A number of reviewers have criticised that this movie seems half-baked. The stunning visuals could not compensate for the apparent lack of plot. I beg to differ. The entire premise of the movie hinges upon theoretical particles called tachyons and the idea of multiple parallel universes. All very new concepts in modern Physics.
The problem was, these ideas were unveiled in their entirety in a very short amount of time. There was this scene where David Nix explained that Man simply lapped up the idea of an impending doom, and refuses to mend his destructive ways. The viewer is left wondering if this is merely self-fulfilling prophecy wapped in a coat of fancy scientific jargon.
Casey Newton realised that the tower was projecting a version of the future that was simply one of the many other possible futures. But by repeatedly reinforcing the outcome with current world events, this would eventually cause the other possible futures to collapse and end up with the one being projected. In quantum mechanics, this is known as the many-worlds interpretation, a.k.a. "Schrödinger's cat" paradox.
I left the movie feeling a sense of awe and wonder. Perhaps I'm a sucker for these feel-good type of shows. (I am a dreamer!) Where can I get my very own TomorrowLand pin?
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