TOMORROWLAND
SPOILER ALERT
Fascinating. This is an apocalyptic time-jumping cyber-gnosticy hullabalooo.
The film is at once grand and sweeping, while cozy and near. The combination worked very well for me, though I can see how it would be taken as a little mixed by others.
It did have some of the basic structure of T2, but without the relentless pursuit of the single unstoppable force and the clear early perception of the threat to all humanity, it felt in some ways like the smaller and better first TERMINATOR.
The cast was excellent. I enjoyed relationships and interactions between the cranky recluse, the plucky and irrepressible teen girl, and Athena. Laurie was terrific as the devil with all the best lines.
The cosmic, titanic struggle between light and darkness is here represented by Dr Doug Ross(Frank. Don't call me Francis!) and Dr Gregory House(the evil Yahweh's King David Nix[on].)
It would seem that, all along, it was Dr Greg who created the tower and all seeing eye. It's to test humanity with prophecies of doom; and he exults in the power to destroy the world if it fails the exam (Oh, that silly House of David.)
Of course, 'Don't Call Him Francis' is PRISTINELY INNOCENT of all this. George- I mean Francis- I mean Frank's only failings are having esoteric foreknowedge that discourages him, and loving a child slav- I mean "robot" too much. Fortunately, both can be cast away to consume each other in flames (out with the old, in with the new set of child slav...um...robots.)
All we need is a plucky Christess Sophia to enlighten the path.