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Tomorrowland

Once upon a time, there was two wolves that always fought. One was darkness and despair. The other was light and hope. Which one will win? The one you feed.


 (Spoiler alerts ahead.)
    Tomorrowland is the story about a world--a world that is dying. Casey Newton can see it all around her, wherever she goes. Since she was a toddler, all that Casey has wanted to do was see the stars, because there, anything seemed possible. But wherever she ends up, 'possible' doesn't seem like a reality. All throughout school, her teachers have informed the class of mounting violence, melting icecaps, unstable governments. Casey raised her hand. "Okay, it's bad," she said. "I get that. But what are we doing to fix it?" Her teachers have no answer for her question. But as Casey tells her brother, she believes that one single act can change the future forever. Unfortunately, the 'one single act' she chose was to break into the NASA demolition sight her dad was working on and fry the bulldozers and equipment to stop them from demolishing the launch pad. When Casey is released from jail a few hours later and her personal effects are returned, she finds something else. A pin. When she touches it, she finds herself in a world. And this world is full of hope. Casey feels like anything is possible. Casey explores the world, until suddenly the pin goes dead. Joining up with  a mysterious android named Athena, she finds her way to someone who seems to know about the pin: Fred Walker. It turns out, he's from Tomorrowland; he lived and worked there, but was banished for reasons Casey can't understand. Although detached from the future, Fred still monitors the turmoil and destruction in the world. It's at 100% when Casey walks in. She notices a clock ticking down. "What's that?" she asks. "That's bad, isn't? What are we doing to fix it? We can do something, can't we? We've got to try!" Suddenly, the screen flickers. It now says 99.99%.
      This is only half of the story; a much greater part lies ahead, but I don't want to spoil it. Tomorrowland is a beautiful, inspiring, and incredible story of a girl who says that she won't just sit around. She wants to do something about it--she wants to make a difference. As President Nix says in the movie: they wanted a brighter future, but they didn't want to work today. May we never say, because it is hard, it is not worth doing. Because it is worth doing, it will probably be hard. As Christians, may we serve God today, not waiting until tomorrow; tomorrow might never come.

        Although many say that Tomorrowland is an uneven and choppy movie with not enough action and climax, I wholeheartedly disagree. I think that Tomorrowland is a deep, yet hope-filled movie about dreaming and sacrifice and discovery. Four and a half stars!    ----page turner

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