Tomorrowland Review

Tomorrowland is a new science fiction Disney film directed by Brad Bird. It stars George Clooney, and Britt Robertson. The plot of the film is basically a secret, since the trailers only show you that a girl finds a pin and whenever she touches said pin she sees this place called Tomorrowland. So she decided that she is going to find a way to get to this place.

I was incredibly excited for this movie. It is an original movie with a pretty interesting premise, plus it was being directed by Brad Bird. Brad Bird is the same guy that directed The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. I love all those films, and I think he is an extremely talented guy. Once the movie ended I only felt one thing: Disappointment. I'll start by saying that this isn't a bad movie, so don't get me wrong. I was loving the first two acts of this movie. George Clooney and Britt Robertson were freaking awesome in this movie. I also have to say that Raffey Cassidy, who is a little girl that plays a character called Athena in this movie, was very very good too, and kids in movies sometimes can get annoying. The whole story was really cool, and there was this sense of mystery as to what was Tomorrowland, and what was going on there over there that was so urgent. The action sequences were awesome and very well directed, and there was also some really good character development going on for everyone. The visual effects are very well done, and there is also a sense of awe and wonder when you see some of the scenes that take place in Tomorrowland. It looks really really good.

This is a movie that really is about the journey and not the destination, cause as soon as they get to Tomorrowland I felt as if the writers (Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird) just didn't know what to do next. Once in Tomorrowland they basically reveal the villain and the event that has to be stopped. In all honesty the villain was really lame. and the event that has to be stopped was kind of worse. This last 30 minutes all revolve around the message the film is trying to tell us. I won't say what that message is, but it is something we have all heard countless times before. It's good message for sure, but I was expecting something a lot more imaginative. Here the film decides to just bash your head with this message. Everything that happens in the final act is revolving around that message, so all the build up before getting to Tomorrowland doesn't pay off. Yes there is a cool looking action sequence in the end, but it doesn't feel as exciting or as interesting as the other action sequences since the whole point of it was pretty bad.

Tomorrowland is a really amazing movie right until that final act. It is very well acted, and very well written. It is funny, exciting, interesting, and original. The big payoff which was supposed to be getting to Tomorrowland was very dissapointing, and I wish Bird would have come up with something a lot better to have the characters do there. I do recommend watching it though, because I believe original films like this should be supported so we get more of them. It is very weird to have big films like this be original, and not based on any comic, or be a sequel or reboot of anything. 3/5