Tomorrowland: A Mainstream Atlas Shrugged? - Galt's Gulch

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Tomorrowland: A Mainstream Atlas Shrugged?

Posted by bobmcgurk 8 years, 11 months ago to Movies

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Recently saw a trailer for Tomorrowland and it had a lot of similarities to the second half of Atlas II. Coincidence? Thoughts?

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Posted by Terraformer_One 8 years, 6 months ago

I went to the cinema to watch Tomorrowland and will buy it when it comes out on DVD.

I think it is an important movie because it shifts the mainstream, however imperceptibly, towards a positive view of what the future holds. I prefer that to the dystopia-theme of recent years.

I comprehend that warnings about 'thin end of the wedge' scenarios are needed. But I appreciate a long-term vision of future possibilities to counter the gloom. As the sun will come out again after the storm has dissipated its limited energy.

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  Posted by Terraformer_One 8 years, 6 months ago
  
  The fourteen centuries that the darkness has used to spread itself are a long time compared to the lifetime of a single human lifetime.
  
  We need to use a second way of interpreting events - using a geological timescale. So that we DO NOT become hypnotised by recent events.
  
  Keep in mind: evil thrives when good men stand aside and do nothing.
  
  My favourite book concerning this strategy is Terry Goodkind's 'Faith of the Fallen'.
  
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Posted by Mamaemma 8 years, 11 months ago

I wish I could tolerate George Clooney. It would have to be a great movie for me to watch him

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  Posted by Terraformer_One 8 years, 6 months ago
  
  Are you prepared to ignore the actors so that you can enjoy the plot?
  
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