called EPCOT (Experimental Prototype Community Of Tommorow), which is what the screenplay is based off of. If you want to learn more about that, check out the link below:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Prototype_Community_of_Tomorrow_(concept)]
I don't think Tomorrowland deserves like a 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I can understand why they would give such a rating though.
If it wasn't for the fact that I can personally relate to the movie and I admired its themes, I would have given it a 6/10 instead.
But, despite its plot deficiencies, Tomorrowland is still a wonderfully directed movie by Brad Bird with excellent cinematography & camera work and a good performances by Britt Robertson, George Clooney, and Raffey Cassidy. I, especially, adore its original charm. I like how this movie trying to be original, and you know how in the movie industry that the theaters are just oversaturated with sequels, prequels, spinoffs, and reboots. So, I'll give some praise that Tomorrowland is trying to be original.
So, did you enjoy Tomorrowland? What did you think of the movie? Comment down your thoughts. I'll keep you posted on when the Batman Arkham Asylum, City, and Origins Review is coming up.
Also, please be aware that my reviews aren't SPOILER-FREE (SPOILER WARNING). If you just want to see the score, it will be under Verdict & Conclusion in the end. Enjoy.
The Introduction
I was kind of excited to see this movie, mainly because of the director, Brad Bird (director of The Incredibles, The Iron Giant, and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol). It was really interesting, not amazing, but interesting. I came out of the theater a little disappointed in some parts of the movie, but overall, it was a satisfying experience. Sure, the film does look like just an advertisement for the Disney-themed park in Disney Land called, you guessed it, Tomorrowland, but while I was watching it, I tried not to look at this movie that way because the movie does have some other themes to it besides "go to Tomorrowland in Disneyland because it's awesome."
The Plot
A former boy Genius (played by George Clooney) and a gifted Teenager (played by Britt Robertson) set out on a dangerous mission to unravel the secrets of "Tomorrowland", an enigmatic location caught between space and time.
Yes, I know that's not much, but unfortunately, I attempted to try to explain what the plot is, but I was afraid that if I tried, people would be left confused because the plot is kind of impossible to explain without giving away the entire movie. So I just took the easy way out by copying the synopsis from Google. If you want to know more about the plot, you can visit the link below.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrowland_%28film%29#Plot]
The Good Things About the Movie
1. Interesting Concept - I liked the interesting scope of this location of Tomorrowland, how it's a place of wonder. It's a place that I would want to go to....not the Tomorrowland in Disneyland, but if that kind of Tomorrowland existed, I would go. Who wouldn't? There was this guy who described Tomorrowland as a place where scientists could go and they could create anything they imagined without politics involved or restrictions from corporate greed.
2. The Characters - I enjoyed the characters in this movie. They did a fine job. Britt Robertson, especially, showed me her acting talents in this movie because I heard she didn't do so well in The Last Ride. So, fortunately, Britt Robertson isn't one of those mediocre actresses. George Clooney did an awesome job as well. Raffey Cassidy, the girl who plays Athena, the "good" robot, was probably the best character in the movie. The chemistry between Frank and Casey is solid. Just stellar performances.
3. Themes Messages & Symbolisms - This one was probably the best part of the movie was its symbolisms and themes. Tomorrowland was conveying a message to the mentality of society today. Society, today, is unimaginative, uncreative, and we're not that curious about things like Casey, and it's sort of not our fault. Sure, not everyone in society is not creative and unimaginative, but I think Tomorrowland was trying to say that society needs to enforce creativity and inspire people to be imaginative. Think about it; our society enforces mostly on routine and standardization and it's killing us.
Another thing that I found interesting, symbolically, was that this movie kind of reminds me of Interstellar because of how some of their symbolisms are similar. They both have religious-type symbols. Murph symbolizes Jesus because she's symbolically spreading the word of Cooper (symbolizes Christ). Similarly, Casey symbolizes Jesus spreading the word of being creative, not giving up and losing hope.
4. Relates to My Life Personally - Either this or #3 is the best part of the movie in my opinion. Tomorrowland relates to me on a personal level because I'm currently struggling to find my creative niche. I want to be a scientist, create things, and be great, but because education is so based on standardization and routine, it's literally destroying my creativity, and I can't dropout because I need the education to be scientist.
The Bad Things About the Movie
1. Pacing Was A Little Bit Off - I wasn't quite sucked into the movie in the beginning of the movie because I was left wondering what's going on. So, I feel that they could have started the movie a bit better.
2. Convoluted Plot and Weak Storytelling - This is, in fact, the worst part of the movie and it almost destroyed the entire experience for me. I just hated the fact that the movie seemed too convoluted and confusing. There were a few parts of the movie that was weird and couldn't know what's happening. They fail and sometimes refuse to explain some things of the story. But, fortunately, the story wasn't incompetent enough to ruin the movie.
3. The Villain Was Really Lame - In the end of the movie, the villain is later to be revealed to be the dude who is basically the "ruler" of Tomorrowland. I really don't know why he turned away to be the bad guy. Maybe I missed the explanation and didn't catch what he said, but I kind of don't understand his motives.
Verdict & Conclusion
Score: 7/10
I think that I and reviewers alike can say that Tomorrowland is Brad Bird's weakest movie. I don't think Tomorrowland is as good as his other movies. I think what happened was that he was a bit too occupied with writing The Incredibles sequel, which is what I'm excited for and I'm hoping that Brad Bird won't make the same mistakes on that movie. But, why would Brad Bird direct a movie when he's too busy with The Incredibles? I don't know. I do know that Tomorrowland is based of the concept of Walt Disney before he died called EPCOT (Experimental Prototype Community Of Tommorow), which is what the screenplay is based off of. If you want to learn more about that, check out the link below:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Prototype_Community_of_Tomorrow_(concept)]
I don't think Tomorrowland deserves like a 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I can understand why they would give such a rating though.
If it wasn't for the fact that I can personally relate to the movie and I admired its themes, I would have given it a 6/10 instead.
But, despite its plot deficiencies, Tomorrowland is still a wonderfully directed movie by Brad Bird with excellent cinematography & camera work and a good performances by Britt Robertson, George Clooney, and Raffey Cassidy. I, especially, adore its original charm. I like how this movie trying to be original, and you know how in the movie industry that the theaters are just oversaturated with sequels, prequels, spinoffs, and reboots. So, I'll give some praise that Tomorrowland is trying to be original.
So, did you enjoy Tomorrowland? What did you think of the movie? Comment down your thoughts. I'll keep you posted on when the Batman Arkham Asylum, City, and Origins Review is coming up.
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