Will Smith is one of the biggest Hollywood stars. In recent years, his career – even apart from the Oscar freak – some bitter setbacks cope, especially in the sci-fi area. Where he once triumphed with Independence Day, Men in Black and I, Robot, Gemini Man fell far short of expectations.
The After Earth flop, which just arrived on Netflix a few days ago, must have hit him hardest. The ambitious sci-fi film, which stars Smith alongside his son Jaden Smith, failed at the box office and became torn apart by criticism. He has also experienced little love on Moviepilot so far. On average, you give After Earth 4.4 out of 10 points.
Science fiction flop on Netflix: Will Smith returns to the post-apocalyptic world
The premise sounds promising: since the earth is no longer habitable, mankind has turned to the Search for a new home go and found them on the planet Nova Prime. Many years later, General Cypher Raige (Will Smith) has to make an emergency landing with his son Kitai (Jaden Smith) due to an asteroid shower – on Earth of all places, as it later turns out.
You can watch the trailer for After Earth here:
After Earth – Trailer (German) HD
Neither the father-son story nor the struggle for survival on earth is convincing. In addition, the film directed by M. Night Shyamalan failed at the box office: Here’s to a remarkable one Budget of $130 million comes in the US, a box office of just 60 million US dollars. After Earth made it to $240 million worldwide – far too little for a sci-fi blockbuster of this magnitude.
With a little distance, it might be worth taking a second look. Last but not least, Shyamalan’s films usually wait with many interesting design ideas on. While certain aspects of After Earth’s storyline can still be controversial (such as the Scientology parallels), the director skillfully captures the atmosphere of the deserted and plant-overgrown Earth.
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Did After Earth convince you?