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Tomorrowland (2015)
Tomorrowland is a great movie for the kids but not without it's fair share of platitudes and clichés
Tomorrowland is visually very appealing. You can sense that a lot of attention has been given to details like the uniforms, people and technology of the future. It is pretty believable and makes you want to be a part of the story. Credits to the composer for the accompanying soundtrack. Even though you get the feeling that you have heard it in other movies before it goes well with the cinematography and the story line.
The biggest strength of Tomorrowland is its unique and compelling plot. It's a very fresh idea and you're constantly engaged to know what will happen next. It is packed with a surprising amount of action sequences and something that you'd probably not expect from a PG movie targeted primarily at kids.
Where the movie excels is instilling this idea in the audience that they are more than a mere participant in the future. No matter what problems engulf us (natural disasters, surveillance state, epidemics) they have the ability to fix it and create something better.
Unfortunately, the movie doesn't have the universal appeal of movies like Toy Story or Wall-e which can be enjoyed regardless of your age. Tomorrowland is not without a lot of clichés and platitudes where it's not so subtle about the positive messages it's trying to impart to the audience. Instead, it keeps badgering us over and over on why it's important for us to be good. The main character does a decent job but can be annoying at times when the film is trying to portray how brilliant and special she is. You never really understand what her special ability is besides being optimistic and knowing "how things work". It's not convincing when she can easily solve problems that her scientist dad who works for NASA is grappling with.
Overall, it's a good movie to watch with your family, but don't expect it to have the lasting impression that some of the other Disney/Pixar movies have.