"Imagine a place where nothing is impossible"

Here's two things you wouldn't think would go together: Disney and George Clooney–but it's happening my friends. If you've gone to the movies recently, then you've probably seen the teaser trailer for Disney's upcoming film Tomorrowland. 

The film shares its name with the science fiction themed land within Disneyland itself. In case you're not familiar with it, Tomorrowland (the park, not the film) includes attractions such as Space Mountain, Star Tours, and Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. Both the park and the film are based off futuristic societies, except in the film, Tomorrowland is an entirely different dimension.

The plot for Tomorrowland is as follows: "Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomorrowland.""

(Source: IMDb)

The cast is absolutely star studded. The biggest stars in this movie would obviously be, as I said before, George Clooney as Frank Walker, the former boy-genius, and Hugh Laurie, who you will likely remember from the TV show House, who plays David Nix, the main antagonist of the film who kicked the young Frank out of Tomorrowland all those years ago. Last but not least, the film's heroine, Casey Newton, is played by Britt Robertson, who made her debut in The Ghost Club and is also in the TV show Under the Dome as Angie McAlister. 

Tomorrowland, according to Disney's second Tomorrowland trailer (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sH0__SpV88), is "...a place where the best and brightest in the world came together to change it." This trailer gives us the most insight into the plot of the movie so far. We learn, as shown in the quote above, the reason why Tomorrowland was created in the first

place and we can also infer a few things about Casey, for instance, a rebellious vibe, as we first see her being released from a jail of some sort, but we can also assume that she is quite intelligent, as she is one of few that can actually visit Tomorrowland. We can definitely see how Casey possesses a capability that others don't when she grabs the pin and can see the future while still somehow being in the present, but when her father (Fun Fact: to add to the elite cast, Tim McGraw plays her father) grabs the pin and it has no effect on him.

I don't know about y'all, but I am ridiculously pumped to see this movie. I can't wait to see the way they adapt the pieces of the park itself in to the film. Making a movie like this based off of one of the parks to me is like creating a movie from the pieces of Walt Disney's imagination itself. I can not wait to see the way they use the modern animation to bring his ideas to life in a was that Walt could only dream of.

Do You Believe In Magic?

Alright. I'm doing something a little different this week so I hope y'all like it :)

Now if you didn't already know, two days ago, Friday March 13 (I know. So scary), the new live action Cinderella movie came out.

So naturally, I went to see it last night so that I could tell you guys all about it, with as little spoilers as possible, of course. And let me just say, it was magical. 

I must say, I don't think they could've picked a better cast. We have Lily James, who you may remember for her role as Korrina in Wrath of the Titans, as Cinderella, Richard Madden, from Game of Thrones, as The Prince, none other than Helena Bonham Carter as the Fairy Godmother, who is best know for her role in Harry Potter as Bellatrix LeStrange and also her MANY roles in various Tim Burton movies, and last, and certainly not least, the wonderful Cate Blanchett as the Stepmother. And in case you don't remember who she is, here you go. I guarantee you do. 

In my opinion, they couldn't have picked a better person to play the Stepmother. Not only does she have the perfect look, she also has that cold grace and elegance and is the perfect embodiment of the Stepmother. Now, in the original movie, the Stepmother appears to be nothing but a cold hearted gold digger, which to some extent she still is, but the new movie adds an element to her that I don't think any of us expected. I don't want to give anything away, but I'll just say that it almost made me feel bad for her. Almost.

I don't know about you, but one of my favorite parts of Cinderella are all her little animal friends that help her out throughout the movie. Now, the mice in the new movie aren't quite as cool because they can't talk, and they didn't incorporate ALL of the little friends she had in the movie because, lets face it, that would just be too much work to have all those little CGI mice running around, but they put in just enough to do them justice.

Speaking of CGI, the effects in this movie are what truly made it magical. My favorite one was, of course, Cinderella's dress transformation.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find the full transformation, but you get the idea. The dress almost seems to transform into this vapor or mist that slowly formulate into a true, classic Cinderella dress, for the most part. This is a perfect example of Disney magic that would make Walt Disney himself incredibly proud, as the original transformation from the 1950 movie was his favorite piece of animation while he was alive.

If you remember from the original story, the prince never really had a name. He was a nice, good-looking prince and that's all he was there for. In the new adaptation however, we see so many more layers to him and even his family. We see that he genuinely cares about what's going on and he takes initiative himself and actually interacts more with the story. We are also given a "name" of sorts. Now, its not his actual name, but it's more of a nickname that we can use to identify him. The name is "Kit" and he says it is a name that his father calls him when he's in a good mood basically, and that is how Cinderella identifies him throughout the movie.

While they did do an amazing adaptation of the story, there were a couple things I would like to have seen in the movie. I was mainly disappointed that they didn't incorporate any of the original music into the movie. I think they had so many amazing things they could've done with the music that they missed out on. Even the most famous song, "Bippity Boppity Boo", was not even mentioned at all, other than when The Fairy Godmother casts her spells.

Despite this though, I still LOVED this movie. I could barely contain my fangirling sitting in the theater. They made it almost seem like a totally different story that was absolutely wonderful, while still staying true to the Disney magic that we all know and love. This movie made me fall in love with Cinderella all over again, and I could only hope that you feel the same. :)

"There has been an awakening...Have you felt it?"

There is no way to start this blog without a simple introduction of the newest addition to perhaps the most timeless movie series in all of history:

Yes, my friends, it is what you think it is: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. All you Star Wars fans (since y'all apparently don't have a fandom name, which is rather depressing) have to be completely elated. I know I am, and I'm not even a hard-core fan. 

Unfortunately, the Star Wars franchise had done a very good job of preserving the secrecy of the story from the audience, so I don't have much to go off of. However, as always, there are plenty of rumors and speculation. Now, as for which ones are true, I cannot tell you for certain. But here we go!

Director J.J. Abrams is getting the band back together, mostly. The most important is none other than Harrison Ford as Han Solo.

Everyone knows that you can't have Star Wars without Harrison Ford, though he did have us a little worried when he broke his leg on set on June 12, 2014, but he was back on his feet, kind of, as he had a hands-free leg crutch, just a few weeks later. Not only do we have harrison Ford making a comeback, but we also have Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Leia), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), and Kenny Baker (R2-D2). So yes, R2-D2 and C3PO are also making a come back, so you have no reason to worry. 

According to cinemablend.com, the Star Wars franchise has also confirmed that the plot will take place 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi, since it does include a majority of the original cast. I don't know about you, but I think it would be more than a little awkward to continue with the same actors, in the same time period as it was 30 years ago. Just saying. 

Moving on, it is also rumored that there will be a Darth Vader appearance of some sort, but no one seems to know for sure. It is entirely possible that he could make some sort of cameo, maybe as a Force ghost or simply a flashback, but I would bet on some sort of come back. It would make sense that he be a part of the movie in some way, considering that, as we all know, he IS Luke's father, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Also, you'd think that if they're going to give Darth Vader an appearance in the movies, they would have to give an appearance to the character that is his strongest rival for the face of the franchise: Yoda. He is arguably the most adored character in the entire franchise, so one could only hope that he will make some sort of cameo. Maybe the directors will take Yoda's advice and not just try, but actually do it (Do or do not, there is no try).

And last, but most definitely not least, Disney has negotiated a deal with Lucas film for another trilogy. So that means that we're going to have, not only Episode VII, but also episodes VIII and IX! I mean, it makes sense, because of you're continuing on the series, you might as well do it right and keep the tradition of the trilogy going. VIII and IX are supposed to continue to follow Luke as the main character, but there have been even fewer details released about these films. I know that December 18 seems so far away, but it will be well worth the wait to experience the wonderful worlds of Star Wars all over again :)