This film is visually spectacular, heartwarming, and motivating. The locations are beautiful to explore with the eyes, the acting is all- around enjoyable, and the message throughout the film is a refreshingly optimistic one despite the many negative things that are happening in this world today.
Tomorrowland is a metaphor for the possibilities that exist if we would only apply ourselves towards reaching for them. Rather than feed the despair and darkness inside of ourselves by resigning to a grim fate and a lost planet, we can accept the film's encouragement to feed the light and hope that is accessible to each person. Even though the main characters face many difficulties and many naysayers on their journey towards completing an impossible task, they press forward with a confidence that is unshakable.
Some have considered this a fault of the film, being that one of the main characters is almost too optimistic. This criticism is not warranted, and it seems that it's more a product of the wave of negativity gripping films and society in general, rather than objectivity. Yes, she is absolutely driven to making a difference in the world and fixing the problems around here regardless of what it takes. And yet, this is not an unreasonable quality for anyone today to possess, and the message is an overwhelmingly positive one. Just as she strives to fix things around her and to think of solutions to the insurmountable problems in the world, Tomorrowland encourages the audience to be optimistic about our ability to engineer and encourage powerful change.
Tomorrowland is not unbiased in its presentation of the optimistic heroine, though, and that is one of its strengths. The other main character trends towards the more pessimistic side of the coin and provides an interesting balance to the setting. It cannot be said that the film is overly gung-ho, being that negative perspectives are expressed during the main characters' interaction with one another. In the end, the film did a great job of exploring the negative attitudes we as a society will face whenever we want to strive for something greater than ourselves. There will always be the naysayers, the Debbie Downers, the Negative Nancys. They will always maintain that your aspiration is impossible and that you should resign yourself to failure. It is in this pervasively common train of thought that Tomorrowland stands opposed. Tomorrowland represents what we can achieve if we collectively put our energy and aspirations to work. We can not only repair a dying planet, but we can build an entirely new one.
It is here that the film loses some credibility, though. At one point it did feel that the film was a beautiful wrapper for a not- so- subtle attempt to force climate politics onto the viewer. Rather than telling the audience that the climate is set to destroy the earth, it would have been more productive to show the damage being done. Towards the end of the film, the constant telling became a tad preachy. Additionally, the conclusion as a whole felt substantially weaker than the first three-fourths of the film.
All in all, the movie is a pleasure to look at, the acting is interesting, the action scenes are done very well, and the over-all message is a positive and empowering one. Regardless of what people say, strive for your dream until you see for yourself what you can realize. Even if there is no hope, there are times when someone has to do something. Instead of waiting for someone else to do what you're waiting for, Tomorrowland encourages you to be the one who makes that difference in the world. Feed the right wolf. Feed Light and Hope, because enough people feed Despair and Darkness!
Tomorrowland is a metaphor for the possibilities that exist if we would only apply ourselves towards reaching for them. Rather than feed the despair and darkness inside of ourselves by resigning to a grim fate and a lost planet, we can accept the film's encouragement to feed the light and hope that is accessible to each person. Even though the main characters face many difficulties and many naysayers on their journey towards completing an impossible task, they press forward with a confidence that is unshakable.
Some have considered this a fault of the film, being that one of the main characters is almost too optimistic. This criticism is not warranted, and it seems that it's more a product of the wave of negativity gripping films and society in general, rather than objectivity. Yes, she is absolutely driven to making a difference in the world and fixing the problems around here regardless of what it takes. And yet, this is not an unreasonable quality for anyone today to possess, and the message is an overwhelmingly positive one. Just as she strives to fix things around her and to think of solutions to the insurmountable problems in the world, Tomorrowland encourages the audience to be optimistic about our ability to engineer and encourage powerful change.
Tomorrowland is not unbiased in its presentation of the optimistic heroine, though, and that is one of its strengths. The other main character trends towards the more pessimistic side of the coin and provides an interesting balance to the setting. It cannot be said that the film is overly gung-ho, being that negative perspectives are expressed during the main characters' interaction with one another. In the end, the film did a great job of exploring the negative attitudes we as a society will face whenever we want to strive for something greater than ourselves. There will always be the naysayers, the Debbie Downers, the Negative Nancys. They will always maintain that your aspiration is impossible and that you should resign yourself to failure. It is in this pervasively common train of thought that Tomorrowland stands opposed. Tomorrowland represents what we can achieve if we collectively put our energy and aspirations to work. We can not only repair a dying planet, but we can build an entirely new one.
It is here that the film loses some credibility, though. At one point it did feel that the film was a beautiful wrapper for a not- so- subtle attempt to force climate politics onto the viewer. Rather than telling the audience that the climate is set to destroy the earth, it would have been more productive to show the damage being done. Towards the end of the film, the constant telling became a tad preachy. Additionally, the conclusion as a whole felt substantially weaker than the first three-fourths of the film.
All in all, the movie is a pleasure to look at, the acting is interesting, the action scenes are done very well, and the over-all message is a positive and empowering one. Regardless of what people say, strive for your dream until you see for yourself what you can realize. Even if there is no hope, there are times when someone has to do something. Instead of waiting for someone else to do what you're waiting for, Tomorrowland encourages you to be the one who makes that difference in the world. Feed the right wolf. Feed Light and Hope, because enough people feed Despair and Darkness!