6/25/2023 0 Comments Will there be another tomorrow warThey’ve arrived with a dire warning: in just 30 years, an unstoppable horde of alien monsters have nearly wiped humanity off the face of the planet. One fateful evening, in the middle of the World Cup, a time portal appears and a contingent of soldiers emerge. The film centers on Dan Forester (Chris Pratt), an Iraq war veteran turned high school biology teacher who lives a tranquil life with his wife Emmy (Betty Gilpin, largely wasted here) and their daughter Muri (Ryan Kiera Armstrong). There’s never going to be another Independence Day (arguably the blueprint for these kinds of movies), but The Tomorrow War lacks the charming and memorable characters of other, better blockbuster spectacles and struggles to stand out from the crowded field it’s playing in, both stylistically and storywise. Many films have been panned upon their release only to become cult classics later (i.e., The Thing, and The Blob) so it’s entirely possible viewpoints will change in the future or a new fanbase will develop.Amazon Prime Video’s The Tomorrow War has all the makings of a smash hit sci-fi action epic with its large-scale apocalyptic conflict, a group of ragtag heroes, and a fun time travel hook, but it struggles to keep its head above water throughout its two hour and twenty-minute runtime. Overall, it comes down to a matter of what you like, and, as we all know, what you like might not be what someone else likes. Sci-fi films can be polarizing so it’s not a surprise that The Tomorrow War has both its critics and its devotees. The two share a bond that’s evident on screen, and Ryan Kiera Armstrong was the perfect choice to play the little girl. The one point on which everyone can agree seems to be Chris Pratt’s interaction with his daughter, Muri, in the present time. (The aliens were seriously creepy.) Many were giving the film thumbs-up for being entertaining with lots of action and an everyday guy trying to save the world. While some viewers are calling the movie “silly,” “boring,” and “a time-waster,” others are praising the film for its innovative story and astounding CGI effects. The Tomorrow War has some fans’ approval, though Where is the more modified weaponry? Critics also call out the CGI aliens, not impressed with Amazon’s efforts. And everyone is still fighting with regular guns. One of the main issues that has divided fans is the lack of progress thirty years into the future which is where a rag-tag team of civilians, some with no military or law enforcement experience, head to fight these beasts. How was that possible? And why didn’t Dan’s team take the time to develop a better way to deliver the toxins to the Whitespikes, as the creatures are called? Though the premise is a strong one, many fans have issues with how the plot was carried out with questions like: why was the toxin even needed if Dan and his friends were going to blow up the aliens’ ship in the end? Also, dozens of people were fighting against the mother alien in one scene, but she managed to be overtaken by only two people in the end. Heavily promoted prior to its release, the film promised plenty of action and drama in the official trailer with time-traveling soldiers interrupting a soccer game and glimpses into the dismal future where a never-ending war was being fought against aliens that aren’t so easily defeated. Simmons, a sci-fi adventure movie debuted on July 2 on Amazon Prime. The Tomorrow War, starring Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, and J.K. Warning: this post contains spoilers for The Tomorrow War
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