After Earth
影片讲述地球毁灭1000年以后，一对父子的飞船遭遇重创，这个自甘堕落和疯狂的年轻人尝试拯救自己，修复和父亲之间的关系的故事。
在地球严重毁灭、人类迁移至尊星后的1000年，传奇将军赛弗·瑞奇（威尔·史密斯 饰）在执行任务返回途中，不慎遭遇一场“小行星风暴”，导致自己与13岁儿子契丹·瑞奇（贾登·史密斯 饰）驾驶的飞船坠落在如今异常陌生的地球上。为了拯救身负致命伤的父亲，同时更为了成为一名真正的战士，契丹在这颗险象环生的星球上开始了一场惊心动魄的徒步穿越。
Callum已评论
2025年12月19日•
½⭐ – After Earth — A Misfire That Never Recovers
After Earth is one of those films where it’s hard to know where to begin, mostly because nothing about it really works. I’m only giving it a half star because I need to rate it that high to be able to review it at all.
The story is lifeless, the dialogue is wooden, and the emotional core is completely missing. I’ve heard it described as a thinly veiled Scientology advert; I don’t know enough about Scientology to confirm that, but if it is meant to be promotional, it’s the worst possible version. Whatever message it’s trying to send, it lands with a dull thud and actively repels interest rather than inspiring it.
This was clearly intended as a vehicle to launch Jaden Smith into action-star territory, with Will Smith hovering nearby in a mentor role. Unfortunately, the attempt backfires spectacularly. Jaden isn’t ready to carry a film of this scale, and Will Smith — usually magnetic — feels strangely disengaged. Instead of a passing-the-torch moment, it plays like a misjudged vanity project.
There’s expensive-looking sci-fi scenery, but none of it matters because the film never earns your attention. The pacing drags, the stakes feel artificial, and by the time it ends you’re left wondering how something with this budget, this cast, and this ambition managed to be so thoroughly inert.
My advice is simple: watching it once is already two times too many.
☕ Pairing: A cold cup of tea you forgot about — unpleasant, disappointing, and a reminder that some things are better left unfinished.
Callum已评论
2025年12月19日•
½⭐ – After Earth — A Misfire That Never Recovers
After Earth is one of those films where it’s hard to know where to begin, mostly because nothing about it really works. I’m only giving it a half star because I need to rate it that high to be able to review it at all.
The story is lifeless, the dialogue is wooden, and the emotional core is completely missing. I’ve heard it described as a thinly veiled Scientology advert; I don’t know enough about Scientology to confirm that, but if it is meant to be promotional, it’s the worst possible version. Whatever message it’s trying to send, it lands with a dull thud and actively repels interest rather than inspiring it.
This was clearly intended as a vehicle to launch Jaden Smith into action-star territory, with Will Smith hovering nearby in a mentor role. Unfortunately, the attempt backfires spectacularly. Jaden isn’t ready to carry a film of this scale, and Will Smith — usually magnetic — feels strangely disengaged. Instead of a passing-the-torch moment, it plays like a misjudged vanity project.
There’s expensive-looking sci-fi scenery, but none of it matters because the film never earns your attention. The pacing drags, the stakes feel artificial, and by the time it ends you’re left wondering how something with this budget, this cast, and this ambition managed to be so thoroughly inert.
My advice is simple: watching it once is already two times too many.
☕ Pairing: A cold cup of tea you forgot about — unpleasant, disappointing, and a reminder that some things are better left unfinished.
