![]() ![]() Maybe he finds himself in the Sahara desert. Maybe he runs through ancient Los Angeles. ![]() That’s fine but it doesn’t seem to have ever been Earth! I would expect a planet teeming with hazards and dangers, cool new creatures and other such menace for Jaden Smith to try to get through, that was at least hanging on a recognisable planet that everybody seeing the movie lives on. A planet that exists to destroy mankind – that is a movie I want to see! ![]() It offers such promise and after seeing the trailer, the movie hinges on one particular aspect, the two main characters, Will Smith and his rookie soldier son, are stuck on a long abandoned, dangerous planet called Earth! That’s right, the planet we live on now! Except we are told it has now evolved to be dangerous to humans. My biggest issue, the greatest sticking point, is the title. ![]() After Earth never really looks like it was ever Earth! Early on, Shyamalan should have made that decision because what we have is a film that tries to do both but doesn’t do either. When you decide to make a science-fiction film, you have to choose whether to use the science-fiction as a shallow backdrop, creating a world in which your story can exist but not necessarily depend upon or go full sci-fi space-ships, aliens, huge explosions and an immersive, living universe full of potential and life, the such that Star Wars and Star Trek has made such a huge success. It’s not necessarily a bad movie but it just doesn’t have the impact, scale or originality that you need in a good science-fiction movie. It’s a shame then that After Earth is so mediocre. It’s been even longer since Shyamalan reached the heights and success of his best movies, Sixth Sense, Signs or Unbreakable. It has been a while since Will Smith has really demonstrated his skill as either a decent actor or as a huge blockbuster, Hollywood draw. I feel like the two people involved, Will Smith and M. ![]()
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