The roots of Disneyland revealed from the “Tomorrowland” exposition (Part 2)

Synopsis ⑥

Nix guides the three to the "Monitor" (a floating sphere next to a giant spire) (*2) that Frank once invented, and they board a floating saucer and enter the sphere. Nix explains to Casey that "This monitor captures tachyons, a particle moving faster than light, and allows us to see into the past and future." Casey, who instantly understands the structure of the machine, quickly learns how to operate the monitor again. He then checks the future of Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, the work of which he had been obstructing. One by one, the objects are destroyed, but at one point, the entire screen is filled with intense noise.

As Casey advances time further, the world is shown collapsing due to nuclear attacks, riots, and various natural disasters. Frank tells him that this is the reality that will happen in 58 days. Casey asks, "Why don't you move people to Tomorrowland?", but Nyx replies, "If you invite those barbarians, this place will just become like Earth." When Casey retorts, "The tragedy hasn't started yet. I won't accept it!", a video of the world that has escaped destruction is briefly displayed on the monitor. Frank urges Nyx to confirm, but Nyx puts him to sleep.

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When Frank wakes up, he notices Casey beside him, depressed. She is angry and says, "Why did you send false images into my head when you knew The Truth?", but then he realizes that "that monitor was sending images of a pessimistic future to the people of Earth!" The three of them report this to Nix, but he doesn't react at all. That's because Nix had been doing it on purpose.

He says, "I thought that if I conveyed the image in people's brains that the end of the world is near, they would react with a sense of crisis. But in reality it was the opposite. They simply devoured the sense of impending destruction, consuming it in movies and The Game. Instead of taking action to create a better future, humanity simply gave up. The Monitors aren't the problem. It's the humans who are at fault," and he tries to exile the three of them to a deserted island on Earth.

*2 The appearance of the monitor that appears in the film is based on the shape of the Trylon and Perisphere, the theme pavilion of the 1939 New York World's Fair.

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