Tomorrowland - Do you understand?

Katlyn 2022-03-21 09:01:37

Talking to a nine-year-old boy about the Disney movie he'd been looking forward to and just watched, he concluded that it was neither sci-fi (compared to "Guardians of the Galaxy"), nor The future (compared to "Jupiter Rising". And what disappointed him the most was that in some places he didn't understand at all, full of question marks. I hadn't watched the film at the time, so I just wondered if there were some in the film. What advanced technology does he not understand? Or is it because the plot in the film is too complicated for children to understand?

Later, after I went to the cinema and watched "Tomorrowland", a dialogue with the children suddenly emerged, which made me I began to think about whether the film still has some meanings and connotations that are not completely what everyone sees now.

First of all, I have to admit that I very much agree with the point of view of a nine-year-old. The reason is: the

film is really not future, because it is Regarding "tomorrow", not "future", the two belong to different concepts. We always feel that "future" has little to do with us and is out of reach; basically, it only represents three vague passages on the trajectory of time One: past, present and future. Relatively speaking, "tomorrow" represents the time and space that we will inevitably and soon enter, and what will be loaded is absolutely relevant to our current attitudes and behaviors. In this way, in the film The last paragraph describes the indictment that human beings do not care about future disasters at all, even though the signs are everywhere, it has a great connection with the concept of "tomorrow" rather than "future".

At the same time, the film is indeed not sci-fi enough, and there is no sharp weapon. , and lacks imaginative science and technology to deal with bad guys who destroy the earth or the universe (I think many people feel that the story is dull because of this). A little creative idea beyond imagination, maybe only the Eiffel Tower can be divided into it. Second, it turned into a rocket and could actually lift off. However, from the perspective of the storyline, it is not inappropriate or even reasonable that the film is not too sci-fi, because the so-called Tomorrowland originally appeared at the same time as the real world. Two parallel spaces have no precedence relationship, that is, the world of tomorrow is the state of the world after development or evolution.

Because of this, the difference between the two worlds is not necessarily that one has advanced technology, so there is no need to use sci-fi elements to highlight the difference. What the movie wants to emphasize is that the only difference between the two co-existing spaces is that in the world of tomorrow, everyone worked together to avoid all possible human disasters, and they chose to be everyone who will still be there tomorrow, for the sake of tomorrow. The Earth that still exists makes changes. This should be the reason why we yearn to move to another parallel time and space, not because of high-end scientific development, or the future technology that we are trying our best to explore in the present. In this way, it turns out that high-end technology and sci-fi stunts are not the protagonists of this movie at all.

As for the reason why children can't read the film, it can be explained simply by the fact that the film does not have clear good and bad people, but only the characters of pessimism and optimism. The heroine is the head of the optimism, and she will rush forward when she encounters any obstacle, while the hero is a stubborn pessimist who has experienced from dreams to hopes to disappointments.

Further analysis, the film does not actually use children as the main audience. For them, the world is already beautiful (of course, before they have too many sad experiences, or see despair or terrible scenes like the destruction of the earth), the film shows that the world needs hope and dreams. , to work hard for everyone's tomorrow, etc. For children, when there is no contrast or too much external interference, there is no need for movies to specifically "tell" them, because these are the All have a view.

Because of the simple and intuitive feelings and expressions of nine-year-old children, there is another interpretation of this film. It is precisely because of the state and attitude of the children that the film finally gives the children the task of finding dreamers lurking in all walks of life who can bring about change.

In addition to "future" belonging to our "future masters", "tomorrow" should use their vision and perspective to discover endless possibilities, act for the purest desire, and make dreams no longer stay in dreams.

Gentlemen, do you understand?


The article was first published on the public account "One-One Path".

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Extended Reading
  • Florida 2022-03-25 09:01:06

    Two and a half stars. In fact, the suspense at the beginning was quite interesting. It was originally a script with a very big brain hole. I thought of a few more exciting ideas than the later development. It’s okay to be mediocre. In the end, it’s called chaos. All kinds of inexplicable and illogical sci-fi concepts are thrown one after another, and there is also an eternal youth chocolate milkshake wtf. The ending is even more insufferable. Only the little girl love story is well received.

  • Rhiannon 2021-11-25 08:01:21

    As an advertisement, it should be given 9 points, but now it is only 7.4 points. It is still given to the little girl in the class. She is a small version of Audrey Hepburn, and she is very purple. If there is such a girlfriend, the husband needs to ask for it. Their love for humans and machines...

Tomorrowland quotes

  • [last lines]

    Casey Newton: [voice over] First order of business... get the door back open. Couldn't hurt to get a few experienced engineers over here. Next...

    Frank Walker: [voice over] Put the party back on... and print out some new invitations.

    [Now cut to Frank and Casey speaking in front of an audience of androids like Athena]

    Frank Walker: Which brings us to why we're here today. A year ago, it was all supposed to be over... we shouldn't even be here, but we are. It isn't hard to knock down a big, evil building that's telling everybody that the world's going to end. What is hard... is figuring out what to build in its place, and if we're going to do that... we can't do it alone. We're going to need all of you...

    Young British Recruiter: [raises his hand] Frank Walker. May I ask a question?

    Frank Walker: Sure!

    Young British Recruiter: The search parameters you've given us, while mathematically sound, are a bit... undefined. Could you be more specific, please?

    Frank Walker: Well, Miss Newton. You want to tell our recruiters what they're looking for?

    Casey Newton: Dreamers... we are looking for dreamers. Anyone who will feed the right wolf.

    [start handing out cases of Tomorrowland buttons]

    Frank Walker: So... I once told your predecessor that she was nothing but a combination of ones and zeroes. I was wrong. She was much more than that. You are much more than that, too. So, go out there and do she would've done. Find the ones who haven't given up. They're the future.

  • Athena: There are things I need to tell you before the final... before the automated program kicks in. I'm a machine, I never thought that was bad until I saw your face when you found out I was.

    Frank Walker: I always knew...

    Athena: No you didn't...

    Computer Voice: Systems failing. Activating last thoughts saved for Frank Walker.

    [Voice-Over]

    Athena: Log 15. September. 1965. Frank Walker is looking at me in a manner that is difficult to recognize. It seems imperative to explain to him that I'm an audio-animatronic...

    Frank Walker: Athena...

    Athena: ...But I'm concerned that he may be adversely affected when he finds out that I'm not human. He has potential. I don't want to damage it. He needs someone to believe in him and I am fulfilling that need. He's my top recruit. Log 24. October. 1965. I'm having unusual thoughts towards Frank Walker. I suspect a flaw in my empathy interface. I'm thinking I should report it... but I haven't. I cannot explain why. Log 78. April. 1984. Frank Walker has been banished by Governor Nix. He says he's lost hope and he holds me responsible for having given it to him in the first place. I do not understand this. He says I never will, because I do not feel anger... or disappointment... or love.

    Computer Voice: End recording.

    Athena: I was designed to find dreamers... I found you... and lost you. But I found her... Casey. Dreamers need to stick together. It's not programming, it's personal.