In “Tomorrowland” we get the not-entirely-original message that the young are the future of the world, but not all young-only those who are prodigies, who are extra smart, who are able to do verbal battle with equally smart adults and come out victorious. Leave to Disney, however, to counteract visions of dystopia. Colliding worlds, huge monsters, British children raised to have their limbs harvested, an invasion by pod people, and a fascist future where feeling is illegal-all these dire works of cinema and literature make the next decade or millennia look almost as bad as the twentieth century. But the future looks terrible in “Logan’s Run,” where people over 30 evaporate. How can kids be optimistic about the future when so many movies that they see and books that they read are full of gloom and doom? Think of the classic novels: In “1984” big brother takes over as he does in “Fahrenheit 451.” At least there are ways to escape from the clutches of an overeager Homeland Security, the most spiritual departure being the colony of young bibliophiles in “Fahrenheit 451” who memorize books. Screenwriter: Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird, story by Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird, Jeff JensenĬast: Britt Robertson, George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy, Thomas Robinson BRITT ROBERTSON, GEORGE CLOONEY, TOMORROWLAND
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