Tomorrowland

A futuristic world unlike the tragic world in which we live.

Tomorrowland is a futuristic science fiction film about an alternate world created by the best minds and genius' in our own world. The film centres around a girl named Casey Newton (Britt Robertson), the daughter of a NASA engineer. She manages to get a glimpse of Tomorrowland, a place that promises hope and a better future and immediately soughts out a way to go there. In order to reach this world she has to seek the help of Frank Walker (George Clooney) who once was a part of their society until he was thrown out after creating something terrible.

The film which is created by Disney and based on the theme park, is a very family orientated film. Visually it is stunning, I managed to see it in IMAX which made the film even more impressive. The cinematography and visual effects done on the film manage to capture the audience's attention. The storyline, although fairly straightforward grips you and keeps us engulfed in this crazy adventure.

I think what I liked most was the messages of the film. The film is very self reflective and gets the audience to really step aside for one moment and look at the world that we have created and are effectively destroying. I a typical futuristic manner we get a glimpse of what a future could possibly look like and face issues that currently are being ignored. In this respect the film is very strong and forces the audience to think.

Unfortunately for me the film is too disney-fied in place, it's perfect for children, however if you wanted something with a bit more grit then you may perhaps be slightly disappointed as the film is particularly cheesy and cringey in places.

On the whole however I would recommend seeing it. The cast was strong, Clooney and Robertson did a great job, supported by the likes of Hugh Laurie, Raffery Cassidy and Tim Mcgraw. It's an enjoyable film with an uplifting ending.  Even if the story isn't everything you want it be, visually the film is worth watching.

The Descendants

A few weeks ago, I decided to watch the Oscar award winning  film 'The Descendants' starring, George Clooney.

I had intended to see the film earlier on last year, due to the huge hype about it. I never had the chance until now, and having finally seen it, I can't particularly say I'm that bothered about seeing it this late.

Apart from being a rather depressing plot, 'The Descendants' just didn't manage to keep me intrigued throughout. I'm usually a fan of George Clooney's films, but I sort of found this kinda dull.

I don't deny that in places the film is really touching, because it is. For those who don't know, the plot follows   a man whose wife was involved in a boating accident and has been put into a coma. He also has to deal with his two difficult daughters who are acting out and making life that bit more difficult. He then discovers that his wife was having an affair and spend the entirety of the film trying to find this man and learn more about him.

In all honesty and thought that his obsession with finding this man became a little too much and he really needed to focus a lot more on his daughters. I also would've liked to know more about his wife and their relationship I think, to build more sympathy for Matt King (Clooney).

Having said all this, I was particularly impressed with Shailene Woodley's performance, who played Matt's eldest daughter. I found her very convincing and was far more interested in her story than any of the other characters.

I can see why the film did spark interest in some aspects, however it wasn't something I particularly want to watch again.


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