Among the things I liked about this film was the chemistry between George Clooney's Frank and Britt Robertson's Casey. Frank represents the cynical harsh inventor whose dreams have been shattered by complicated situations while Casey represents the optimistic adventurous side of that dynamic. Both work well together with their back and forth banter and support of each other. I also liked Raffey Cassidy's character, Athena. She's a small little British girl who brings laughs while also kicking some robotic ass. Did I also mention she's a robot. (I'm starting to guess evil robots are going to be a running theme of 2015) My favorite moment of the film though was not the action of escaping a house full of robots or the wonder and excitement of escaping the Eiffel Tower in a rocket ship. No, it was Hugh Laurie's speech about humanity's lack of inspiration and motivation. It was a dark and brooding speech but the sad thing about it was that it was a pretty accurate description of our world. By the time he was done with his rant, the audience ended up looking at each other, nodding their heads in agreement.
Unfortunately, the cons of this movie outweigh the pros. Sure, the characters are likeable but the movie itself has problems. For example, the place of Tomorrowland itself ends up being treated as a MacGuffin rather than the amazing place it advertises itself. Roughly 85% of the movie is spent trying to get to Tomorrowland instead of "actually" being there. Once we finally got to Tomorrowland, I was left disappointed. Sure you can make the case that the glimpses of Tomorrowland at the beginning and in Casey's pin-touching visions should have been a good enough representation of the world, but for me, it felt fake. The conflict presented once we get to Tomorrowland also felt lame and easily solvable. It was like once the characters realized the danger was imagination, the whole fight among characters to stop it felt pointless and unnecessary. Also, the way our heroes tried to explain the danger and how to solve it felt somewhat convoluted. Lastly, the connection between Frank(George Clooney) and Athena ( Raffey Cassidy) kind of creep me out. All I'll say is it felt weird and somewhat forced. Maybe it's because she's a robot or maybe it's because she's a little girl.
Tomorrowland has its moments but the closer it got to the end, it all pretty much fell apart and left me uninspired. Tomorrowland gets a 2.9 out of 5. Also, here's a link on social justice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzxKJZzHZfw
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