A bit less Disney’s Atlas Shrugged than the first teaser suggested.
On the other hand, there are proper spaceships that go up on a pillar of fire, and come down on a pillar of fire, as God and Bob Heinlein intended*. In fact, the entire thing looks pretty damned Heinleinian, mid-Campbell era: heroic engineers, technophilia, and the primacy of competence. Whether it also shares in Heinlein’s characteristic optimism remains to be seen. I certainly hope that they can manage the trick. Continue reading So, the new ‘Tomorrowland’ Trailer. It’s very… Bob Heinlein.