After Earth
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| Directed by | M. Night Shyamalan |
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| Story by | Will Smith |
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| Music by | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Peter Suschitzky |
| Edited by | Steven Rosenblum |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $130 million–135 million |
| Box office | $243.8 million |
After Earth is a 2013 American science fiction film directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who co-wrote it with Gary Whitta, based on an original story idea by Will Smith. It is the second film after The Pursuit of Happyness that stars real-life father and son Will and Jaden Smith; Will Smith also produced via his company Overbrook Entertainment, and the distribution was by Columbia Pictures. The film takes place in the 21st Century, when the Earth is attacked by a mysterious alien race, and tells the story of a high-ranking general in the peacekeeping organisation Ranger Corps, and his son, who, after a furious assault by the alien in their ship, have to fight for survival and also save Earth.
The film was released in IMAX on May 31, 2013. Upon release, After Earth was critically panned by film critics, with many criticizing the melodramatic acting, the writing as well as the story telling, yet, the film received praise for its action sequences, effects, stunts and soundtrack. The film was a box office disappointment worldwide, grossing $243 million against a production budget of $130 million.
In the 21st century, an environmental cataclysm forces the human race to abandon Earth and to settle on a new world, Nova Prime.
One thousand years later, the Ranger Corps, a peacekeeping organization commanded by General Cypher Raige (Will Smith), comes into conflict with the S'krell, alien creatures who intend to conquer Nova Prime. Their secret weapons are the Ursas, large predatory creatures that hunt by "sensing" fear. The Rangers struggle against the Ursas until Cypher learns how to completely suppress his fear, a technique called "ghosting". After teaching this technique to the other Rangers, he leads the Ranger Corps to victory. Meanwhile, Cypher's son Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) blames himself for the death of his sister Senshi (Zoë Kravitz) at the hands of an Ursa. Kitai trains to become a Ranger like Cypher, but his application is rejected due to his recklessness, and Cypher views him as a disappointment. Kitai's mother Faia (Sophie Okonedo) convinces Cypher to take Kitai on his last voyage before retirement.
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