Tomorrow When The War Began

Before I start talking about the film and it’s review, you should know that “Tomorrow when the war began” is the first novel of the “Tomorrow” series written by John Marsden.

Due to the success of the multiple series, the Australian screenwriter and film director, Stuart Beattie (Pirates of the Caribbean’s, Australia) decided it was a good opportunity to make it a movie.

The movie review (1) published on “TheVine.com.au”, a news and entertaining website, on August 26 2010, by “Darrynking” explains the beginning, the making and the reasons to see it. For my part, I think the beginning goes too much into details. I mean, he writes two full paragraphs about every single action that takes place in the movie, leaving the future spectators nothing or few to discover. Later on, the article talks about the story behind the movie and how it was directed, which I believe is obligatory for a movie review. Just before concluding, the author wrote something that surprised me: an entire part about the chosen songs and their implementation (to the screen). Was it necessary? Maybe not, but it was kind of original to talk about it.

Concerning the conclusion, it was for me the best part of the article. The author finally gives what the reviewers want to know: Is it worth going to see it? He says: “Tomorrow manages to be a hell of a lot more intelligent, exciting and mature than most films made with a teen audience in mind”(2). This is what makes this article better than others; it gives a real insight of what people believe this movie is. When you see the billboards, you imagine it must be another silly teenage movie, which turns out to be the complete opposite.

Besides the written content, the layout is also quite original. The article doesn’t give one picture but more than a dozen! There is a comment section and even a movie trailer on the bottom of the article for people willing to have a fore taste of the movie. 

(1) & (2): http://www.thevine.com.au/entertainment/movie-reviews/tomorrow-when-the-war-began-_-movie-review20100826.aspx