Comparing Tomorrowland, Produced And Directed By Brad Bird

Introduction One idea can influence the world, but how far can that idea go if it is spread by one person? Could an idea also present a reality better than the one humanity is accustomed to today? The 2015 film Tomorrowland attempts to reveal the answers to these questions in the real world as well as in an alternate dimension where humanity has a different outlook on the future. Tomorrowland, produced and directed by Brad Bird, follows Casey and Frank. Casey is a teenager who seems to be one of the only people in the world with the desire to find positive ways to affect the future. Everyone around her, from her father to her teachers, are complacent towards anything bad that can affect them. She is approached by the robot Athena, who introduces her to an alternate version of reality called Tomorrowland, where mankind creates technologies surpassing those of the real world by centuries. Athena explains that Casey’s world is in trouble and that they must go to Tomorrowland to save it. In order to get there, Casey and Athena need help from Frank, a pessimistic recluse who used to live in Tomorrowland. He shows Casey one of his inventions in his home that predicts the world will end with 100% certainty. However, when Casey refuses to accept what Frank’s machine says, the 100% chance briefly drops. This convinces Frank that Casey might be able to sa ve the planet from catastrophe, and takes her and Athena to Tomorrowland. There, Casey finds out that everyone in Tomorrowland,