The only line that was missing from the new Will Smith movie After Earth. Will Smith teams up with his son, Jaden Smith, in this semi-sequel to The Pursuit of Happiness. Mr. Smith plays a futuristic pilot who crash lands with his son on Earth years after all human life has left. This trailer looks very promising as it brings a futuristic feel to it reminiscent of Avatar with the upgraded animals trying to kill them. However, this film does have one major setback that is not seen in the trailer.
The movie is directed by M. Night Shaymallamadingdong whose last movie, The Last Airbender, was a complete failure by both fans and studio numbers. Although M. Night did not write this movie, his directing ability has slacked immensely since Signs. While this may the final shot for M. Night, this is only the beginning for Jaden Smith.
Despite what the trailer may emit to the audience, this is Jaden's movie. It is up to him to gather resources for his injured father, Will, during the entire movie. Jaden steps into the lead and will try to make a name for himself with this movie. With this and the sequel to The Karate Kid coming up, it will be interesting to see if Jaden has the ability to open up movies just like his father, or is he too inexperienced to catch our attention.
Only time will tell if this movie comes to be remembered or forgotten. Another action packed trailer should get my attention and ticket of admission, but for now, i'm reserving judgement.
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