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narrative of Sky Captain and the World of
Tomorrow (2004), with some Hollywood facts.
Sky
Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) is rated PG. Furthermore, it is 1 hour and 46 minutes
long. This movie is categorized under
the action, adventure, mystery and science fiction genre. The official release date is September 17th, 2004. The release date is for the Country of the United
States of America. The director was Kerry Conran. The writer was Kerry Conran. The officially recognized stars of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004);
were Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law and Angelina Jolie. The list of the 15 most important cast
members is as follows:
- Gwyneth Paltrow (Polly Perkins).
- Jude Law (Sky Captain).
- Giovanni Ribisi (Dex).
- Michael Gambon (Editor Paley).
- Bai Ling (Mysterious Woman).
- Omid Djalili (Kaji).
- Laurence Olivier (Dr. Totenkopf).
- Angelina Jolie (Franky).
- Trevor Baxter (Dr. Jennings).
- Julian Curry (Dr. Vargas).
- Peter Law (Dr. Kessler).
- Jon Rumney (German Scientist).
- Khan Bonfils (Creepy).
- Samta Gyatso (Scary).
- Louis Hilyer (Executive Officer).
The synopsis follows. Sky
Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) is a captivating science fiction
story, out of a fictitious past. In a fictitious
past, which is cleverly combined with, a future of fantasy a mysterious
scientist is transporting vital information.
His name is Dr. Vargas, and, he arrives in a fantasy New
York City.
Polly Perkins is a newspaper reporter.
Interestingly and in her circle of conversation, there is a lot of talk
about missing scientists. Additionally,
she receives a package, with the information for a meeting location. Perkins meets a man named Dr. Jennings, at a
movie theater. Dr. Jennings tells
Perkins that, Totenkopf is behind the missing scientist. Furthermore, he tells Perkins about a secret
project called, Unit 11. Dr. Jennings
also leaves behind, a technical drawing/blue print for Perkins to find. Dr. Jennings runs away, and, in short time New
York City is attacked, by giant robots. An emergency protocol is sent to Sky
Captain. Sky Captain does answer the
call, and, he flies into the city; to help fight the giant robots. After the attack, Perkins goes to see, Sky
Captain. Additionally, when Sky Captain
arrives, she is already waiting for him in his office. It results that, they were once in a romantic
relationship. Perkins shows the
technical drawing/blue print, to Sky Captain.
Perkins tells Sky Captain about Totenkopf, and, something called Unit
11. Perkins and Sky Captain, travel back
into the city, in order to look for Dr. Jennings. Ultimately and after an arduous journey, Sky
Captain and Perkins are able to find, Totenkopf’s island and Totenkopf. Director, Kerry Conran, does a good job. The combination of animation and live-action,
is indeed, successfully captured.
Additionally, it is very good cinematography. Furthermore, the fictitious world that, he
creates is incredible and believable.
This world, is a fictitious past cleverly combined with, a future of
fantasy. The writer, Kerry Conran, does
an equally good job. Additionally, he
writes a superb Sky Captain. The officially
recognized stars contribute tremendously.
They would be missed, if they were not chosen. Special recognition is merited to Jude Law
for an excellent Sky Captain. Overall, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
earns the rating of 7 out of 10.
The movie narrative of, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004),
is as follows. This movie takes place in
a fictitious world of the past. This
world of the past, also combines elements, of a science fiction future. Aboard a blimp that, is used as a passenger
aircraft, is a mysterious scientist who is transporting vital information. His name is Dr. Vargas, and, he arrives in a
fantasy New York City. Polly Perkins is a newspaper reporter. Interestingly and in her circle of
conversation, there is a lot of talk about missing scientists. Additionally, she receives a package, with
the information for a meeting location.
Perkins meets a man named Dr. Jennings, at a movie theater. Dr. Jennings tells Perkins that, Totenkopf is
behind the missing scientist.
Furthermore, he tells Perkins about a secret project called, Unit
11. Dr. Jennings also leaves behind, a technical
drawing/blue print for Perkins to find.
Dr. Jennings runs away, and, in short time New York
City is attacked, by giant robots. An emergency protocol is sent to Sky
Captain. Sky Captain does answer the
call, and, he flies into the city; to help fight the giant robots. Additionally, Sky Captain flies a WWII era
propeller war airplane. It results that,
the attack is a coordinated attack, on several cities, around the world. Sky Captain returns to his military
base. The soldiers at Sky Captain’s base
capture, one of the giant robots.
Perkins goes to see, Sky Captain.
Additionally, when Sky Captain arrives, she is already waiting for him
in his office. It results that, they
were once in a romantic relationship.
Perkins shows the technical drawing/blue print, to Sky Captain. Perkins tells Sky Captain about Totenkopf,
and, something called Unit 11. Perkins
and Sky Captain, travel back into the city, in order to look for Dr.
Jennings. They do find Dr. Jennings’s
lab. Inside the lab, Sky Captain fights
a mysterious woman. However, the
mysterious woman is able, to escape.
Before he dies, Dr. Jennings is able to give Perkins, a few metal veils. Furthermore, he also warns that Totenkopf,
will end the world. Sky Captain and
Perkins, return to the military base.
Immediately upon their return, the base is attacked by war airplanes
that, flap their wings like birds. Sky
Captain and Perkins fly up and fight, the enemy war airplanes. Regrettably, more robots attack the military
base, whilst, Sky Captain and Perkins are still in the air. The second attack is led, by the mysterious
woman. A soldier named Dex, is captured
during the attack. Sky Captain cannot
outrun the enemy war airplanes, and, he dives his airplane into the ocean. Fascinatingly, his airplane can convert,
into, a submarine. Sky Captain and
Perkins escape, and, they return to a destroyed military base. Upon their return, there are still some enemy
robots that, are still there. Sky
Captain is almost captured, but the mysterious woman, orders a retreat. Sky Captain and Perkins, find a note from
Dex. Dex believes that, the source of
the robots is, Nepal. During their long flight, they look through
Dr. Jennings’s possessions. In a twist
to things, the possessions end up being, Dr. Vargas’s possessions. Apparently, Dr. Vargas had evidence that,
Totenkopf is building a dooms day device.
The long flight takes Sky Captain and Perkins, to Tibet. Sky Captain and Perkins, add a man named
Kaji, to the group. The group travels on
foot, to Nepal. The group finds a giant abandoned
building. Inside the building, they are
attacked by two men. The men take the
metal veils. However, Sky Captain’s
group finds a way to escape the building, before it explodes. Fortunately, the group is rescued by, local
people. The group is taken to
Shangri-La. During the stay in
Shangri-La, a man reveals to Sky Captain, Totenkopf’s location. Sky Captain and Perkins, successfully
rendezvous with a woman named, Franky.
This woman, Franky, is aboard a secret British, mobile airstrip. Regrettably, the secret British mobile
airstrip is attacked, by the enemy.
However, they believe that they know, the location of Totenkopf’s island. Furthermore, it is also believed, to be in
the area. Sky Captain and Perkins escape
the battle with Franky, and, they leave towards Totenkopf’s island. Franky sacrifices her aircraft, and, she
opens the island’s entrance. Sky Captain
and Perkins, successfully find Totenkopf’s lair. They also find Dex and Unit 11. Unfortunately, they discover the dooms day
device, and that, it is on a programmed timer.
The dooms day device is a giant rocket.
Once it is activated, the Planet Earth will be exploded from the
inside. Finally, the group is able to
find where, Totenkopf is located. From
this point forward; the series of events, take the viewer, to the end. Finally; you have to watch, in order to know,
how this movie ends.
The movie narrative of the feature
film, Sky Captain and the World of
Tomorrow (2004), ends with some Hollywood
facts. The countries of origin are the U.S.A.,
UK and Italy. The official languages are English, Tibetan
and German. There are other notable
release dates. The other notable release
dates are: Italy, September 2004 (Venice
Film Festival); Turkey, September 24, 2004; Hong Kong, September 29, 2004;
Israel, September 29, 2004; UK, October 1, 2004; Spain, December 2, 2004
(Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya); Spain, December 22, 2004 and
France, January 26, 2005 (Gérardmer Fantasticarts Film Festival). There are four filming locations, in total,
for this feature film. The filming
locations are: Chandler Valley Center
Studios, Los Angeles, California,
U.S.A.; Van Nuys Airport,
Van Nuys, California, U.S.A.;
Radio City
Music Hall, NYC, New
York, U.S.A.
and Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, England,
U.K. The original budget is estimated at, $70
million USD. On its opening weekend,
this movie made $15,580,278 dollars.
This movie is considered closed in theaters on December 17, 2004. The gross profits, that are reported, are
$37,760,080 USD. The production
companies are Paramount Pictures, Brooklyn Films II, Riff Raff Film
Productions, Blue Flower Productions, Filmauro and Natural Nylon Entertainment. There are several distributors for this particular
movie. Some of the distributors are
Paramount Pictures (U.S.A.), United International Pictures (UK) and RCU Film
Distribution (Netherlands).
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Tomorrow (2004). RB28’s Movie
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