影片简介：
中年男子弗兰克·沃克（乔治·克鲁尼 饰）和身边的女孩凯茜·牛顿（布丽特·罗伯森 饰）大吐苦水，他慨叹现代社会充斥了战争、饥饿、灾难以及种种不公，他回忆起自己童年时代的一段经历。当年小小的弗兰克（托马斯•罗宾逊 饰）带着自己的得意发明来到某主题公园，结果却碰了一鼻子灰。而美丽的少女雅典娜（拉菲•卡西迪 饰）偷偷伸出援手，让他见识了令人咋舌的未来世界。与之相对，凯茜则是对未来充满幻想的阳光女孩，她渴望有朝一日遨游太空。心怀梦想的她甚至私闯NASA，为此惹了不小的麻烦，不过却由此得到一枚神秘的徽章从而结识了弗兰克。这一老一少的命运相逢，让充满幻想的未来世界不再遥远……
精彩词句学起来：
1. Let’s get you up to speed. 来了解一下最新情况吧。
2. You made bail. Motorcycle is in impound. 你被保释了。摩托车继续扣留。
3. You can pick up your personal effects over there. 你可以去那边领你的个人物品。
4. I’m a cruder. 我是个招募官。
5. Do not mess with my stuff. 别乱翻我的东西。
6. I am like this because you derailed my life. 我这样子是因为你毁了我的生活。
7. They thought it was an eyesore. 他们觉得它很难看。
8. Stay on topic. 回到正题上。
9. There’s a good chance they’re gonna try to kill us right out of the gate. 他们很可能准备在一开始就把我们干掉。
10. Well, Frank, it’s been wonderful catching up. 好吧，弗兰克，能和你叙旧真的很开心。
11. If you’re gonna zap an idea into people’s heads, you should really make sure that it’s the truth. 如果你想在人们脑中植入一个想法，那你最好确定是真实的。
12. So you dwell on this terrible future, and you resign yourselves to it. 你们老是想着未来好可怕，你们迫使自己接受了它。
精彩片段欣赏：
Frank: Who are you, kid?
Casey: Is that bad?
Frank: Oh. Hell. Oh. Hell! They followed you here?
Casey: What? Who?
Frank: Robots.
Casey: I've never seen them before.
Robot: John Francis Walker. You have been permitted to live based upon your agreed non-intervention. You are now harboring a fugitive element. Release her to our custody or be extinguished. You have one minute to comply.
Casey: Thanks.
Frank: Don't thank me yet. Wait. Come on! Let's go!
Robot: John Francis Walker, by authority of Governor Nix, this unit has been authorized to extinguish your life.
Frank: Okay. Okay. All right, that's enough. That's enough! Come on. Close the door.
Casey: Who the hell is Governor Nix?
Frank: Let's go. Come on. Get in.
Casey: How is this a good idea?