Tomorrowland: Our Future or a Stretch?

Nearly five years after its release, I finally got my hands on a copy of Tomorrowland. When it first came out, I, being a Disney nutcase, was fully anticipating this film. And now that I have seen it, I've got several thoughts. 

The movie itself was in a word, choppy. The plotline seemed a little scatterbrained but it's essence was great. 

There are no shortage to the number of doomsday films coming out in our generation and before our generation, and Lord knows, until the end of time, I don't think there will be a shortage of doomsday films, and that was a topic discussed in the movie by the character Nix, played by Hugh Laurie. This movie had no shortage of name droppers either. Starring George Clooney, Britt  Robertson, and Tim McGraw, other names including Judy Greer and Keegan-Michael Key made small appearances as well. So as for name droppers, and giving you something yummy to look at (Clooney or Robertson, pick your poison, personally, I choose Robertson),this film does not disappoint. Because not everything in this generation needs Efron or a Jonas Brother to have eye candy. 

Moving on from the reason every young woman watches a movie, eye candy, lets talk message. There's one message true and through in this movie: we can have a better tomorrow if we believe, if we dream. That's honestly the most Disney way of looking at Doomsday but let's think about it for a second, what does happen if we stop believing in a better tomorrow? The more we accept our doom, the more we become comfortable in our ways, thus becoming the more we stop trying to change. And that's a very important message that I feel like more young people, the future, need to seep into their heads.

Before this becomes a long drawn out lecture as to how "we're the future," "we're the change" "blah blah blah change," can we discuss how hard to follow this movie was? It had a pure, great message, and not short of the yum yum factor. And it was greatly cast with brilliant actors and actresses. But the plot itself was a little all over the place. Or was that just me? Like why did her brother look like him? Or why exactly was she the first change in over 50 years? So many unanswered questions with a plotline I had a hard time following, but a lot of movies are that way, I hear Birdbox gave that a shot. 

So all in all, did it deserve just a 50% on Rotten Tomatoes? Is earth doomed to end up like that? Are there forces at work stopping our doom? Don't let my opinion sway you, go give it a watch and let us know what you think our Tomorrowland will be like.